Madagascar: A Crate Adventure
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Madagascar: A Crate Adventure is a water ride
located in the Madagascar zone of Universal Studios Singapore
at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
.
. In October 2010, testing of the ride had commenced with a likely opening date bumped back into 2011. In January 2011, C.W. Driver, the company in charge of the construction of Madagascar: A Crate Adventure, released 4 photos showing sets from inside the ride.
On 8 May 2011, it was announced that Madagascar: A Crate Adventure will officially be open to the public eight days later. A sneak preview of the ride for annual pass holders began on 13 May 2011. The ride officially opened on 16 May 2011.
favourites Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman have gone missing whilst being shipped to Kenya
. They are told the ship carrying the animals went missing near the shores of The Cape of Good Hope
. Guest board raft
s which have signs on the back of them reading "BEWARE OF FOOSA
!".
. Guest will see crate
s each containing Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman. The raft makes a turn allowing the guest to see a silhouette of the Captain on board, by then the penguins have escaped plotting their plan. Rico knocks out the captain and he becomes unconscious. Skipper gives instructions as the penguins later take over the ship. The alarm goes off and the raft makes a quick turn to a scene where a stack of crates are about to topple over the guests. The animals' crates can be seen thrown of the ship making their way to Madagascar
. The raft later enters Madagascar where everyone is shocked that they are lost, except for Marty who is seen slurping salt water. The raft makes another turn where guest find the penguins. Skipper then asks Kowalski where they are. Kowalski is unable to tell where they are as the map is "written in code
", a reference to Star Wars
. The guests will see the animals finding their way around Madagascar. The raft enters through the bushes where they find King Julien and the lemurs having a party and singing I Like to Move It
. The raft makes a left turn where Mort is seen dancing. Above him on a rock are foosas. One of them is sprinkling salt
and pepper
on to Mort while another holds a fork and knife ready for him to be their meal. The lemurs and the rest of the gang later hatch a plan to attack the foosas. The next scene shows the gang attacking the foosas. As the raft enters a volcano
crater
, Julien snatches a ball filled with TNT explosive from the penguins, thinking that it is a toy candle. It later explodes setting a foosa's head on fire. The animals later celebrate their victory as Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and the penguins get their luxuries. The ride ends with Marty and Mort squirting water at the guest as the raft makes an exit. At the exit, the penguins can be seen repairing a plane.
Water ride
Water rides are amusement rides that are set over water. For instance, a log flume travels through a channel of water to move along its course...
located in the Madagascar zone of Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Singapore
Universal Studios Singapore is a theme park located within Resorts World Sentosa on Sentosa Island, Singapore. It was a key component of Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. On 8 December 2006, the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the...
at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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History
On 25 September 2009, Madagascar: A Crate Adventure was announced as one of two attractions to be a part of the Madagascar zone in Universal Studios Singapore (the other being King Julien’s Beach Party-Go-Round). As the park's soft opening day (18 March 2010) approached it was expected that the ride would open with the park. On 17 March 2010, the day before the park opened, Asia One News reported that the ride would not open until the middle of 2010. On 8 June 2010, it was announced that the ride would be further delayed with an opening sometime between September and December 2010. In July 2010, Screamscape reported that in addition to technical problems with the ride's system, the attraction's theming had been extensively damaged by a fire inside the show buildingShow building
Show building is the name often given to various enclosed structures at theme parks that contain attractions such as rides or entertainment shows...
. In October 2010, testing of the ride had commenced with a likely opening date bumped back into 2011. In January 2011, C.W. Driver, the company in charge of the construction of Madagascar: A Crate Adventure, released 4 photos showing sets from inside the ride.
On 8 May 2011, it was announced that Madagascar: A Crate Adventure will officially be open to the public eight days later. A sneak preview of the ride for annual pass holders began on 13 May 2011. The ride officially opened on 16 May 2011.
Pre-show
As guest enter the queue they are confronted with television screens featuring a national television reporter informing guests that Central Park ZooCentral Park Zoo
The Central Park Zoo is a small zoo located in Central Park in New York City. It is part of an integrated system of four zoos and the New York Aquarium managed by the Wildlife Conservation Society , and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums .The zoo began in the 1860s as a...
favourites Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman have gone missing whilst being shipped to Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
. They are told the ship carrying the animals went missing near the shores of The Cape of Good Hope
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Guest board raft
Raft
A raft is any flat structure for support or transportation over water. It is the most basic of boat design, characterized by the absence of a hull...
s which have signs on the back of them reading "BEWARE OF FOOSA
Fossa (animal)
The fossa is a cat-like, carnivorous mammal that is endemic to Madagascar. It is a member of the Eupleridae, a family of carnivorans closely related to the mongoose family . Its classification has been controversial because its physical traits resemble those of cats, yet other traits suggest a...
!".
Ride
The ride starts off with a famous scene from the first movieMadagascar (2005 film)
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated film produced by DreamWorks Animation, and released in movie theaters on May 27, 2005. The film tells the story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa, getting shipwrecked...
. Guest will see crate
Crate
A crate is a large shipping container, often made of wood, typically used to transport large, heavy or awkward items. A crate has a self-supporting structure, with or without sheathing. For a wooden container to be a crate, all six of its sides must be put in place to result in the rated strength...
s each containing Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman. The raft makes a turn allowing the guest to see a silhouette of the Captain on board, by then the penguins have escaped plotting their plan. Rico knocks out the captain and he becomes unconscious. Skipper gives instructions as the penguins later take over the ship. The alarm goes off and the raft makes a quick turn to a scene where a stack of crates are about to topple over the guests. The animals' crates can be seen thrown of the ship making their way to Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. The raft later enters Madagascar where everyone is shocked that they are lost, except for Marty who is seen slurping salt water. The raft makes another turn where guest find the penguins. Skipper then asks Kowalski where they are. Kowalski is unable to tell where they are as the map is "written in code
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
", a reference to Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
. The guests will see the animals finding their way around Madagascar. The raft enters through the bushes where they find King Julien and the lemurs having a party and singing I Like to Move It
I Like to Move It
"I Like to Move It" is a 1994 music track performed by Reel 2 Real , featuring ragga vocals by Trinidad and Tobago rapper The Mad Stuntman...
. The raft makes a left turn where Mort is seen dancing. Above him on a rock are foosas. One of them is sprinkling salt
Salt
In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral...
and pepper
Black pepper
Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...
on to Mort while another holds a fork and knife ready for him to be their meal. The lemurs and the rest of the gang later hatch a plan to attack the foosas. The next scene shows the gang attacking the foosas. As the raft enters a volcano
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...
crater
Volcanic crater
A volcanic crater is a circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a basin, circular in form within which occurs a vent from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. A crater can be of large dimensions, and sometimes of great depth...
, Julien snatches a ball filled with TNT explosive from the penguins, thinking that it is a toy candle. It later explodes setting a foosa's head on fire. The animals later celebrate their victory as Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melman and the penguins get their luxuries. The ride ends with Marty and Mort squirting water at the guest as the raft makes an exit. At the exit, the penguins can be seen repairing a plane.
Trivia
- The top crate in the first pile of falling crates' marked DurianDurianThe durian is the fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio and the Malvaceae family . Widely known and revered in southeast Asia as the "king of fruits", the durian is distinctive for its large size, unique odour, and formidable thorn-covered husk...
s, a nod to a well-loved fruit from all areas around Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
. - The scene where Alex, Marty and Gloria are finding their way through Madagascar marks the only cameo appearance for Mason and Phil.
- The only scene of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is when the penguins are repairing a wreckage of the plane in order to transport the animals out of MadagascarMadagascarThe Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
. - Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman make their only CGIComputer-generated imageryComputer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
appearance in the scene where they meet the lemurLemurLemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...
s.