Fun & Entertainment for the Young and Old - Indoors
By Donn Richard
June 2008
Singapore
Both IRs will offer
fantastic indoor entertainment options to their visitors. From Venetian gondolas
to ice-skating, from hopping nightclubs to dazzling musical spectacles, these
IRs have something for everyone.
Romance? Visitors to the Venetian in Las Vegas and the Venetian in Macau all
love it so why not in Singapore too? Young lovers and young-at-heart couples are
guaranteed that special feeling that only gliding along in gondolas manned by
Italian boatmen can give. What a way to travel through the MBS complex!
Think you’re in the Tropics? Think again. How about a state-of-the-art ice rink
at the Marina Bay Sands where young and old alike can show off their Ice Capades?skills? Wow! I’m
cooling off already. Of course, we mustn’t forget to warm up at the 3,700 sqm
Entertainment Zone which will feature games and video arcades.
Fans of culture and arts will love the shows inside the two 2,000-seat modern
theatres. MBS has not yet confirmed the various shows which will grace the
theatres. However, it is widely believed that one of the resident acts in one of
the theatres will be produced by the leading producer of live entertainment from
the US, Clear Channel Entertainment. Truly international! And for those looking
to get out of their seats, night owls can also party the night away in the
modern night clubs.
The two theatres will be housed in the building right behind the ArtScience
museum called Dome 1, near ‘New Bridge? This currently under construction
bridge will connect MBS waterfront to the area just outside the Esplanade
theatres on the Bay. Pedestrians will be able to walk across from Art Park, the
floating stadium and the Singapore Flyer all the way to Dome 1 housing the
theatres. Exciting AND accessable.
Unlike the MBS most of RWS’s fun and entertainment will be concentrated
outdoors. Having said this, RWS will house the 360-degree multimedia motion
shipwreck theatre in the Maritime Xperiential Museum. Furthermore, the much
awaited music and dance spectacle ‘Le Vie? created by Mark Fisher in
collaboration with music maestro Dave Steward will dazzle its audiences inside the Plenary Hall in the
basement of Hotel Festive. All that action making you thirsty? No worries. There
will be plenty of indoor watering holes too!