donkeykong91
Earning My Ears
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- Aug 5, 2008
I've been a long time lurker on the DisBoards and have always found it such a rich and fun resource for information. Everyone does such a great job with their posts that I've never really felt I had anything more to contribute until now.
We recently got a chance to visit Hong Kong Disneyland for the first time and I thought I'd post some pics and thoughts on the boards. Overall, we had an absolutely fabulous time. We spent one day there and decided that we would take our time, enjoying all the sights and sounds, rather than rush from ride to ride.
The magic began even before we arrived at Disneyland as you can see with these photos of the train that serves the resorts Sunny Bay Station.
One thing that I loved seeing was the bilingual signage all over the park. I thought it was particularly moving to see Walt Disneys famous quote in Chinese as we entered.
One of the first things we noticed was how small Sleeping Beautys Castle was. That was a little underwhelming. But seeing the green hills behind the castle was surreal. It was also beautiful to see that Main St. was created from bricks, not asphalt.
There was a temporary attraction along Main Street: Monsters University. They were selling a limited edition Student Card Package which included things like a MU lunchbox and lanyard. We passed, thinking it was pretty pricey at around $30 U.S.
They were celebrating HKDLs 8th Anniversary. The number eight is a very lucky number in Asian culture, as youll see in one of the lands we visited later.
Our first stop was the Market House Bakery. What I loved about this bakery was that they not only had sweet items, but also savory pastries. From there, we went shopping at the Emporium because they were offering 10% off your purchase before noon. Another awesome service was package delivery to the front of the park. We gladly used this and picked up all our purchases when we left at the end of our day.
Cheese Stick
Chicken Pie
This was called Chocolate Danish, but I would call it a Chocolate Croissant.
Our first show was The Legend of the Lion King. Very interesting to see the differences between this show and the one at WDW. There was no audience participation at all. And many of the songs and acts were different. The songs were in English and there were two monkeys that commented in Chinese during the show. People seemed unsure whether they should applaud. But the volume of the applause grew as the show continued. (This was the case in all the shows we saw.)
I loved all the bilingual signs around the park.
The reason why Grizzly Gulch is The luckiest little town in the west is because it was founded on August 8, 1888. As I mentioned earlier, the number eight is lucky in Asian culture.
The centerpiece of Grizzly Gulch is Grizzly Mountain, which looks very similar to Grizzly Peak at DCA. But instead of a water ride, its surrounded by a roller coaster. I dont want to give anything away about the ride itself, but suffice it to say it was about as intense as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and combined a few ideas from different Disney coasters. Very fun.
We were very excited to finally arrive at Mystic Point and to ride Mystic Manor. The idea is a magical box that wreaks havoc, with a theme that I would compare to Mickeys experience in The Sorcerers Apprentice. We enjoyed this ride a lot and would ride it again later in the day.
One thing that Id read about, and was true to our experience: for some, the line is only a suggestion. For example, when we stopped to take a photo in line, there were people who would use this as an opportunity to move past us. There was another instance where a woman, who was there with 5-6 children, snuck past us when we left too much of a gap between us and the people in front of us. After she successfully moved past us, she called out for her children to follow: they began to weave in between the gaps we left. It was like trying to hold back water with a sieve. It was impossible to stop! One child even pushed past my wife AS SHE WENT THRU THE TURNSTILE! They both got stuck for a moment until the boy ducked underneath.
We recently got a chance to visit Hong Kong Disneyland for the first time and I thought I'd post some pics and thoughts on the boards. Overall, we had an absolutely fabulous time. We spent one day there and decided that we would take our time, enjoying all the sights and sounds, rather than rush from ride to ride.
The magic began even before we arrived at Disneyland as you can see with these photos of the train that serves the resorts Sunny Bay Station.
One thing that I loved seeing was the bilingual signage all over the park. I thought it was particularly moving to see Walt Disneys famous quote in Chinese as we entered.
One of the first things we noticed was how small Sleeping Beautys Castle was. That was a little underwhelming. But seeing the green hills behind the castle was surreal. It was also beautiful to see that Main St. was created from bricks, not asphalt.
There was a temporary attraction along Main Street: Monsters University. They were selling a limited edition Student Card Package which included things like a MU lunchbox and lanyard. We passed, thinking it was pretty pricey at around $30 U.S.
They were celebrating HKDLs 8th Anniversary. The number eight is a very lucky number in Asian culture, as youll see in one of the lands we visited later.
Our first stop was the Market House Bakery. What I loved about this bakery was that they not only had sweet items, but also savory pastries. From there, we went shopping at the Emporium because they were offering 10% off your purchase before noon. Another awesome service was package delivery to the front of the park. We gladly used this and picked up all our purchases when we left at the end of our day.
Cheese Stick
Chicken Pie
This was called Chocolate Danish, but I would call it a Chocolate Croissant.
Our first show was The Legend of the Lion King. Very interesting to see the differences between this show and the one at WDW. There was no audience participation at all. And many of the songs and acts were different. The songs were in English and there were two monkeys that commented in Chinese during the show. People seemed unsure whether they should applaud. But the volume of the applause grew as the show continued. (This was the case in all the shows we saw.)
I loved all the bilingual signs around the park.
The reason why Grizzly Gulch is The luckiest little town in the west is because it was founded on August 8, 1888. As I mentioned earlier, the number eight is lucky in Asian culture.
The centerpiece of Grizzly Gulch is Grizzly Mountain, which looks very similar to Grizzly Peak at DCA. But instead of a water ride, its surrounded by a roller coaster. I dont want to give anything away about the ride itself, but suffice it to say it was about as intense as Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and combined a few ideas from different Disney coasters. Very fun.
We were very excited to finally arrive at Mystic Point and to ride Mystic Manor. The idea is a magical box that wreaks havoc, with a theme that I would compare to Mickeys experience in The Sorcerers Apprentice. We enjoyed this ride a lot and would ride it again later in the day.
One thing that Id read about, and was true to our experience: for some, the line is only a suggestion. For example, when we stopped to take a photo in line, there were people who would use this as an opportunity to move past us. There was another instance where a woman, who was there with 5-6 children, snuck past us when we left too much of a gap between us and the people in front of us. After she successfully moved past us, she called out for her children to follow: they began to weave in between the gaps we left. It was like trying to hold back water with a sieve. It was impossible to stop! One child even pushed past my wife AS SHE WENT THRU THE TURNSTILE! They both got stuck for a moment until the boy ducked underneath.
