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Source: The Biography Channel
Some incredible statistics that you may not know about Marina Bay Sands!
1. Marina Bay Sands’ 2,561-room hotel is the largest hotel in Singapore, the 6th largest in Asia and the 34th largest in the world.
2. The Sands SkyPark had over 2.7 million visitors by the end of November 2011 since opening. That is as though the entire population of Rome came and visited the SkyPark.
3. More than 200,000 people watched WICKED and the production played to standing ovations since it opened in December 2011 with 160 performances over 20 weeks.
4. The Sands SkyPark is home to the world’s largest elevated swimming pool, which holds 376,000 gallons of water – that’s almost one and half million litres! If you drink one gallon a day (twice the 'required' 64 ounces daily) from birth and lived to the ripe old age of 100, it would take you ten lifetimes to finish the entire pool.
5. Marina Bay Sands uses approximately 36,000 key cards a month. Lining them up will be as long as 306 km – the distance of more than 7 full marathons.
6. On a typical day, team members consume 200 kg of rice, 1,200 kg protein/meat and 1,500 kg of veggies in the Team Member Dining Room. This is equivalent to the weight of a female Asian elephant.
7. The Banquets team served their biggest dinner event in November 2011, an 8-course dinner for 5,040 guests. Only 1,900 guests were invited to William and Kate’s Royal Wedding. And they didn’t even have a formal sit-down meal at the Buckingham Palace reception – only canapés were served.
8. Over 286,000 people have visited Titanic: the Artifact Exhibition during its six month run at the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, making this the most well-attended museum exhibition in Singapore.
[For those who have missed it, here's a clip on the exhibition!]
9. Nearly 23,000 candidates were screened by the Recruitment Center in 2011 (Jan-Oct). That is over 500 applicants a week. Currently, Marina Bay Sands hires over 9,000 team members.
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10. Marina Bay Sands’ wardrobe department has gone through 500 different uniform designs since opening.
Marina Bay Sands 24/7, an 8-episode weekly series will air on The Biography Channel (StarHub TV Channel 404) on Thursday, 31 May, at 9:30PM.
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