Sentosa has some new additions since the last time I’ve been there (which was in March, I think).
The Double FlowRider® is the more basic of the two waves available at Wave House Sentosa. It creates a safe, non-curling, endless wave that is endlessly fun to ride. 30,000 gallons of water a minute flow as fast as 20 mph (32 kmph) over a plastic surface like a wrestling matt, to generate a thin, fast-moving sheet of water. Riders can slide down and ride up the wave surface, and carve turns, emulating the maneuvers of other board sports. Kids on bodyboards love the Double FlowRider® and will stay on it all day long, while those wanting to learn to stand up on flowboards will start on the Double FlowRider® to learn the skills they’ll need on the FlowBarrel®.
MegaZip Adventure Park is Singapore’s first adventure park with one of the longest and steepest zip wires in Asia, a 12- metre high ropes course, a free-fall parachute simulator or descender and a challenging climbing wall. Situated in a hilltop jungle on the resort island of Sentosa, it was designed and built over 3 years by safety experts from all over the world offering a range of challenges for virtually everyone from the scared-of-heights novice to the true adrenaline junkie.
MegaZip
MegaZip is a spectacular flying fox ride over 450 metres long. Starting 72 metres above the sea in a tree-top tower on Mount Imbiah, you are launched on the flight of your life. This state-of-the-art zip wire will fly you over the jungle canopy, high above the hip and happening Siloso Beach and then glide you across the sea to a gentle landing on a small island.ClimbMax
A specially constructed tree-top aerial obstacle set amongst the jungle of Mount Imbiah. You can choose three heights and difficulty levels and then navigate wobbly bridges, balance across tight-ropes and scramble along cargo nets up to 12 metres in the air. You are attached to a continuous safety line so as to keep your focus on the task-at-hand.ParaJump
An exhilarating 15-metre simulated free-fall and parachute landing lets you take a leap of faith. Developed in the UK, the Powerfan Descender will allow you to experience stepping off a platform into thin air and yet landing gently on the ground below. An addictive adrenaline rush!
Also currently under construction is iFly, the world’s largest skydiving simulator. Details from the Sentosa website report:
First-time flyers and skydiving enthusiasts will soon be able to enjoy the adrenaline-pumping sport on Sentosa in the world’s largest vertical wind tunnel. The skydiving simulator – “iFly Singapore” – will be built by SkyVenture Singapore at a project cost of at least S$16 million and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2009.
iFly Singapore will measure five metres in diameter and have a flying height of 17 metres (or equivalent to a five storey height) allowing up to 20 professional flyers at one time. The transparent wind tunnel will offer flyers spectacular views of the South China Sea and Sentosa’s Siloso Beach as well as a nightly fireworks extravaganza from ’Songs of the Sea’. iFly Singapore will incorporate state-of-the-art technology in the industry such as electronic coding (RFID) wrist bands to recognise flyers’ profiles and real-time video and photo uploads. Latest innovations in safety such as electronic sensors and biometric security locks will also be used to ensure the safety of the flyers.
Open to members of public aged three years and above, the iFly Singapore flight experience will cost no more than S$40. The entire experience will last approximately 30 minutes and will include gear rental, professional coaching and a realistic skydive experience. With a typical tandem skydive costing between S$400 and S$600 and involving overseas travel, iFly Singapore will make the once-exclusive activity accessible to everyone.
I will definitely try that. Can’t wait! I’m also excited for the opening of Universal Studios. Nothing will get me on those roller coasters (not even if you offered to pay for my ride) but I’d love to pose with the Hollywood wax dummies. 2010 is looking to be an exciting year for Singapore.
