Thomas the Train at Millenia Walk

Last week, we managed to catch “Alice in Wonderland” at Forum Galleria, and we thoroughly enjoyed the FREE performance.

As there are lots of other performances happening at the shopping malls, we decided to catch “Thomas the Train” at Millenia Walk.

Needless to say, Nathan was very excited, as he has been playing with Thomas Train Sets since he was a toddler, and Daddy knows his train sets well enough, even to write a review about them. 🙂

We arrived at the atrium half an hour before the 1pm performance, and there were already lots of people there.

Parenting Tip:

If you are planning to go for this show, do go early, as they give away Limited Photo-taking coupons with Thomas and the Fat Controller.

Before long, it was time for the performance and we were looking forward to it. The set looked promising and we were ready to be entertained!

We were introduced to the show by a “spunky” young MC, who tried to stir the crowd up in preparation for the cast! I must say, that she did try her best to get the audience moving…

Next up, was the Fat Controller…who was a real disappointment.

First of all, he was not even FAT! …

2ndly, he was not even excited about performing for the children. In fact, he looked like he just “rolled out” of bed, and I did not even notice him smiling…

The 2 of them belted out the famous theme song of “Thomas the Train”, and I think that was the highlight of the performance…

But what about THOMAS? Did he make an appearance…???

He did…But I was disappointed…

As the Cast Shouted out…

Out came Thomas…

Yes…he was just made of wood and his face did not even have varied expressions. Mummy remarked that they have something similar at Toys R Us!

Using a voice-over technique…Thomas made a brief appearance, and the rest of the cast (the two of them) took over.

In fact, the whole performance was less than 10 mins, with the duo cast just singing 2-3 songs and it was all over…(talk about anti-climax).

The Photo-taking session was up next.

This was actually quite a highlight for the kids. However, it was a real pity that I caught the Fat Controller heaving a sigh of “When will this be over”… as the kids were lining up to take a photo with Thomas and him.

Frankly, his lack of excitement showed in his photos, and he just stood there stoic…as the kids went up to take photos with him

Therefore, unless your kids are all hardcore “Thomas the Train” fans, I think a trip down to Forum Galleria for “Alice in Wonderland” is much better use of your time! 🙂

Performance Details:

• 2-5 Dec, 9-12 Dec.
• Weekdays only at 7pm, Weekends at 1pm and 7pm