Skyline Luge Sentosa is a

luge A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine (face up) and feet-first. A luger steers by using the calf muscles to flex the sled's runners or by exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh for s ...

and skyride system located in

Sentosa Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, and formerly ''Pulau Belakang Mati'', is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the K ...

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

. The attraction opened on 26 August 2005. The luge, situated on the

Imbiah Lookout Imbiah Lookout is Singapore's biggest cluster of attractions, it is located in Sentosa, Sentosa Island. The area contains 11 attractions. History Built in the 1980s, Imbiah lookout was unnamed until 2003. The area originally covered 30% of Sent ...

cluster opposite the

Tiger Sky Tower The Tiger Sky Tower, previously known as ''Carlsberg Sky Tower'', was the highest observation tower in Singapore. It is located in the Imbiah Lookout zone in the centre of Sentosa, Sentosa Island. It was opened on 7 February 2004 and closed on ...

, has four tracks. The tracks are called the Jungle Trail (), the Dragon Trail (), the Kupu Kupu Trail (638 meters (2,093 ft)) and the Expedition Trail (658 meters (2159 ft). The Jungle Trail is the oldest, followed by the Dragon Trail and the Kupu Kupu and Expedition trails. The luge is a self-driving car system in which riders control the speed by pushing a pair of handlebars back and forth. The luge ride goes downhill, relying on gravitational pull to move. After the ride, the 315 meter long Skyride, using chairlifts, brings riders, luge carts, and the helmets back to the starting point. The Skyride is similar to a

ski lift A ski lift is a mechanism for transporting skiers up a hill. Ski lifts are typically a paid service at ski resorts. The first ski lift was built in 1908 by German Robert Winterhalder in Schollach/Eisenbach, Hochschwarzwald. Types * Aerial l ...

. There are two Skyride systems available for use.

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Sentosa Luge and SkyrideSkyline Luge Sentosa
Amusement rides introduced in 2005 Luge, Sentosa Tourist attractions in Singapore 2005 establishments in Singapore {{Amusement-ride-stub

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