Disney Magic - Part 1

20 March 2014

It was definitely a day that the kids were looking forward to... Disneyland!

Cab to MTR Olympic Station ---) MTR Sunny Bay Station ---) MTR Disneyland Resort Station

After checking out of Royal Plaza Hotel, we hopped onto a cab to Olympian City for our long awaited dim sum breakfast at Tim Ho Wan. Cab fare was about 45 HK dollars (SGD 7.50).

Tim Ho Wan has yet to open for the day but locals were already forming a queue outside... Food must be good, isn't it?

and indeed was good!

Tim Ho Wan
Shop 72, G/F, Olympian City, 18 Hoi Ting Road, Tai Kok Tsui
Olympian City Mall
Hong Kong, China (Mongkok)
Opening Hours: 10:00 am to 09:30 pm

The MTR Olympic Station is connected to the UG/F level of Olympian City 2. Very convenient and pretty hassle free for family like us with kids, stroller and luggage in tow.

Within minutes and we were on the train bounded for MTR Disneyland Resort Station!

We settled the registration for our stay at Disney's Hollywood Hotel, left our luggage, redeemed the park's tickets and started our Day 1 of 2 exploration of the Happiest Place on Earth!

Exclusive to Hong Kong Disneyland are the 3 newest themed lands - Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land.

Grizzly Gulch reminisces an abandoned mining town set amidst mountains and woods, founded on 8 August 1888 - the luckiest day of the luckiest month of the luckiest year, by prospectors looking to discover gold.

The centerpiece of Grizzly Gulch is The Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Car, a thrilling adventure on a runaway train that goes forwards, backwards and crisscrosses in and around the entire area! This was Kaeden's favorite ride in the entire theme park!

Mystic Point is set in 1909 at an adventure's outpost established in 1896 in a dense, uncharted rain forest surrounded by mysterious forces and supernatural events. The site features Mystic Manor, sets as a home to a world traveler and adventurer.

Toy Story Land is designed to "shrink the guest" down to being the size of a toy, and to play in Andy's backyard with his toys from the movies. It was done through using bamboo as giant blades of grass surrounding the area and many themed props and characters from the Toy Story movies.

The highlights of our first day in Hong Kong Disneyland...

We managed to cover almost all the attractions in Fantasyland and Grizzly Gulch in that few hours while we were there. Did some shopping, caught the parade (which got Ash super excited!) and left early for our dinner at the award winning Crystal Lotus...