Finally, USS has a fireworks show to match with Tokyo Disney Resort. Both are quite spectacular, though I have a few quibbles with the USS version.
First, why did they have to put it at 10pm? The timing's quite bad for people with small children. I was also hoping that they could have reloaded the fireworks outside of the park operating hours. Its quite strange seeing the staff drive a boat out to the lake and start placing the fireworks during the daytime. I guess I'm too used to Disney's policy of not having backstage activities be seen by guests. Finally, the music. There must be something wrong with their speakers, because the fireworks constantly drowned out the accompanying soundtrack - so much so I was wondering why they bothered playing it in the first place. In any case, the music was quite forgettable. It wasn't a tune I could easily identify with.
With the gripes out of the way, I'd have to say that visually they had tried to do something very different from the norm. Its quite refreshing to be standing so near the fireworks - you can feel the explosions, and it really adds to the atmosphere - just like feeling the heat from Braviseamo! Also, being near means you'd have to look up to take in the fireworks that were shot higher up into the air - the scale of it is impressed upon you.
Still, with it being timed so late into the night, I expect I'll be giving it a miss most of the time. There's nothing much to do at USS after 7pm as most of the area's cordoned off and only the restaurants are operating. 3 hours is quite a long wait, and the restaurants are always packed due to the after 7 crowd.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Voyage de la Vie
Its been some time since I last posted. I've kept count though - I've been to USS for 9 times now!
The newest addition to Resorts World Sentosa: Voyage de la Vie - a theatrical show with a circus / musical / acrobatics mix.
And they were kind enough to give us Annual Fun Pass holders one complimentary ticket each. Wow. I think I have recouped my Fun Pass fee several times over now.
I wasted no time heading down to see the show, and found it to be quite a pleasant surprise overall.
I'm not going to quote from the official site though, so you'll have to visit the site if you want to find out about the story and the cast biographies. ^o^
The cast kept the audience constantly engaged by moving amongst the crowd, asking for "voluntary" participation in some of the acts, and - quite amazingly - performing above the crowd near the end of the show. What struck me most was that the show started way before the "official" start time. There was a "pre-show" performance involving just a few cast members while the audience was still streaming in, keeping early comers entertained.
Of all the scenes, I found the contortionist act to be the most impressive, albeit also the most disturbing. Alexey Goloborodko is the most flexible human I've ever seen. Its almost as if his body had no bones at all. You really have to see it to believe it. This was made all the more apparent when I had the chance to watch yet another contorionist show where the perfomers were not as limber. In fact, the audience made quite a fair bit of appreciative noises while Alexey was performing.
Next up would have to be the crossbow act by Martti Peltonen. Watching the performance live was a very different experience from seeing it on television. Somehow, the danger seems more real - which is true I suppose - since television shows are mostly recorded and not live. They'd hardly broadcast a crossbow act gone wrong.
When Viktor Kee - the guy who keeps appearing on all the advertisements - finally performed in the last scene, I wasn't expecting a juggling act - though I should have thought of it, what with the red ball and all. His movements were so nimble and sure, that you'd be mesmerized while watching his performance.
The other performances, though enjoyable, didn't quite stick in my head as the three above. I'd have found Liina Aunola's performance quite engaging, but for the fact that I'd already watched something similar while queuing for food at Ramen Play the other day.
Overall, I'd give the show a 3.8 out of 5. If you don't mind paying S$88 to watch a concert, you probably wouldn't mind paying the same amount to watch this.
The newest addition to Resorts World Sentosa: Voyage de la Vie - a theatrical show with a circus / musical / acrobatics mix.
And they were kind enough to give us Annual Fun Pass holders one complimentary ticket each. Wow. I think I have recouped my Fun Pass fee several times over now.
I wasted no time heading down to see the show, and found it to be quite a pleasant surprise overall.
I'm not going to quote from the official site though, so you'll have to visit the site if you want to find out about the story and the cast biographies. ^o^
The cast kept the audience constantly engaged by moving amongst the crowd, asking for "voluntary" participation in some of the acts, and - quite amazingly - performing above the crowd near the end of the show. What struck me most was that the show started way before the "official" start time. There was a "pre-show" performance involving just a few cast members while the audience was still streaming in, keeping early comers entertained.
Of all the scenes, I found the contortionist act to be the most impressive, albeit also the most disturbing. Alexey Goloborodko is the most flexible human I've ever seen. Its almost as if his body had no bones at all. You really have to see it to believe it. This was made all the more apparent when I had the chance to watch yet another contorionist show where the perfomers were not as limber. In fact, the audience made quite a fair bit of appreciative noises while Alexey was performing.
Next up would have to be the crossbow act by Martti Peltonen. Watching the performance live was a very different experience from seeing it on television. Somehow, the danger seems more real - which is true I suppose - since television shows are mostly recorded and not live. They'd hardly broadcast a crossbow act gone wrong.
When Viktor Kee - the guy who keeps appearing on all the advertisements - finally performed in the last scene, I wasn't expecting a juggling act - though I should have thought of it, what with the red ball and all. His movements were so nimble and sure, that you'd be mesmerized while watching his performance.
The other performances, though enjoyable, didn't quite stick in my head as the three above. I'd have found Liina Aunola's performance quite engaging, but for the fact that I'd already watched something similar while queuing for food at Ramen Play the other day.
Overall, I'd give the show a 3.8 out of 5. If you don't mind paying S$88 to watch a concert, you probably wouldn't mind paying the same amount to watch this.
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