Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Hong Kong Disneyland

Two of my aunts went to Hong Kong Disneyland on two different occasions. They came back and told me how much they had enjoyed themselves there. "You must take all the rides," Fifth Aunt said.

It has always been my dream to visit Disneyland, and the Hong Kong theme park seemed to be the nearest. And so while my friends and I were planning for our trip, we promptly included the theme park in our itinerary.

Tickets could be purchased online or at the entrance, but we bought ours at the Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Booth at The Peak Tower a day earlier. The One-Day Pass cost HKD350.00 per adult. Each of us got a free gift with our ticket. You can choose between a Disney photo frame and an umbrella.

The next morning, we took the MTR there. It's quite convenient. At Sunny Bay, we needed to change trains. It was quite amusing to see the Disney-themed train, complete with Mickey Mouse windows and Mickey Mouse overhead strap hanger.

Mickey window

Mickey overhead hand strap

It only took a few minutes to arrive at the Disneyland Resort Station.

Disneyland Resort Station

From the MTR station, it was then a short walk to the entrance, where you will enter into another realm - a world full of wonderful dreams and fantasy, happiness and happily-ever-afters.

The sign perched high up on the entrance

Hong Kong Disneyland is quite small. There's the Main Street U.S.A., Adventureland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland.

Of the three, my favourite has to be Fantasyland, the entrance through Sleeping Beauty's castle. The buildings were quaint and colourful in there, a fantasy land in the real sense.

Here, I enjoy Philharmagic and It's a small small world. Of course, we also rode the carousel. We took photographs at the Snow White Grotto, rode the Cinderella Carousel and Mad Hatter Tea Cups, watched Merlin performed Sword in Storm, watched Mickey's PhilharMagic and It's a Small World. Real fun!

It's a Small World is a boat-ride through a tunnel. It takes you through various galleries, where you can watch colourful costumed dolls dancing to the theme song "It's a Small World". I loved it lots!

Hula dancers, swaying to the tune

At Adventureland, we only took the Jungle River Cruise, while at Tomorrowland, we rode Space Mountain, Orbitron, and the Buzz Lightyear Astro Busters.

We also managed to take photographs with a few Disney characters, like Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Pluto, Pooh and Stitch. They posed in real fun ways!! So cute!!

The performances were good too. I enjoyed the High School Musical Live and the parade. But the most spectacular of all would be the fireworks.

High School Musical Live!

The fireworks is not to be missed!!

However, it was a hot and sunny day when we went. It was quite hot to walk about, so if you are not so fond of the sun, do get ready a hat or an umbrella.

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