Disney Day/Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Day 5: A Trip to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Today is my favorite day on this entire Asia trip. My family and I traveled to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to see my favorite Disney characters that inspired the career path I am following today and to get on some of my favorite attractions.

We took the MTR from our hotel in Mong Kok to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

We went to the park entrance and took some photos near the Sleeping Beauty Castle. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest Disneyland Park in the world. 

Then, we headed on over to Grizzly Gulch. I am scared of roller coasters, so I watched my parents and one of my brothers go on the Grizzly Gulch Runaway Mine Carts. 

I then took wonderful pictures with my favorite playful chipmunks, Chip ‘n Dale.

We ended up going to the Mystic Manor at Mystic Point. That was my favorite scary ride in the park.

Toy Story Land followed.

Unfortunately, this Disneyland does not have a Mickey’s Toontown, so my favorite land in this park is Fantasyland, where anything can happen. I ate some great Chinese food for lunch, then got on some more rides in Fantasyland. including my favorite It’s a Small World.

The rest of the day was filled with more magic, including more pictures with Goofy and Pluto, as well as riding the Iron Man Experience.

After all that fun, I went on my own to visit the Animation Academy. Unfortunately, the last class of the day already finished. I saw the characters they taught that day. Unlike the Animation Academy back near my home at Disney California Adventure which teaches you how to draw more than 20 Disney characters , this Animation Academy was conducted in Cantonese, a language where I barely know any word, and only taught 5 characters. I drew 2 of those 5 in my small sketchbook I brought, taking around 8 minutes per character. I will post these drawings on this post very soon.

Then, last but not least, I watched my favorite parade, the Paint the Night Parade.

Unfortunately, after the parade was over; the park was closed. Going into a very emotional state, I was extremely sad to leave the resort and the characters I love. The MTR ride back to Mong Kok was pretty crowded.

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Day 4; Peak Day

Monday, January 1, 2018

Well, let me start off with a saying to everyone: “Happy New Year! God bless all of you.” We are at the start of a new year.

Anyway, the first day of 2018 was a spectacular one to start off the new year. We went up to Victoria Peak to see the Hong Kong Skyline from down below.

Honestly, after our trip to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort tomorrow, I will be ready to head back home to California. I’ve stayed in Asia for long enough. I miss the United States so much, especially L.A. and New York that I have been to these extremely emotional stages. I will be mostly happy when I return to the United States on Thursday.

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Day 3

Saturday, January 31, 2017

Today was the last day of 2017, celebrating New Year’s Eve 16 hours ahead of our normal time. We walked around Kowloon. I ate some Korean food in a hot stone bowl for lunch and Hong Kong BBQ for dinner.

Pics from Day 3:

Well, that’s th end of the days of 2017. This night was my favorite night so far on this trip. I went with my dad and one of my brothers to Tsim Sha Tsui to watch the New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Fireworks. I was really amused to be near a concert band playing. This always reminds me of Los Angeles and New York, my 2 favorite cities in the world. I wish concerts could be more of my nights.

Sky Before Countdown

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Day 2

Saturday, December 30, 2017

The second day of the Hong Kong part of our Asian vacation was a great one. We are at Hong Kong’s famous dim sum restaurant, Tim Ho Wan. I highly recommend this place to anyone who loves dim sum. Tim Ho Wan has an American location in New York City’s Chinatown; another American location will open in Waikiki in Winter 2018. After lunch, we walked around the shops in Causeway Bay on the Hong Kong Island.

Speaking of New York, the last time I traveled there was in October 2015. New York is my 2nd favorite city in the world for its really live entertainment and nightlife, I only like Los Angeles and Southern California better than New York. I miss New York a lot mainly because of their live musicals and concerts on Broadway and the Broadway Shows.  A lot of Disney teen shows take place in New York, such as Jessie and Descendants. After all, Walt Disney and the cartoon characters I love are what led me to dream of doing movie and show business in the entertainment industry. New York also has Central Park and the only math museum in the country, the National Museum of Mathematics.

Anyway, back on topic. Here are some memories from Day 2.

Pictures From Hong Kong Day 2:

Near Olympian City

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Jelly at Tim Ho Wan