Angry Birds Adventure Atop Mt Faber

A couple of weeks back, I was invited to Singapore Cable Car’s media launch of the Angry Birds Adventure Atop Mount Faber.

When I first got the invite, I knew I had to go and bring my Angry-Birds-loving little man along. Yup, Noey LOVES playing Angry Birds. For this, I blame my brother, who was the one who introduced the game to him. I had resisted downloading the game when I first got my iPhone because I knew I’d get addicted too easily. I have since proven myself to be right.

I in fact came to learn of how proficient Noey is at phonics because I came across him trying to search for angry birds videos on my iPad a couple of months ago. He had entered “ANGRE BRDS” and google understood.

Noey was understandably very excited when I told him we were going to see and ride in Angry Birds cable cars. For one thing, he actually really enjoys the cable car ride, having been up a couple of times with his grandfather before.

We rode a cable car from Harbourfront Centre over to Mount Faber. Alas, we didn’t realise that not all the cable cars were decked out in the Angry Birds theme and so hopped onto a non-Angry-Birds cable car. I realised that I must have hopped into the wrong cable car when we saw the right ones whizzing by us. Fortunately, Noey was still in good spirits.

We arrived at Mount Faber and were greeted by Angry Birds Space iPad Game Stations. Wow, thought Noey. I had to tear him away from them.

While I attended the media session, Noey was entertained at the creative workshops that they have for kids. I understand that these will be on-going from June to December 2012, and during the June school holidays, the activities include these include colouring competitions, egg painting activities and balloon sculpting. There is a fee, though it includes the cable car ride and museum tour, as well as admission to Sentosa.

I think what he was more interested in were the live game stations, which he got to try out once the event was officially launched.

And of course, the Cable Car ride itself.

Promising to be a full-sensorial experience, upon stepping into the cabin (we got in the correct ones this time!) we were treated to the sounds of Angry Birds chirping and pigs snorting. This amused Noey a great deal. He also enjoyed the short video clip in the style explaining the Angry Birds in Singapore storyline. It was in the style of the introductory videos to the game levels, which he loves. In the cabin was an Angry Birds plush toy which you can take pictures with. We did, of course!

There are also angry birds masks that are provided with the tickets which you can use to ham up your pictures if you so choose. Apart from all that, there is also the great view to enjoy.

Noey totally enjoyed himself. The added bonus was this key ring plush in the form of the red angry bird that came with his kids’ meal at the media lunch. He had a lot of fun pretending to catapult it out of his hands.

When we got home, I put together a makeshift catapult for him using rubber bands strung between the legs of his dining chair. He was playing with it for the whole week.

All in all, Angry Birds Adventure Atop Mount Faber is an interesting twist to Angry Birds. Bringing the game to live, as it were. While the craft activities are, to me, a bit hit and miss, and dependent on your child’s personality, the live game stations on the other hand are fun for everyone. And the cable car ride was kind of fun. We’ll probably hop on for a ride the next time we venture to Sentosa.

Angry Birds Adventure Atop Mount Faber will run from June to December 2012. You can find out more at their website (http://www.singaporecablecar.com.sg/angrybirdsonmountfaber/index.php) and keep abreast of the latest happenings by joining their Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/singaporecablecar. There will be different programs scheduled every month.

Prices:
Cable Car Ride: $29/Adult, $18/Child
Interactive Game Booths: $5/Cable Car Riders & Jewel Card Holders, $15 otherwise.

* We were invited to the media launch and went on the cable car ride and participated in the games as part of the event. All opinions are strictly my own.