Shanghai Disneyland

        I’ve been to Tokyo Disneyland, Florida Disney and now Shanghai Disneyland!  We didn’t tell the kids until we left for Shanghai.  We took DiDi to get there, got in line where they have posted all over you must get your tickets through their app.  So Tao gets the tickets through the app we get in line.  No these won’t work the kids are over the height limit of 1.4 meters, they need adult tickets.  Everywhere the “kid” size restriction is 1.1- 1.3 or 1.4.  Well all my kids are over this height, so they are not considered kids, but require the adult ticket at any attraction or restaurant.

         It was another hot day, we brought umbrellas as it was forecasted to rain.  Several had 2-3 hour wait times, so we bypassed those.  We went to the Stitch Encounter.  We fondly recalled the 4-D experience in Florida and how one was a bit too young and had to leave midway.  Well when we got in line they tried to stop us saying it will be in Chinese.  Duh.  It was not the experience we were expecting that is for sure.  Nothing 4-D or 3-D about it in fact.  There was a host and then the screen would talk to people as the host went to them with a microphone.  That was it.  Sorely disappointing. But we got out of the heat.  

        Saw a penny press machine with a Star Wars penny in the mad rush of going into the next attraction; Buzz Lightyear Blaster.  This was the same as we expected and enjoyable.  But by the time we exited I forgot about the penny press.  The whole Star Wars area was closed, the boys super bummed.  

       Lots of waiting in line and not doing a whole lot.  We didn’t see the parade as we were waiting to get on a ride.  They stop rides for events.  I thought that was the smart time to get on a ride as everyone should be watching the parade or some scheduled activity.  Nope not here, you’ve been waiting in a long line and there is some guest appearance we must not let anyone go on the ride and just wait for 10-15 minutes.  

            One of the kids realized he lost his GPS watch.  Great, we knew exactly where it was lost in the Marvel building. But it went from raining to downpour and it’s filled with rows of people sitting on the floor all around the walls.  We keep calling it and calling it not able to get a pin point location.  We know it’s somewhere in this building, it’s not moving.  But whether it got kicked under something, stuck in the trash or picked up we don’t know.  Tao asked all the workers.  I’m looking at all the people, under all the nooks and corners.  Some lady with a small child gets my attention and wave the watch at me.  Thank you!  Tao had put an alert on the phone and it came up with a scan button that either got their attention or they could no longer play with it.  I’m just thankful it was only the watch we were looking for and not anyone attached to it.  

           Several more attractions closed due to the weather.  After trying to stay dry and the rain stopping we got to the Shipwrecked Pirate part and the boys got into a big water cannon battle.  The best part of the day.  Another bummer, we tried to go on a really cool attraction(I forget the name), but after standing in line they told us no sandals.  Really?  It’s not listed under the Do Not’s list.  All the kids had closed toe sandals too.  I was really mad.

        I really wanted to get the Star Wars smooshed pennies for the boys.  Cheap souvenirs!  Nope.  Someone vetoed that awesome idea.  So as we are walking out at 6:30 for a 7:30 pick up we hit the lego store and the boys got some create your own mini figures.  Cost more than back home, don’t know if that was Disney or China.  Their Disneytown shopping is outside of Disneyland.  So anyone wanting to pay for parking can walk over there to shop and eat in Disneytown.