Universal Studios Singapore named top amusement parks

Universal Studios Singapore has been named the top amusement park in Asia by travel siteTripAdvisor for the third year running, local media reported on Wednesday.

TripAdvisor announced the winners of its Travelers' Choice awards for amusement parks andwater parks around the world, with Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Floridaearning top honors worldwide.

In Asia, Universal Studios Singapore beats the regional competitors ranking the first, whileHong Kong Disneyland follows in the second place.

Among the top-25 amusement parks, Tokyo DisneySea, Universal Studios Japan and TokyoDisneyland ranked the fourth, fifth and sixth places respectively, and Legoland Malaysia camein the twelfth place.

As for water parks in Asia, Adventure Cove in Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa ranked thesixth. Waterbom Bali in Indonesia, Black Mountain Water Park in Thailand and Caribbean Bayin S. Korea took the top three spots respectively, while Sunway Lagoon Theme Park inMalaysia pipped Adventure Cove to come in the fifth.

In addition, Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Skypark was also voted on Traveler's ChoiceAwards this year, ranking the 16th among the top 25 landmarks in Asia.

TripAdvisor said award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account thequantity and quality of reviews.

(CHINADAILY)