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Hong Kong Disneyland: General Discussion
Enter Valhalla
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I recently visited HKDL and I have to say that Frozen Land wildly exceeded my expectations.
Frozen Ever After uses much larger boats than its original version in Florida and although the ride circuit is basically a clone, it runs much more efficiently. It also uses actual animatronic faces rather than those awful projections that Florida uses.
The coaster, Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, although short is a very fun coaster. The theming in the queue line is exceptional and none of the guests seemed to mind or be surprised about the coaster’s short length.
The area itself looks beautiful and the backdrop of Lantau Island’s real life mountains really adds to it, something which I’ve always thought is one of HKDL’s biggest strengths. It adds to the immersion in the case of Frozen Land, and it is very much a land in its own right, as opposed to just a corner of the park with a couple of rides in.
Frozen Ever After uses much larger boats than its original version in Florida and although the ride circuit is basically a clone, it runs much more efficiently. It also uses actual animatronic faces rather than those awful projections that Florida uses.
The coaster, Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, although short is a very fun coaster. The theming in the queue line is exceptional and none of the guests seemed to mind or be surprised about the coaster’s short length.
The area itself looks beautiful and the backdrop of Lantau Island’s real life mountains really adds to it, something which I’ve always thought is one of HKDL’s biggest strengths. It adds to the immersion in the case of Frozen Land, and it is very much a land in its own right, as opposed to just a corner of the park with a couple of rides in.
In recently released annual finical report, they have had a great good year and record breaking revenue/profit for the resort and have seen a significant attendance boost, with the new Frozen land being a key driver. They have also said that they have spent 50% of the money allocated for their expansion plans they announced in 2016 so far. They also said they are ready to continue with this expansion and move forward with the previously announced Marvel expansion/project. Although the ride is likely to have changed from the original plan and rumoured to likely be the same E-Ticket multiverse ride that's been announced for California.
Enter Valhalla
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This is amazing news, I’ve always been a huge cheerleader for Hong Kong Disneyland and genuinely believe that it’s one of the best Disney parks out there.
If only 50% of their 2016 expansion budget has been spent, then I can see some really positive investments going forward. The new castle is just beautiful, Frozen Land as I previously mentioned is exceptional. The Marvel rides are alright, but that area does need a major Marvel e-ticket and then it could become an area in its own right, separate to Tomorrowland. If you look on Google Earth, the area cleared by Autopia’s removal still has loads of vacant land.
I’ve heard that HK’s government have favoured the expansion of the current park ahead of a second gate (a much wiser move than what Paris did if you ask me), and with how much HKDL has developed, this could be the first Disney castle park with two rings of lands circling the castle. They’re actually almost there. All that would be required would be to link up Toy Story with Frozen Land and then link It’s a Small World with Marvel.
If this happens (which I think it will) and the new attractions are of high quality, I’d go as far as to say HKDL could rival Shanghai as my favourite castle park, giving HKDL its much needed selling point ahead of the other Disney resorts. Sadly at the moment there isn’t really anything that HKDL does best out of all the Disney resorts, except for maybe its natural beauty/ surroundings, and the fact it gets super short queues.
If only 50% of their 2016 expansion budget has been spent, then I can see some really positive investments going forward. The new castle is just beautiful, Frozen Land as I previously mentioned is exceptional. The Marvel rides are alright, but that area does need a major Marvel e-ticket and then it could become an area in its own right, separate to Tomorrowland. If you look on Google Earth, the area cleared by Autopia’s removal still has loads of vacant land.
I’ve heard that HK’s government have favoured the expansion of the current park ahead of a second gate (a much wiser move than what Paris did if you ask me), and with how much HKDL has developed, this could be the first Disney castle park with two rings of lands circling the castle. They’re actually almost there. All that would be required would be to link up Toy Story with Frozen Land and then link It’s a Small World with Marvel.
If this happens (which I think it will) and the new attractions are of high quality, I’d go as far as to say HKDL could rival Shanghai as my favourite castle park, giving HKDL its much needed selling point ahead of the other Disney resorts. Sadly at the moment there isn’t really anything that HKDL does best out of all the Disney resorts, except for maybe its natural beauty/ surroundings, and the fact it gets super short queues.