Hello everyone. The club (through the awesome efforts of Barry and Narelle) is currently in the process of arranging a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland for March 2011. At present, we are looking to go around the week of 13 March 2011, returning Sunday 20th March.
As you may or may not know, Barry and Narelle were Hong Kong Disneyland's first "Star Guests" - a new promotion that began in 2009.
Since then, they have been in constant contact with the management of HKDL and have recently returned from a second visit where they met the park's senior management. Since then, they've been hard at work brokering a deal for the club, as well as arranging some special events for DUD members.
The date in March has been selected because the park will be in the middle of its 5th anniversary celebrations, the star guest program will be active (and we can all be star guests), and a new parade will be debuting.
This week, the hotel operations manager for HKDL has offered the club a special group rate to stay at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel in a Garden Room for $1,200 HKD a night +10% GST for the length of stay! Normally, the regular rate for the Garden rooms is $2,100HKD + GST. The offered rate is even cheaper than the Hollywood Hotel Garden Room - which is $1,500HKD + GST. $1,200HKD is approximately $170-$180 Australian at today's rates. But we need to book 8 rooms, hence the early announcement!
Here are some views of the hotel:
Additionally, Hong Kong Disneyland will be arranging a private cocktail function for us on our first night, to be attended by Andrew Kam, the Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland, and a number of other HKDL officials.
More details on this trip will become available in the coming months, however it is already looking like it'll be a very special event.
Obviously being this far out, dates, prices and events are still subject to change - but this should give a good indication of what is in store!