Hong Kong Disneyland

Whenever possible we try to make it a tradition to go to Disneyland at Christmas time. This was a lot easier when Gavin worked for Disney and we lived close to one but we have still tried to keep this tradition. On our way to the Hong Kong Disneyland, Rachel found her Christmas present. We tried to keep it a surprise LOL...this was in the Kowloon Elements mall in Hong Kong where we stopped for lunch on the way. It was quite the bling bling Mercedes but Rachel said she would take it.
Most of Disneyland looks the same as the one in Anaheim just a smaller version with only a handful of the same rides but it still is the happiest place on Earth. I think this water fountain would be more appropriate in California with the surfing Mickey.


I'm sure this is just supposed to be a contemplating Donald but it kind of looks like he is sitting on a toilet...at least that's what Gavin said.
Yes, this is Hong Kong not Anaheim. One give away is it's not crowded and we are the only blonde white American's around.

One of the rides that we really like and is very different from Anaheim is the Jungle Cruise. The one here has shooting water and volcanoes that shoot fire.

When you line up you have a choice of English, Cantonese, or Mandarin. Even though we chose English, we still couldn't quite understand the guide because of her strong accent which didn't matter, it was still fun.


The workers at Disneyland would give the kids these stickers all throughout the park and they thought it was funny to stick it on us without us knowing or in places that we can't reach to remove. Actually, Gavin is the one that started that but the kids caught on quickly to the game.
Vika was finally tall enough to go on Space Mountain. This was the picture from her very first ride. She was a little scared at first, but came off saying it was her favorite ride which meant that she wanted to go again. The lines were very short so we were able to go on the ride 4 or 5 more times. The kids have figured out where the camera actually takes pictures so they try to do funny things such as Rachel plugging her nose like Jonny stinks and Gavin grabbing onto Nicole.

or Jonny and Nicole pretending to be asleep.
Rachel's only chance to drive here in China is on the Autotopia. She still needs a lot of practice, especially on keeping her eyes on the road and not letting her passengers distract her.

Rachel, Nicole, and Vika love the Carousel ride. This is a tradition for Rachel. She always wants to ride the Carousel. I'm sure she has been on this ride at Disneyland over a dozen times.



The main reason we go to Disneyland at Christmas is to see the tree and all the lights. You can't help but get into the Christmas spirit here.