Lord Turbine Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Space Mountain looks taller than the castle here (or is it?!) Is it just me, or does that picture make HKDL seem like it's in the middle of nowhere? As compared to ours, which you can see buildings everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuakerOaties Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Yeah, the mountains REALLY tower over the castle. Its kind of sad really. I forgot to mention the food. Its great so far. Robb and I went to this cool Cantonese restaurant at our hotel that was delicious. The food at the Magic Kingdom was good too. They had cool noodle soup bowls that were very tasty. The exchange rate is also nice. I think Mickey mouse bars were less than 2 US dollars. Oh, and the pussy card Rules! It makes things so much easier. Its like a debit card but sooo much better. If this came to the US I'd be thrilled. Transactions are easy and fast, and public transportation seems much less scary with it. No fumbling with change and tickets. Mark "there were also some freaky hand dryers at hong kong disney. Pictures were taken!" Luskus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 Is it just me, or does that picture make HKDL seem like it's in the middle of nowhere? As compared to ours, which you can see buildings everywhere. It basically is. It's built on all reclaimed land and there isn't really any "outside world" that can be seen from inside the park. It's kind of nice..... --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverride Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 The physical anthropological answer would be; itsy bitsy Asians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Is it just me, or does that picture make HKDL seem like it's in the middle of nowhere? As compared to ours, which you can see buildings everywhere. It basically is. It's built on all reclaimed land and there isn't really any "outside world" that can be seen from inside the park. It's kind of nice..... --Robb It's more scenic than DLP ever will be! That's just built on flat land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien666 Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Ok, after seeing the photos, HKDL looks like a great park with a lot of room to expand! Very tiny castle though, the mountains do not help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Hey guys! We're waiting for our plane in South Korea to Tokyo so I thought I'd hop on a computer and surf the web. Mark "Asia = Awesome" Luskus Wow, you guys totally should have stayed a few hours and hit Lotte World in Souel (i loved it! especially their curvy escalators!)! Elissa could have ridden a one-of-a-kind intamin there! (aqua-trax) and a vekoma (which loops around the pathway, very cool) anyway, im glad to see yourself enjoying yourself in asia, i love that place and i can't wait to go back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Looks like you are having a great time there. Merci for keeping us "in touch" with how it's going, so far. Chip & Dale Deedly Boppers hmm? GO Elissa!!! And I hope you all have a lovely Holiday Weekend this weekend, and as well a boffo New Year's Eve, wherever you're spending it. I forgot where you said. Silly ole'bear I is. Have fun you guys. And safe journey back to this continent, hmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterCrazy Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 HKDL looks like a lot of fun, thanks for posting the awesome pictures! The mountains make the castle look very small even though its the same size as the other one. I'm looking forward to seeing the next update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpectralN Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 It is quite spooky how Main Street in DLHK and Main Street in the original Disneyland look exactly the same! If you drank one too many beers and fell asleep on a bench and woke up in a altered state it could really confuse someone trying to figure out where they really are California or Hong Kong Would you say the castle height in DLHK is the same height as DL California?(with the mountains just ruining the forced perspective vibe causing the castle to look smaller than it really is?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 ^ The castle is exactly the same . Main Street has a few differences but it's very similar. The main difference is the lack of grown vegatation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougr Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Is it just me, or does that picture make HKDL seem like it's in the middle of nowhere? As compared to ours, which you can see buildings everywhere. It basically is. It's built on all reclaimed land and there isn't really any "outside world" that can be seen from inside the park. It's kind of nice..... --Robb It's more scenic than DLP ever will be! That's just built on flat land. I know, you're driving down the I-5, then on the right there's a mountain-with snow-how very California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosscoe Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Thanks for the trip report guys, looks like you are have fun. Well since it 3.00pm Christmas day here and just finished eating lunch, wanted to wish you guys a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy new year. Enjoy the rest of your trip Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I know, you're driving down the I-5, then on the right there's a mountain-with snow-how very California DLP is Disneyland Paris... which is definately not on I-5. Either way, I would say it's probably the "prettiest" Disney resort, so far. Ok, after seeing the photos, HKDL looks like a great park with a lot of room to expand! Very tiny castle though, the mountains do not help! The beauty of HKDL is that if they want to expand, they can just make more land! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 That first picture of the castle with the mountain behind it cracked me up. I know it's supposed to be the same size, but it looks smaller! The pics so far have kicked much ass. Looking forward to the next set... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterviper Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! From the states to Asia!!!!! Hope you three are having a great christmas asian style!! Hehehehe!! Glad to hear you are having a fantastic time there Mark and having a memorable and a rather enjoyable visit there overseas!!!!! Have fun with your continuing trek across Asia showing us how it should be done!!!.....The TPR way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thorp Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 'Ello guys. I'm off to Hong Kong on Thursday. As it seems to be selling out at the moment, I'm planning to catch DLHK n a quieter day - do they still have fireworks during 7PM closing days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egakuzak Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 8) I am in Thailand now. I have got a plan to Dysneyland Hongkong for my holiday..SO..I must add the trip to ocean park too. It is very nice pictures and TR. Thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabianfan Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Ok, honestly everyone it's REALLY pissing me off with everyone talking about the "kids peeing in the fountains." We saw NOTHING of the sort while we were there and we've already commented that three times in this thread. IMO, those reports seemed to be nothing than the media seeking out something negative about the park, found some isolated incidents of the occurrence and made a big deal out of it. And now the park has a reputation of "people peeing in the park and being filthy dirty." The park is nothing of the sort. And every person here who continues to comment about it, is actually not HELPING the situation any. You're only adding to the bad reputation of the park and essentially supporting the over-glamourized American sensationalist journalism. The people at the park were nice, courteous, clean, etc. If you want to see a disgusting display of humanity, the local Saturday crowds at most So Cal parks are 100 times worse than anything we saw during our stay at Hong Kong Disneyland. So I am going to ask, for the sake of the park, to please stop with the "kids peeing in the fountain" comments. Thanks for your understanding. --Robb i saw one tho...when i was there 2 weeks ago...near the entrance, when the park was closing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 25, 2005 Author Share Posted December 25, 2005 Well, we've spent our Christmas traveling! How typical of us! We are now settled in our hotel in Fukuoka Japan. Let me tell you all how the last 24 hours have been and you'll know why this TR is short! Basically, we got on our plane at Hong Kong last night at 12:40am to Seoul. We had a 4 hour layover there and then we arrived at Narita around 11:30. Got our Japan Rail Passes processed, made a quick stop at Galaxy Express 999 then got on part 1 of our bullet train to Fukoka, which stopped in Osaka where we had a 1 hour layover until our next bullet train, and now we have finally arrived in our hotel and it's 11:45PM! Wow, what a day! At least we got a credit! I'll post our "insane travel day to Japan" tomorrow....but for now, onto part 2 of the Hong Kong Disneyland Photos..... Click HERE for the Asia Update Main Page & Space Mountain LIGHTS ON Video! This is the road to nowhere, or what we assume will be "Future expansion land!" Here is the obligatory "coaster photo" of the update. You're not going to get another one, so stare LONG and HARD at this one! We must have ridden Space Mountain about 15 times during our trip. We love single rider lines! From this angle Tomorrowland looks really lonely! Yay! White dudes! It wouldn't be a trip to Asia without doing the "signature move." And the fact that we have 3D glasses on just makes it that much more pathetic! For those of you living inside a cave, this is called Dumbo. You ride in elephants (not real ones) and you go round in circles. And yes, elephants really DO fly. And since you live in a cave, you really can't prove me wrong now can you? Yay! Donkeys! This ride just scored tons of points! Quaker really wants to know where Pooh's "Enchanted Place" really is! Winnie the Pooh - No the orgasmic TDL version, but not the laughable DL version either! I always knew in Asia things were 'littler' but this is rediculous! Time for a little magic, Hong Kong style! Time for our day two visit to the park! Gah! More torches! Jeff, you're not doing your job!!! Philharmagic and sparkly trees. Neat huh? Makes you want one for your room doesn't it? Everyone loves nighttime Carousel photos. Not sure why, but they do! So here you go! Yup, the backside of the castle is just as small as the front! Looks like Eisner has left his mark on this park too! Slow shutter speeds and snow falling looks like the park is infested by strange gargantuan insects! Space Mountain is the "Mr. Bad Ass" ride of the park! While the entrance of Tomorrowland looks "ok" at night, it still needs some more "stuff" Adventureland at night. Torches with fire. Where's Jeff Probst when you need him? HA! Fooled you! This is HKDL! But I thought you all knew that already? Disneyland CA or HK? You decide! Even all lit up, it's so small and cute! Here you can see Mickey gets the worlds largest enima 24 hours a day! He sure is one clean mouse! Everyone LOVES photos of Disney parks at night so let's start with those first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 25, 2005 Author Share Posted December 25, 2005 More photos..... Time to head out for a bit and check out Hong Kong! Is it just me or does even this lifeless statue look annoyed with Robb? Elissa's all "Meh....mine's bigger!" "Elissa and the Quaker sitting in a tree....." .......What....WTF are you talking about. They aren't in a tree at all!!! That was the love swing about 20 photos back! Who the hell is writing these stupid captions anyway?!?! Moron!!!! Here's the "snack size" version of the castle. (Note: the snack size and the FULL size are actually the same size!) (Note #2: Please disregard the chest hair. It's just for show and will be weed wacked in 20 minutes time!) We haven't had an "OMG would you just LOOK at that castle....LMAO" photo in a while now. So here's one! The day ended right here...at least for Elissa. A threesome with two rodents dressed as chinese restaurant staff. Elissa melted on the spot! It's the "Gigant-o-bot." Some one with less imagination than these captions! Prepare for random stupidity involving plastic guns and bright lights! It's Buzz Lightyear. But most of you know him as Hector Lopez, designer of the galatic Taco Bell. If the future of driving is Robb in a car that's two sizes too small for him, I'm chasing in my Toyota and getting a horse! (why am I talking about myself in the 3rd person.) (Why am I still awake?) (Who invented liquid soap...and WHY???) "Two great tastes that tatse great together....." The "ChocoBanana" flavor tops all the popcorn we saw at Tokyo Disneyland last year! ....and OMG Elissa is eating it too! Quick, run for cover, it's a sign of the apocolypse!!! Time for some authentic Chinese food at HKDL...... The best part of Tarzan's Treehouse....THE LOVE SWING!!!!! "OMG! Now there are two of those hiddeous creatures!!!" "How excited can I really be about the Rosie O'Donnel attraction???" "C'mon guys, look a little happier, we're on our way to Tarzan's Treehouse!" I was thinking "You know the only way they could really make Jungle Cruise better is if they blew something up......" Robb in the shower. Hippos are SCARY!!!!! Hooray for our English speaking guide! Jungle Cruise is NOT a "Dan friendly" attraction! Hey Dan, "Is this an acceptable amount of water?" They have the tiki room, they just haven't built the room yet! "It's not the giant buddah, but it will do!" This is a VERY different look for the park. Personally, I really like it a lot! It's time for Adventureland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 25, 2005 Author Share Posted December 25, 2005 And the grand finale of HK photos..... We had a really awesome time at Hong Kong Disneyland. It's a great park....seriously! All the "rumors" you've heard aren't true! When this park gets a few more attractions, it will REALLY be awesome. Ok, next update will be day one in Japan! "Hey, Jackie Chan!" Time to get back on the bus, and time to head onto Japan! "We need to get back to Disneyland...which train do we take? Hmmm....." Elissa says "mine's bigger!" "Hello, I am the butter churning Quaker. I have been introduced to buildings." More buildings and....oh crap...there actually IS butter on the right hand side! What you see in this photo - lots of buildings....NO BUTTER!!!! Quaker, these are buildings. People live in them. They don't churn butter. They have machines to do that for them. Get with the program, dude! We headed to the New World Centre where we could show the Quaker what a modern day building looks like. The trains were a *little* more crowded than yesterday! "Sunny Bay Station" change here for Disneyland line..... Good thing there's an MTR station right outside the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 That makes two of my posts here deleted, lol. Can't wait to see more pics of your misadventures thru Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 25, 2005 Author Share Posted December 25, 2005 ^ Sorry I had to cut a couple of posts to make it so the photos were all together. Nothing personal I swear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 ^No offense taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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