AUTOBOTS, roll out! The world's first Transformers theme park ride opens
in Asia at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) on Dec 3 in time for the school
holidays. Check out what you can expect at the ride. Don't miss the opening
highlights inside too.
Visitors entering the latest attraction at Universal Studios, Transformers The
Ride.
Visitors pose with a Transformer robot at the launch of Transformer The Ride at
Universal Studios.
Children posing with a Transformers robot on launch day.
Transformers fans and theme park lovers turned up in full force on opening day,
Dec 3, to be one of the first few to take the 3D ride, which is the first of
its kind based on the popular Hasbro franchise. Some had to wait for over two
hours to get on the four-minute thrill ride.
Guests were welcomed to Transfomers The Ride by a walking 2.9 metre tall
Optimus Prime character and a 2.3 metre tall Bumblebee, on opening day, Dec 3,
2011.
Board showing the estimated wait time to take the Transformers ride. The
four-minute long thrill ride boasts hyper-realistic 3D scenes and takes guests
zipping through subway tunnels, down city streets and across rooftops, while
being chased by Decepticons. The ground-breaking visual effects were created
exclusively by Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm.
Fans turned up on opening day, Dec 3, to be one of the first in the world to
take the new Transformers ride.
A girl poses with two Transformers robot on the launch day of the new amusement
park ride at Universal Studios Singapore on December 3.
