Disney world Hong Kong doesn’t get great reviews. It is the smallest disney Park and does not have as many attractions as the others. But from the Disney train to get there and breakfast in the morning with the Disney characters to the last minute I really like it.

Being smaller is an advantage in my book, much easiest to get 4 children around. It is significantly less expensive than the other disneylands and it offers a deluxe tour service where you book a guide who organises everything for you and escorts you round the park skipping all the queues. When you add in the price of this service it costs similar to Disney Paris but skipping the queues makes the day much easier and you get to do a lot more rides. If you like something you can go on it as often as you like and if you want to be in the front row on an attraction like Space Mountain it is no problem.

On the subject of Space Mountain there is another major difference between Disney Hong Kong and other Disneys. The height restrictions are much lower in Hong Kong. In Paris Laura and Emma couldn’t go on Space Mountain at 7 years old. John could go on space Mountain at 3 years in Hong Kong. I had sort of forgotten how potentially frightening Space Mountain is. John was sitting with Nigel and 10 seconds in to the ride I was worried about how he was reacting. He got off the ride saying “Again, again” the child is a thrill seeker.

His favourite was probably the Buzz Lightyear attraction and we all shot aliens over and over again.

It did rain heavily in the earlier part of the day and when John insisted on going on the Orbitron in torrential rain we all got wetter than we have ever been in our clothes, even with rain coats on. It took 3 days for my shoes to dry. Our guide was able to suggest indoor attractions and shows for when it rained and then helped us make the most of our time when the rain stopped.

We finished the day exhausted but happy and every morning now John wakes up and asked to go to Disneyland. We haven’t told him there is one in Tokyo!