2018 Recap: 18 of our favourite RWS moments - Resorts World Sentosa Official Blog

2018 recap

From food to entertainment, 2018 has been a whirlwind of adrenaline from the word Go. Here’s a recap of the top 18 highlights of the year. 2018 recap

1. Lunar New Year at RWS

We ushered in the Year of the Dog with an abundance of Lunar New Year events, including Fortune Street where consulting masters from 9 different schools of divination helped guests divine the future, as well as the Resort-wide Great Fortune Draws where over S$110,000 worth of prizes were up for grabs.

Lunar New Year at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) and S.E.A. Aquarium’s Gong SEA Fa Cai were also bustling with festive cheer.

2. Meet & Greet with Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel

Hello Kitty and Dear Daniel visited fans at Universal Studios Singapore from 30 March to 1 April 2018.

3. Visits by celebrity chefs

Art at Curate 2018 saw four distinguished female chefs collaborate with CURATE’s Chef de Cuisine Benjamin Halat to present exclusive ‘four hands’ lunch and dinner menus every quarter. Read more about Art at Curate

Michelin-starred Chef Yonemura was at Teppan By Chef Yonemura from 5 to 7 March 2018 to whip up his signature dishes for guests.

4. TrollsTopia

From 9 March to 29 April 2018, guests found their happy place at TrollsTopia at USS.

5. Ocean Fest

From 25 May to 24 June 2018, SE.A. Aquarium’s Ocean Fest raised awareness for ocean conservation through an eco-market, educational challenges, underwater performances, upcycling workshops, art installation and more.

6. Jurassic World: Explore & Roar

It was a larger-than-life adventure with all-new live action shows, Raptor Training School, AR experiences and more at Jurassic World: Explore & Roar at USS from 2 June to 22 August 2018.

7. RWS Original Productions

An entertaining caricature of reality and an imaginative adventure at a natural history museum brought both laughter and tears to the audience.

Super Mommy dealt with issues of family, work-life balance, and the treatment of domestic helpers by taking the audience on a dramatic roller coaster vis-à-vis family dynamics when a foreign domestic helper enters the picture.

Locally adapted from a Korean box-office hit and award-winning musical, Musical TARU features life-sized dinosaur puppetry, feel-good family moments, as well as a star-studded principal cast.

8. RWS Football Fever

From 30 June to 15 July 2018, RWS turned up the heat with RWS Football Fever 2018. It was Singapore’s most immersive spectator experience with a super-wide 270° screen, comfy soccer turf seating, beer, bar bites, performances, games and even matches with local football legends.

9. Splash Bash

Water-themed challenges, cool prizes and chill party vibes made Splash Bash at Adventure Cove Waterpark’s Splash Bash the place to be from 26 May to 1 July 2018.

10. Release of sea turtles Louie and Hawke

After two years of specialised care and rehabilitation, rescued sea turtles Louie and Hawke finally returned to the wild on 19 June 2018. More details on S.E.A. Aquarium’s release of sea turtles Louie and Hawke 

11. Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby at Universal Studios Singapore

On 25 June 2018, our Annual/Season Pass holders enjoyed an exclusive meet and greet with Abby Cadabby and Cookie Monster at USS.

12. RWS Street Eats

From 9 to 19 August 2018, RWS Street Eats returned for the second year running, featuring a rare assembly of renowned hawkers and eateries from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore across 29 stalls.

Check out the mouthwatering highlights of RWS Street Eats 2018.

13. Halloween Horror Nights 8

Universal Studios Singapore’s iconic Halloween Horror Nights (USS HHN) was back for its eighth edition across 18 select nights from 27 September to 31 October 2018. This year, there were three live shows, two scare zones and five haunted houses, one of which was based on the critically acclaimed Netflix’s Stranger Things series (read all about the Stranger Things haunted house).

Read all about Halloween Horror Nights 8 (HHN8)

14. The GREAT Food Festival

Following its successful debut in 2017, The GREAT Food Festival (TGFF) returned from 27 to 30 September 2018 to satiate discerning food lovers in Asia with four thematic segments:

• Star Chef Arena (new/signature dishes prepared by overseas celebrity chefs and RWS resident chefs)
• Rollin’ Sweet Times (Asia’s largest consumer dessert and pastry showcase)
• The Cellar (wine appreciation masterclasses)
• Feast of Kings (medieval-styled banquet hosted by celebrity chefs)

More details on The Great Food Festival 2018

15. Fun in the Sun

Competitive games and great prizes were all the reasons anyone needed to come down to Adventure Cove Waterpark for Fun In The Sun from 17 November to 30 December 2018.

16. A Universal Christmas

Elf Town, snowfall, brand new shows and the biggest Christmas parade in USS history. USS A Universal Christmas was definitely one of the most wonderful places to be from 1 December 2018 to 1 January 2019.

17. Glowing Ocean

From 23 November 2018 to 6 January 2019, S.E.A. Aquarium turns into a glowing marine wonderland where guests can learn about luminescent marine life through science, art and whimsical fun.

Read more about Glowing Ocean

18. Opening of table65

Opened on 28 December 2018 by celebrated chefs Richard van Oostenbrugge and Thomas Groot of the critically acclaimed 212 in Amsterdam, table 65 is their first restaurant outside of the Netherlands.

Here, fine-dining turns into a fun, sensorial experience where contemporary European cuisine is being presented as visual projections on your dining plates and levitating creations.

We hope you’ve enjoyed your #rwsmoments this year. Till the next! Have an amazing 2019!