Standing on about 26.2 ha (64.7 acres) of reclaimed land, this park was planned to be a premier park of Singapore's proposed "city of the 21st century", as part of Singapore's vision to be a "City in a Garden".

Officially opened on 30 December 1990 by the then Minister of Labour Lee Yock Suan on the reclaimed land known as Marina South, the park has a two-tiered large pond with a fountain known as The Spirit of the Sculptural Fountain which could sprouted water up 18 metres high.

The Sundial Plaza at the seafront facing the Promenade is installed for the young to learn how to tell time.

There used to be a sandy playground at the southern end of the park, but the former has been demolished to make way for new construction works.

[2] Marina City Park was closed from 1 June 2007 for the Gardens by the Bay's site preparatory works.