CNY to KL Day 2: Genting Highland

I woke up earlier than everybody so that I could have some peace to myself and my coffee. It was my turn to take scenic pictures at the balcony.

It was very foggy as it rained the night before. So quiet, cooling and nice.

We got Chef Zaky in the house again. Lil Shauna had other things to complain about yet again and couldnt cook. Lol.

Bfast was bread with eggs, hotdogs and canned tuna plus some strawberries. Ok, only Daddy Lim was chomping on the strawberries bcos he said that they were really sour despite looking all red and good. That stopped Lil Shauna and I from trying. We throwing at least half away.

We packed up after bfast, checked out and were ready to move on to the next destination - Genting Highland indoor theme park. We saw an advertisement on Skytropolis at the Premium Outlet and found on the website that the preview unlimited rides passes were at RM60 each. Right before we moved off, we managed to book 2 passes for the kids; the adults could get single ride ticket at RM15 each if needed. Same day booking was not available on Genting Highland website but luckily was on Klook's. Woohoo!

The kids were decked out in their loot from the premium outlet. They were great steals - Zaky's Adidas sneakers were RM138 and Lil Shauna's Adidas slacks were RM110. Now you know why they were so cooperative at the outlet - bcos they were shopping for themselves under their parents' sponsorships.

The original plan was to take the Awana skyway to Genting. However, the mistake driving up to Genting the evening before fully prepped us for the drive up. I even spotted the multi-story carpark to park the car the night before and made a mental note on where to park.

The drive up took about 20 mins. The last part of the journey after we had arrived at Genting was very dangerous and adventurous as it was very foggy and visibility was like 1m. Daddy Lim had to drive very, very slowly and I was holding my breathe as if that would help. We were really glad that we knew where to park but it was still challenging to find the carpark in that much fog.

We did arrive safely at the carpark. The inside of the carpark had much better visibility with the lightings as compared to the outside. Phew. I sweat for Daddy Lim.

The last time we were in Genting were many years back. Zaky was a toddler then. We stopped coming to Genting after the outdoor theme park was closed for renovation and the renovation took so many freaking years. Without the outdoor theme park and with most of the indoor theme park also closed for renovation subsequently, there wasnt much for the kids, explaining why Genting was struck off our holiday list.

Genting is so much different now. We only explored the First World hotel area, where the indoor theme park used to be and now taken over by Skytropolis. So much light and sound; feels like we are in the casino.

There was a long q for the tickets onsite. There was a separate short line for collection of the wrist tags for online booking. Woohoo! That's us! Yeah to online booking!

The kids got the wrist tags very quickly. We arrived nicely at 10am, right when the park opened and the Qs for the rides were decent. Soon, the kids were running off to their 1st ride - the Disco!

I was quite sure that I took this ride before with Lil Shauna in one of the theme parks that we had visited. Nobody else had any recollections. Zzzz.

The 2nd one - some whirly 360 degrees ride.

The kids looked like they could touch the ceiling. Lil Shauna said that the ride gave her dizzy head. I could tell with all the swirling and twirling. Zaky tolaerated the upside down rides very well even without mummy. Sob, my babies are all grown up!

The 3rd ride - the Spin Chairs.

This is the other one that goes upside down while spinning horizontally. The kids loved this the most.

The 4th one was the drop, similar to the one that they took in HKG Ocean Park but a much smaller scale. The kids said that it was not exciting. It looked like a big kiddy froggy jump ride.

At that point, I started wandering and found candy floss. I also wanted to get into the theme park mood leh. Hehe. I sort of regretted not getting a pass for myself; the rides looked exciting. This is also a new experience for us - kids going to theme park without us.

Everybody loves candy floss. Hohoho.

We stopped shortly for snacks and some exploration.

And we found affordable ziplining acrossed Skytropolis at RM76 for the 4 of us. No pictures bcos the phones were in the locker. The instant while standing at the edge of the ledge freaked me out and I so regretted my choice. Lol. Fortunately, it got better when we sat on the harness and felt the tension and secureness of the harness. I ziplined alongside Zaky and it lasted only like 15 secs max. Lol.

Then it was lunch at Din Tai Feng with our beloved xiao long bao that didnt make it to the pictures bcos they were attacked the moment they were served. Poor thing.

The Qs to the rides had started to build up by then. The kids had zero interest in the non-thrilling rides. I told Daddy Lim that I have theme park trained the kids very well. Haha.

The kids went for a repeated ride while giving Daddy Lim some time to snooze. Lunch always knocked him out and we needed him to be alert to drive us down Genting. The kids opted for the Spin Chairs and were in the Q for a good some time.

Daddy Lim was in happy land when they were done and I rushed them off for another ride to give him more eye shut. The kids quietly took a picture with the napping Daddy Lim, who totally had no idea that it happened but to the amusement of the auntie who was seated beside him. Lol.

Another q, but shorter bcos the ride looked seriously scary and wasnt as popular as the others.

Daddy Lim was finally up when we were done. The preview pass was definitely worth the price despite not all the rides were operational but 80% of the rides were up. The kids wanted to try the other 2 thrilling rides - Viking and roller coaster that were still closed. I suspect the price would increase (as well as the Qs) when the theme park is fully opened.

With that, we wrapped up our Genting Highland trip and headed to Sunway Lagoon. The fog had cleared by then and it was a nice drive down the mountain.

We stayed in another airbnb - Indah Villa, near Sunway Lagoon bcos the hotel was way too expensive with the festive season. It was a decent little apartment with 2 bedrooms but freaking hot! The 1st thing that we looked for was the aircon remote controller. Lol.

The host had old school TV games that entertained the boys for a while.

Soon after settling down, we headed to the Sunway Pyramid shopping mall for dinner as well as the escape room.

We paid RM156 for 4 to do an easy escape room and managed to solve it in 45 mins. Hehehe. The kids had great fun and had been training on the escape room apps in our phones. It was good experience to do escape room with the kids. Zaky particularly did give up easily and kept asking if we should ask for hints when stuck.

The rest of the evening was again spent on our gadgets bcos again we didnt figure out how to operate the cable TV. Haha.

Mummy Lim