Shanghai March 2019 - Day 6

We were rained out on our 2nd day at Disneyland. But still managed to enjoy.

On our way into Tomorrowland, we saw 2 ladies dressed as cleaners drawing on the floor. Turned out that they were artists!

Our first ride for the day - Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue. We enjoyed so much that we went a 2nd time! Also, we only had to queue for 5 min for the ride.

After that, Daddy went for the TRON Lightcycle Power Run, a ride that Gillian and Lun Cheak raved about a lot. The kids were too scared to try, so I stayed with them while Daddy went to get his adrenaline rush. He came back really high!

While Daddy was at the TRON ride, the kids and I found a nice spot to wait for the parade to start. The Disney parade is always a highlight at Disneyland. We were about half an hour early because from previous Disneyland experiences, people start to chope places as early as an hour before, so as to get a good view.

But 20 min before the start of the parade, the sky started to darken, and the park announced that due to the weather, they would change Mickey's Storybook Express, which we assume is the full parade, to Meet the Disney Characters. I thought that perhaps meant they would showcase less floats. Turned out there were only 2 floats, with maybe 10 Disney characters. So disappointing!

Shortly after the 5-min parade, it started to drizzle. We sought shelter at TRON Realm, and had to stay there for quite a while coz the rain became heavier. Thankfully TRON Realm had quite a few entertaining games.

When the rain became lighter, we decided to venture out to Alice in Wonderland Maze. On the way, we saw that all the outdoor rides were empty, coz it's so wet.

After lunch, we caught the Tarzan show, which was amazing. Disneyland shows and performances are always great, but this one incorporated Chinese acrobatics as well. Very nice, very entertaining. 

After the show, we went for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride - closest indoor ride. This one, we had to queue for about 20 min. Probably because everybody was just going for indoor rides. We also went for the Pirates of the Carribean ride again, also because it's indoor, but that one was really exciting.

Then, shopping, or rather, window-shopping, and having fun trying out the hats and accessories.

This trip sure showed that Nadine and Aaron are growing up, not little children anymore. After browsing around the shops for quite a long time, they decided that there was nothing "worth" buying. And we convinced them to reserve their shopping budget for Lego. Very easy deal to strike because there's a Lego shop at DisneyTown.

In the end, Daddy was the only person who bought stuff from Disneyland! 1 Iron Man t-shirt and a Disney cap, but this one, but a "normal" one, as his jacket didn't have a hood to cover his head from the rain.

As the kids were shopping in the Lego shop, Daddy decided to do a bit of research on the prices, and realised that the prices are way higher than in Singapore! Had to persuade the kids to reserve their shopping for when we get back to Singapore.

Although we'd stuffed ourselves silly at Crystal Jade, Daddy and Nadine insisted that we had to go eat cheesecake at The Cheesecake Factory. Aaron decided that he was still hungry, and ordered a pasta. No regrets with our orders at all. The humongous plate of pasta was super delicious, and the cheesecakes were heavenly.

Overall, Shanghai and Shanghai Disneyland really exceeded our expectations.

Shanghai Disneyland, had rides not found in other Disneylands, amazing shows, and best of all, DisneyTown where we could find good food. One other thing we didn't encounter in other Disneylands - touts selling tickets, Disney stuff, and even raincoats! They were pretty discreet though. Only big disappointment was not catching a full parade.

One other unexpected good thing that came out of this Shanghai trip - the kids got hooked on a Chinese cartoon over the 2 nights that we were at Novotel, and when they came back to Singapore, they were so much more willing to watch Chinese programs! Yay!

We enjoyed Shanghai so much that Daddy and I decided it's worth another visit some time in the future!