2005 Board member 0JazzMeister0 has stopped by to share with us a recent experience of hers a Staff Preview of the new Transformers Ride at Resorts World Sentosa in Universal Studios Singapore! 0JazzMeister0 has shared with us some photos as well as a full run down of the ride from beginning to end!
The ride seems like it’s going to have some lasting experiences for fans as they’re placed directly inside the Transformers Universe!
Click on the title bar for a walkthrough of the ride and some spoilers! Stop reading now if you don’t want to be spoiled for the ride….
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Ok so from here you go to the Ride proper. Your ‘car’ is exactly that. A car, or to be more specific: Evac. Each Evac can take 12 people, seated in three rows of 4 people. Your restraint is a lock-bar over your lap.
Evac has one side door that opens and closes, and once closed, you’re boxed in with the exception of the roof – there is none. Then you put on your 3D glasses and off you go around the first bend. Yes, the car does move – and quite fast too I might add…
To break it down, yes, you’re in a simulator… but Evac itself DOES move: up, down, sideways, in reverse, you name it. And the graphics are that incredible that you forget you’re in a simulator. There are also 4D enhancements to make it just that little more believable…
I’m going to try and recap the sequence as best I can, because I only rode it twice, and everything goes by really fast, and your adrenaline is pumping like slag. So I may make a few errors, please forgive me.
Anyways, as you round the bend, you’re first greeted with Ravage who essentially leaps on the hood and tries to take your face off even as Evac drives like a mad thing trying to shake him off. You’re rescued by Bumblebee and gain possession of the Allspark shard. Bee is then attacked by Barricade while Evac (and you) get the hell out of there, crashing through walls and plowing through traffic and debris like nobody’s business.
You’re attacked by Megatron, rather viciously, only to be saved by Optimus who tells you to get the hell out of there. But Megatron is quickly back on your tail and you’d better hold on tight here while Evac executes some INSANE moves to save you.
There is a point where Megatron fires at you. You see the shell coming as Evac reverses and swerves just as it explodes – and yes, you do feel the heat of that explosion – literally. Blackout/Grindor comes at you next and you narrowly escape his blades as you duck into a tunnel… only to literally feel a strange wind blowing as you find yourself on top of a building and come face to face with none other than Devastator.
I am a little fuzzy as to what happens next, I think it was another Op vs Megatron scene, before you come in contact with Devastator again and get sucked in. Yes…. sucked in. It is intense going through his… maw? But you make it through somehow, only to get snagged by non other than… Starscream.
He snags you with a grappling hook and swings you through the air. Yes you do crash into quite a few buildings. If I’m not wrong, Sideswipe saves you and you go crashing to the ground before you’re speeding through the streets with him cutting up Decepticons along the way…
That is until you encounter Bonecrusher – those claws are scary when they start slicing inches from your face >_< Then we're back with Megatron and Prime and the final showdown where Evac decides it's time to finish things and helps Prime take down Megatron once and for all... Only, it goes down right at the very top of a skyscraper, and while you may have defeated Megatron, he pulls you and Evac over the edge with him. You're plummeting nose-first to the street below when out of nowhere, there's Bumblebee leaping up to catch you and set you down safely. On your way to safety, Optimus congratulates you on a mission well done and Evac lets you know you can ride with him any time again. And that's it. I know it might not seem like much, but blame that on me still being really excited, lack of sleep, and the fact that it's after midnight. I think I might be able to remember more if you ask me questions, so if anyone DOES have any questions about the ride they might be curious about, do feel free to ask. As for continuity... umm.... I'd say loosely it happens somewhere in between ROTF and DOTM - but yeah, loosely. I'd prefer to call it a stand alone. Oh, and the only humans you see are the people in the ride with you XD. This ride is all robots I personally loved it. I can't wait for it to open to the public so I can go take it again.
TheTFReview
Not true, Spielberg already confirmed that there were no plans to bring Transformers to Orlando, it's to be a Hollywood, and Singapore exclusive, the only possible Universal park it would be put in is Japan, and they've shown interest in building the ride.
They are doing a major overhaul to the Spider-Man attraction next year. Universal Orlando is not losing their license either, not this decade. The only Universal Studios park affected by Disney's ownership of Marvel was Hollywood, in which they removed all Marvel. However Orlando was told they could not build any NEW attractions that were Marvel themed, but they could keep the rights and do whatever maintenance and upgrades they wanted, for as long as they wanted.
Very different track layout, but the simulator cars are the same.
MTME
I said a while ago that the two were the same becasue when Universal Studios loses their lisencing to name their attractions after Marvel characters which I think happens in 2013 (I could be wrong though) they are going to turn the Spiderman attraction in Florida into the Transformers ride.
Peaugh
This kind of sounds like it may use the same basic track as Universal's Spider-Man ride.
EDIT: AANNNND I see I'm not the first to bring that up. IGNORE ME! /venturebros
TheTFReview
I've ridden both spider-man attractions (Universal Studios Japan, and Orlando), the ride system is nearly identical. Transformers uses upgraded next generation technology that is based on the Spider-man ride. The major differences is that Transformers takes place on two different levels (meaning its two stories), and Spider-Man is on a single level. The experience it self will be same, you move on a track riding a motion simulator moving from screen to screen with some set pieces and effects helping to blend the boundaries of each screen. Even the ride vehicles are nearly identical to the Spider-Man ride, just with a slightly different front end and repainted to look like EVAC.
I submitted this thread to them, I am a frequent contributor to ScreamScape so he usually posts what I send in. Look for some new videos on the ride in the next update that I showed him.
0JazzMeister0
I've never been on the Spiderman ride, but I would say yes, the cars do move around a track and you do get some physical elements like the heat, smoke, even splashed with a few drops of water when a bot's fuel line gets yanked.
Optimus117
So how similar is it really to the Spider-Man ride in Orlando? Cuz in that one your vehicle actually drives around a track that's a combination of 3D CG screens, and live sets. And you ARE actually traveling. Or is it more like the Star Wars ride at Disney, where it's 100% simulated motion?
MTME
and screamscape.com has oficially posted an artcle with a link to this thread!
Shelbo
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus
Moy
Ok, guess I'll have to watch it myself.
Anguirus
Darksteel cameo!
TheTFReview
Same, I think TFP Megs > MB Megs
Lazerwave
I would prefer Welker.
TheTFReview
It's Welker trying to sound like Weaving lol
0JazzMeister0
Not at all… Thank you!
0JazzMeister0
It was hard to miss Bonecrusher considering you crash into him, and Starscream, yeah… he throws you into a building or two.
Re: Sideways, here's the thing…
In the pre-ride portion of the area, you pass all these screens, and one of the sequences is Wheelie doing a voiceover of all known Decepticons in the area, while the screen shows… I guess you could call it "skeletal/grid" scans of each Con.
When it came to Sideways, his 'scan' was actually Sideswipe's silhouette. There is no way those pointy arm-blades belong to any other bot.
Yet in that scene with Bumblebee, I'm pretty sure I saw the police markings on the Con that attacked him, which is why I think I yelped "Barricade!!" on the ride.
And Bumblebee of course Yeah, that's about it.
And I guess it's Welker then.
TylerMirage
Cool! Thanks, Ma'am!
And so we've got Optimus, Megatron, Sideswipe, Starscream and Evac who speak? Recall anyone else?
Wait, so now I'm confused. Is it Weaving or Welker?
Moy
NIce!! I prefer that look, it suits him BEST.
Moy
I think you are mistaken about Barricade, isn't that Sideways? I remember seeing a trailer of him kicking Bee on the back while dropping the shard of the Allspark…UNLESS both Sideways & Barricade make an appearance!!!
OMG! you said you saw Bonecrusher?!! & Starscream!? WOW! CAN'T WAIT FOR ILM RENDERS…or a good HD video cap!!!
Thanks so much for sharing! !
WTDylio
This sounds bloody amazing….wish it was available in the UK
TheTFReview
Hey 0JazzMeister0, I submitted your story to ScreamScape.com so this thread should get some more attention from Theme Park fans and not only Transformer fans. I am a frequent contributor of ScreamScape so when I summit things they get posted. Hope you don't mind!