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Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
Hello! I just got back from my trip (literally, got home at 2am last night) and of course the first thing on my mind is writing about my Disneyland trip! I have never written a trip report before so please bear with me 
So a little intro, my name is Bianca and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I visited HKDL with my dad. He doesn't like being in photographs or having photographs of himself posted online, so you probably won't see much of him. We bought a two day pass but ended up having two half days.
We stayed in Kowloon so we took the MTR to Disneyland. All up the ride was about 45 minutes each way. I loved the Disneyland train, I wish Melbourne trains were that comfortable!
We got to the park at around 9:30am. The walk leading up to it was very exciting, I loved the instrumental versions of Disney songs that they were playing and there were lots of excited children around. This was on a Tuesday morning and there were more people there than I expected. I don't think we were there during any school holidays though. We bought our tickets and went straight through to Main Street. There was a long queue for the Minnie/Mickey m&g but my plan was to head straight to the castle.
As well as not liking being photographed, my dad is also a horrible photographer. I was very glad when I saw that this photo actually worked out!
After that we went back to Main Street so I could get some breakfast. Not just any breakfast though, it had to be Mickey waffles.
"Delicious" is definitely the right word to describe them. We sat in the little eating area behind the waffle stand and listened to the sound of patients at the dentist. There were a lot of little birds around and the seats were covered in bird poop - not the best way to start the day! We consulted our guide map and decided to start in Adventureland and make our way around the park.
We headed to the Jungle Cruise first since it was a walk-on. We were in the English speaking queue but unfortunately we all had a hard time understanding our captain. He spoke very quickly and not very clearly.
The Cruise was much the same as I expected except for towards the end - I loved the fire! We were on that side of the boat and it was very hot.
One other issue I had with the Cruise was that the boat seemed to go a bit fast. It would have been nice to slow down just a little so that we could actually take everything in.
After the Cruise we went up Tarzan's Treehouse. I can't say I was a big fan of this attraction, the theming was nice but I just wish there were some more interactive elements.
As we were heading back on the rafts it started pouring down. Of course, we had decided not to bring our umbrellas to the park because we were too lazy to carry them. We ran under the bridge between Adventureland and Grizzly Gulch and checked our map to see where the nearest store was. We headed back to Adventureland and picked up some HKDL ponchos ($60HK each).
After that little pit-stop we made our way to Grizzly Gulch. I was really excited to ride the Runaway Mine Cars but unfortunately my dad had a heart attack a few years ago which means no coasters for him! I went on alone and he enjoyed looking at the theming.
I entered through the single rider line which was a mistake. They just ignored me, even taking single riders from the regular line before taking me. It was very odd. Even when there was no one else in the regular line, he wouldn't let me on. The ride was a walk-on but only if you're in the regular line! Eventually I made it on and I LOVED the ride so much. I'm not one for crazy rollercoasters but this one was great. I loved the theming and that it was just scary enough without being too much. I also get motion sickness on a lot of rides but this one didn't seem to affect me at all.
After GG we went to Mystic Point. At this point it was still raining a bit so I didn't take any photos of the land. We rode Mystic Manor which I really enjoyed. I thought the ride was a little jerky but it didn't detract from the experience too much. I had read about Mystic Manor but I still wasn't really sure what to expect. I still don't really know how I would describe it to be honest! I think I prefer Haunted Mansion but it was cool seeing such a unique ride.
This post is getting pretty long so I'll leave it at that and come back later to take you through the rest of this day! Thanks for reading
So a little intro, my name is Bianca and I'm from Melbourne, Australia. I visited HKDL with my dad. He doesn't like being in photographs or having photographs of himself posted online, so you probably won't see much of him. We bought a two day pass but ended up having two half days.
We stayed in Kowloon so we took the MTR to Disneyland. All up the ride was about 45 minutes each way. I loved the Disneyland train, I wish Melbourne trains were that comfortable!
We got to the park at around 9:30am. The walk leading up to it was very exciting, I loved the instrumental versions of Disney songs that they were playing and there were lots of excited children around. This was on a Tuesday morning and there were more people there than I expected. I don't think we were there during any school holidays though. We bought our tickets and went straight through to Main Street. There was a long queue for the Minnie/Mickey m&g but my plan was to head straight to the castle.
As well as not liking being photographed, my dad is also a horrible photographer. I was very glad when I saw that this photo actually worked out!
After that we went back to Main Street so I could get some breakfast. Not just any breakfast though, it had to be Mickey waffles.
"Delicious" is definitely the right word to describe them. We sat in the little eating area behind the waffle stand and listened to the sound of patients at the dentist. There were a lot of little birds around and the seats were covered in bird poop - not the best way to start the day! We consulted our guide map and decided to start in Adventureland and make our way around the park.
We headed to the Jungle Cruise first since it was a walk-on. We were in the English speaking queue but unfortunately we all had a hard time understanding our captain. He spoke very quickly and not very clearly.
The Cruise was much the same as I expected except for towards the end - I loved the fire! We were on that side of the boat and it was very hot.
One other issue I had with the Cruise was that the boat seemed to go a bit fast. It would have been nice to slow down just a little so that we could actually take everything in.
After the Cruise we went up Tarzan's Treehouse. I can't say I was a big fan of this attraction, the theming was nice but I just wish there were some more interactive elements.
As we were heading back on the rafts it started pouring down. Of course, we had decided not to bring our umbrellas to the park because we were too lazy to carry them. We ran under the bridge between Adventureland and Grizzly Gulch and checked our map to see where the nearest store was. We headed back to Adventureland and picked up some HKDL ponchos ($60HK each).
After that little pit-stop we made our way to Grizzly Gulch. I was really excited to ride the Runaway Mine Cars but unfortunately my dad had a heart attack a few years ago which means no coasters for him! I went on alone and he enjoyed looking at the theming.
I entered through the single rider line which was a mistake. They just ignored me, even taking single riders from the regular line before taking me. It was very odd. Even when there was no one else in the regular line, he wouldn't let me on. The ride was a walk-on but only if you're in the regular line! Eventually I made it on and I LOVED the ride so much. I'm not one for crazy rollercoasters but this one was great. I loved the theming and that it was just scary enough without being too much. I also get motion sickness on a lot of rides but this one didn't seem to affect me at all.
After GG we went to Mystic Point. At this point it was still raining a bit so I didn't take any photos of the land. We rode Mystic Manor which I really enjoyed. I thought the ride was a little jerky but it didn't detract from the experience too much. I had read about Mystic Manor but I still wasn't really sure what to expect. I still don't really know how I would describe it to be honest! I think I prefer Haunted Mansion but it was cool seeing such a unique ride.
This post is getting pretty long so I'll leave it at that and come back later to take you through the rest of this day! Thanks for reading
I thought the food was better at the resort than at the park. We only mostly only had lunch to worry about at the parks. And then when I hit Hong Kong proper, I realised how sub-par the food at the parks really was.
