The magic started with the train ride there. As we boarded the Disney train to take us to the park, Mickey was everywhere. From the Windows:
to the handles for standing passengers:
even to the train decor, with statues of Disney characters placed around the train:
it was a magical start to an incredibly magical day (and nice to sit on padded benches before a long day of walking).
After disembarking from the train, you walk up to the ever important, Disney entrance sign- the one that proves the park you went to!
see, it says Hong Kong, I have photographic proof I didn't just go to Cali or something.
After the entrance you walk down an avenue bordered with greenery and bamboo that leads to a massive fountain featuring Mickey surfboarding on the water of a whale-it makes more sense if you see it:
Then, finally, you reach the gates to the park. We got there about 25 minutes early, so we had to wait in line to get in, and boy was it hot!! Thank goodness some of us came prepared an brought umbrellas- though meant for rain they are incredibly helpful in the sun, since when we stood under it the temperature dropped ten degrees (or at least it felt like it)! I will never forget an umbrella again. While standing in line, we were behind the Disney Main Street Train Station, with a cool Mickey garden:
When the park finally opened, everyone rushed in- us included- only for us to travel back home to Main Street USA! The US Flag was even flown on top of a few buildings. We started our day scoping out possible souvenirs as we waited for a few people to join us at the park. When they finally arrived- the magic truly began!!
Main Street USA:
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| you can see the US flag at the top! |
Main Street leads right up to the famous castle- gracing this park is that of Sleeping Beauty. Though much, much smaller than Cinderella's Castle in Florida, it was still beautiful:
From there we started our journey to the rides and we couldn't have picked a better day to go to Disney! Not a single line was over a 10 minute wait! From the Space Mountain roller coaster (which I rode 4 times!!) to the Teacups- even the shows like Mickeys Golden Ticket or the Philharmagic we really never waited! We managed to see everything we wanted to see in the park (partly because there was no wait, partly because it was small) and then some! It was fantastic!! There were some rides that were the same as the US parks, like Space Mountain- but there were also new things- like an entire Toy Story Land!! Which was so cool! Everything was made out of Lincoln Logs and Kenects, plus it was on a massive scale,so you got to feel like a toy!!
(the pictures below are very out of order and fixing that on this site is hard so I'm leaving it, sorry:))
Toy Story Land:
Tomorrow Land:
Fantasy Land:
Mickeys golden ticket show- an award show type of thing with all the favorite songs performed
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| trying to pull the sword out! |
(more)Toy Story Land:
Mystic Point:
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| meant to show the power of illusion, this photo is taken from the side view |
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| and this one is taken from the designated looking point |
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| side view |
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| designated looking point |
Adventure Land
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| Tarzan's tree house |
Beyond the shows singing childhood memories in the way of Disney songs, and the rides that brought out my inner 5 year old, we finally got to have some good American food! For lunch, everyone in my group ate a cheeseburger and fries. Everyone. And it was just what we all wanted- tasted like home for the Americans in the group! We joked that we would buy a Disney ticket just so we could come get this food. Then, for dinner, I got a roasted turkey leg, which while I don't think it was smoked as usual, was just as delicious! For dessert a few of us bought Disney character cup cakes, we all got Maleficent, not only was she a chocolate cupcake, but she was also cheaper (probably because she's evil and who wants to eat an evil person? Its probably bad for your soul). Over all, if nothing else, Disney was awesome for the food (but of course it was AMAZING for a lot of other reasons)!
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| my maleficent cupcake |
Then, in true Disney fashion the day ended in an incredible blaze of fireworks!
This day was so perfect, I would love to go back! (if only my bank account could afford that- and there weren't about a thousand other things I would love to see) It was a day truly filled with magic!
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