Crane Dance at Resort World Sentosa

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Sight Address : 8 Sentosa Gateway, Singapore 098269, Singapore.Edit

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The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) presented its annual Award of Outstanding Achievement today to Resorts World Sentosa, the $4.9 billion Integrated Resort in Singapore, for their Crane Dance Attraction. The award was announced by Gene Jeffers, Executive Director, at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attraction Expo. For the themed entertainment industry,the TEA award is analogous to the Academy Award for “Best Picture”.In 2007, Chairman of The Genting Group, which owns Resorts World Sentosa, Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, commissioned four-time Emmy Award-winning designer, Jeremy Railton and his creative team at the Entertainment Design Corporation (EDC), to create a dynamic work of public art that would embody the spirit of the region’s most exciting resort destination. Railton envisioned giant cranes as the perfect icon for the Resorts World Sentosa brand and worked closely with Chairman Lim and Resorts World Sentosa’s Chief Operating Officer, Tan Hee Teck, throughout the initial development phase.Weighing in at 160 tons, the Cranes stand 90-feet tall, making them the largest animatronic creatures in the world. Located on a man-made island in the harbor between Resorts World Sentosa and the Singapore mainland, the Cranes “dance”, flap their wings and, via digital artistry, turn into ‘real’ Cranes that bless Resorts World Sentosa’s guests with love, long-life and good fortune.The Crane Dance is a technical marvel that crosses cultural boundaries and amazes guests of all ages. The wings of each Crane spray thousands of gallons of sea water up to 40-feet in pulsing arcs, thus creating the Crane’s enormous flapping wings. Enhanced with pyrotechnics, theatrical lighting, and audio effects, the Crane Dance is an Animatronic Spectacle that references traditional Crane movements in a jubilant show inspired by an archetypal myth: the power of love to infuse life into inanimate form.Additional character and personality are expressed via the crane’s specially designed digital eyes: each 6-foot diameter eye can blink, squint, and react to movements, while expressing wonder, amazement, and affection. Two large 26 foot by 26 foot digital screens located on each crane, show video images, illustrating the inner workings of each crane and their affection for the other.Three years in the making, the project required over 800,000 man hours and employed an international team of themed entertainment experts from 10 countries. Thanks to the confidence and support of Resorts World Sentosa, the “Good Luck Birds” survived the economic downturn of ’08 without “losing any feathers,” while “construction cranes” in other themed entertainment venues all over the world became idle.

Crane Dance at Resort World Sentosa

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9 pm

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Tuesday and Wednesday.

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June to July and November to December.

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10 Minutes.

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Taxi : Taxis are generally very hard to get during peak hours (Mon-Fri 7:00am – 9:30am and Mon-Sat 5:00pm – 8:00pm) and on rainy days. If you are at a hotel, have conceirge call you a taxi. If you are out about town and have access to a cell phone- calling for a taxi will cut your wait time by 20 to 30 minutes. All taxis are fitted with meters; all are air conditioned; the majority of the taxis are 5-seaters; about 90% of taxis have radiophones; call booking is done via GPS or digital voice dispatch. All passengers must fasten their seat belts by law.
For taxi Booking fee is SGD $2.3. Minimum fare for taxi is SGD $3 for first 1Km. Fare above minimum fare until 10Km is SGD $0.55 per Km. Fare above 10Km is charge SGD $0.628 per Km. Taxi Waiting charges per hour is SGD $17.6. Peak Hours charges is diffrent.

Bus : Public buses run daily from 5.30am to midnight. Extended night services cost slightly more (a flat rate ranging from $1.50-$3.00). Otherwise, most fares depend on distance travelled and range from 67 cents to $1.58 for air-conditioned comfort (almost all public buses in Singapore have air-conditioning today). There are also “feeder” bus services that charge a flat rate of 67 cents. Each bus should not take more than 15 to 20 minutes to arrive at the bus stop.

Train : Singapore MRT system is very well connected to different parts of Singapore and very clean! If you have the time and plan to explore around little Sunny island, get the the Singapore Tourist Pass!
It runs 6am-12mn, fares start at S$1 (70cents in EZ link). Tickets can be purchased in all MRT stations. You just have to insert your money through the ticket machine. Rush hour’s usually 7am-9am, 11am-2pm and 4pm-7pm.

Air : Changi Airport is the country’s main airport. From the airport there are a number of ways to get into the city:
Taxi is easiest – simply follow the signs after clearing customs. Meters are always used in Singapore and prices are reasonable. A trip to the city during the day will be between $20-$30 including $3-5 airport surcharge. An additional 50% surcharge applies between midnight and 06:00.
Limousines charge a flat $50 to anywhere in the city and are a pretty good deal after midnight, as you can skip the queue and avoid the surcharge. The same pricing applies to chartering van-sized MaxiCabs, which are good for large families or if you have lots of baggage.
Shuttle – Shared six-seater MaxiCab shuttle service to designated areas/hotels costs $7 and can be booked in advance or in the arrivals hall. 6AM-2AM, every 15-30 min.
Subway – MRT trains run from a station between T2 and T3, but you’ll need to change trains at Tanah Merah to a city-bound train: just exit through the left hand side door and cross the platform. The 30 min ride to City Hall station costs $1.90 plus a refundable $1 deposit, and trains run 05:31-23:18.
Bus – Bus terminals can be found in the basements of T1, T2 and T3. 06:00-23:59 only. Fares are less than $2.00, exact fare required (no change given) if you pay cash.

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