What It’s Like To Celebrate Christmas With Minions, Elmo, King Julien At Universal Studios Singapore

We don’t know about you but nothing gets us in the festive mood quite like a Christmas movie — better yet if it’s an animated flick. But what about celebrating Christmas with your favourite characters in their own homes, selfie-ing with Santa and prancing around with the elves in toy workshops? It's almost like being in the movie yourself. Okay, so you’re not exactly getting cast as an extra in Despicable Me or Madagascar over here, but celebrating Christmas at Universal Studios Singapore is just as (movie) magical anyway.

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Where all elves break loose

The photo opps start at the entrance of the theme park that’s all dressed up for Christmas. You’re immediately transported to a fantasy land of giant toys and diligent elves hard at work in Elf Town.
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Fresh from the oven

We’re quite sure that a serving of gingerbread men will do wonders for your Instagram feed.
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Can you handle the truth?

There’s also a Naughty-or-Nice O’meter in Elf Town where the brave — or the nicest — kids will love. The elves come out to play at Elf Town at certain times only (9-10.30am, 2-3.30pm, 4-5pm and 6-6.30pm) so plan your trip wisely if you want to hang with them, though the various photo stations and props still remain on the streets of Hollywood Zone outside of these time belts.
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Express your elf

As you meander to the end of Elf Town, you'll see the stage where the whimsical stage show, PRESENTation Day, takes place. At this point, we should highlight the importance of checking the weather forecast before your visit here — certain shows may be delayed or cancelled due to bad weather, like PRESENTation Day was on the day of our visit. Bummer. Those luckier than us would have been able to witness the heartwarming musical where a toymaker elf who goes all out to find the true meaning of Christmas in today’s tech-centric world.
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It’s all about timing

Elf Town Presentation Day is on at 5pm, 7pm and 8.30pm.
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Santa of attention

Ho-ho-hold on a minute. Stay on after the show to snag a selfie with Santa Claus.
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Christmas in New York

Wiggle over to the New York zone where it’s been transformed into Elf City. By night, this will be where the yuletide celebrations culminate (more on that in a minute). But what happens in the day, you ask?
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Hip hop don't stop

DJs and B-boys take over the streets of the ‘Big Apple’ with a street show on a mobile float, and meld Christmas cheer with pulsating urban beats. Don’t be surprised if you get invited up to the DJ decks. Cool or what? At 12.45pm and 3.45pm in the New York zone.
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Not so silent night

Sure, the vibe in the park is convivial, colourful and copiously fun in the day. But when night falls, that’s when things take a magical turn.
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Yule love this parade

The Christmas parade in the evening kicks off at the Sci Fi zone and ends at New York. Get set for plenty of song, dance and whole lotta fun. There’s a teaser at 2pm to whet your appetite, but we recommend staying till 7.45pm for the main event.
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Tree’s a crowd

We think we’ve found the perfect Christmas dress.
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Partayyy time

The Christmas Light-Up Party sees the motley crew from Madagascar, Sesame Street and Despicable Me, all decked out in their Christmas best in a song and dance spectacle. Trust us when we say the kidults were just as excited as the kids by this.
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It's snowing!

When else can you say you’ve survived a snow blizzard in New York without even a layer of Heat-Tech?
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Family portrait

We want whatever Cookie Monster’s having.
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Deets you should know

A Universal Christmas runs until Jan 1 at Universal Studios Singapore in Resorts World Sentosa. Open daily 10am-9pm. For tickets and more info, go to https://www.rwsentosa.com.
PHOTOS: Resorts World Sentosa/ Jasmine Teo