Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hong Kong Disneyland 2015 Day 4

Our last day at Hong Kong Disneyland
And by golly, we are gonna check out that Frozen Village!

Hong Kong Disneyland seems to have strange park operating hours.
On this particular day, which was a Monday, the Park opened at 9:45 a.m.

We asked the Hotel Front Desk to see if they let people inside the gates early for a "rope drop" like they do here in California.  The Cast Member told us that they open the gates at the start of the operating time. And the only time they open it up early is if there is a huge demand at the gate before the official Park operation hour

We get there around 9:30 a.m. and wouldn't you know it, they were already letting people in.  So by the time we got inside the gate, it was already close to 10:00 a.m.

Since I can walk/run faster, I went ahead to get in line for the Return Pass for Frozen Village. And like previous day, the line snakes back towards the Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars. In retrospects though, the Frozen Village is pretty much next door to Grizzly Gulch.

After about 30 minutes in line, we are almost at the distribution booth

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Frozen, Village
There's the distribution booth for the Frozen Village.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Frozen, Village
The queue on the left is for those who are waiting in the Stand-By for the later performances.

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Frozen, Village
Yes! Was able to get our Frozen Village Reservation Pass
Granted, it's for the 2:40 p/m. showing, but we didn't care.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Frozen, Village
The Hong Kong Disneyland foldout map has everything that one must know about all the offerings inside the Frozen Village.

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Frozen, Village


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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Frozen, Village

Knowing we have a lot of time to spare, we visit the rest of the Park.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Mountain, Runaway, Mine, Cars
Big Grizzly Mountain Runway Mine Cars has a "splash down" like Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Mountain, Runaway, Mine, Cars
But the splash down is tiny.
When you are on the ride, you can easily miss it, if you didn't know exactly where it is.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Mountain, Runaway, Mine, Cars

Heading towards Toy Story Land

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Toy, Story, Land, Parachute, Drop

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Story, Land, RC, Racer, Parachute, Drop, Queue

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Toy, Story, Land, Parachute, Drop
Guests enjoying the spectacular views from the Toy Solider Parachute Drop

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Many Guests hold on on the RC Racer

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Toy, Story, Land, RC, Racer

Decided to catch a ride on the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad.
But we decide to catch it at the Main Street Depot

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Mickey and Minnie greeting Guests in the Town Square gazebo

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Looking towards the Main Entrance to Hong Kong Disneyland from the Main Street Depot

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Space Mountain in between a tree and a giant hill

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Railroad, Train, Station
Getting on board the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad
As you can see, unlike many of the other Disneyland railroads that have open cabins, these cabins only allow you to look forward.
So anything built beyond the railroad tracks like "it's a small world", and the three newest lands, you can't just turn your head and view it. Nope!


Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Railroad, Train, Station

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Railroad, Train, Station
All aboard!

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Adventureland
As we travel along this bridge, we are looking at Adventureland.
If you were to walk underneath this bridge, it would take you towards Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Adventureland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Adventureland
The Rivers of America  .... I mean, the River of the Jungle Cruise

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Adventureland
Static wild animals

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Adventureland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Adventureland, Fantasyland
Just a couple of minutes ago, these Guests were inside Toy Story Land.

As we travel above this bridge, this leads to a "fork"in the road.
Behind the tree branches, you can see Pixie Hollow photo op
To the left, it leads you into Fantasyland, next to PhilharMagic
Around the corner of Pixie Hollow, it leads you into Adventureland,

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland
During our trip, we could not get a grand circle tour of Hong Kong Disneyland aboard the Disneyland Railroad.
If you got on at Main Street, everyone had to disembark in Fantasyland.
And if you go on from Fantasyland, everyone had to disembark at Main Street.
No matter what the demand looked like.
I didn't really care for that.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland
The Disneyland Railroad just left the Fantasyland station

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Train, Railroad, Fantasyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, it's, small, world,

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Tea, Cups

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, It's, Small, World, Aladdin

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Iron, Man, Experience
Iron Man Experience construction

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Iron, Man, Experience

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Space, Mountain

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Gonna ride Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters
I wish Disneyland had a sign like this

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters
A projection of Planet Z can be seen spinning in the background
Something that Disneyland in California doesn't have

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters
It's to give the illusion that Zurg is loosing control of his spaceship

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Buzz, Lightyear, Astro, Blasters

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Winnie, Pooh, FastPass, Fast, Pass
Although we had Winnie the Pooh FastPass, the return line was quite long.
Knowing that our Reservation Time for Frozen Village was about to start, I decided not to ride Winnie the Pooh.  My friend, on the other hand, did.

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It's now time to go visit the Frozen Village

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Walking through the Reservation Return Queue
The queue under the umbrellas are the Stand-By Guests

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Gonna be walking up the ramp shortly

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
The ramp leads us to a long hallway

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Looking to our right, we can see the Frozen Courtyard
Guests can get on a sled and slide down the small snow covered hillside

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Olaf will soon greet Guests here

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Looking back outside

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Monitors in the hallway to keep Guests occupied while they wait

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
The previous show had just let out and Guests can experience the Frozen courtyard

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Now it's our turn
The theater is relatively small

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
We are here for the Winter Snow Fest

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Anna states that the Snow Festival is going to be the best day ever!
Almost as great as the first day they opened up the Castle gates for Coronation Day

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Break into "For the First Time In Forever"

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Anna has a crazy idea

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Getting the audience prepared for Elsa's favorite words "Let It Go"

But first, to get the audience prepared for Elsa's appearance, they must practice singing.


Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
First, we sing "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?"

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Next we sing "Love Is An Open Door"

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Just then Kristoff enters and sings Reindeers Are Better Than People"

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Now we sing "Let It Go"

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
The audience really gets into this song
And many start to sing

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
It's now for Elsa to make her appearance

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
I love you Anna
I love you too Elsa

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Elsa heard the audience as they practicing and was impressed with their singing

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Thank you everyone for making this the best Winter Snow Fest ever!

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Another reprise of "Let It Go"

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff
Now it's time to enjoy the Winter Snow Fest in the courtyard

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Froze, Village, Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Runaway, Mine, Cars

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Runaway, Mine, Cars

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Runaway, Mine, Cars

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Runaway, Mine, Cars

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Point, Manor, Store

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Sleeping, Beauty, Castle

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Sleeping, Beauty, Castle

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.
Here on Main Street, Refreshment Corner (Coke Corner) is on the opposite side.

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.
What it looks like on the opposite side

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A.

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Hub, Tomorrowland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Sleeping, Beauty, Castle, Forecourt
No rules or regulations here

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Sleeping, Beauty, Castle, Snow, White, Grotto

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Sleeping, Beauty, Castle, Snow, White, Grotto, Princess, Aurora

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Cinderella, Carousel

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Dumbo

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Cinderella, Carousel, Sword, Stone

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Courtyard

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Fantasyland, Cinderella, Carousel, Sword, Stone

Heading into Adventureland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Adventureland, Back, Side, Water, Waterfall
Because the Jungle Cruise doesn't have a "backside of water" gag like it does in the U.S. and Japan, the backside of water is a photo op here

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Adventureland, Back, Side, Water, Waterfall

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Adventureland, Back, Side, Water, Waterfall
This photo op is just to the right as you enter Adventureland

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Adventureland, Back, Side, Water, Waterfall

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Adventureland, Back, Side, Water, Waterfall

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Runaway, Mine, Cars, Big Thunder, Reference
The light towers to illuminate Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Grizzly, Gulch, Runaway, Mine, Cars, Big Thunder, Reference

Riding Mystic Manor again

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord
No one on the ride!

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

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Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Mystic, Manor, Point, Lord

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Tomorrowland, Space, Mountain

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Hub, Sleeping, Beauty, Castle, Firework

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Hub, Sleeping, Beauty, Castle, Firework

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Hub, Sleeping, Beauty, Castle, Firework
A kiss goodnight from Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Emporium, Window, Display
As we leave, we look at these Emporium Window Displays

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Emporium, Window, Display

Hong, Kong, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Emporium, Window, Display

You'll notice that the Main Street Emporium windows only have three lands displayed. That's because Adventureland, Tomorrowland, and Fantasyland (along with Main Street) were the original lands of Hong Kong Disneyland.
I wouldn't be surprised if these have not changed since opening day

At the time of this post, it has been a month since visiting Hong Kong Disneyland. And I kind of miss it.  I wish I had more time.

You know, I had more fun this time around at Hong Kong Disneyland than I did back in 2006 for it's 1 year anniversary. Back then, the only new attraction was Autopia. And the whole park could be done in like a couple hours. Hong Kong Disneyland was kind of pathetic little Park. I was in no rush to return.  But after this trip, I can't wait to go back..

That will conclude our trip to Hong Kong Disneyland.
Thanks for stopping by and checking it out

Feel free to leave a comment

Until Next Time...




5 comments:

  1. Glad you got to see Frozen Village. It doesn't really appeal to me, but I can see how you would want to see the hottest attraction there if you were spending four days.

    The mini-splashdown on Big Grizzly Mountain is a smaller version of the one on the Big Thunder Mountain rides elsewhere? Is it a fake splash like the Big Thunder ones, where water is pushed out of pipes whenever the train goes by? I always thought it was a neat effect, but when I found out the train didn't really make a splash it felt like a cheat.

    Did you notice if the Disney princess characters only speak English? I assume they hire Americans or Europeans living abroad. I'm wondering, how do they interact with the Chinese (Mandarin?)-speaking visitors if they only speak English?

    In the photo of the young people climbing on the walls and posing for photos, I notice that the brickwork in the lower sections of the castle looks a lot darker than Anaheim's. I believe I saw photos of the castle in Tokyo Disneyland that looked similarly darker. Is there something common to the Asian parks that they want the brickwork to look darker or more realistic? I think it looks nice, and wonder why they don't do it here in the states.

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    1. Imagine a puddle of water on the side of the road. A car comes down, hitting the puddle and sending a big splash on the side walk. That's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
      Imagine the same puddle, but instead of a car passing through it, it's a bicycle. It's not going to create a dramatic effect in the same way the car did. That bicycle... is Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mince Cars.

      As far as I am aware, the Disney Princesses speak English. I wonder if Mulan is the only exception. I am sure they interact the same way when non-English speaking Guests visit Disneyland or Walt Disney World. They continue to speak in English and do their best at using hand gestures.

      As far as the Castle stone wall, and it appearing darker than the States, now I don't know for certain, but my first thought was that we get a lot of sun in California. Enough to easily fade the colors faster.

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  2. The Frozen Show looks like in California with Same Props with the Muppet Projector Booth and Balcony.

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  3. Hi, I'm going to HK Disneyland next week on Sat and Sun. If they don't follow the standard park opening hours, what time would you recommend that I show up? Trying to get passes for Anna and Elsa meet. Thanks!

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    1. My friend and I got there 15 minutes before scheduled Park opening and people were already being let inside the gate. So if I were to do it over again, I would probably get there 30, maybe 45 minutes before schedule Park opening. I'm somewhat a patient person under certain circumstances. So me waiting 45 minutes wouldn't be a problem. But that's just me. I would just suggest get there 30 minutes before hand.
      Now I can't guarantee that my experience will be the same as yours. And that by getting there 30 minutes before hand will get you inside the Park before scheduled opening time. :)

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