Bungee Jump is Coming to Singapore!

I am not kidding you. From the end of 2015, a new attraction AJ Hackett will open near Underwater World, Sentosa. This towering attraction will feature several fear-of-heights attractions like Bungee Jumping and Giant Swing. This will certainly be great news if you are an adrenaline junkie short of cash, for you no longer have to spend $2000 and travel to New Zealand to experience this.

Sentosa Update November 2014

If you have a look at this map, there is A LOT going on! Indeed, I was quite surprised at the number of changes Sentosa Island has undergone (or will be undergoing) in the past few months. Of course last week I just covered the new Madame Tussauds Wax museum that recently opened. This week, let's look at what else the rest of the island has to offer.

NEW way to travel between Underwater World and Merlion!

Sentosa Island in Singapore already has 1 Cable Car and 1 Chair Lift. Guess What? They are now building yet another Cable Car system! Many visitors will agree that it is quite inconvenient to reach the area near to Underwater World. It involves multiple transfers and many times the buses/trams are full. This new system is a timely solution that connects Imbiah monorail station with the Imbiah summit area and Underwater World area.

The sun shines down on a newly erected tower. Taken on 10 May 2014

 Design of Merlion Plaza Station, just beside Imbiah Monorail Station

This cable car will fly above the sensitive Secondary Forests of the Imbiah Reserve. However, fret not. The builders pledged that any trees removed during the construction process will be replanted back! I am also quite impressed by the green roof concept at Merlion Plaza station. It is sure to make the building a lot cooler. In fact, from what I see, the builders are so confident of the cooling effect that the building is open air - NO NEED AIR CON!

 Proposed map of new cable car system

Notice that the cable car will open by January next year 

Merlion Plaza Station under construction

Imbiah Lookout station under construction. It is just beside the Sentosa Luge entrance

A new cable car tower. Note that the cables are still absent

The current Sentosa Cable Car ticket is astronomically expensive at SGD 26.00. I hope that the new system will not charge so exorbitant prices. For me, I think the ideal ticketing is a SGD10-15 unlimited cable car package that allows Passholders to travel on the 2 cable car systems for the entire day. There can also be an upgraded Sentosa Islander Membership at say, SGD40 that allows cable car admission into Sentosa.

How do think Sentosa should price for people to use its much vaunted Cable Car system? Please post on the comments.