While I wrote up my Home in Hong Kong series of blog posts, I wanted to separate the Hong Kong Disneyland one! When I lived in Hong Kong, my family used to have annual passes because we quite literally lived one subway station away from HK Disneyland.

The last time I visited Hong Kong, the fiancé and I also got a season pass because we were staying for 2 months. And if you were going more than like twice, the season pass is cheaper than your one-time tickets.

The main draw this time for HK Disneyland was the new World of Frozen area! I may not be the biggest fan of Frozen, but there is something to the story that makes me think of my sister and me so it still holds a special place in my heart. It was lovely seeing Arendelle come to life and we even did the live show where we (and a bunch of mostly toddlers) got to interact with Anna, Elsa, and the elements of nature.

The Frozen ride is very similar to the one we went on in Disney World—and I still hate the drop they make you do at the end.

I loved the Chinese New Year decor they had up in the park! They even managed to incorporate Mickey into the traditional-looking auspicious decorations!

A performance I loved at HK Disneyland this time around was Mickey and the Wonderous Book. I had no idea what it would be about but it tells the story of Mickey traveling through different stories to help Olaf find the story where he belongs. At one point, Ariel, Merida, and Rapunzel came on stage to harmonize their songs together and I legit cried.

Talking about Disney princesses, WE GOT TO SEE RAYA!!! I feel like this is such a rare character to spot usually in Disney parks, but in HK Disneyland she has her own scheduled performances and she was also a main feature of the Chinese New Year castle performance. How cool!

Hong Kong is home to the Iron Man Experience and I can’t imagine this being brought to any other Disney Park. The story itself is woven into Hong Kong as a city and while it rides kind of like Star Tours in mechanics, riders are instead taken around Hong Kong in an epic battle across the city’s skyline. We rode this twice because I found it to be less scary than Star Tours because the ride and drops were a lot smoother. Nearby, there was the Ant-Man ride that plays like Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, but I felt it was kind of meh.

Another unique element at HK Disneyland that in the Small World ride, they have the Hong Kong skyline greeting you at one part of the experience. Cute!

Something else I loved in this park was its castle. During my previous visit, we still saw the old castle. This time, we finally got to see the Castle of Magical Dreams. I think this is my favourite castle out of all the ones I’ve been to.

“The Castle of Magical Dreams pays tribute to thirteen inspiring stories of Princesses and Queens who overcame adversity to make their own dreams come true, inspiring all who dare to dream big.” If you know me, you probably know I’m already welling up with tears re-reading this description. The night and day views are gorgeous here.

During our visit, we ate at the Corner Cafe and had their Duffy and Friends afternoon tea set. Given the price, the food was aggressively mediocre. The only good thing was an abalone skewer and the smoke salmon tart. We couldn’t even finish the overly sugary treats on the upper tier and I ended up giving a plate away to these 2 girls sitting next to us. It sure looked cute though!

We had some cute snacks too, but they were all just ok. I guess that’s Disney food in general though.

And that was this visit to Hong Kong Disneyland! Excited to see if they’ll make further expansions or improvements the next time we manage to make a trip out!