Day 2 (Saturday, 22 Mar)
Why??
By the time I was awake, the kids already had their breakfast. C had instructed her maid to make breakfast for all the boys. :-)
Fresh Fish @ The Market
So...off we went.... H, me and the 3 boys.
The 3 boys walking towards Disneyland...
I have to say that Disneyland is abit toooo young for my boys. When we entered the park, I asked... "wanna take picture with Mickey? Donald? Goofy??" ...The answer from all of them were a big LOUD NO! They are not into the Disney characters anymore.
I have to say that this Disneyland is kinda small, isn't it? Was surprised that there were only 3 Lands. Tomorrowland, Fantasyland and Adventureland....Don't really count Main Street USA as it is mainly shops. Was also surprised that Sleeping Beauty's Castle seem rather squashed-up.
The weather on this Saturday was also really bad. It started to rain. And I mean it was POURING!!!! No choice, I had to pop into the shops and purchase the over-priced, ugly, flimsy, no-good quality plastic raincoats...which cost HKD 25 per piece for kiddie-sized ones, and HKD 35 for adults. HKD 110 down the drain. The raincoats tear quite easily and were in really bad shape that they just can't be re-used.
Anyway, the boys went on Space Mountain which they enjoyed tremendously. They had a go on some of the other rides in Tomorrowland...then as we went into Fantasyland, it really really started to POUR!!
Is this Monsoon Rain or what??
There were no real areas that we could take cover. We had lunch inone of the restaurants (the food is expensive and NOT nice), and left our seats when the weather seems to have cleared up. Then it started pouring again. Needless to say, no more seats in the restaurant. We had to hover in the shop, or by the toilets.
One Brave Soul walking in the Rain...
Needless to say, many shows and rides were cancelled due to the heavy rain. If I recall correctly, The Lion King show was cancelled. High School Musical show was cancelled. The boat ride in Adventureland was closed. And as far as I know, they do not offer refunds or compensation for bad weather.
Anyway, the repeated action of walking out in the open, and then running for cover finally took a toll on our patience. H said that we should leave the park the moment the rain reduced to a drizzle. Surprisingly, boys were very happy to go too. I guessed that other than Space Mountain, they find the other rides too kiddy for their liking. (So...suggest you all bring your kids to Disneyland before they outgrow it!).... They weren't even asking that we stay till after the parade. But then, with the rain, weren't sure if the parade went ahead. We left the park at about 2.40 pm.
Waiting for Train to take us home...
Yes. It was a total WASHOUT. We were soaked...and I had a splitting headache. When we got back to the apartment, shoo-ed the boys to have a hot shower, and I had a Panadol and plonked myself onto C's day bed, and napped.....and napped....till H woke me up for dinner which was prepared by C and the maid.
What did we do after dinner?
Plonked ourselves on the sofa and watched 'House'.......
11 comments:
yikes .. raining is NOT good. The Small world will be opened in Disneyland HK thismonth :)
anyway, whatever the Disneyland has, it is still small lar compare to others. Go to TOkyo Disneyland, that one NICE!!! :)
Now I'm wondering whether I should bring my kids to Ocean Park instead of HK Disneyland.
From what I gather, Ocean is better but you know lah, kids & Disneyland are almost synonymous.
What do you think? :)
Misha's Mum - I was wondering HOW come donch have Small World. It's the Disney signature. Also no have Pirates of the Caribbean. The Winnie the Pooh ride in Fantasyland, the kids see it's Pooh Bear, also don't wanna go Q. Carousel also don't want to go. All too baby-ish ...was their reply.
Dancing Queen - Ocean Park is definitely better. Much more things to do and to see. They have rides that my boys enjoy very much. Tickets also comparatively MUCH cheaper.
C actually has annual passes into OCean Park but NONE for Disneyland.
But as you say, go all the way to HK, must visit the Disneyland lah... Don't expect much though.
eee.... wat a damper! hhmm... might just bring aidan there in two years time :)
Aw, the rain =(. At least the boys got to do Space Mountain, so the day wasn't all lost! =)
Aiyo, bummer. what a waste of money.
But your boys teenagers already, cannot expect them to go gaga over mickey mouse.
Sweetpea - Yes. Have to bring them before they think Disney characters are baby-ish. It will be so much more enjoyable when you hear your child say "Yippee!! I can take picture with Mickey!"...rather than "NO!"
bp - Not totally lost, but still...money down the drain wor...
Shern's Mom - Not exactly teenagers yet.. Can consider my older one as a tween. Younger one?? Donno what you call his age...
Aiyo, you din read my blog post about HK Disneyland ar??? I said it was perfect for Tee's age, hahaha.....she really loved it.
Big Pumpkin - Your Tee still toddler ma. Mine are quite like buffaloes liow. But then, go all the way to HK, must at least go and see how HK Disneyland measure up to the rest lah...
Looking at the torrential rain, no wonder you were unwell the next day. I think you over did it and the weather didn't help.
Clockwise - Think it was getting in the rain, and then out, and then in and out that did it. Lucky the kids were okay.
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