Hong Kong Disneyland

October 7th--Disneyland didn't open until 10:00 this morning so we didn't have to leave too early to get there. We left about 9:15 and rode the subway out to Lantau Island where Disneyland is located. Although Hong Kong Disneyland is much smaller than all the others and has a lot of the usual attractions, it does have the world's only Fantasy Gardens (kids can meet Disney characters here). We arrived right at 10:00 inside the park and were determined to get some Fast Passes for the day. But when we arrived at Space Mountain and there was no line, we went ahead and got in line to ride. While standing there waiting, Austin totally melted down and didn't want to ride. So, he and Mike left while Abby and I rode the ride. It was a good thing Austin didn't ride it because he for sure would have been a little scared. Not only was it the original Space Mountain, but they had put some Halloween features inside as well. When Abby and I exited the ride, Mike and Austin were coming out of riding Buzz Lightyear, which also didn't have a line. So, we all went back in and rode Buzz Lightyear then Autopia. We had only been in the park about 45 minutes and had already done everything in Tomorrowland. We were ecstatic about the lack of crowds and how the day was flowing so far. From Tomorrowland, we went into Fantasyland. We didn't leave a single thing in Fantasyland untouched except for the tea cups. I wasn't going there again. We spent a lot of our time in the Fantasy Gardens. The kids got to meet Minnie, Pooh, Mickey, Pluto and Goofy. Abby even got all their autographs too. We watched the High School Musical live show and the Disney on Parade before entering into Adventureland. In Adventureland, there was the Jungle Cruise, Tarzan's Treehouse and the "Festival of the Lion King" show. By the time we finished up in there, it was 6:30 so we made our way to Main Street U.S.A. where we walked through a couple of shops, grabbed some dinner and watched the Glow in the Park Halloween Parade. The Halloween theme all over the park was fun. After the parade, we still had some time before the fireworks so we went back and rode some rides again. Then, at 8:00, we watched the wonderful firework show above Sleeping Beauty's Castle. After the fireworks were over, the park was closed so we exited and took the subway back to the YMCA.