Comments on: The Singapore Eye - the great wheel of boredom?

By: SuperKite

SuperKite — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:51:29 +0000

Honestly, I think taking the Singapore Flyer ride is like trapping in a lift. Hardly move!!! The views of the surrounding are “very normal”. I would urge Singaporean to wait till the ticket price come down by half before you attempt to take that ride, if you must.

Spending time for a movie worth more than this. S$29.50 is very expensive. My judgment is that the ride is worth not more than $9.50. No wonder 80% to 90% of the capsules were empty during weekdays. I am not kidding or against SF.

By: Leng

Leng — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:12:54 +0000

Not been on it, and have little interest in hanging out with strangers in an enclosed space for 30mins and paying (how much again?) for it. The Sentosa Cable Car is shorter, therefore better, for this kind of high altitude thrills IMHO. But I do admit it makes a great tourist attraction, but will it be deserted when the viewing deck on top of the Sands casino opens? But the Spore Flyer is definitely landmark. I am a commercial artist, and have already incorporated it into an illustration I just did for a government magazine. It’s definitely easier to draw than the Merlion.

By: Onlooker

Onlooker — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:32:03 +0000

read Tourist Trap :) OR one shot entertainment.
However incorporate dining into the trip maybe just maybe hint cable car jewel box ;) ;)

By: chris

chris — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:39:47 +0000

make the ride shorter and cut the price of the ticket

By: ParangBoi

ParangBoi — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:48:39 +0000

Good one xaj.

Can be applied to other activities, speed dating, speed gambling etc.

By: xaj

xaj — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:01:47 +0000

If there’s seriously no business in the future, the wheel can be revamped into a hanky-panky joint. “Cabin 3, you have 5 minutes before touchdown, please finish your act, clean up and dress up.”

By: the(new)mediaslut

the(new)mediaslut — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:38:38 +0000

I guess this were the tickets that were bought before the launch and that’s why they have announced tickets have been sold out three month in advance.

I am not against SF. I bet lot of tourists would like to take a ride on it. Singaporeans might wait for free tickets.

But I would like some honesty from the media here when they write about the SF. Call a spade a spade.

By: c#programmer

c#programmer — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 07:36:59 +0000

Well, things are getting a little more interesting. During the IT Show 2008 (Suntec), some exhibitors were offering promotions that come with FREE Singapore Flyer tickets. I guess that this will make up some of the attendance numbers. It can be assured that they will announce that the Flyer has record numbers of visitors after a while. Well, we know where some of the numbers come from.

There was this girl distributing SF’s flyers on the bridge to the Convention Centre.

It happens that the Flyer is also painted white.

By: SL

SL — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:38:49 +0000

Yes, it was a boring ride. It was yesterday, Saturday, and I can see many empty cabins. There is only 4 benches in each car, that means only12 people can be seated. The rest got to stand for the whole 40 minutes! Some kids got so bored, the sat on the floor playing card game. The view is anything but breathtaking… another spinning white elephant, I suspected.

By: m

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:19:02 +0000

ah yes, six flags for me anytime too!