Sesame Street immersive ride blasts off at Universal Studios Singapore

Universal Studios Singapore (USS) has launched the world's first Sesame Street indoor theme park ride, bringing the total number of rides at the Resorts World Sentosa attraction to 23.
While this is not the first time Universal Studios is featuring the world's oldest children's TV program in its parks, it is the first time it that it is being used in a family-friendly ride format. Universal Studios Osaka has a 4D Sesame Street show.
The new attraction, called the Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase, feature 12 characters in an immersive science-fiction plot and enlists the help of guests to defeat villains.
USS Director of Park Operations, Brian Machamer, revealed that the site that the new ride sits on was originally planned for an ET-themed ride. But that plan was scrapped.
Machamer explained "a decision was made three years ago not to do the ET ride, and to do something more current and more for kids and families to be able to ride together.
"After the park opened, we decided that we needed something more family-oriented so we changed it from ET to Sesame Street.
"The Sesame Street characters were so successful in Japan, we knew the characters would be well received in Singapore."
Launched on Friday (1st March) he added the ride incorporates three new characters created exclusively for USS: 'Macaroni the Merciless' and his partnersin-crime, 'Zester' and 'Shredder'.
The gluttonous super villains have a ploy to steal all spaghetti and noodles on Earth.
When guests hop onto Elmo's rocket, they will get to help Super Grover and Super Elmo - who have both been given superhero status - to stop Macaroni the Merciless and return all stolen spaghetti and noodles to the children on Earth.
Celebrating the launch of the ride, USS is host a special Sesame Street Carnival over this weekend (1st to 3rd March) with USS' 'New York Street' transformed into an extension of Sesame Street, bringing park guests a weekend of fun and excitement.
Completing the Sesame Street experience at USS, an all-new Sesame Street Character Breakfast at Loui's NY Pizza Parlor has also been launched.
Those who dine at the breakfast buffet will get priority to board the ride before the park opens.

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