Went there yesterday. The cable car ride was worth it. Book tickets online to avoid queues as you need to queue up to get on the cable car too. Be prepared for scorching hot sun and midgies. Didn't go for any shows, the above might be referring to the monkey tales show and another one. The shao lin performance did capture my older kids' attention. The climb up to big buddha was over 200 steps. I will definitely do it again with the kids when the weather's milder.