Born in the USA 3 column

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Hong Kong -- Disney Pt 3

 One of our all time favorite rides in Disneyland is Haunted Mansion. But, Hong Kong Disneyland doesn't have the rights to that ride; however, they have created their own version of the ride:
"Mystic Manor".
The manor is 'enchanted' by an artifact the eccentric Lord Henry Mystic brought back from one of his many explorations, always accompanied by his monkey sidekick, Albert. 

Some of Lord Henry's spoils...


While visiting Geyser Gulch, we almost felt like we were in Silver Dollar City!!

Big Grizzly Mountain



NOTE: Interesting fact/memory from Hong Kong Disney--- notice the English on the signage? With Hong Kong having once been a British colony, English is prevalent. However, both Cantonese and Mandarin are also official languages. For some of the rides in HK Disneyland, like the jungle cruise for example, for which the story would be told during the ride, you could choose which ride to take depending on which language you wanted to hear. At the entrance of the line for the ride, simply look above and find the language you wanted and go through that line!


We had not anticipated seeing the Lion King show, but happened upon it just in time for the last show of the day and they were trying to get as many people in as they could, so we joined in. 



Popcorn is a very popular snack there with different flavors in different parts of the park. Instead of the "U.S. Style Original Flavor (salty)" we opted for Caramel Flavor in a Santa Mickey bucket.

Cinderella's Castle

 Christmas Donald and Daisy, Mickey and Minnie

Mainstreet at night is a lovely sight!!

 The end to a magical day!!

Saturday, January 20, 2018

Hong Kong -- Disney Pt 2

 We got to see the parade!



And imitate art....

 And explore new lands!!!!
 TOY STORY LAND
 You can ride the RC Racer on the hot wheels track!
Attendance was low that day, so we got to ride a few times without even having to get out of the car!

Marching GI Joes

Tinker Toys galore!

 We were too big to ride the parachute drop in Toy Soldiers Bootcamp,
but I got to pretend!


 (As you can tell from the lack of sunshine in these pics,
we came back through Toy Story Land before we left the park!)


We grabbed lunch in MYSTIC POINT at the Explorer's Club Restaurant.

 Our view was graced by this lovely 'jade' statue as we enjoyed chicken satay,
shrimp salad, Korean beef, and soup.

Then our sights were set on their version of Haunted Mansion!

Friday, January 19, 2018

Hong Kong -- Disney Pt 1



The train station

Welcome to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort!!

The entrance plaza



Main Street



We were thrilled to find some of our classic favorites!!
Tomorrowland

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

Space Mountain

It's a Small World

And one of our ultimate favorites--
The Tea Cups!!