lebaran holiday july 2019 - pororo park

okay.. since i'm in the mood of writing my past trips, let's write about our trips from our latest. last time we went for holiday as the whole family was to singapore. we were there to visit my sister's baby and to celebrate my mum's, my brother's and my son's birthdays. my mom, dad and brother went there earlier than us because our holiday didn't start until a week before lebaran. since we were going to be there for 5 days, i didn't have any special plans for the kids, but i hoped we could go to some playground or garden by the bay.. but turned out we couldn't go to them both. anyway.. we've been to this park several times before this time, but this would be the first we've been there twice in a trip.

this is the description from their website: go on an adventure with your friends at the one and only pororo park singapore, the largest character-themed kids indoor playground in the country. packed with unique and classic attractions alike, pororo park singapore offers a safe and secure environment for kids between 1-6 years old to explore and create everlasting memories!
many fun-filled activities await you; dive into the shark ball pool, dig into the hinoki pit, play-pretend at petty's supermarket and explore with your friends at poby's playgym. don't forget to hop aboard our star attraction, pororo express train when it's at the station!

pororo park
on the right you can see the overload stroller parking

location: it was located at #02-29 marina square. if you're going there by MRT, the nearest one would be esplanade or promenade.

pororo link

the wooden toys and track to play

hinoki pit (sand like but not really)

ticketing: it's free for baby under 1 year old, and different price for toddler (under 2 years) and child (2-12 years). adult pay less than kids. if you're paying as partners (NTUC, DBS, OCBC, etc), the price would be different as well. for weekday, you can only play for 3 hours per entry, but it's unlimited on school holidays. while on weekend, the playtime is 4 hours per entry but only 2 hours on public holiday per entry. no swapping adults. usually, since we went there once per trip, we didn't know anything about membership or their other pass type. but last time we were there, the counter staff even noticed that we went back twice in a week. and when we declined the membership offer since we were not singaporean, he told us next time we should buy the pororo park savers pass. it's a year pass for 7 transferable visits (for kids) and special price for the first 2 adults. cheaper than paying for each visit. so if you decided to visit this park more than once, probably you should get the pass, especially for family with 3 kids like us, the pass could cover for two visits! parents can go outside the playground and come back in, you just need to ask for the stamp so you can go back in for free. but the kids couldn't go outside the park until the playtime is over.

toddler area

the ball pool

facilities: there is strollers parking area outside the playground. actually, you have to fold your strollers, but lately people just park their strollers open. and it was chaos during weekend. overload parking. there's locker inside for your valuables, but you have to pay yourself. there's a shoe rack for your shoes near the locker area, and it's free. you can also have your birthday party there.

pororo express

train schedule

attractions: when you first got in, you can take off your shoes and keep your belongings in the locker and shoe rack on your left. beside it is petty's supermarket. you can pretend play here with all the stuff you can find in supermarket. unfortunately since this space is a bit separated from other attractions, somehow the kids are not noticing it, so it usually empty or not crowded. behind it is loopy's cafe. since you can't bring your kids outside, you can dine in there in the cafe. they have main menu and several snacks selection. i have to say the food might not be the best, but it's okay. not bad with decent price. afterward, you're supposed to clean up by yourself, but the second and third time we were there, people seemed to not care and just leave their trash behind. on normal day, the staff could clean it, but on weekend, it was chaos and super dirty. so i hope people could understand that they should clean up afterward.

pororo house

bouncy house

behind the stroller parking area (which is across the locker area) is the hinoki pit and pororo link. inside the pit, is a small wood cubes that kids can play with. my kids thought it was a sandbox, but it was tiny wooden cubes. they love it there. while on pororo link, you can find wooden blocks and a track to play. across it is a toddler area. for kids under 2 years old, this is a designated area for them to play to be safe and enjoy more toddler-like toys. it has slide and several toys. beside it is a shark ball pool. the pool is not that big, and i never accompany my kids inside, but i've seen some parents going inside the ball pool.

eddy's classroom

poby's playgym
you can see that some parents go inside

across the pool is the express train. make sure to check the train schedule and line up probably about 10 minutes before. anyway, only kids could ride the train, so make sure your kids are brave enough to ride it themselves or have older sibling to accompany them. the train will come around twice before stopping. then next to it is poby's play gym. it's supposed for kids over 2 years old, but when we were there the first time, my third son was about 18 months and he liked it there. i asked my eldest to accompany him though and ride the slide with him. again, i've seen some parents go in and accompany their kids, but the ceiling was pretty low so i don't like going in. across is the bouncy castle. just make sure to get out when it's too crowded or your kids could bump into other kids. next to the castle is eddy's classroom where you could have your birthday party or join daily classes. between the castle and the pool is the pororo's house. it's a miniature of pororo house where you can go in and take pictures inside. but not much to see when you've been there the second or third time.

theatre and don't forget checking the daily schedule

then there's a daily show (again.. you need to check the schedule) in the little theatre. you need to queue to get in as it doesn't have big space to sit and see. we've been there about 3 or 4 times and we've seen the show almost on every visit and it was different every time. at the back is a nursing room (if you wanted to change the diaper, you need to change it in this nursing room, and not the restroom) and restrooms. there's only one toilet cubicle in the girl restroom with two toilet inside, one is normal size for the adult and smaller one for the kids. so make sure to get your kids to the toilet before they can't hold it.

when you go out from the playground, there's a small toy store so make sure to pass this quickly if you don't want to buy anything from it.

verdict: as i've stated before, my kids love it. we've been there 3-4 times and they still ask to go there again. but i have to agree that they might enjoy it to the fullest when they're over 2 years old and up to 6-7 years. but perhaps my eldest was weird. he still enjoys the park while i saw there wasn't any other kids his age when he was there. and he still asked to go back there.

oh well.. this is a life saver for rainy days, and if you want to just sit and rest. you can take turns with your spouse. one accompanying the kids inside the park and the other walk around the mall. my suggestion: go there on weekdays and start early. it's dirtier and more crowded on weekends. and if your kids like tayo better, there's a tayo station in pasir ris. it's managed by the same management as the pororo park, but we never been there.