After a little time in London Elizabeth and I went to Birmingham. Elizabeth spent a year at uni there and wanted to visit friends, and was also a nice place to drop off our bags for a few days for when we visited other places. We spent about four days there and didn’t do much. We … More Decompressing in Birmingham
After an amazing time in Hong Kong Elizabeth and I were off to our next destination: London. I’d only ever passed through there on the way to/from somewhere else when I lived in Wales a few years earlier, so it was exciting to finally be visiting. We flew with Aeroflot, an airline I didn’t even know existed. … More First Time in London
Thanks to Elizabeth‘s grandparents we were able to spend a couple nights at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. It looks a lot like the Grand Floridian resort at Disney World and I felt like it was some sort of mistake that I was allowed to stay in somewhere so fancy. The rooms were very nice, … More Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Hotels
During my visit to Hong Kong Disneyland I wasn’t able to spend much time there at night. Cast members would block off areas as it came closer to the time for the fireworks at 7:00, and the park would close shortly after. But I was able to get enough photos at night to show off … More Hong Kong Disneyland at Night
Hong Kong Disneyland’s Tomorrowland is smaller than Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom, but has better versions of some of the shared attractions. I’ve been on Astro Orbiter (Orbitron at HKDL) at Magic Kingdom twice. I like that it’s so high in the air, but two humans sitting bobsled-style in a tiny rocket isn’t very comfortable. Hong … More Hong Kong Disneyland: Tomorrowland
I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m only interested in Disney parades. Local holiday parades are just groups of strangers walking down the street. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade (the only other kind of parade I can think of) has too much going on. Disney parades are in the Goldilocks Zone. Repetitive but catchy music that … More Hong Kong Disneyland: Flight of Fantasy Parade
Fantasyland at Hong Kong Disneyland has a lot in common with Fantasyland in other Disney parks. Mickey’s Philhar Magic, Winnie the Pooh, the carousel, and tea cups are all pretty standard. Sleeping Beauty Castle exists in Hong Kong and California’s Disneyland, but Hong Kong’s has hills behind it, making it more dramatic and nicer to … More Hong Kong Disneyland: Fantasyland
Grizzly Gulch was the next stop after Mystic Point. With the old west theme it’s similar to Magic Kingdom’s Frontierland. Although Grizzly Gulch just has one ride, it makes up for it by being a great one. The runaway mine cars have some fun characters and surprises, which I enjoyed every time as much as … More Hong Kong Disneyland: Grizzly Gulch and Adventureland
Hello again, Web Space! It has been a little over 6 months since I last wrote on here. At the time I lived in a different location, had a different job, and had a different computer. I decided today to continue the proud human tradition of making changes. Firstly, I’m writing on here again. Secondly, I’ll be … More Reboot
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