Day 3 - Hongkong Harbour / Disneyland
My favorite part of our Hongkong itinerary, of course, is Disneyland! And since it's the highlight of the trip (for me), I dedicated our last full day in Hongkong to this place! Ever since I was a kid, I envy those children who were fortunate enough to visit the so-called "Happiest Place on Earth" during their younger days. Never had I imagine that someday I would be able to visit my dream place-to-be with my own hard-earned money! And I will always be grateful to God for all the blessings bestowed upon me and family. Thank You, Lord, talaga!
Since we were out literally the entire day during our Macau day trip, I told my Aunts and Mom that we can rest (err, sleep!) longer than the usual to recharge and recover for the next day. But before heading to our destination, we walked to the harbour for some nice morning view.
 |
| We tried to visit also the Avenue of the Stars but to our dismay, it was closed for renovation. Nevertheless, the view was amazing! |
We ate our late breakfast at the Citygate Outlets while waiting for the shops to open. My Mom decided to buy the Michael Kors bag that she has been eyeing during our first day in Hongkong, hence, the need for a side trip to the mall.
Traveling to Disneyland via piblic transpo is pretty easy. Just take the Tung Chung Line and alight at Sunny Bay Station. From there you will transfer to Disneyland Resort Line where a train will take you to the venue.
 | ||
The Disneyland train has all the Mickey details that you can think of! From the windows...
|
 | ||
| I wonder how some of my friends managed to take a pic with this arch without any photobombers? There are a LOT of tourists posing here all day err day!
|
 |
| Your Disneyland ticket may also serve as a souvenir card! |
- Main Street, U.S.A. - designed to resemble an early 20th-century Midwest Town;
- Adventureland - featuring jungle-themed adventures;
- Fantasyland - bringing to life characters and places from Disney's movies for children;
- Tommorowland- an optimistic vision of the future;
- Toy Story Land - based on Disney-Pixar film series Toy Story;
- Grizzly Gulch - reminiscing an abandoned mining town set amidst mountains and woods; and
- Mystic Point - heart of a dense, uncharted rain forest where supernatural events take place.
Source: Wikipedia
 |
| At Sleeping Beauty's Castle <3 |
Since I'm with the "older" company for this trip, we only had "It's A Small World" ride for the entire duration of our stay in Disneyland. The rest were spent in watching the shows, parades and *ehem* shopping. Next time, I shall do more rides!
 |
| The It's A Small World ride basically features the different cultures around the globe while singing the children's song It's A Small World. In some areas you'll be able to hear the song in their respective languages. Highly recommended! |
 |
| Next stop: The Lion King Show. |
 |
| Very good production and talents! Highly recommended! |
Next Stop: Flights of Fantasy Parade
*I enjoyed the parade so much I was not able to take pictures anymore. Sorry!*
After watching the parade, we decided to walk around the park and chanced upon Woody!
I believe there is a designated time at which the characters from respective themed areas show up. We tried to catch Mickey and Minnie Mouse by the booth upon entering Disneyland but to no avail. Good thing they were in Fantasyland soon after our photo op session with Woody. We were really, really, happy!
 |
| Mickey and Minnie were in different booths when we went there so we had to choose which line to prioritize since both queues were quite long (around 30-45min waiting time), but since we're all ladies in the group, we chose Minnie! :) To be honest, we were quite anxious that the Disneyland personnel will just close the booth knowing that the Disney Paint the Night Parade will start anytime soon. |
 |
| My Mom even bought a Minnie shirt from Uniqlo Philippines for this trip! Haha! Minnie was so sweet and gentle most specially to little girls! |
 | ||
Simultaneous with Mickey and Minnie are Goofy, Pooh and Pluto on the other side of the circle. Their queues were quite short (only 5min waiting time for Goofy and Pluto) so while waiting for our turn at Minnie's booth, we grabbed the opportunity to have a photo op with Goofy..
|
Btw, after taking your pictures with the characters, the Disneyland personnel will hand you a Photopass that you will use to claim your official Disneyland photos in case you decide to purchase them as souvenir.
 |
| Next Stop: Paint the Night Sky Parade! :) |
Overall, this is pretty much the same as the day-time parade, but I appreciate the effects here more since its harder to "paint the night sky". :)
Our last stop would be the fireworks display, but since it doesn't start until 9pm, my Aunts and Mom decided to walk around to shop *again* and take photos.
 |
| And the Disney in the Stars Fireworks Display has begun :) I was teary-eyed after the show. It was truly a magical experience and a dream-come-true for me! :) |
We watched from the side of the Main Street closest to the exit gate so we can leave immediately after the fireworks display. This is to avoid the high volume of people leaving the park. And guess what? We were among the first batch to ride the Disneyland Train back to Sunny Bay Station. Hooray!
 |
| Goodbye Disneyland! I'll see you soon! :) |
Day 4 - Back to Manila!
Our last day in Hongkong was basically our flight back to Manila. My Mom and I arrived at the Hongkong International Airport quite early so we had ample time for last minute shopping. We also grabbed some breakfast at Starbucks before boarding the plane. Goodbye vacation, hello reality!
 |
| See you again soon, Hongkong! Thanks for the memories! :) |
And that ends our Hongkong-Macau trip! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment