We opted to use a bus service to get there. We took a taxi to the Singapore flyer, got on the 9:30 bus, rode to the Singapore border, disembarked the bus, took about an hour and half to get through the Singapore border check point, got back on the bus, crossed the Johore Strait, disembarked the bus again, took about 20 minutes to get through the Malaysian border check point, got back on the bus, and arrived at Legoland about 10 minutes later (just before noon).....guess we should have gotten an earlier bus, but at least we missed the opening queues.....
We immediately started trying to hit all the rides. The boys went on Project X, while Clarissa and I went on the Technic Twister. Here is her reaction to that....
The kids then got on the Aquazone Wave Racers. We weren't sure how Clarissa would react since she doesn't like going fast and Mason was taking her.
Since Richard was kind enough to spray water on them every time they passed by all was good....
Just working to secure his Dad of the Year award here....lol. She did have a blast and wanted to go again, but since we had arrived so late we said let's go and we might come back later.
We found the Star Wars exhibit. I think everyone was excited. It was pretty dark inside (and since we were tired of carrying a heavy backpack we opted to leave the big camera locked in the safe at the hotel), so we didn't take many photos in the exhibit.
I do have to say Richard's inner child may have made an appearance while seeing the giant Lego displays of different Star Wars scenes....I tried to capture a photo of his happy face but the light wasn't cooperating...
We have a family joke about a certain tantrum Mason once threw when he was 4 or so, we left a toy Yoda at Nana's house and he cried all the way home for it. Being sassy, I kept telling him we were driving home in the Toyota, why was he crying.....He would try to correct/explain between sobs...guess you had to be there.....so he was happy to find the ultimate toy Yoda!
We hopped on the Dragon's Apprentice (another junior rollercoaster)....ooh, Clarissa was mad at me. I got yelled at it the whole ride (which I may or may not have laughed during...bad parenting...oops).....and the "best" part was since the ride was so short they send you around two times without stopping when you go through the loading area, the second time around I got the silent treatment and evil eye. It was so funny! Afterwards, the boys went on the Dragon, while Clarissa went down to the Royal Joust.
Going on a Tuesday, it was a slow day so if there wasn't anyone waiting in line, they let the kids go around a second time. Then she went back and rode it two more times. Since it was slow and fun, she got over being mad at me. We then decided to ride Merlin's Challenge.....FYI...if you don't like fast rides don't go on that one...it was a train, so we didn't think it would go very fast....wrong!
We grabbed some lunch and made a plan to hit the most rides we could before the 4D Lego Movie. Got a great view from the Observatory Tower.
We went over to the Egyptian area. We all rode the very nice air con ride Lost Kingdom which had fun laser guns you shot to earn points. Mason then wanted to get soaked on Dino Island, so I walked him over (and waited), while Richard and Clarissa rode on Lost Kingdom a few more times and then played on a playground over there. We then headed over to Lego City....Clarissa's favorite video game.
One of the first activities, we came across was the Rescue Academy. I thought of my firefighter brothers as
The kids went for a flight in a Lego plane (and were apparently blowing kisses to everyone).
We took a ride on the train. It had a nice little loop that gave our legs a little rest. Next stop.....Driving School! While waiting for their turn to drive, they took photos for their driver's license (which of course cost money....which since Clarissa actually smiled for....we paid!), then they watched a movie on how to drive a lego car....they came out and picked cars to drive.
Even though Mason is tall, he is still in the age range to drive....though not very comfortable. Uh...we are in a right hand drive country....kids are driving on the wrong side of the road.....oops.
I think she was loving it!
Finally on the right side of the road!
She was a little old lady here....serious look on her face and leaning up over the steering wheel....we may or may not have been laughing at this....
As soon as they got done we raced to the opposite side of the park to get back to the 4D Movie....we made it just as they were shutting the doors. They actually had to have us go to a back door and reopen it we cut it so close (and we got a lovely seat right up in front). It was a lovely short about Lord Business's brother, Risky Business.....
We then headed back to front to hit the 'Big Shop'....touted as the largest selection of Lego toy sets under one roof in all of Asia. Mason had been saving up his allowance for weeks for the sole purpose of buying Legos at Legoland....so we didn't want to run out of time and not be able to shop. Richard and Clarissa posed with the Lego versions of themselves in front of the Big Shop.
Afterwards, we had a little time to hit the Miniland....where iconic landmarks from 12+ Asian cities were built. It was real neat to see places we have been (and places we want to go to). The kids each got to ride one more ride (Mason rode the dragon and Clarissa opted for the Royal Joust).
We selected the last departing bus that left at 6:45 pm (the park closed at 7:00 pm), we had to head out and catch our bus. We then hopped on the bus, drove about 10 minutes, disembarked the bus, took about 15 minutes to get through the Malaysian border check point, got back on the bus, crossed back over the Johore Strait, disembarked the bus, this time it took about two hours to get through the Singapore border check point, got back on the bus, rode the rest of way back to the Singapore Flyer (then cabbed it back to the hotel). It was late when got back....we were tired! I think since when we book the bus we had to enter all our passport info we were under the impression our border crossing would in some way be expedited.....but it was obviously not. Richard saw on the news the next day there had been some threats made to Singapore and all their border crossings had been backed up....so maybe our waits were extraordinarily long and not the norm...who knows...we made it back and forth safely...so I guess ultimately that is what is important.
So back in my post college/interning days, I moonlighted (and at one point managed) at a one hour photo shop. I happened to be working at one in San Diego when the first Legoland in the US opened up there. I would print photo after photo of these Lego creations. Being a single, 20-something with no kids, I thought these people were nuts taking all these photos.......well now I'm married, not 20-something with 2 kids and have spent hours helping them build things with Legos. So, when we saw really neat things built with Lego....yeah, I took a bunch of photos (like those crazy people I used to shake my head at). I opted to save those photos for the end....so if you really aren't interested you can stop reading the post......
Plumber outside the restrooms....
This one is for a certain friend....who had a pet squirrel named Rocky....
Picking Einstein's nose.....boys
A diver (with a floatie?)
Clarissa is our little painter....
Hanging out with some forest friends....
Steven Spielberg is up there on top of the camera!
This was in the ladies restroom.....a mural of a girl lego putting on lipstick.....so Clarissa!
King Tut Lego
Getting eaten by a shark....aaah!
C3PO!
That's all folks.....
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