Marina Bay
Sands has been hit by fresh delays.
Fresh reports says one of the star attractions of the
integrated resort, The Lion King Show, will not make its
roaring debut in September because its theatre facilities
will not be ready in time.
The Straits Times understands that the award-winning
Broadway musical by Disney could debut only next year.
Nearly 200 applicants who were interviewed for stage,
lighting and sound positions have now been told their names
will be kept on file, but no date has been set.
The delay comes after a wave of negative publicity for
MBS.
The IR was set to open last December but had to push
back its soft launch to April. Then, last month, at the first major
event it hosted, the Pacific Bar Association’s 20th Conference,
delegates complained of power failures and lack of
air-conditioning in their hotel rooms.
Both sides are now locked in legal battle over payment.
In related news, the centrepiece of Resort World
Sentosa’s Universal
Studios, the Battlestar Galactica ride, is still
closed – more than two months after it was shut down due
to a “technical glitch”.
A Universal Studios spokesman declined comment on when the
ride will re-open.
However, a report on Genting Singapore issued last week by Bank
of America Merrill Lynch said it expects the ride to
re-commence only next year.
