THANK YOU, HONGKONG DISNEYLAND 5th ANNIVERSARY!
I know this is very back dated, but i finally got ready the photos,
took too many and will spilt the hongkong post into two!
we visited Disneyland apart from all the shopping and eating.
it was a totally different experience and it was an eye-opener to be there.
True enough, everybody always known Hong Kong as shopping, eating, shopping and eating again,
which applepie and myself were no exception prior to this trip, and Disneyland was supposedly the last thing on our mind when arranging a trip to Hong Kong.
But this first trip to Disneyland changed our impression of it and applepie was even asking me,
why didn’t she slot in a Disneyland visit at all when she came to Hong Kong for the previous couple of times! Thank you Disneyland for the awesome trip there!
To those who never thought of visitng HK Disneyland, and for those who want to visit but yet to, this entry is dedicated to you! :p
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HK is about 4 hours away from Singapore, and we had a pretty good timing flight on that Friday – 6am.
Applepie and I reached HK airport at around 11.30am and we were figuring out the best way to go to Disneyland.
So looking at the most convenient mode..
we boarded the airport train.
After experiencing and researching, the best way to get to Disneyland straight from airport would be:
(BEST CHOICE! Especially if you have luggages and want to reach there in a shorter span)
(longer timing, and have to walk quite some distance and have to transit quite a couple of times on the way.
You can change to TungChung Line in Tsing Yi station and this route is cheaper as compared to the first.)
Disneyland has only two hotels there which are the one I just mentioned as well as The Disneyland Hotel.
Our hotel for two nights.
They frontdesk at the lobby.
tired but excited us!
Everything in the hotel is totally fitted similarly as Disney theme to the utmost.
It was an awesome experience making friends with them including the in-charges and you will see more of their peeks below.
It was quite a long distance to walk over and we had to take a free shuttle bus right outside the hotel, which took about 5 minutes of travelling time.
As Disneyland is a huge compound altogether, everywhere is rather easy accessible via their free shuttle bus.
The shuttle bus right outside our Hollywood hotel.
Here was one of the highlights of the trip, the lil adorable Kiddo- XiaoLu,
the child of the Taiwanese blogger, Kelly!
And here we were, The Disneyland Hotel!
I was instantly in love with the decoration of the whole hotel completely grand and posh.
Definitely would love to stay in this hotel if I’m going back to visit HK Disneyland!
XiaoLu is just only two years old and I have to admit she’s really good at posing!
Check out her mini mouse look-alike pose.
It has a very authentic Chinese atmosphere there and the entire decorations made it look as if you are entering a palace!
Pretty and elegant looking lotus lights.
Yes, we had all these on the menu!
Roasted suckling pig with cucumber and sweetened paste in steamed piggy mask buns!
HOW CUTE!!! I love this dish- the steamed piggy mask buns tasted exactly like the mun tous, sweet and soft,
and the roast pork meat was tendered with uber crispy skins!
Happy and hungry us.
Little pig barbecue pork bun and little green men pork and vegetable bun.
Mickey’s seafood and glutinous pancake
Apple and I received slightly different pigs and we decided to place them together.
LOOKING UBER CUTE!!! :p can’t bear to eat it… but we gobbled them up within mintues.
Braised seafood pumpkin puree soup with mickey’s shape pumpkin that tasted like sharkfin soup somehow.
Wok-fried shrimps and Disney root vegetables
Red-braised pork loin stuffed in whole Chinese pear.
Fried-rice with Tasmanian crabmeat stuffed in whole crab shell. LOVE THIS!
our desserts- chilled mickey’s red bean honey pudding and Chilled mickey’s green tea jelly.
The bun was steamed lotus red bean puree bun!
Everything was just so exquisite!
But the following activities were lined up just nice for us to get our food digested!
We took the shuttle bus and here was the bus-interchange.
Walking towards the themepark, and that’s the two Taiwanese bloggers as well, guy in pink and girl in flora.
We were here!!
You will be greeted with a whole clear view without any high-rise buildings to block your view.
The MTR train station that is near the themepark that allows you to travel up to town easily and back.
Hello Disneyland!
Here’s Catherine!
The tickets to enter, which you can keep for memory’s sake after that too.
When entering, you will see helpful staff dressed in total Disney related outfits welcoming you!
You will be amazed to see the different types of things that can be made out of Disney characters.
the shop.
a huge collection of mugs!
cute looking mini mouse apron!
I was clueless to what was going to happen and realized that there will be a parade named the Flights of Fantasy Parade which is exclusively for HK Disneyland 5th Anniversary!
Yes, its their 5th Birthday this year!
Look at the amount of people at Disneyland on a weekday and how interested they were awaiting for the show!
Finally they came! All characters will take turn to appear and in real-life sizes.
I love the song and the dance they choreographed and you can feel as though you are in a different world…
I adore the Disney princesses much more than the characters! :p
I think this girl is uber pretty!
The good thing is that Disneyland will actually arrange different programs every year and the Taiwanese blogger Kelly was telling me it was her second time there even!
You can walk through the castle and be welcomed by the other part.
Winnie the pooh fans, you will love this!
we had to sit in the pot to experience a pooh journey in the tunnel.
The Malaysian bloggers who were in the same pot as us.
There were time slots for shows, so do be sure to check them out and get your seats early.
Very privileged, we entered the grand hall and I was excited to watch the musical!
That’s the other in-charge, Nicole. J
Won’t say too much of it if not I will spoil the fun, but I have to say I truly enjoyed the musical! You have to watch it yourself!
It was named as the Mickey gold award ceremony, and the show was really entertaining.
For families, no worries, there are baby prams in the themepark for you and your child
You can take pictures with real-life Disney princesses along the way.
Every single one of them was amazingly beautiful..
A boat ride called the Jungle River Cruise to explore into the woods.
our boat captain which was humorous!!
our boat-mates. geez
Other than boat rides and all, they have 4D theatres!!
our glasses and awaiting for our 4D rides!
our friends from Taiwan too! J
and that’s the catch, you could feel as though the characters came to life! Must try!
The rides took us almost half the day, and before we knew it, it was dinner time.
Dinner was arranged to dine in at the plaza inn restaurant which was located right smack in Disneyland.
you will be greeted by another exquisite looking restaurant.
I must say we were fed well, another set dinner for us!
it was authentic Chinese food and look at the amount of food we had for the two of us girls!
This was the time we needed the guys to help, hahaha.
Full and extremely satisfied! <3
There was a fireworks show at 8pm, and the crowd was already forming at 7-ish.
We have to sit down at the floors, so I would recommend you guys to wear shorts or pants if you are visiting Disneyland. J
The illumination of the castle, awesome…
A 20 minutes fireworks show that totally awed us, you will definitely enjoy it.
The show was truly amazing and the fireworks was such a beautiful sight.
I will be back very soon to show you the hotel rooms and more of the rides!!
Hello! I really liked how your eyes are drawn! May I know what eyeliner do you use? Thank you!
i use shu uemura gel liner!
hi beatrice, can i know where did ur friend get her bag that is in the disneyland post? thanks in advance!!
she told me its a gift from her friend!
hello beatrice! do you know how much did your lunch & dinner in Disneyland cost? thanks in advance!
hi dear, im not that sure, but i think it would at least be an 80 per pax!
Hi! May I know where you got the beige shorts (with a little ribbon) that you wore in disneyland from?
Thank you!
was selling it at the shop tab a while ago! but it’s sold out now