Thursday August 5, 10:17 PM
Luge track and aerial chair lift cableway will be Sentosa's latest
attractions
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SINGAPORE : An Asian first is heading for Sentosa when it become
home to an adrenaline-pumping multimillion dollar thrill
ride.
The island will have a $5.5 million luge track.
It will be a 650-metre long meandering path that will start near
the Sky Tower all the way down to Siloso Beach.
There are only 11 such track operating worldwide.
If once is not enough, more thrills will be just a chair lift ride
back to the starting point.
Guljit Singh, Director (Property), Sentosa Leisure Group, said: "We
thought that the luge is an exciting way to connect our hub of
attraction...there are 5 attractions up there. This ride has been
widely marketed as something that can be taken by both the young
and the old. There's a lot of safety elements in the entire
ride."
These include the use of helmets and the maximum speed of 20
kilometres per hour.
The rider will also have total control over the steering and
braking system.
Construction is due to start in October.
In New Zealand, three luge rides will cost around 10 dollars.
