Angela Lewis
Chasing Mickey
An around-the-world travel adventure
Eight-year-old Valerie Ma, who hails from Hong Kong, made her first foray to Disney World at the tender age of 15 months. Today, the Grade 3 pupil at the International School of Beijing is a full-blown Disney fan who has visited every single Disney theme park the world has to offer – some of them several times over! “She should be given free membership now,” laughs her mom Tracy Chan, a cake designer and three-year Beijing resident who owns a shop in Shunyi.
Believing you can never get enough Disney (or travel), Valerie, Tracy and dad Alfonso Ma embarked on a two-month globetrotting summer adventure that brought them to Europe, Asia and America – and to every Disney theme park along the way, of course. Here’s a rundown of their adventure, with a look at all the cities first, for all you travel hounds, followed by a rundown of the Disney parks for other Disney fans.
Chasing Mickey
An around-the-world travel adventure
Eight-year-old Valerie Ma, who hails from Hong Kong, made her first foray to Disney World at the tender age of 15 months. Today, the Grade 3 pupil at the International School of Beijing is a full-blown Disney fan who has visited every single Disney theme park the world has to offer – some of them several times over! “She should be given free membership now,” laughs her mom Tracy Chan, a cake designer and three-year Beijing resident who owns a shop in Shunyi.
Believing you can never get enough Disney (or travel), Valerie, Tracy and dad Alfonso Ma embarked on a two-month globetrotting summer adventure that brought them to Europe, Asia and America – and to every Disney theme park along the way, of course. Here’s a rundown of their adventure, with a look at all the cities first, for all you travel hounds, followed by a rundown of the Disney parks for other Disney fans.
