Our visit to Legoland Malaysia

After hearing all the good (and bad) things about Legoland Malaysia, we finally went there on a 2D1N trip during one of Hunter's school closure days.

After much deliberation, we decided to take a bus straight to Legoland. It was convenient for us as we stay in the west (the pick up point is at Jurong East) and it's only $14/pax for the trip there and $12/pax for the trip back. So, early in the morning before 9am, we reached the pick up point to wait for the bus.

The pick up point

There was a wait for the bus and I was a little anxious as there was no sign indicating the exact pick up point. However, my anxiety was unfounded as the bus was pretty easy to spot (with a pretty huge sign indicating that it is heading towards Legoland). The bus is comfortable and we managed to reach Legoland by 11plus am.

Since we booked the tickets online, we queued at the counter and got our annual pass - a fuss free experience.

Free entry for kids below 3

The first thing when we went in was to look for food, and there is a restaurant right at the entrance. The portion is huge and quite affordable (around SGD10) and if you forgot your ringgit, you could even pay in SGD, except that the exchange rate sucks.

The weather was so hot that we decided to head to SEA LIFE Aquarium first. It is really a good idea to buy the triple park pass as we are able to hide in the aquarium when the weather is too hot. Works too if it's raining.

Hunter peeping at the skeleton decoration

Are they sea snakes?

Spooky~

After a 1 hour tour in the aquarium, we went to check into our accommodation, a mere 5 mins walk away at Afitini Residensi. It is way cheaper than Legoland hotel and a decent apartment to stay in.

Along the way, there was a supermarket and we stocked up our essentials there. Just a quick tip, the items are cheaper than in Aeon Bukit Indah.

Mini trolley for the kids to shop

After checking in, we tried to get Hunter to take a nap to no avail, and made plans to meet up with my cousin's family for dinner. (We were just staying opposite each other LOL)

Around 5ish, we headed over to Aeon Bukit Indah for dinner at Souper Tang. I would recommend this place for toddlers as it's a quick fix with soup, rice and vegetables.

Then, we got the kids to play with the mini cars but they were too young to understand the controls well (oh wells).

On the mini bike

Then, it was off to bed for them.

The next morning, we went to the main theme park once it opens.

Since Hunter was about 101cm, there were many rides that he could not take. However, he was more interested in taking pictures.

At the castle

Intrigued with wolves

At the monster party

For younger kids, there is a huge playground for them to play at. We were stuck there for half a day, to be honest.

The maze

Getting his grandma to be in jail together

Of course, how can we miss shopping for Legos when we are in Legoland?

Playing with legos in the shopping area

Hunter's hauls

All in all, it was a good trip although Hunter voted for Japan's Legoland when we asked him to choose his favourite Legoland. This guy really knows his stuff.

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