Hong Kong Disneyland

I am SO glad that we had the time to visit Hong Kong Disneyland! In the usual Disney style, we were pampered and made to feel as if we were one of the most important people at the resort! The other visitors, in the park, were another story. Talk about rude! The lack of understanding of taking turns, standing in line and the impoliteness of staring took its toll on all of us. We finally took to pushing and staring back!
The guests at the hotel were of another caliber; they obviously have traveled and understood what appropriate behavior is. Speaking of the hotel it was quite beautiful. In true Disney style, it was fabulously decorated for Christmas (I'll post more photos later). Our room, even though it was smaller than the suite at the Victory Hotel in Guangzhou was more than bearable! The beds, linens and bathroom were immaculate. After a day at the park it was pleasure to come back to!
The park itself is very small compared to what we are used to at Orlando. There is only the Magic Kingdom with limited rides. The characters were few and only the most recognizable ones were available. On the positive side, we had NO waits and could ride over and over again if we wanted. The kids just loved the lack of crowds!
Because we stayed in a resort hotel we were given a second day of access to the park free with our room. So, the first day we toured until 2:00, went back to the hotel, went swimming (that's another story for a different post) and the next day we stayed ALL day long; from 10AM to 8PM. We watched the parade (WOW!) and the fireworks over the castle.
Because the park was beginning the Christmas holiday season it was decorated with all beautiful lights. The castle, in particular was amazing! The castle is not Cinderella's castle but Sleeping Beauty's castle and is much smaller, with no stores and no place to eat (and definitely nowhere to spend the night).
Matthew was amazed and had a great time. He rode Space Mountain twice (each time being frightened) but passed on the third time, opting to sit out with Analiese and myself! The only ride that we could not do was the auto track because the kids were not tall enough to ride alone.
We were sad to leave the resort but have some fantastic memories! I'm so glad that we ended our trip on such a positive note!