20 Aug 2010 SINGAPORE : It was cracks on the ride that grounded Universal Studio’s roller coaster, the Battlestar Galactica. Releasing its preliminary findings, Resorts World Sentosa said that after months of load testing, higher than anticipated stress and vibration levels caused fatigue cracks to develop in a welded component on the roller coaster’s seat-post [...]
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Genting S’pore gets a billion reasons to smile
13 Aug 2010 The numbers are startling and the contrast with last year even more so. Genting Singapore (GENS) has raked in almost S$1 billion in revenue for the second quarter with net profit coming in at close to S$400 million. For the quarter ended June 30 – the first full quarter with Resorts World [...]
Roller coaster grounded due to ‘flaw in design’ of cars
5 Aug 2010 Genting Group chairman and chief executive Lim Kok Thay says a “flaw in the design” of a car is causing Universal Studios Singapore’s star attraction, the Battlestar Galactica, to be grounded for more than four months. “The ride is under a major re-design. Not the track itself. It’s a flaw in the [...]
Many Malaysians are crossing the Causeway to gamble at the new casinos and visit Universal Studios
1 Aug 2010, thestar SINGAPORE: Taking a five-hour coach ride to Genting Highlands casinos used to be a commonplace activity among Singaporean punters who fancied a few rounds at the betting tables. With the opening of Singapore’s two integrated resorts in the first half of this year, however, the gaming tables have been turned. Now, [...]
Tiger Sky Tower in Sentosa reopens after technical malfunction last month
8 July 2010 SINGAPORE: The Tiger Sky Tower in Sentosa was reopened on Thursday after more than 100 test rides since its closure. The Sky Tower is Singapore’s tallest observation tower. Operations were halted last month following a technical malfunction to the gondola. This resulted in 36 passengers stranded for about 2.5 hours. Operators said [...]
Fujifilm 3D Print System
Singapore – Jul 4, 2010 (PRN): Fujifilm has made its first overseas introduction of the “Fujifilm 3D Print System”, which offers an instant printout of high-quality and natural 3D photographs, to the “Universal Studios Singapore” theme park that soft-opened at Sentosa Island, Singapore, on March 18, 2010. Amidst growing global interest in 3D technology following [...]
More tourists coming to S’pore, staying longer with opening of IRs
7 June 2010 – CNA SINGAPORE : More tourists are coming to Singapore and staying longer since the opening of the country’s two integrated resorts (IRs). Even though both attractions are only partially opened, in-bound tour agencies said business has spiked by as much as 40 per cent. Many tourists are also extending their stays [...]
Battlestar Galactica roller coaster still grounded
2 June 2010, ST IT HAS been more than two months but the star attraction at Universal Studios Singapore, the Battlestar Galactica roller coaster, remains out of action. The world’s tallest duelling roller coaster was closed on March 25 after a technical glitch was discovered during a routine morning pre-opening inspection. In a statement issued [...]
Test Cycles on the Battlestar Galactica
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA UPDATE – APRIL 27, 2010 Universal Studios Singapore will be running a series of test cycles on the Battlestar Galactica attraction (BSG) starting tonight. The cycles, which will be run during the evenings when the park is closed, are part of the investigations that we are conducting on BSG to determine the [...]
Sand’s puts US$5.5b bet on Singapore
Published: 2010/04/26 SINGAPORE: Las Vegas Sands, the world’s most valuable gaming company, will open the doors to its multi-billion-dollar Singapore casino tomorrow, the latest entrant in the fight for Asia’s gambling dollar. The US$5.5 billion Marina Bay Sands, the world’s No.2 most expensive casino after MGM Mirage’s CityCenter in Las Vegas, is expected [...]
