Have ever wanted to go to Disneyland with out the lines and crowds, this is the place to go! We walked on to almost every ride. The longest we waited was about 10 minutes for Winnie the Pooh.
Hong Kong Disneyland Tips
Now that we have been to Disneyland Hong Kong I don’t know if I can ever go back to Disneyland California!
Hong Kong Disneyland
How to get there:
If you are coming from the airport: Follow the signs for the taxi station. You will want to take a blue taxi. Disneyland is on the same Island as the airport so you will want an inter-island taxi (Lantau). Taxis only take cash (hong kong dollars) so make sure you have some. It costs about 150 HKD one way. It took 10 minutes by taxi to get there.
Uber is technically illegal in Hong Kong but there are still uber drivers. We took an uber back from Disney to the airport. You maybe able to get one from the airport to Disney but you have to be careful that if anyone asks you a friend is picking you up. Uber is much more comfortable, nicer cars and we got a van. Taxis are picky. We had 6 people and it took a while before someone would take us in a car. We put kids on our laps. Our Uber driver spoke english and the taxi drivers don’t speak a lick of english. Our Uber was cheaper as well and took cc via the app.
Just like Disneyland California there is an app for Disneyland Hong Kong. This shows wait times as well as a map and times of the shows.
Disneyland Hong Kong is much smaller than the original. We really liked this because we could see almost everything in one day with out feeling overwhelmed.
Shows:
Festival of Lion King
Festival of Lion King
This is similar to the show at Disney World. Circular stage, great costumes and music. Most of this show was in English. No food or drink in the theater. Inside and covered. Highly recommend.
Moana, a Homecoming Celebration
Moana, a Homecoming Celebration
Little ones will love this, might be too cheesy for older kids. If you get there early and are on the first row kids get drums. The performers interact with the audience. #Moana speaks in English and songs are in English, other actors speak in Chinese. Partially covered seating. Has a canopy but last row will get sun or rain. For us it was raining and the kids got soaked.
Mickey and the Wondrous Book
Mickey and the Wondrous Book
We loved this show. It is a story of Mickey and Goofy trying to get Olaf back into the book he fell out of. All the songs were in English but the narration by Micky and Goofy were in Chinese. They had English translation on a screen to the side. Ariel, Rapunzel, Elsa and The Genie all make an appearance and have a solo song. This show is inside.
We didn’t have time to see any of the parades.
Food:
Food is absolute terrible. Because we came from the airport and didn’t have any food with us, we were starving. Many restaurants were closed. Apparently if the park is not crowded enough they don’t open some of the restaurants. The restaurants we did look at the food looked terrible. We ate at the Explorer Club. Chicken was disgusting and rice smelled and tasted weird. The soup was eatable. We also got a hot dog and corn at a food stand, they were so gross we threw them away after one bite. Bring your own food!
Rides:
We loved the fact we didn’t have to wait in lines. It made it so fun going from ride to ride. We were able to do more in an 8 hr day than we would have at a 12 hr day at Disneyland California. They do not have all the same rides but they have a lot of the classics. It’s a small world, carousel, dumbo, tea cups. Instead of space mountain they have Hyperspace mountain a star wars themed ride very similar.
Big Grizzly Mountain Runway Mine Cars was a lot of fun, maybe even better than Big Thunder mountain railroad.
Iron man simulator ride was also a lot of fun.
Tarzan’s tree house is better than the original. It is like Tom Sayer island combined with Tarzan tree house.
Cost:
Price is cheaper than in the USA. But the park is smaller with less rides so this is probably why. $699 HKD for adults and $515 HKD for 3-12. It cost us $239 USD for 2 adult and 2 kids for 1 day.
I don’t think there is enough to do for more than 1 day at the park.
Summary:
If you have a 12 hr layover in Hong Kong I think a trip to the park is worth it. We did it on our way home vs way there. Our first layover we did Big Buddha. That way we did one cultural activity and then one just for the kids. My little one keeps asking to go back!
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