Battlestar Galactica: CYLON at Universal Studios Singapore

Fast facts

Vekoma built CYLON as part of a steel dueling launch coaster, opened in 2010 at Universal Studios Singapore. vekoma.com

The CYLON track rises forty-two point seven metres above the park. coasterpedia.net

Its trains reach a top speed of ninety kilometres per hour. coasterpedia.net

The inverted CYLON course contains five inversions. coasterpedia.net

The ride is listed with a throughput of six hundred and forty passengers per hour. coasterpedia.net

The reported construction cost was thirty million US dollars. straitstimes.com

The story of Battlestar Galactica: CYLON

Battlestar Galactica formed one of the principal attractions announced for Universal Studios Singapore’s Sci-Fi City, where Vekoma’s two tracks were arranged to run together as a dueling launch coaster. The park opened to the public in March 2010, bringing the great steel structure to Sentosa. media.corporate-ir.net· vekoma.com

The beginning was not without interruption. A week after the March 2010 opening, a seat became detached during routine testing, and the coaster remained closed for nine months while the matter was addressed. channelnewsasia.com

A second extended closure followed in July 2013. Resorts World Sentosa undertook a broad review of the ride and its systems, while the original four-seater vehicles were replaced by two-seater trains. straitstimes.com· channelnewsasia.com

On May 27, 2015, after twenty-two months away, the intertwined courses reopened. The structure remained substantially the same, but the new vehicles gave each passenger a clearer window seat over the Sentosa parkland. channelnewsasia.com· straitstimes.com

Battlestar Galactica: CYLON