The situation has deteriorated again and many places in Hong Kong are NOT SAFE at night on the weekends. Police have randomly stopped trains at multiple stations then entered to beat up commuters leading to severe injuries such as head bleeding. Medical staff were not allowed in and the injured were not allowed out so they must relied on other commuters for first aid. Many trains were filled with smoke from pepper balls and/or fire extinguisher contents. Some attackers (possible gang members) also randomly beat people. Out on the streets, police (some undercover cops as well) fired all types of non-lethal weapons and fired warning shots using live ammunition. Protesters threw bricks and petrol bombs at police.
If you must be in HK on the weekend, stay in the Lantau Island area (where
Disneyland is) and absolutely do not be out on the streets or trains at night on the weekends. If you can risk possible flight cancellations and avoid protest areas on the weekend/nighttime, it is still possible to enjoy much of Hong Kong. But if you end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, it can get quite dangerous.
As riot police clearing the airport protest on Sept 1, protesters walked to Sunny Bay which caused the Disneyland Resort Line and Tung Chung Lines to close. Due to road obstructions and the number of people leaving, many buses were full or were suspended. Thugs also went around with knives trying to slice up people on the streets. At least one of my friends got trapped in the park.
On Sept 2, there was a general strike which also affected Disneyland. Orbitron, Mystic Manor, Toy Solider Parachute Drop, Tarzan's Treehouse and all of Grizzly Gulch were closed. Lion King and a number of character greetings were also cancelled. Most food carts were closed and restuarants had a reduced menu. Dumbo, Jungle Cruise and the rest of Toy Story Land + Mystic Manor closed early. Mickey did not come out during "We Love Mickey" although it started raining a bit so that could have been due to weather.
The park was so dead that I got entire rides to myself: Hyperspace Mountain, It's a Small World, Mad Hatter Tea Cups and Winnie the Pooh. They wouldn't let me have an entire Jungle Cruise boat to myself so I had to wait like 10 minutes for a couple more families to show up.
The strike continued to a lesser extent on Sept 3: Grizzly Gulch, Slinky Dog Spin, RC Racer and Festival of the Lion King remained closed.