It’s sad but true. After 25 years of service, Underwater World Singapore will cease to exist after June 26. With its lease at Sentosa expiring in less than two years, it will have to vacate the facility and, most importantly, find suitable homes for the animals. So far, the pink dolphins, fur seals and otters have been transferred to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China — that means the ‘Meet the Dolphins and Fur Seals’ sessions will no longer be available.
UWS has faced stiff competition from the Marine Life Park ever since it opened at Resorts World Sentosa with Dolphin Island and the S.E.A. Aquarium in 2012. The newer and bigger attractions drew the crowds in, even after the Dolphin Lagoon at UWS was relaunched in 2010 with a facelift.
To mark the closure of this nostalgic aquarium, which holds many a fond memory for ’90s kids, anyone who plans to revisit the space before it’s gone forever can get tickets at the same opening price back in 1991 — $9 for adults and $5 for children (from June 7 to 26). If you can remember who Underwater Santa and Underwater God of Fortune are, wave goodbye to them as they make their final appearances daily at the Underwater Tunnel.
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