Monday, 2 November 2009

Halloween at Night Safari 31.10.09

The rain started to pour not long after we gathered in my car. Luckily, Qiuwen is all prepared with 6 ponchos for us. We got caught in the traffic jam at PIE (should have use the KJE) and only arrived at the Night Safari at 7pm. There was lots of people jamming the entrance and lots of screaming as well. Quite a handful of the staffs had put on the standard pale and bloody makeup, and dressed in scary looking costumes. I didn't really dare to take photo with them, as they were making scary gestures, trying to frighten as many guests as possible. Brave Qiuwen took quite a few photos with them.

We were really disappointed when we heard about the temporary suspension of the train of terror service due to the rain. We started our walk in our poncho and the path was really dark. I regretted not bringing along a torch. It was fun to walk in a group and we managed to walk through the whole park, enduring the stuffiness of wearing a poncho in the drizzle. There was one enclosed area of the park where we could get really close up with the bats; it was quite scary to walk past them as there were some that flew across our path as we walked towards the enclosure exit.

The bridge of no return was full of staffs in Halloween costumes. A few gave chase when they saw that we were scared of them. A witch chased me until I reached a pot of bones... luckily, I was not hit by the long bone, which the witch was holding up high.

Upon completion of our walk, we reached the entrance where we purchased tickets for the train of terror that has continued service. Doris and her daughter went back first, as the queue seems really long and the walk has been tiring. We met a family who put in effort to dress up as a Flintstones couple and The Mask son. They were really friendly and agreed to many photo-taking requests. I was amazed by the number of camera flashes behind us (they were queuing for the ride behind our group).

During the last section of the ride, the staffs in costumes tried to scare us by jumping onto the train as it drove slowly past them. I found it funny that disfigured Snow White could bounce up an down the train so well. There was one section where a fat mermaid had her tails cut and bloodily hanged up on the tree, while she was screaming for help on the chopping board. The bloody-looking butcher was holding up his chopper and laughing like a mad man. Nice setup.

We ended our adventure at 11 plus and I believe we all had fun, despite the scare and tiredness from the walk. It was a new experience for me, and now I know who is easily scared, haa.

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