Tuesday 29 October 2013

In memory: Escape Theme Park

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Escape theme park was the first theme park in singapore that has all the rides in one area with only 1 ticket and you can enjoy all the rides. Usually it funfair which a moving theme park held at open spaces. It open in year 2000.

Escape to 'hell'oween was held here since 2003 before it move to D'marque since 2012.

It was the place to let loose and enjoy. Can be enjoy by friends and family.

It was always crowded in weekend. But as years goes by it drop in attendance as in 2004 wild wild wet water park open adjacent to escape.

Escape entrance was cheap. Around $20-30 compare to universal studios $65-80.

I went only a few times as I wasn't that willing to spend money there.

In the park use to be fastfood restaurant, gift shops and arcade games.

In the 11 years it open, more rides are added. Like Rainbow which one of those extreme rides out there. But out of sudden it was removed due to mechanical problem and lots of problem. The indoor coaster Alpha 8 has a worst fate. It close just 2 years of operating. Suppose to be a main attraction but it closed after a malfunction and accidents. It seem singapore has bad luck with roller coaster. Battlestar at universal studios is closed dont know till when.

The flume ride was the next best ride. It never fail to make you wet. Even with a poncho.

Escape become worst after universal studios open. I never blame resort world but escape has bad management. As it never survive longer then 12 years. Another is Fantasy Island at Sentosa. Closed after about 6 years it open.

Since 2010 escape only operate on weekend before it closed down totally in 2011.

The area now are been rebuilt into another mall or something last i saw. Not sure but let wait and see then.

Here a few old pics of the place.
We always remember you escape!
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The first hunted attraction. Not sure why it call Hunted II. Some people say cause it the 2nd version. Maybe i guess. But it not scary and was too short. No scareactors just some animatronic.
But was consider grant. It remind me of ghost train ride at funfair in the 90s.

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This is the Apha 8 indoor roller cooster ride area. It was closed after the accident. It was great due to singapore only have those funfair type ride!

Anyway anyone has been to volcanoland?
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Maybe i do a post on it one day.

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