Southeast Asia’s 1st 4D theater opened in Singapore
Southeast Asia’s first four-dimensional (4D) theater, 4D Magix, made its debut in Singapore’s island resort Sentosa, according to Channel NewsAsia report on Thursday.
This edge-cutting splash worth 3.5 million Singapore dollars (about 2.1 million U.S. dollars) is furnished with special seats, which come equipped with in-built speakers, seat vibration, leg ticklers and water features to guarantee the audience a live and vivid experience.
With special glasses on, visitors may be drawn to follow every twist and turn in the plot of a 15-minute fully-automated show, which will cost them 16 Singapore dollars (about 10 U.S. dollars) per adult or 9.5 Singapore dollars (about 5.8 U.S. dollars) per child aged 4 to 12.
The new 4D theater lists among Sentosa’s masterplan, which expects to receive 8 million tourists by 2010, up from 5 million in 2005.
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