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Hong Kong March 2014

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Re: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby Barry McB » Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:19 pm

Day 7 - 30 March 2014 – Hong Kong Disneyland
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Our special thanks go out to Barry and Narelle for arranging such a wonderful experience!


We are so glad that all that was planned went so well. -/ -/


Just a pity about the weather. :(


We can only imagine Della's excitement at the Kingdom Club when Minnie arrived. :D


Catch up with you both at the meeting on Saturday. :D
Barry & Narelle McBride,
Hong Kong Disneyland's First Star Guests.

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Re: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby churros » Tue Apr 01, 2014 12:19 pm

Such amazing experiences and yet Keith you lead with meeting Rapunzel!

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Re: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:12 pm

Phooey - we are back! I'll write up the final episode of our journal later - suffice to say we had a brilliant trip! I'll also start posting some photos once I've gotten them off Della's camera.
Such amazing experiences and yet Keith you lead with meeting Rapunzel!
How could I not?? :D :D :D
Just a pity about the weather.
Not at all Barry - we had a wonderful time and saw the fireworks many times from in the park, so we weren't disappointed by that big storm - we saw some amazing lightning! And seeing Minnie was a delight! We also caught up with Fanny on Monday and had a good chat with her in the hotel. We'll update you on everything on Saturday.

(I'm off to check my bank balance now - hahaha!)
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: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby churros » Wed Apr 02, 2014 7:29 am

Ah let the Disney depression begin

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Re: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:40 pm

Day 8 - 31 March 2014 – Hong Kong Disneyland/Airport
Today is the final day of our Hong Kong adventure. We awoke this morning to the sound of rain outside, and of Qantas trying to call me on my mobile. I was half hoping the flight was cancelled and we’d get another day here, but they were just telling us our aircraft type had changed as had our seating – no problems.

We got up and headed downstairs to Walt’s for breakfast. We ran into Fanny the Hotel Manager and had a good chat with her and told her how good the hotel and cast members had been. We then did another hotel Disney shop including rain ponchos. We had earlier bought a Sheriff Woody umbrella and discovered it was too big to pack in our suitcase, so we tried to see if the hotel would ship it, but when the hotel rang up the post office, they refused it, but the hotel bubble wrapped it for us and we were able to check it with Qantas later in the evening.

After getting the umbrella wrapped, we ran into Snow White in the lobby before heading to the park for the last time. We wore our ponchos but it wasn’t raining too hard by now. We got to the park and the first thing we did was go to the photo shop to get our pictures with Rapunzel from the previous night. I dropped the photos in a locker then we decided to do a full walkaround of the park to say goodbye.

We walked through the castle and then into Adventureland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point and Toy Story land. We headed back to Mystic Point to buy some gifts and ride Mystic Manor again. Most outdoor attractions were closed following the Amber rain alert this morning, so Grizzly was currently shut. We kept walk through to Fantasyland and noticed that they were beginning to cycle the outdoor attractions, so we went back to Grizzly Gulch and took a final ride on the coaster (everything was a walk on today as the storms had kept the crowds away.)

After Grizzly, we headed over to Space Mountain for a final ride on that too. It was getting towards our departure time, so we grabbed lunch at the Starliner Diner – our traditional last day lunch spot for Hong Kong Disneyland. After lunch we went over to the last attraction we hadn’t been on – Tarzan’s Treehouse. I have taken photos from the same point on the treehouse on every trip which really shows how the park and foliage has grown.

After Tarzan, there was time for one more shop – so we headed to Main Street for a final pick up of items. I emptied our locker and together we headed to the Hong Kong Disneyland exit for the last time. Back at the hotel, we had to do some suitcase rearranging due to Della’s last minute purchases! But that all sorted, we got showered and changed and headed to the lobby to check out.

A short taxi trip later, we were all checked in at the airport – and we managed not to buy anything else at the Hong Kong Disneyland shop. A short stay in the new Qantas Club and we headed to the plane and the trip home.
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: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:41 pm

Tomorrow I'll be posting pictures, so stay tuned!
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: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:39 am

Here come the photos!

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On arrival at our room, these are some of the gifts that awaited us.

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Here is the view on the first morning from our balcony.

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No work yet on the new hotel - I was hoping to see something happening by now, but there was nothing.

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The new (for us) Grizzly Gulch looked fantastic!

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As did Mystic Point!

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It is another one of those areas where it is hard to take a bad photo!

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Even in Toy Story Land there was a new addition with Andy's Toy Box Store - this was a welcome addition as they only had an outside vending cart before. We think a themed store is also needed in Grizzly Gulch.

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This is new since we were last there. Centre Street in Main Street is now covered and is an extension of the Emporium. We were grateful for this new cover during a rain storm! It is very nicely themed too.

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And continuing the theme of new stuff - here is the construction for The Iron Man Experience. This is what is looked like on our first day...

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And this is what it looked like on our last day! A new construction wall hiding everything that was going on and with Iron Man logos all around it.


More photos to come shortly...
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: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:52 am

Photos part II

I mentioned in the journal that we did the Duffy cake decoration experience at the Hollywood Hotel - here are some photos from that day.

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Firstly - this is what greeted us in our hotel lobby the day we went to the Duffy cake decorations!

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Before we started decorating, we had an afternoon tea in the sports bar at the Hollywood Hotel. I had already eaten the prawn cutlets by the time I remembered to take a photo! :lol:

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The sports bar cast members gave us this card they had signed and the Duffy balloon - so nice of them!

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These are the raw ingredients for the Duffy cake - I was a little concerned at this point, having no experience whatsoever in this sort of thing!

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At least Della and I looked the part! Yes, we kept the hats and aprons!

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This is Della's final product - we were so intent on building our cakes that we forgot to take photos - luckily a Disney photographer was on hand so we have photos to show at the next club meeting this Saturday!

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And after the cake building, we got certificates and a meet and greet with the Duffster himself!

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Of course - there eventually came a time where we had to eat it! I've gave Della the honour of sticking the knife in!

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But it was all worth it - Duffy was delicious!!


More to come!
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: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:04 pm

Photos part III

Out and about.

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"Can I take him home", "No". "Can I take him home", "No". "Can I take him home", "No"

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"Can I take him home", "No". "Can I take him home", "No". "Can I take him home", "No"

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"Can I take her home", SLAP. "OUCH!"

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Pluto - Enchanted Garden character breakfast.

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Daisy - Enchanted Garden character breakfast.

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Della - too much excitement at the Enchanted Garden!

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Chip 'n' Dale in Grizzly Gulch.

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Me after riding It's a Small World.

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This girl sure loved Chip 'n' Dale!

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Sunset at the fountain.


More to come!
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: Hong Kong March 2014

Postby KeithS » Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:13 pm

Photos part IV

Shops and Grand Marshals

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We found this exhibition and Disney sale occurring in the Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay by accident. It was only on for four days and opened the day we were there!

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It is hard to see how big it was or how much merchandise there was - it was enormous, taking up the entire ballroom on the 21st floor of the building!

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It was to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of the Disney Company and there were special 90th Anniversary fluffies and other merchandise. Della bought a few things (this picture is before we'd finished shopping!)

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Della found a nice packet of jelly beans she wanted to take home - but again, it was too hard to pack...

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Here we are in the little annex within City Hall where they prepare you for your Honorary Grand Marshal duties.

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And here we are about to set off! I don't have any other photos as I was waving too much, but our friends in Hong Kong have some so they will send them to us and I'll post them then!


So that is it for the time being - just a quick update on new Hong Kong stuff and some of the events we were involved in over there. I hope you enjoyed seeing it!
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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