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Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby KeithS » Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:01 pm

Day Three - Tuesday
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Goofy and Beth

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Mickey and Evil-G

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HK Barry and Cecilia Ho - the Hotel Operations Manager of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

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Les, Pluto and Jan

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Balloons in the wind

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Jungle Cruise - danger ahead!

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Who want's to be a Grand Marshal?

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Keep waving Matt!

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Are all these people really taking photos of us?

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So this is the view the parade performers get

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Beth and Wayne

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Della, Duffy and ShellieMay

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HK Barry looking very happy!

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Jan joins the parade performers!

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All that excitement over - now we are off to play on Buzz

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Getting ready for the Buzz Challenge which was eventually won by Greg

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Following Buzz - it was on to the Jungle Cruise with Skipper Alex

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Our crew on the boat - will we survive the perils of the jungle?

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Yes we do! And we have a welcome message on our return

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Group shot with Skipper Alex

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Mickey and Minnie with Mr Barry, Della, me and Julie

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Dinner at the Enchanted Garden - and it looks like it was a little too much for one of us :D

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Birthday cake at the dinner - and day three comes to a close!
Keith

Trip history:
DLR: 2005, 06, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18
DLRP: 2006
HKDL: 2006 (Mar & Sept), 11 (Apr & Dec), 14, 19
SDR: 2017
TDR: 2008, 10, 17
WDW: 2006, 13 (Mar & Sept), 16, 19
DCL: 2013, 15 (Alaska & Hawaii), 18
Aulani: 2015

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby churros » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:03 pm

It sounds like a great trip, wish I was there, oh I was! -/

Was it really only yesterday that I had buffet breakfast at Chef Mickey's, shopped, read my book by the pool, Disney dim sum at the Crystal Lotus, shopped, rode Buzz twice, Space 4 times, Autopia, shopped, Small World, Philharmagic, Jungle Cruise (wow look a waft to Tyzarns treeharse) and shopped at the airport? Now if only I could stay awake until bedtime!

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby sandie » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:41 pm

(wow look a waft to Tyzarns treeharse)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Gerard, what the hell was that you ate at Bubba Gumps?

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby KeithS » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:56 pm

Sorry - a slight gap in the posting of photos as I was watching the Formula One :D

Where was I - oh yeah...

Day Four - Wednesday

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Della gets to rub noses with Duffy

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Awwww...how cute is that :)

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Club meeting - and Jennifer, Julie, Barry and Wayne describe their experiences from opening day at HKDL

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And Thomas tells us about his career at HKDL - getting picked with 500 others to fly to Florida for six months to learn the Disney Way, before becoming a Jungle Cruise skipper.

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A scene from the meeting

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Greg wins the raffle

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A view from my hotel room while we get changed for the evening's cocktail party

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A view of Main Street from the station where we are having the party

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Nicole and Matthew checking out the spread

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Oooh - fireworks

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Della and Skipper Alex - Alex loves Duffy and wants a ShellieMay!

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Group shot - featuring Andrew Kam in the centre - Andrew is the MD of the Hong Kong Disney Resort and a very nice man!

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Presentation time - from the left: Cecilia Ho, Narelle, HK Barry, Wayne, and Andrew Kam

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Della presents Alex with a club shirt - making him an honourary member of the club!

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Mickey Fountain at night

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Cue the colour change!

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And again!
Keith

Trip history:
DLR: 2005, 06, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18
DLRP: 2006
HKDL: 2006 (Mar & Sept), 11 (Apr & Dec), 14, 19
SDR: 2017
TDR: 2008, 10, 17
WDW: 2006, 13 (Mar & Sept), 16, 19
DCL: 2013, 15 (Alaska & Hawaii), 18
Aulani: 2015

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby KeithS » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:12 pm

Day Five - Thursday
errr...as Della and I went into Hong Kong this day, I don't have any photos to share yet because they are on Della's camera. So...

Day Six - Friday
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Greg at breakfast holding his Disneyland Hotel room key - yep, he decided to stay there for the night!

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The Hong Kong Disneyland paparazzi...who are they filming?

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Ahhh - it's Wayne and Mickey!

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Three Princesses at once - almost too much to bear :D

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Muppet Lab!

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Castle - no people - yay!

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High School Musical is here!

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What team? Wildcats!

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Hey - who's that Wildcat in the background?

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I think she enjoyed being in the show :D

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The Jungle Cruise is looking more jungly now - the trees have grown heaps in the five years since I was last in HK.

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Aviator Mickey in the parade

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Donald - one of the few times we saw him all trip

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Chip on parade duty

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Snow White (no dwarfs in this parade - yay!)

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Cinderella looking very princessy

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Aurora doing her stuff

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Timon

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Tinker Bell pondering her next coffee break

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Woody and his audience

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Green Army Man calling for back up.

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The Hong Kong Disneyland Band playing in Main Street

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The Buzzard and the Indian

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The Buzzard

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He finds a nice perch

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Pre-farewell dinner photo taken by a team of cast members with our cameras...

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...these cast members in fact!

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Wayne and Barry ponder the success of this trip - and maybe begin thinking of the next one...

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Gerard watches the final night of fireworks

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Fireworks

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More fireworks

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Fire and Fireworks!

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Nicole and her birthday...ummm...thing...

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Tommy and Barry fool around for a final photo together

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And we've now left the park for the last time - looked over by Tinker Bell and the Cheshire Cat moon!

So that's it - my selection of photos from our Disney trip.

Hope you all enjoyed seeing these!
Keith

Trip history:
DLR: 2005, 06, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18
DLRP: 2006
HKDL: 2006 (Mar & Sept), 11 (Apr & Dec), 14, 19
SDR: 2017
TDR: 2008, 10, 17
WDW: 2006, 13 (Mar & Sept), 16, 19
DCL: 2013, 15 (Alaska & Hawaii), 18
Aulani: 2015

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby Mel » Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:40 pm

GREAT pics Keith!!!! It looks like a really fantastic trip and Im even more sorry than ever that we couldn't go :(

I love the pic of the Buzzard and the Indian :lol:

I think we need a club trip in 2015 (there can be others before then too) in the US somewhere. This one looked like so much fun, we really have to make it to one :)
The Big Trip: DL, WDW and Disney cruise 2016

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby mushu mama » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:38 am

Amazing photos guys... and they wouldn't have been complete without a buzzard shot or two ...
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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby KeithS » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:24 pm

Amazing photos guys...
Thanks Lisa - we are sorry you weren't able to make it - we really had a terrific time over there.

Now I'm back at work and reality is closing in around me - but at least I only have 38 sleeps before I head off again!
Keith

Trip history:
DLR: 2005, 06, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18
DLRP: 2006
HKDL: 2006 (Mar & Sept), 11 (Apr & Dec), 14, 19
SDR: 2017
TDR: 2008, 10, 17
WDW: 2006, 13 (Mar & Sept), 16, 19
DCL: 2013, 15 (Alaska & Hawaii), 18
Aulani: 2015

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby mushu mama » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:03 pm

Thanks Lisa - we are sorry you weren't able to make it - we really had a terrific time over there.
Not half as sorry as me :cry: I really struggled all week with the 'missing out' thing... so much so, some friends took me to Dreamworld for the day on Saturday to (try and ) cheer me up.
I watched all Evil G's video's he posted but really shouldn't have, cos it only made it worse.
Don't get me wrong though, I really am so glad it all went swimmingly and everyone had a magical time :D I hope there will be more photos posted :) Loved seeing the parades... any loot shots out there?
a few too many princess photos for my liking though :wink:
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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby churros » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:35 pm

According to the HKDL facebook Andrew Cam was showing Bob Iger around the 3 new lands on wednesday the 6th of April!!! So where was he for the cocktail party? You can't tell me he was on a plane to shanghai

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby KeithS » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:26 pm

According to the HKDL facebook Andrew Cam was showing Bob Iger around the 3 new lands on wednesday the 6th of April!!!
Mr Iger was still in Hong Kong - probably preparing his Shanghai ground breaking speech at the hotel. The other exec who was there, Peter - told Wayne that he opted out of a meeting with Mr Iger to come and join us - that's pretty cool!
Keith

Trip history:
DLR: 2005, 06, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18
DLRP: 2006
HKDL: 2006 (Mar & Sept), 11 (Apr & Dec), 14, 19
SDR: 2017
TDR: 2008, 10, 17
WDW: 2006, 13 (Mar & Sept), 16, 19
DCL: 2013, 15 (Alaska & Hawaii), 18
Aulani: 2015

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby mushu mama » Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:45 pm

Any more photos and/or reviews?? thought we'd see a lot more memories posted by now :shock:

Evil G? Beth? anyone?
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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby churros » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:06 am

My download kicks in again today so I'll get on to it and I'm on holidays

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby Barry McB » Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:55 pm

Hi, :D

Well I’ve been a little busy since getting back last week and this is the first time I’ve had a chance to get on line.

We had just the best time and it went better then I ever expected, the Team at Hong Kong Disneyland went out of their way to make some very memorable Magic moments for everyone.

When we first arrived the Gifts in our rooms giving that special touch to the Star Guests, the Tinkerbell photo frame/album, tin of Biscuits, the welcome towel cake and the bed end covers as part of the Star Guest program and not to forget the towel animals the adorn the room all of which we were able to keep.

Everyone was given a room upgrade to ocean view rooms with balconies, the service was great the food was the best at every meal and in most cases it was at a Special price just for us.

The towel making and balloon art was a scream and I know none of us will get a job as a balloon artist anytime soon. This was to be an hour class it went 2 hours 15 minutes, the Cast members had a ball too.

We were lucky to have a cast member to be our guide on most occasions that was Tommy he didn’t want it to end either.

We had our first overseas DUD meeting.

We also got to go in the Parade and made some Guest lining the Parade route feel special doing the Hi 5. The Buzz light year challenge was another group event that went well.

What about the Cocktails given by Andrew Kam MD of HK DL this was the best, we were treated like Royalty, the food, the great location to watch the Fireworks you couldn’t beat.

That night we also got to reward Alex a cast member that Narelle and I had as our Jungle Cruise skipper back on our first visit to HK DL in 2009. We thought he did a great job and had asked if he could be available for the DUD visit in April and he was. He did just the best job once again, he is HKs answer to Jerry Lewis, to reward him Della & Keith had the idea of giving Alex one of the DUD polo shirts at the cocktails so I asked if it was O/K to get him there to present it to him and the O/K was given, it was the first time he had watched the Fireworks from the Station let alone been invited to cocktails, he was over the moon thanks to Della & Keith.

We were also lucky to be at HK DL for the new Magic Access after Party which we must thank Fanny at HK DL for organising our passes, this was the first time HK DL had this event and it gave 1000 Annual Pass & Magic Access Pass holders the chance to stay for two hours after the Fireworks in Fantasyland to enjoy the rides and Characters for Photos many that we hadn’t been able to get Photos with before.

This was a once in a lifetime trip that will be remembered for a long time to come thanks to the many Special Cast Members at HK DL.

With Special thanks to Andrew Kam, Peter Lowe, Noble Coker, Cecilia Ho, Fanny Chow & Tommy Yiu for helping bring a dream I had to coming true.

Thank you to all the DUDs and Family and Friends that help make it all happen because without you it wouldn’t have been the Trip it was.
Barry & Narelle McBride,
Hong Kong Disneyland's First Star Guests.

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Re: Club Trip - Hong Kong April 2011

Postby churros » Tue Apr 19, 2011 5:01 pm

Well if you're not sick of looking at photos yet then here are some more
http://www.flickr.com/photos/disneydown ... 405358723/


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