Universal Studios Singapore (; ) is a
theme park located within
Resorts World Sentosa on
Sentosa Island,
Singapore. It was a key component of
Genting's bid for the right to build Singapore's second integrated resort. On 8 December 2006, the Singapore government announced that the consortium had won the bid. Construction of the theme park and the rest of the resort started on 19 April 2007. It is the second
Universal Studios theme park to open in
Asia (
Japan being the first), and the first in
Southeast Asia. The official plans for the park were unveiled to the public when Universal Studios Singapore released a park map to the public on 20 October 2009. Universal Studios Singapore has since attracted more than 2 million visitors in the 9 months from its opening.