Friday, March 11, 2011

Orlando Day 6. Typhoon Lagoon, Florida mall and Orlando Premium Outlets

Taking a day off the parks and finally got to sleep way after 6:30am :)
We took a Lynx bus (In Singapore, they call it SBS) to Enterprise Rent-A-Car to collect our rented car and settle the final paperwork.

Fantastic service provided when you're booking but not during collection. GPS system provided was faulty and they simply gave us a map to navigate our way to Walmart to purchase a GPS system. They allowed us to keep it and gave a 30% discount as well. But still.. pfft! It's a miracle that we're able to find Walmart despite being our first time and driving aimlessly.

Anyway, driver's seat on the LEFT! Wasn't used to it initially and Baby kept winding down the car window by accident haha




This is one of their radio stations which plays the biggest hits from Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Jessie J, etc. They have a HUGEEEE variety of radio stations!




Travelling at Miles/hour instead of Kilometres/hour



Drove to Walmart and purchase the GPS system. It's mega huge with more than 20 cashier counters! 0.0
The saleslady thought I'm 12! Ohgosh! She even mistaken us as siblings hahaha! She couldnt believe that i'm 20.


Off to Typhoon Lagoon next!







Parking is head in. Not reverse parking




Vehicle number plate! Oranges in the middle hee!




Can u believe that this picture was taken in America?! And i thought everyone didnt know that Singapore exist! Many cast members in Disney even asked us where Singapore is located!



Off to the wave pool after changing and dumping everything into the locker. It's scorching hot! We just hit Spring and it only gets cold in dawn & dusk but not the afternoon. Temperatures go as high as 31°C with no breeze no nothing!


And we thought that we experience Summer in Singapore...



The wave pool is different from Jurong Swimming Complex. It is crazily strong! I almost lost my goggles even though im wearing it. Thankfully some kind soul found it..


Blustery Bay
Entry tidal pool surrounded with sandy beaches and deck chairs...
















This is what happen everytime we heard a signal. All the kids will scream and people will start pinching their noses.. Preparing to jump or immerse themselves into the water in case they got swept away. I almost lost Baby the 1st time as it caused us to let go of our hands haha!



Off to Gang Plank Falls which features a gigantic four-person inner tube where you travel through caverns dripping with water and down a few slopes.



Pleasant experience and it isn't jerky at all. The inner tube is so huge and heavy causing great difficulty when we were heaving up the stairs. In the end some passers-by helped us carry it all the way into the pool lol!




Keelhaul Falls




Travel through curvy waterslides and caves along with drops and turns!

Crush N Gusher next! Scary multi-rider coaster-ride with 3 fruit-themed slides:
- Banana Blaster
- Coconut Crusher
- Pineapple Plunger

Sharp turns, sudden drops, uphill climbs and thrilling plunges! This attraction is just like a rollercoaster ride WITHOUT shoulder harnesses and lapbars. Well of course, you're sitting in a float holding only onto the handles beside you!

You will start plunging down a slope at fast speed before getting whisked through tunnels and flumes.

We went on the Pineapple Plunger and Banana Blaster!!!!!
Everything happened so quickly and it isnt that scary :)






Castaway Creek
Both of us got into a double float! Hehe so cute :)









A lazy river which winds its way around the entire park with waterfalls, mist and through a rainforest.. Great for relaxing after visiting all the attractions.






That's all for Typhoon Lagoon and we went to have a quick shower after that. I got so tanned!

The attraction which I totally regretted not going is the Shark Reef :( Got the wrong information that we have to pay when actually you can just go in for free and snorkle awhile as it's the oxygen tank which cost money... Oh well, gonna visit there again together with Blizzard Beach!

Here's a video which basically sums up majority of the attractions. You got to see the wave pool inside here!









Driving off to Florida Mall!





Bought lip gloss from Forever 21 and Lush soap! Had A&W - Chicken and Hotdog + fries for dinner! We started getting sick of western food because we only have either fries or burgers for both lunch and dinner!



They have an M&Ms store too!





On the way to Orlando Premium Outlets at Vineland Avenue. Time for shopping!!! Baby was more excited than me because of Ralph Lauren & Levi's






Driving isn't a problem as the prople there are so courteous and are more than willing to give way to you :) It's easy to manuever too and the roads are wide. The expressway isn't jammed at all even during peak hours. Parking is free everywhere and parking lots are readily available.




Vineland Ave which is opposite our hotel.



Baby bought 5 Ralph Lauren tees! I didnt see anything i like. In fact I didnt buy anything :( Was contemplating whether I should buy Levi's jeans but majority of them are around the same price. Baby bought 3 0.0



Early night for today as we need enough rest for Universal Studios Florida and Harry Potter Theme Park :)

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