I was thinking if I was too old to be looking at toys, until I realised that the toys featured are those that my parents and grandparents played with. So age wasn't really a problem here. However, I got a little trigger happy in there, and 5 minutes into my visit, my camera ran out of batteries. Now, I believe the staff remember me as the young man who went into the museum, and reappeared sheepishly 5 minutes later asking "Where's the nearest 7-eleven? Uh I kind of ran out of batteries"Ok this post will be mainly pictures and captions because like I said, I was trigger happy, and also because there isn't really much I can say about this place except through the pictures.
At the entrance
GAWD. Look at how Batman used to look. No amount of photoshopping can save you from a costume that ridiculous.
The directory. This will give you an idea of what I'm talking about on each level.Starting from level 5 - Outerspace
Millions of robots, of every shape, colour and size. Its not very well taken because they wouldn't let me use flash in here and the lighting of this corner wasn't very good. Zzz.
The poster for the first Star Wars. An eye-opener.At level 4 - Characters
Awwwwwwww. Now get back to chasing each other already.
Tintin and Snowy running off on yet another mission. I loved the comics, but Tintin needs a better hairstylist.
More Tintin! My favourite character from Tintin is actually Captain Haddock because he's an incorrigible drunk sailor who uses ridiculous curses like "Blistering barnacles", and because he's just a lot funnier than omg I'm so seriously smart Tintin.
Popeye the spinach eating sailorman. One of my childhood favourites, although I never could understand why he liked spinach from a can.
Oh yeah Superman. Way to go red undies.Level 3 - Childhood favourites
Some really ugly looking Mickey Mouses. Check out the one on the right. The teeth! THE TEETH! And the BEADY EYES! And the misshapen ears! And the NOSE HAIR OMG! The one on his left in the back isn't much better either.
Check out Mickey Left's super long nose hairs.
We all know where this is from. If you don't, here's a clue. Count the number of dwarves.Level 2 - Collectables
The Beatles. I can't really tell who is who, but at least they got the number of bandmembers right.
A large remote controlled peacock. Hmm...
A random scenery shot of level 2 to let you know what the museum kind of looks like inside.Ok judging time!
Appeal - This museum has well placed exhibits and a nice decor, so visually it scores quite well. Only problem is there really isn't any reason to come back here a second time after you've visited it once because there isn't really that much to see, and you can finish touring it under an hour. I'd give it an 8/10.
Staff friendliness - Well the staff were nice enough to direct me to the nearest 7-eleven, and they never stopped smiling, so I'd give them 8/10
Cost - The admission cost of this museum may seem rather high to you if you're unaccustomed to paying 10 dollars for entry. However, they are having a promotion till Christmas that will allow you to enter this place for $7.65, so if you want to visit this place do it now. 7/10
Overall interesting-ness - This is a feature of Singapore that is definitely worth one visit. And no more. 23/30