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One of the most widely shared posts came from the couple going by the username Zilliediaries, who described the situation as “literally a war zone” while filming crowds gathered around Suntec City.<\/p>\n
Calling it a “wasted trip” to the area, the couple said they eventually left without entering after waiting for several hours. “Apparently there’s 8,000 people in queue right now,” one of them said, while the other added that it was as if “the whole Singapore, plus Malaysia plus Philipines plus Indonesia are here”.<\/p>\n
Their video has since attracted more than 110,000 views on Instagram and over 170,000 views on TikTok.<\/p>\n
Other attendees reported similar experiences.<\/p>\n
Instagram user Mrza said he joined the queue at about 2.30pm but only received a notification to enter at 7.15pm, by which time he had already left the area.<\/p>\n
Another visitor, who goes by Hamdapickle26 online, said they joined the queue at noon and left two hours later, only receiving their entry notification at around 4pm.<\/p>\n
Ivor Lim, the Malaysian co-founder of the beauty brand Hygr, also took to social media to comment on the crowds \u2013 not because of the inconvenience, but to express regret and “FOMO” (fear of missing out) over not opening a booth at the event.<\/p>\n
Not everyone agreed that the crowd situation could be attributed solely to Mercury Festival.<\/p>\n
Several commenters pointed out that Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre was hosting multiple events simultaneously. Adjacent halls were occupied by Twilight: Flea & Feast, Not So Little Fair and Doki! Doki! Anime Market \u2013 all of which drew significant crowds over the same weekend.<\/p>\n
Others suggested that the virtual queue system itself may have contributed to the perception of extremely long waiting times.<\/p>\n
One attendee who goes by Nic wrote on Instagram that there were more than 500 people ahead of her when she joined the queue at 11.30am. Although this suggested a long wait, she managed to do so within an hour.<\/p>\n
She speculated that some visitors may have wandered around Suntec City while waiting and missed their queue notifications, creating gaps in the line.<\/p>\n
Another commenter, Nana, questioned whether people were registering remotely through the QR code before arriving at the venue.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt 12.30 when it first opened, there were already 7,000 people waiting \u2013 it makes no sense,\u201d the user wrote.<\/p>\n
While visitors debated the queue situation online, other visitors and many participating vendors described the event positively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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