Battlestar Galactica Rollercoaster (Singapore)

M dropped into Universal Studios Singapore today and went straight for Battlestar Galactica. (In fact, she refused to fall into the tourist trap by going to the Park before this ride opened.)




Doesn't look too scary right? It's split into 2 different but simultaneous duelling rides, Human (or simply the RED ONE)...

And Cylon (AKA the BLUE ONE).

Seeing as the Human ride has a slightly shorter queue and it has the reputation of being less scary than the Cylon ride, I tried that first. It is a simple seated thing, with the restraint only over the lap. (Your upper body is completely free.)

No worries, no need for upper body restraints since there are no loops right?

WRONG.

The first two seconds as the car moves out of the boarding area, it's a normal speed, as most rollercoasters inch up the first uphill pretty slowly. Not this one. It immediately accelerates (and when I mean accelerates, you could almost see the "crap" speech bubble I left behind). Before I can inhale after that first scream, I was experiencing the scariest drop on a rollercoaster. Talk about my heart flying out of my mouth, I think mine flew straight into outerspace. After some high speed twisting, screaming, another drop, screaming, several turns and close shaves against Cylon and more screaming, I climbed off the ride. Legs completely turned to jelly but the adrenaline was making me laugh like a maniac.

Without a pause, I hit the Cylon next. This one is a suspended rollercoaster with plenty of loops, so I prepared myself for hanging upside down and the initial acceleration by screaming before the speeding up began. As it turns out, it was a wasted effort. There is nothing scarier then experiencing a zero-G loop with your feet dangling in the air. The rolls, corkscrew and loops were perfectly spaced apart.

My thoughts on this ride?

Bloody, friggin', insanely super duper awesome!

And the most important question: Which is scarier?

Personally, I cannot find a difference. The Human one has a fantastic drop, so you HAVE to go on it at least once, just so you can send your heart to the moon. The Cylon one is just extreme fun from the beginning to the end. Endless loops, whirls and turns.

Vekoma, the maker for this coaster is pretty notorious for jarring and rough rides. While this one was not particularly rough, there IS a crick in my neck now, but that might have been caused by me carrying both my bag and heavyass camera. Anyhows, you have been warned.

Other noteworthy rides in USS is the Revenge of the Mummy ride. It is a enclosed seated coaster. It's not scary per se, as it only contains one teeny tiny drop that hardly provides any zero-G, but the complete darkness during the ride is an absolute thrill. Oh, and yes, you are suddenly accelerated backwards. Fun!

And so in conclusion, W, K, go try Battlestar Galactica!


Went gaga over potion bottles at the Fairy Godmother's shop and bought one. I completely fell into the tourist trap didn't I?

Shh... don't tell W and K!

Cheerios and plenty of screams peeps!