Hong Kong Disneyland Experience, Day 1!

Hi guys!

Akhirnya, posting ini muncul juga. Maaf agak lama ya, karena kita maunya perfect dan mencakup semua info dari Disneyland buat postingan kali ini walaupun banyak yang ngga sabar dan setiap hari nagih2 postingan Hong Kong Disneyland terus. Tujuan utama Liburan kita adalah (well of course what else you wanna see in Hong Kong?) DISNEYLAND. Kenapa dibilang tujuan utama? Because we’re gonna spend 3 days inside their Disney’s Hollywood Hotel and 2 days in a row inside Hong Kong Disneyland pleuuuss 2 malam tambahan di sekitar Hong Kong.

Sebelum berangkat, I’ve spend weeks browse through their website yang mana sangat membantu karena super lengkap, like what info you need they got it aja gitu.. Every information were all there. Makin lama kita browsing, makin ngga sabar buat pergi.

Kita sengaja pilih hari Kamis tengah malam buat pergi karena ngga mau rugi hari pertama ehehehe, yes it is a midnight flight, dengan harapan Zee akan tidur sepanjang perjalanan ta ta tapiiii… kenyataannya malah Zee melek semelek2nya sodara sodari! Selama di Airport, nunggu pesawat Boarding sampai masuk pesawatnya dia masih melek segar bugar. Oh no. LOL.

The Garuda Indonesia ground staffs were very helpful, check in only need 5 minutes, and we spend our time waiting for boarding time in Starbucks. Our flight is very smooth with yeah a bumps of turbulence once or two but hey..It’s a normal thing, right? Pramugari dan Pursernya juga baik2 bangeett, gap sekalipun mengecewakan, dan during the flight, ngga ada sekalipun gue liat mereka tidur lho. Hmm.. mesti tanya eye cream pramugarinya apaan ni next time! Haha! Btw, Zee akhirnya tidur juga jam 1 pagi! *lemes* Dan mas flight attendant dengan sigap langsung kasi kita bassinet buat Zee, okay, agak sempit tapi very helpful! Untung Zee belum sampan 12kg, itu maximum weight-nya bassinet soalnya. They also give us Baby Kit, and bunch of Heinz Foods!

 

Kita sampai sekitar jam 5.30 pagi. Ngga kerasa deh bener, sepanjang perjalanan gue dengerin satu albumnya Foster People auto repeat sama John Legend dari in-flight entertainment-nya Garuda Indonesia. Nyaman! :D

Dari Terminal kedatangan, kita harus lanjut naik internal train gitu ke Arrival Lounge. Ternyata udah rame aja lho disana. Ada petunjuk weather yang bilang kalau udara diluar 12’c! OH EM GEE! Gue bilang Andri kalo gini caranya gue harus beli coat baru deh. *alesan* *biarin* :) )

From HKIA, we go straight to Disneyland. Dari Taxi stand, pilih the Green Taxi. Mereka yang trayeknya ke Disneyland. The trip cost us around HKD135 (include 2 big baggage). I don’t know why the taxis in HK were very old vehicles but vewryyy comfortable! They bounce like a big comfy king size bed!

Memasuki gerbang Disneyland resort, gue udah cengingisan kaya orang gila, sampai Andri bilang “hah, bakal lupa ini kalo punya anak kayaknya!” hahaha.. Oh Mickey Mouse, i grew up with you!! *pingsan saking semangatnya*

 Kemudian kita tiba di Disney’s Hollywood Hotel, di greet oleh doorman yang begitu tahu kita dari Indonesia langsung disapa dengan “Selamat pagi!” Oh wow! What a hospitality! Hotel ini bagus banget, bergaya art-deco bintang 4 dan luas, terang dan… breathe. breathe. *aaaaaah pingsan lagi* 

The moment we were entering the hotel lobby, Zee langsung lari dan tunjuk2 window display Celebrity Gift yang dipanuhi oleh merchandise Toy Story dan tokoh Disney lainnya, LOL.  Easy there boy, we get you some but we had to check in first ok? The check in process was very quick. I swear. They were only 2 of the reception area that opened their counter karena masih pagi sekali, but they work very efficient. So I had my room at 9th Floor. Yay for early check in! Masuk Lift-nya malah lebih lucu lagi, ada suara Mickey Mouse tiap mau nutup atau ngebuka!, when we arrived at our destination floor, Mickey will tell you this “this is it… 9th floor! See you later, good bye!” Zee is looking for Mickey every time we exit the elevator. Soooo cute.

The Room.

Ahhh the room! Nothing can describe it but “OMAGAH I LOVE IT!!!” meskipun ngga dapat King Size bedroom karena katanya sudah habis di booked orang, dan jadinya dapat twin size (tapi each bed is Queen Size!) gapapalah, tetep aja gitu lho, ini Disneyland! There’s a huge Mickey decoration hanging on the bed head. And there are plenty of free stuffs. We all love freebies right? The super cute slippers (they even had the kids size!) are for free! :D

this is the view from our room. marvelous!!

Ngga sabar mau turun, setelah istirahat sebentar dan ganti baju (ke yang lebih hangat! bayangin Puncak Pass, waktu gerimis dan kabut..) kita turun bentar ke Celebrity Gifts dan jalan-jalan di taman-nya. Tamannya luaaasss banget, dan sangat terawat! Ada playground for kids juga. Sayang udara sangat dingin sampe Zee cuma gue kerukupin dan main 5 menit aja disana :) Dan dibelakangnya ada jalan ke arah laut. Baguuuusss banget!

Setelah selesai muterin tamannya Disney’s Hollywood Hotel yang bagus banged ini. Kita lanjut pakai shuttle bus ke Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. Another hotel in Disneyland resort, but this hotel is more grandeur, lebih bertema-kan Princess, tapi kalo gue punya anak cewe, udah pasti bakal nginep sini, bakal seneng dia liat Princess2 itu seliweran!. Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is a castle or palace look-a-like. The Lunch take place in Crystal Lotus. Our lunch set is very-very delicious. We have this dimsum Disney Character, and instead of eating this Pao, I just wanna take them home and cuddle it!! Too cute to be true! :D

Menu kita siang itu diantaranya :

  • Duck Breast with Cucumber in Sweetened Paste in Steamed Piggy Mask buns.
  • Wok fried shrimps with Disney roots Vegetables
  • Duffy Steamed Red Bean Puree Bun

YUMMYYYY!!

After tummy happy, and of we go to the main park of Disneyland. Lagi lagi kita nail shuttle busses yang dating setiap 10-15 menit. Praktis bener, stroller tinggal lipet, masukin ke bagasi bus. Jangan takut ditinggal macem mayasari bhakti bus, disini ditunggu sampan orang terakhir duduk di dal am bus, baru jalan deh.

So here it is! The Hong Kong Disneyland!! :D

I can’t stop giggling and smiling ear to ear! Both because of the excitement and the weather, haha!

We took the Disney Prestige Tour that cost us only HKD 3,888 up to 6 persons. If you took this tour package, you will have 3 consecutive hours guided by with one of the SUPER KIND Disney Tour Guide, ours was Shelley and Leona. First treat was the Exclusive viewing area in Flights of Fantasy Parade, best spot ever! Zee was very amaaaazed with the character, even he got a high five from Woody. Flights of Fantasy Parade are sooo spectacular, something that cannot be missed when you are in Hong Kong Disneyland!

 

With Disney Prestige Tour you too can have Direct Entrance to All Attractions including the newest theme land: Toy Story Land. And also reserved seating for any Theatre Shows! Oh I love that! :D

The Flights of Fantasy Parade is finished and we immediately go to Jungle River Cruise in Adventureland, here you can ride a boat with a skipper who will guide you during the journey along the Mysterious Rivers. I saw elephants; I saw alligators, and some surprises in the end of the show. Bye Monica or Erica! LOL.

Setelah Fantasyland, kita ke theme land yang paling baru, yaitu Toy Story land! Toy Story Land ini Asia’s Exclusive lho. Ngga ada deh dimana2 :D Disini, kita adalah mainannya Andy, ada jejak kaki raksasa, tempat mainan raksasa, rumputnya pun setinggi2 apa itu. SERU!!

The ride in Toy Story Land was amazzziiingg!! Gue dengan polosnya nyoba si RC racer dan ya ampun tobat deh gue rasanya itu nampol bangeettt!!! J kaya mau teriak, tapi ga bisa teriak karena udah ilang suaranya. Liat foto dibawah and if you’re lucky, you can find me. Dying. LOL! A must-must-must try for you hello adrenaline junkie!! Best ride ever! Super WOOOHOOO!

Can you spotted me?? LOL.

Andri also took the plunge to try the Toy Soldier Parachute Drop, padahal did kan takut ketinggian. Tapi kayaknya dia merem deh sepanjang2 itu parachute naik turun! Curang abis!! Haha! Slinky Dog Spin was fun! Child can ride this one too..

By the way, makanan atau cemilan di Hong Kong Disneyland ngga mahal kok, kalau laper banyak stall2 coffee atau snack tersebar dimana2. Di Toy Story Land ini, sembari nunggu Andri ajak Zee muter gue beli cone pizza dan cookies buat Zee + Hot Chocolate, each HKD 28, HKD 20 dan HKD 20. Less than 100rb rupiah. LIAT MESES-nya! bentuknya Mickey! Gue sempet tanya bisa beli dimana, dia bilang, maaf ngga bisa, hahahah!

Mari kembali lagi ke Fantasyland. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is next, again, no queuing! Thank you Prestige Tour! :D Kali ini gue ngajak Zee ikut serta ke dalam rides-nya. Pooh ride was a big honey pot and it looks like we travelled inside the book of the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh! Awww, Winnie the Pooh! Childhood memories!

Move again to it’s a small world. Lagi2 Zee ikut kita.. A nice and calming boat ride, with dolls that represent the whole side of the world. There’s a Selamat Jalan sign too! :p Keluar dari sana, gue ngga bias berhenti humming “it’s a small world afteralll…” LOL.

We had a reserved front seating in The Golden Mickeys. It’s a musical celebration of Disney’s films and characters, we sit inside the big hall Oscar-like, dan hamper semua karakter Disney keluar dan nyanyi, nari serta berdialog dalam.. bahasa Chinese. Tapi jangan kuatir, di sebelah kanan kiri ada layar besaaarr yang menampilkan bahasa inggris subtitles-nya. From Stitch to Mulan, from Beauty and The Beast to Little Mermaid. They all there and singing and dancing. I even sang some of the song like Beauty and The Beast and Under the Sea! :D

Dinner time!

We had dinner at Corner Café in Main Street U.S.A. I ordered chicken wing (think around HKD 80), while Andri had his Grilled Mixed (HKD 278). They both delicious! Ngga lupa pesen Classic Cheesecake-nya yang jadi Best Seller disana. Zee juga makan salah satu Kids Menu-nya, kalau ngga salah Tomato Rice apa gitu :p. Here we were given Exclusive Toy Story land Themed Pin Box Set. This is the souvenir from the tour service.

Oiya, buat yang cari makanan halal di Hong Kong Disneyland, mereka sekarang ada makanan halal di Tahitian Terrace di Adventureland. Asiiiikkk! :D :D

The Fireworks.

I can’t say anything about it. You should see it for yourself. Bahkan foto2 gue ngga bias menggambarkan betapa kerennya itu fireworks! I’m speechless, I love love love fireworks and the one in Disneyland is very MAGICAL!! KEREN BANGET dan a perfect finale for Day 1 in Disneyland! Below are some of the pictures but it was more beautiful in real life. You should GO and see it for yourself. Like, Seriously!!!

AAAAAA!! mau kesaaanaaa lagiiii!! :) ))

Hong Kong Disneyland, we’re coming!

Kemarin gue pergi ke kantornya Garuda Indonesia di Senayan City, cuma naik Transbintaro dari depan rumah dan sampai deh di Senayan City! Kantor GA gedeyy dan luas sekali ya, cuma 15 menit dari dateng, re-print tiket dan melenggang keluar dengan wajah sumringah! Kita mau liburaaann!

Customer Service-nya juga super helpful, dibookingin seat di depan untuk CGK – HKG supaya Zee bisa pakai bassinet. Let’s praaaayyy semoga bassinet-nya masih muat sama Zee, ammiinnn! Berangkat sih pake pesawat ‘kecil’, gpp deh, moga2 Zee bobok aja kan yah almost midnight flight gitu. Dan pulangnya nih yg gue berharap dapet pesawat besar, pasjam-nya Zee melek abiiiss soalnya, jadi dia mau lari2 sepanjang aisle gue merem aja deh :) )

So now the ticket is already on my hand. And Andri has spent almost 4 days arranging the 5 days itineraries.  We”ll be staying at Disney Hollywood Hotel aaaaand Day 1 on Disneyland Hong Kong Theme Park we’ll got a Disney magical pass (yeah baby nooo hassle!), dine in at Disneyland and we’re focusing on Day 2 for Zee time! Tea cup, Winnie the Pooh, the Jungle River, its a small world and of course, the  newest park from HK Disneyland is the Toy Story Land! Zee’s holding his Buzz Lightyear doll everywhere since i told him we’re going to meet Buzz and Woody there.  While i wanna ride those RC racer and Toy Soldier Parachute Drops!!! hooomagaahh i cant waaaaiittt!

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Of course the preps are almost done. Packing our clothes with vacuum bag so it doesn’t bulky. And since HK March weather is unpredictable, we bring along a few coat and thick jackets. and boots.. For mommy. Hihi.

This Hong Kong Disneyland trip will be our 2nd trip with Zee sans his nanny. Ok, the 1st one only one day trip to Bandung but we managed to be very ok. Lets hope this one’s also!!

We-cant-wait! Oh tonight flight please please come faster!!

Hong Kong Disneyland, we’re coming!!!!

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