I've always wanted to visit Disneyland since my childhood days. It sounds laughable to visit this magical place for the first time at 30 years old but I'm glad that it's never too late to achieve one of my dream.
My parents were average income earners and hence I've got no chance to visit Disneyland as a child unlike many of my friends who got the opportunity to visit Disney during the summer vacation. However, I've never lamented my parents for not bringing me to Disney because some 15 years down the road, I know that I'll be there
When I first step into this magical place, I am running with emotions for my dream has come true!Walt Disney, as all of us know, is the founder of Walt Disney Company, had also developed the Disney Theme Parks some 60 years ago, evoking happiness and innocence and sharing of memory-making experiences. Hong Kong Disneyland continues the tradition in new and unique way. I am indeed thrilled to hear that Disneyland had choosen to operate at Hong Kong because I can easily fly there within 4 hours instead of travelling further to other Disneyland in Tokyo or Paris. Of course, the Disneyland at Hong Kong is much smaller as compared to the rest. But, well, who cares because I know that this is the same Disney that will bring the same delights to children all around the world.
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| Hong Kong Island |
Arriving at Hong Kong International Airport, there is a direct Disney Train to the amazing Disney resort. It was super convinient to get there. The Disney train was simply too cute and upon boarding the train, I knew that the magical kingdom was just minutes away.
There were 2 Disney hotels: The Hong Kong Disneyland hotel with its grand victorian elegant design and The Disney Hollywood Hotel with a chic and modern design. Of course, The Hong Kong Disneyland hotel would be my preferred choice but then the price is also on the higher side. Eventually, I convinced myself that a one night stay at the Disney Hollywood Hotel would be equally good enough.
And so we checked in to the Disney Hollywood Hotel. Within seconds, we had our key to the room. The room was nicely decorated and furnished with the same feel as Hard Rock Hotel. The room was indeed spacious and had 2 queen size beds that looked so comfortable. I am quite satisfied with the room. FYI, the room cost around S$450 per night.
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| The Mickey's Magic Room Card |
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| Comfortable queen size bed |
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| Cute hand towel |
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| Mickey's shower blind |
After a quick tour of our room, we went for lunch at this famous Chinese restaurant, Crystal Lotus at The Disneyland Hotel. This restaurant is highly recommended by many bloggers visiting Hong Kong Disneyland.
The interior of the restaurant is indeed spectacular and grand. Everything, from the furniture, walls, artworks, table wares, chandeliers, carpets to the dinning cutlery are grand. There is also the signature lotus motiff that sprouts through the majestic restaurant. Having lunch here indeed made me feel like a royalty.
Crystal Lotus restaurant also serves its signature dim sum that resembles some of our favorite Disney and Pixar characters. These delicately crafted dim sum are not only a feast for the eyes, but are equally enjoyable to taste. We tried to order some of these cutesy dim sum which unfortunately were not available at that time. We settled for something else and ordered their famous crab fried rice which was really delicious, fried popiah, steamed dumplings and honey stir-fried spare-ribs.
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| Crystal Lotus Restaurant |
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| The grand lotus chandeliers |
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| The honey spare-ribs were delicious. Best that I've ever eaten. |
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| Wonderful fried rice !!! |
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| Crispy popiah...not oily at all :) |
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Lovely view of the garden from the restaurant
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After a heavy lunch, we took a stroll at the maze outside the restaurant. The maze was huge and it feels like the maze in the "Alice in Wonderland" story book. Walking a little further ahead, you will see the vast ocean, where you can catch the cooling sea breeze. We walked along the ocean stretch before turning into the Disneyland Park for more fun moments.
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| @ Disneyland Hotel |
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| The huge Alice in Wonderland Maze |
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| Elegant |
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| Lovers :) |
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| Lovely for wedding ceremony |
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| The Disney Sea |
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| Feeling excited already ! |
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| We are here ! |
It was super crowded at Disneyland and as usual, there were lots of mainland tourists who seems to be flooding all the touristy landmarks. To get your rides, you really need to be patient. Luckily, the weather was cooling and hence made our queue manageable.
There were many rides to choose from. We tried almost everyone of them, from the less trilling one to the more thrilling ones. Carousel, Dumbo the flying elephant, Light Buzz, bumper car etc....Just look at the pictures for the fun that we've had! Not forgetting the musical parade where all the Disney characters come to live to greet their fans!
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| Never too old to ride this ! |
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| @ river safari |
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| This is fun! |
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| Tree house is pretty for some pretty shots |
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| Never too old for this :) |
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| Never too old for this :) |
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| @ safari boat |
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| my blue car |
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| The beautiful castle :) |
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| The 4 Disney Beauties |
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| Tinkerbell too! |
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| The Mickey Family |
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| The lion King Musical, be sure to watch it! |
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| The castle illuminating in Blue |
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| The castle illuminating in pink |
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| And finally, the beautiful fireworks |
It's impossible to comb the entire place in one day. Luckily for us, as guests of Disney, we had complimentary pass to visit the park again the next day! Besides the many fun rides, one should not miss the Lion King musical and the beautiful fireworks that starts around 7plus. It will be a pity to miss these magical moments in Disney.
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| The prettiest xmas tree |
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| So many people! |
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| We'll be back tomorrow for more fun |
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| Back to our Disney Hollywood Hotel for sweet dream |
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