Escape Theme Park


Escape Theme Park was an outdoor theme park located inside NTUC Downtown East, Pasir Ris in Singapore. It was opened in May 2000 and a water park named Wild Wild Wet located adjacent to it was opened in June 2004. Its slogan was “360 degrees of fun". The theme park operated on Saturdays, Sundays, gazetted school and public holidays. It had been a non-smoking park from 2005 until it ceased operations on 26 November 2011 for redevelopment. In 2012, reports confirmed that the park would make way for an expansion of Wild Wild Wet.

History

The Government of Singapore wanted to have a first integrated theme park in Singapore. In 1997, Escape Theme Park was announced, located at Pasir Ris’s NTUC Downtown East. Construction started in 1998 with a planned opening in 2000. The park opened in May 2000 with 17 rides.
Between 2005 and 2010, 5 rides were removed from the amusement park for causing problems and accidents. Panasonic Alpha 8 was closed due to an accident in December 2005, Revolution was closed in 2007 due to complaints, Flipper and Inverter was closed in 2009 due to complaints and used for future use and Rainbow was closed due to an accident in Liseberg, Sweden on 15 July 2008 but was closed in 2009 and removed in 2010.

Attractions

The park featured an equal mix of thrill rides and family rides. Some thrill rides include a pirate ship, 2 go kart tracks, 1 of which was catered to younger riders, fairground style rides, a walk-through haunted house, as well as the highest log flume in Asia. There used to be an indoor roller coaster, but it was closed to the public after an incident in 2005.
There were also numerous family attractions such as bumper boats, a family coaster, a Ferris wheel and a central pavilion with many funfair-style games.

Accident

On 2 December 2005, two girls were critically injured after being thrown from the subsequently discontinued "Alpha 8" Roller Coaster and falling 3 metres. The cause of the incident is thought to be a faulty safety restraint.

Closure

With effect from 26 November 2011, Escape Theme Park has ceased operations. NTUC Club, the parent company of Escape Theme Park said that the theme park will be redeveloped to meet the changing needs of guests. The land which Escape Theme Park was on has been used to expand Wild Wild Wet and Costa Sands Resort. Escape Theme Park had entertained more than four million people since it opened in 2000.

Awards and accolades

  • 2007 Accredited Pro-Family Business