Young Adventurer: Hongkong Trip (part 2)

The next day, we were finally moving out of the guesthouse to move into one of the hotels of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Out of the three hotels, we stayed in the one named ‘Hollywood Hotel’, which had a glassy building feel to it.

It also had a winding path behind it, which led to the pool and also the famed Hollywood sign.

Hollywood Hotel

Our room was on the fifth floor, and unlike the guesthouse, actually looked like a hotel room. It was spacious and had a carpet. The TV also could play those super old Disney cartoons. The room also had Wi-Fi, which was perfect for me to use the phone I did not have.

We also visited the other two hotels, Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney Explorers Lodge. The Disneyland Hotel was more of a regal castle, whilst the Lodge was made to look like a wooden shack. The differences between, from what I know, are purely aesthetic.

Hongkong Disneyland Hotel

Disney Explorer's Lodge

The day after that, we finally entered the Disneyland Park. The park was split into seven parts, Main Street U.S.A, Adventureland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, Toy Storyland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.

Main Street was a road that served mainly as the entrance leading to the park. The sidewalks were lined with shops that sold merchandise. My brother bought one of those mini-electric fans that had the Avengers on theme.

Main Street

Adventureland had a river ride where you could ride a boat either around the river or to Tarzan’s tree house, where you can get a view of the area. It also had a dance show of the Lion King, where they would retell the story whilst adding in songs and dances.

Tarzan's Tree House

Grizzly Gulch had a rollercoaster that went around the entire area, and was fun, though not as intense as the Hair Raiser in Ocean Park. There was also a little area where you could get wet, called the Geyser Gulch.

Grizzly Gulch

Mystic Point had the Mystic Manor, where you would ride a vehicle through the entire manor and watching the spectacles of light bring its artifacts to life. Though, there is a jumpscare near the end. The most interesting part is that the vehicle operates through magnets under the floor. There are no rails that lead the vehicle through the manor.

Mystic Manor

Toy Storyland had the RC Racer, which is just a reimagined version of the Viking ship ride that most amusement parks had. There was also the Toy Soldier Parachute Drop, which was just a less intense version of The Abyss in Ocean Park. There are also two other rides that we did not bother riding since they seemed not very thrilling.

Toy Storyland

Tomorrowland had a ride featuring Iron Man, where we wore 3D glasses and rode in motion-simulating seats. It was fun, despite the lack of the thrilling feel that rollercoasters had. There was also a character greeting with Iron Man, and his introductory effects were cool. I was a bit disappointed when he did not have a voice, though.

There was another ride called Hyperspace Mountain, a Star Wars rollercoaster in the dark where it seemed like we were flying through space. It was tame, compared to the Hair Raiser in Ocean Park.

Another ride that we rode was Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. It was a slow-ride where you would be equipped with a laser gun to shoot targets with during the ride. There was one occasion where the ride was stopped, but the guns continued to work, so my brother and I just continually shot and racked up points. I almost hit a million.

Fantasyland was, well, avoided almost completely. There was nothing that suited a family that had two teenage boys, so we just ignored it. The only thing we did that was eat at the Royal Banquet Hall.

The castle that we didn't get to explore...

The food was super expensive, and honestly not that good. I am not going to bother writing about it.

Later at night, were the parade and the fireworks show. I found them to be not so interesting, as I was not a little kid, and I had to use the toilet. Unfortunately for me, one of my slippers ended up breaking, and I had to walk back to the fireworks show barefooted.

But, thanks to my dad’s genius, he managed to patch it up long enough until we got back to the hotel.

The following day was when we had a buffet breakfast at the hotel. To be honest, the food was nothing special, as was most of the food at the park.