The Jones do Hong Kong - Day 7 - Tues 17th April
Mon, 2007-05-07 12:28 — dgseb
D-Day!
Today's the day the Jones hit Hong Kong Disneyland. I was still feeling a bit ill, so had another day at home to try and keep my germs to myself. Dawn stepped in to help again, babysitting Emma while Grace, Sarah and the Jones Clan went over to the theme park.
(N&J, Do you think this was the highlight of the holiday for Sasha and Louisa?)
All the girls loved the chance to meet the various princesses in person. But as you can see, it can be a bit overwhelming to be so close to your hero. (The actors do a great job of smiling all through the day. I wonder if Disney has a special cheek masseur to keep them in top form?)
The flying elephants proved to be a hit with Louisa, especially with dad acting as a reassuring seatbelt.
At 3pm the parade begins, with floats and characters from all the popular films.
Both families stayed at the nearby Disneyland hotel. That let everyone stay right 'til the end of the day and watch the fireworks.
Comments
Louisa's comment
Louisa just said she liked the fireworks and particularly seeing Mickey in the hotel at breakfast.
Nick's comment - highlight of holiday
Yes - certainly was their highlight of the holiday. Jessie and I put it nearish the top too!
I was shopping with Sasha and Louisa yesterday in the supermarket when suddenly an old woman walked into our aisle who had an enormous stack of very elaborately combed hair. I would say the structure was about 14" (~35cm) high. I told the girls she was a retired princess because the hair reminded me of cinderella's. The girls followed her around the supermarket for the rest of the shop hiding, pointing and whispering. Very poor behaviour. In the end Sasha decided it wasn't a retired princess because... we weren't in Hong Kong.