I have been to Hong Kong Disneyland twice before and to be honest I wasn’t really looking forward to going again. The long queues, the pushy Chinese people, the exorbitant food prices… But it actually was a fun day out. Perhaps it was because this time we were there with two kids. The kids embraced it, and the two tough, moody teenagers became little girls again. I wish I could bottle that, whatever it is.

 

There were three more “lands” added since out last trip in 2010.

The first thing we did was give Bianca her need for speed fix and go on Hyperspace Mountain. A tight, fast roller coaster in the dark. It was great.

We then went on the newly opened Ironman Experience. This was a virtual 3D ride with realistic flying (and dropping) and battle scenes. Lucky Ironman was there to save the day.We spent the day exploring the park. Bianca of course went on all the rides.

There were two street parades. The first was the “Flight of Fantasy” parade. We got in early and got a good position sitting on the curb.

 

The highlight of the day was just before the last parade was a Christmas show, with some songs around the giant Christmas tree. “Main Street” came alive with projected images and it started snowing. Fake snow of course, but it did feel magical.

The other parade, “Paint the Night” was at night and all the dancers and floats were lit up spectacularly.

 

 

We were all tired and decided to skip the fireworks.

You have to hand it to Disney. They really do know how to put on a show.

We made it back to Kowloon exhausted, ready for bed, but Jane got a craving for beef brisket noodle soup. So we went searching. We found a small restaurant with some English on the menu and decided its worth a try. We all had noodle soup and it was delicious.None of the staff spoke English, but we communicated our order well enough.

A fun day was had by all. We have a two-day pass to Disneyland so we’ll do it all again in a couple of days.