Sentosa wants to double its visitors. Here's the plan

Sentosa's next decade is on display for free. The beach it replaces is still there, for now.

Go to the free exhibition when it returns to Sentosa in October 2026; it is the only part of the Greater Sentosa Master Plan you will experience before the 2030s. The blueprint, unveiled in July 2026, stitches the island to 120-hectare Brani next door, and the Sentosa Development Corporation wants to double the more than 16 million visitors the island already pulls in each year. Its chief executive, Thien Kwee Eng, calls it the island's "greatest transformation in our history". The compromise is time: most of it has no opening date. Check SDC's channels for the exhibition's dates and venue before you go.

The big ideas are worth a look. Imbiah Canopy would sit on top of Mount Imbiah with attractions, food, shops and covered event space, plus a treetop skywalk down to Siloso Beach. An elevated forest walk would link the Sensoryscape to Imbiah Lookout. Down on the sand, a beachfront landmark called the Sensorium would mix indoor attractions with an all-weather events venue. Brani West is billed as one of the largest attraction sites in the whole plan.

Siloso, Palawan and Tanjong are slated for rejuvenation alongside coastal protection works, with ideas including beach clubs, treetop dining, a floating boardwalk and an islet-hopping route along Sentosa's 3km coastline. The Sentosa Express monorail would eventually give way to a higher-capacity People Mover; the cable car stays.

The nearest firm piece is Resorts World Sentosa's own Waterfront development, due in 2030. Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Singapore is part of the picture too, without a published opening date.

The exhibition toured VivoCity, Our Tampines Hub, Jurong Point and Waterway Point between July and September before heading back to the island. It suits Sentosa regulars, urban-planning nerds and parents wondering what the island will look like when the kids are teenagers. Look at the artist's impressions, grumble or cheer accordingly, then go to the beach while it still looks like this.

Good to know Exhibition admission is free; it returns to Sentosa in October 2026. Check SDC's channels for dates and venue before you go. Projects open from the early 2030s.

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