Disneyland Hong Kong

Still without a blue card (working visa), we had to leave Macau for a few days.  So, we went to the "happiest place on earth"-

 Disneyland Hong Kong!

Shortly after we entered the park, a Disneyland employee invited our family to be VIP guests.  Free gifts and personalized souvenirs sounded like a good deal.

 Little did we know that it also meant we would be the Grand Marshals in the afternoon parade.  We wore Mickey Mouse ears and overstuffed Mickey Mouse gloves to wave to all the spectators. 

  Over the PA system in 3 different languages, Disneyland announced a warm welcome to the Kisebach family from the United States who would be the Grand Marshals.  We laughed and still couldn't believe the attention we were getting!  As we drove through the streets of Disneyland we waved and smiled and air-fived people sitting on the curbs and waiting to watch the parade.  What a memorable experience!

The next day, people still recognized us as the Grand Marshals from the previous day.  Whether people wanted a picture of the Grand Marshals or pictures with the beautiful kids with "golden hair", our family is in thousands of pictures across the Asian world now (and we'll never see any of them).  But, here are a few of the pictures we have of our 2 fun filled days at Disneyland.

TOMORROWLAND

Cade's first driving experience - and the steering wheel is on the opposite side!

FANTASYLAND

 

 It's a Small World ride was fun because it had Disney characters in the many, different countries and lands.

ADVENTURELAND

 

 Tarzan's Treehouse

GRIZZLY GULCH

 Something for everyone here - even Kyle the Blacksmith

TOY STORY LAND

A large part of day 2 was spent in Toy Story Land but we forgot to take pictures.  It had some cool rides like the Toy Soldier Parachute Drop, Slinky Car Spin, and RC Racer.

 After a long, busy day at Disneyland, we went swimming at our hotel and one of our favorite Disney characters showed up in his swimming attire, Goofy.  Leah met him first and gave him a high five but would not take a picture with him.  Abby and Ian weren't shy and posed with their silly friend.

And Cade got a big hug from Goofy as well as a hand held escort up to the top of the slide.  

We had a wonderful time at Disneyland!  The smiles say it all as we wait at the Disneyland train station after 2 days of Disney magic!