Thursday, 18 July 2019

China 2019 - Part 15

Hong Kong Disneyland

Monday - June 18th 2019

Hong Kong Disneyland didn't open before 10am, so we slept in and then we took the shuttle bus to the park. We arrived early, because Disney Hotel guests were allowed to enter half an hour before the regular day guests. That gave us plenty of time to get a coffee at Starbucks. Once the first lands opened for the guests, we headed straight to Tomorrowland to ride Ant-Man & The Wasp. After helping Ant-Man to defeat the nano robots, we got in line for Iron Man Experience to help another Marvel hero to fight evil enemies. In the meantime the rest of the park opened, but first we had to ride Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain.

Hong Kong Disneyland

Starbucks

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Ant-Man & The Wasp

Iron Man Experience

Iron Man Experience

Tomorrowland

Hyperspace Mountain

Orbitron

Tomorrowland

Main Street USA

Our first stop was Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Train in Grizzly Gulch. Unfortunately there was already a long line forming, but to our surprise the queue moved quickly. Although it was a Monday the crowds were bigger than yesterday, so we decided to an early lunch at Explorers Club before the lines in the restaurants got too long. Claudia got a soup with mushrooms and it tasted really terrible. I on the other hand ordered the Indian curry with samosas and that was actually pretty good. Afterwards we visited Lord Henry Mystic in his Manor and then we headed over to Toy Story Land. We love RC Racer in Paris and of course we had to get on it in Hong Kong as well. Later we just strolled around Fantasyland, checked out the shops and then we did it's a small world. In the afternoon we did some shopping on Main Street and before we returned to the hotel to take a break, we had an iced coffee at Starbucks.

Grizzly Mountain

Grizzly Gulch

Explorers Club

Lunch

Mystic Manor

Mystic Point

Toy Story Land

RC Racer

Fantasyland

Fantasyland

Fantasyland

it's a small world

it's a small world

it's a small world

it's a small world

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

After we got to rest a bit, we were on our way back to the park. Usually Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land closed earlier than the rest of the park and so we headed straight to Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Train and then onward to Mystic Manor. Once the lands closed we got dinner at Starliner Diner in Tomorrowland. Claudia and I both had the veggie burger with fries again. Afterwards we rode Ant-Man & The Wasp and then we spent the rest of the evening walking around the park looking out for merchandise we might buy. When the park closed we didn't take the bus back to the hotel, instead we walked along the sea side promenade back to our hotel.

Hong Kong Disneyland

Grizzly Gulch

Star Wars Tomorrowland Takeover

Dinner

Tomorrowland

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Wednesday, 17 July 2019

China 2019 - Part 16

Hong Kong Disneyland And Returning Home

Tuesday - June 19th 2019

Today our vacation to China was coming to an end and we had to fly back to Austria. Since our flight was departing in the evening, we still a lot of time left and decided to visit Hong Kong Disneyland again. We bought our tickets already yesterday evening and once we checked out, we headed to the park. Since it was a bonus day for us, we hadn't planned anything and just wanted to enjoy a relaxing day at Disneyland. After coffee at Starbucks on Main Street USA, we started our last Disneyland day in Tomorrowland. First we did Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain followed by Iron Man Experience and then Ant-Man & The Wasp.

Main Street USA

Main Street USA

Space Mountain

Space Mountain

Ant-Man & The Wasp

Iron Man Experience

On the way to Fantasyland we got caramel popcorn and then we got in line for Mad Hatters Tea Cups. A visit to Disneyland wouldn't be complete without taking a spin in this classic Disney attraction. Next was The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and before leaving Fantasyland we did Dumbo the Flying Elephant. In Adventureland Claudia wanted to ride Jungle Cruise one last time and after visiting Tarzan's Treehouse on Adventure Island, we walked over to Grizzly Gulch for Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Train. The big finale of our last day was Mystic Manor.

Caramel Popcorn

Mad Hatter's Tea Cups

Mad Hatter's Tea Cups

Fantasyland

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Dumbo The Flying Elephant

Fantasyland

Jungle Cruise

Adventureland

Adventureland

Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Train

Mystic Manor

We had such a great time at Hong Kong Disneyland, but now we really had to say goodbye to the beautiful Disney resort when it comes to location. With the mountains in the back and the lush vegetation Hong Kong Disneyland quickly became my second favourite Disney Resort right behind Disneyland Paris. The park might be small and there aren't as many attractions as in any other Disney resort, but the whole resort is of high quality. For example, in my opinion Mystic Manor is one of the best Disney attractions ever. Ant-Man & The Was was another highlight. Explorers Lodge was the best Disney hotel for a reasonable price we had stayed so far. So I was pretty sad to leave, but unfortunately we had to catch our flight back to Europe. After another veggie burger at Starliner Diner, we took the shuttle bus back to the hotel. There we picked up our luggage and headed to the airport. Check in and security weren't a big hassle and soon we enjoyed an iced coffee at Starbucks. Before departure we got an Impossible Burger for dinner and then it was finally time for boarding. Our Air China flight to Peking was a little bit delayed, but we still had plenty of time to catch our flight to Munich, where we arrived in the morning of the next day.

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport

Impossible Fries

Impossible Burger