Resorts World Sentosa Trip 16th to 18th December 2013

We did a staycation at RWS the last 3 days in Hard Rock Hotel. This trip was initially planned to happen during the June holidays but we had to cancel it as the haze condition was so adverse then.

Our itinerary was planned as such:
Day 1 : Universal Studio
Day 2 : Adventure Cove Park
Day 3 : SEA aquarium

We started the day early with breakfast at Mac's near our place. Thankfully, we set off our area at 9am in the morning and managed to reach Resort World Universal Studio just before it was opened. On that day, there was a dramatic accident happened at the Sentosa Gateway where a Malaysian car had over-turned! and we saw that over-turned car when we drove passed the lane. It was quite a sight.

Strangely, the weather for the last 3 days were scorching hot, and we were fully sun-burnt by all the walking and playing in the parks. There was no sign of rain at all.

Day 1 : USS



 

Last year, Ethan missed the Transformers ride as he missed the minimum height requirement. Although he hasn't grown any much taller this year, but he finally got admitted into this ride this year barely passing the mark by 2-3cm!

Ethan's elated face

it's the 1st stop and Caden looked drenched!

After the ride, Ethan and Caden were thrilled!

Treasure hunters ride - no waiting time required in the morning

dino soaring

 This time round, USS had a moving dinosaur that is 'trapped' in a mini-truck which looks quite real

With Sinbad

by 1pm, the queuing time for each station is 30mins minimum

Ferris wheel

Fairy God-mother

This year, we were fully exhausted by 4pm in the afternoon and decided to end our outing at USS. Probably the hot sun and the humidity, coupled with the long queues prompted us to call it a day and check into our hotel room instead. We covered most of the rides but only once, and thought we could come back into the park again at 5pm to continue with the rides. However, the boys asked to play at the beach pool in the hotel in the evening instead so we ended up swimming in the evening.

Our Hard Rock hotel

We didn't bring along our phones and camera to Adventure Cove knowing that it will be difficult to take the shots there. As Ethan fell short of the height requirement for most of the rides, we only played at the treetop and tidal waves areas during the 5-hour stay there. I think the boys enjoyed the wave pool a lot and basically rushed to the pool each time the alarm came on (indicating the next oncoming wave session).  Personally I only like the Adventure River as it's quite an experience but I think it's something that you will only need to do it once in your lifetime. Given the amount of entrance fees you have to pay to bring in a family of four, I think it's worth a miss until the children are really slightly older (at least pass 140cm).


Day 3 - SEA aquarium

We only planned the SEA aquarium visit after our lunch on Day 3 as we decided to spend the morning leisurely in the hotel pool. We swam for almost 2 hours after our breakfast before checking out the hotel at noon time. Ethan was so influenced by how his brother has swum in the pool and had given a go in dipping his head into the water for the last 15 minutes of play. I hoped this experience opens up his courage as we are preparing to get him started on swim lessons next year.

In the SEA aquarium:-  At the touch pool

touching baby shark

 

Sea jellyfish

White spotted Jellyfish

 

Star of the SEA aquarium

This is another expensive attraction that we will not make another visit the next time. We went to Underwater world a few times and had better up close and personal experiences in Underwater World park. SEA aquarium is extremely packed with tourists and you see many people busy crowding around each station admiring the breeds. Underwater world comes with a live performance show which was missing in SEA aquarium.

Reading back one of my older posts, I have to promote the Underwater world instead:
http://my-precious-baby.blogspot.sg/2012/12/sentosa-trip-day-1.html

It's good that the weather was kind to us for the last 3 days as there was no rain at all throughout our stay. Strangely, tonight back in our home, a heavy downpour lasted since 7pm (and it's still raining now). Not sure if north-east area is more prone to rain in the past weeks..

On a overall basis, it's still a good break for all of us, given all the happenings in the past few months. The boys seemed to enjoyed themselves very much too and Ethan started asking when can we return right after we leave the RWS carpark this afternoon!