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Screamscape is reporting that SFA's intamin trains showed up at SFDL. That would give them as many as 4 trains possibly on a ride where they only run 1. I know at least 1 is for parts, if not both, but it's a small start   https://x.com/Fightingmoon342/status/2006265493662113793/photo/1  

Bumping this thread so I can echo a similar question. Which week(s) have the peak Spring Break crowds? I last visited in late April 2023 with minimal crowds and perfect weather. However, this was a couple weeks before Big Bear Mountain opened. Also, per usual at the time, Lightning Rod was closed on my visit, so I am itching to get back soon for these reasons.

I would ride the crap out of that slow moving, suspended, Puss in Boots ride!   someday, I've GOT to get to Singapore.

...and a Happy New Year, too! Have a happy, safe, and enjoyable year, every body! 🎇

A few days later I was able to take a day to explore Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa. This was one of the two remaining Universal resorts I'd yet to visit (Universal Studios Beijing is all that remains for now) but also my third Resorts World property (Resorts World Las Vegas and Resorts World Genting). Not unlike Resorts World Genting, Resorts World Sentosa is an integrated resort property centered around casinos but offering extensive choices in hotels, shopping, dining and attractions. The main anchors for Resorts World Sentosa are Universal Studios Singapore, the Singapore Oceanarium and the Adventure Cove Waterpark along with a few smaller attractions scattered throughout the property. In the remaining moments of downtime of my trip, I would try to check a few more of those off but with my one full day, I would focus on Universal Studios Singapore. Like the other parks, I knew a decent amount about what to expect. Universal Studios Singapore is a smaller park with a collection of "greatest hits" from the other Universal parks with a few exclusives thrown in the mix. The lands are mostly unique compared to the other parks but the attractions within are mostly found elsewhere. Not long before my visit Minions Land had opened in the plot of land that originally opened with the park as Madagascar. And you could absolutely feel the Minion fever throughout the park.  At the heart of Resorts World Sentosa is the casino itself, and many of the methods of arrival to the complex lead directly to the casinos.  Obligatory entrance shot.  Obligatory globe photo. Just to the left of the park's entrance is a size-able construction plot where the future Super Nintendo World will be located. Work has been underway for some time, but they were working onsite throughout the evenings during each visit I had to this area.  From the Universal Studios Singapore entrance plaza you can see the SkyHelix Sentosa in flight. One benefit of Sentosa's integrated resort approach is the inclusion of a resort monorail with stations dotting the entirety of the Sentosa island property.  It was neat to see The Count helping with the rope-drop procedures at Universal Studios Singapore.  The park's Hollywood section, along with much of the New York area are covered.  Halloween merchandise could be found in the park's entrance shops. Minion Mart was one of many Minions-focused merchandise locations in the park. Similar but different. Well this is different. This tangled mess of Vekoma track is Battlestar Galactica: Human vs. Cylon. If there is one thing this version of Revenge of the Mummy has going for it, it is the scale and quality of the theming around it. Minions Land and Far Far Away are on the opposite side of the park. The Lost World is found between Ancient Egypt and Far Far Away and all lands encircle the park's small central lagoon.  The Pantages hosts a variety of shows in Universal Studios parks around the globe. I didn't get to see this one during timing, but it was neat to see the theater being used for a totally different show than the Beetlejuice or Horror Make-Up shows I've seen in the other parks. Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase was an addition that joined the park's lineup several years after opening. Originally intended to be a Stage 28 walk through experience that was ultimately cancelled, the family-friend ride opened in its place in 2013. Sadly the ride was closed for refurbishment during our visit.  Besides Spaghetti Space Chase, the other major attraction in the New York section of the park is Lights, Camera, Action! The land features a few shops plus their own take on Finnegan's, which was serving as a Blumhouse Bar during the Halloween Horror Nights season.  I love this. Transformers: The Ride was the first version of the attraction to open. Somehow over the years I managed to ride each version in the reverse chronological order of their debut (excluding Beijing's) starting with Florida's, then Hollywood's and finally the one in Singapore.  Battlestar Galactica was running two trains on each side, and while they weren't dueling, they were operating in such a way that you could sometimes see both sides running at roughly the same time. Overall I thought this was an interesting concept for a ride, that would have been more enjoyable if it was operated dueling. The Cylon (suspending) coaster was quite punchy and forceful where the Human (sit-down) side was far more tame and meandering. They were incredibly strict about loose articles in this park so I couldn't bring my camera into the queue, but I appreciated that the queue had a video loop playing that featured characters/actors from both the original Battlestar Galactica series as well as the more modern version that aired on SyFy in the early 2000's.  The scale of the Ancient Egypt section of the park is truly impressive. As with Battlestar Galactica, lockers were a hard requirement for Revenge of the Mummy so I couldn't take any photos beyond this point. That said, it is in most ways, a copied and plussed version of Universal Studios Florida's attraction. The queue abandons the "making of a third Mummy movie" plot in favorite of a fully-themed Egyptian tomb, but most of the same beats of the Florida queue, right down to the staircase surrounding the statue leading to the station are nearly identical. The coaster's layout is identical to that of Florida's with minor story tweaks to account for the non-movie-set themed story. That said, the coaster was operating with minimal effects (no fire in any rooms) and the coaster seemed to crawl through its entire layout, including the launches. I'd heard many good things about this version, so I was disappointed to find it was my least favorite of the three, theming-aside. Up next... Not sure what all of these structures are meant to be for... I do love the Jurassic Park III influences in this land. Universal... Keeping Setpoint busy since 1999. Canopy Flyer has a higher capacity than Pteranodon Flyers, so it has that going for it. To its credit, the coaster spans most of The Lost World and even has an unusually forceful helix before its end.  Of all of the "similar but different" things I was looking forward to in this park, it was this. Let the record show that while I enjoy water rides, I rarely experience them when I go to parks because I hate getting wet on otherwise dry park days.  That said, I wasn't going to pass up a chance to experience the alternate universe Jurassic Park River Adventure.  Still kind of a greatest hits of its sister rides, the choice of ride system and the Hydroelectric Plant drop finale make for a unique experience. And I got drenched for riding it.  This ride's name amused me far more than it should have.  It was a very cute take on a Dumbo-style flat ride though. Rather than having a dedicated meet and greet for Blue like some of the other Universal parks, Universal Studios Singapore brings her out on a roaming truck in Jurassic Park. Several other dinos were a part of the show too. I was very curious to see how a land, centered around Shrek 4-D could turn out... Scaffolding aside, this was pretty neat.  Puss in Boots Giant Journey is another one of those strange, unique offerings at Universal Studios Singapore. It's like someone asked Zamperla to build a Volare (spiral lift included) replace the grill-rack flying coaster trains with a strange suspended seated train. The whole thing is slow, nonsensical and unique.  A closer look at one of the ride's trains. Donkey Live! in Far Far Away is more like Stitch Encounter or Turtle Talk with Crush than the puppet-style versions you've seen in Florida or Hollywood. Sadly we didn't have time to experience this due to other time commitments before the park's early closing that day. Clever. It isn't just a clever gag from the film. Frier's Good Food is an actual eatery in Far Far Away.  And it lives up to its name as having good food.   They even had a delicious Gingy sundae! As we crossed the halfway point in our day, we started to realize we were fighting the clock to have time in Minions Land and to do the few more unique attractions that were exclusive to Universal Studios Singapore, so sadly, a showing of Shrek 4-D would not be in the cards.  But there was still more to see and do...