Hong Kong Disneyland

Thanks to all friends who suggested that we stay at least for 1 night at a Disney Hotel.  It was so worth it.

The Hotel
There are two hotels in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort - the Disneyland Hotel and the Disney's Hollywood Hotel.  The former has a Victorian style while the later as the name implies, is Hollywood themed. Apart from the fact that the former is pricier than the latter, I chose Disney's Hollywood Hotel because I have 2 sons and I think the Hollywood theme will be better for them.  The elegance of Disneyland Hotel will be best enjoyed by girls as the ambiance would make them feel like a princess.  We (me and my two kids) saw pictures of room freebies from both hotels online- Hollywood has Mickey prints, while Disneyland Hotel has Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, that sealed the decision. :)
I bought a value annual pass for Yuan, that way I was able to avail of discounts for the room and the breakfast. Actually, the total cost was only about 100HKD less than if I availed of their room promos, but still, I saved a few dollars and Yuan has an annual pass. :)
Hotel guests are entitled for a two-day pass at the park at a discounted price - one day pass is at 350HKD, two-day pass is at 390HKD.  Of course we bought the two-day pass.
Hollywood Hotel has a pool.  We were not able to use it as it too cold to swim.  I read from their website that during summer, Goofy swims there once in a while. :)
The hotel room was more roomy than our city hotel room. It has 2 double beds.  It has a big LCD TV with cable channels and one with Disney shows and movies throughout the day.  There's a bathtub, hair dryer, phone and electric kettle, no fridge. What I loved the most? - the full body mirror!  We booked a sea view room, but you have to looked past the pool to see a glimpse of the sea.  
Mickey mouse sign is all over the place - shower curtain, the hotel signage, elevator, on benches, on hallway carpets, on the playground..  The hotel's restaurant is called Chef Mickey.


The Breakfast

We had breakfast at the Enchanted Garden in the Disneyland Hotel.  There, Mickey Mouse and Friends visited each table to say hello to guests and allowed us to take pictures with them.  Reservation is required and inter-hotel guests are allowed to book only 15 days before their room reservation date.
Breakfast is a buffet of international cuisine - Western and Asian.  The kids loved the Mickey Mouse waffles and pancakes. :)  Annual pass holders get 10% discount for himself and up to 7 guests.  In other words, it's just like dining without tax/service charge.   


Why did I say that staying in a Disneyland Hotel is worth it ?  :  because it feels different sleeping and waking up in Disneyland.  It's like starting and ending your day in Fantasy land.  :)


The Park

The park is pretty small and that made it enjoyable to explore.  There are lots of  restaurants and shops within the park.  On our two day visit, we let the children choose which attractions to visit and those were the park train, Astroblasters, Autopia, Jungle Cruise, Philarmagic, Tarzan's Tree House and Golden Mickeys.  The kids enjoyed Astroblasters the most, while I loved the Golden Mickeys.  The parade is suspended for the first 2 weeks of November, maybe they need to redesign their floats after the Halloween thingy.  They only announced this in their website sometime around September or October.  But it was okay as all characters were present at the Golden Mickeys show. We were in the park Thursday-Friday so the lines were not that long.  They say it can get really crowded on weekends.  The fireworks display above Sleeping Beauty's Castle was really nice, it gives you the feeling that you are indeed in Fantasy Land.  The fireworks used were common but the location made all the difference.


Our Disneyland Experience is what the kids enjoyed most during our stay in Hong Kong and that made it the best part of our trip. :)


learn more here: http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/html/Christmas/Int/en_US/index.html