Mystic Manor is one of the best Disney attractions I have ever experienced…read more The ride combines incredible storytelling, unique special effects, and a beautiful soundtrack into something completely different from a typical haunted house attraction. The trackless ride system makes every scene feel smooth and immersive, and there is always something new to look at. The level of detail throughout the manor is amazing. From the queue to the final scene, Disney's Imagineers created a world that feels rich, whimsical, and full of surprises. Even our kids were completely engaged the entire time. This is a must do attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland and easily one of the highlights of our trip. If you only have time for a few rides, make sure Mystic Manor is on your list.

At first glance, Mystic Manor looks like just a variation of the classic Haunted Mansion. Well,…read moretechnically it is. It's very different though. Different storyline, decorations and ride. Mystic Manor is one of the top 5 attractions at DLHK. ======= RIDE The ride doesn't have a track. Because of this, the experience is smooth and you don't have to worry about the ride breaking down. ======= DECORATIONS All of the details are so well done. The displays and paintings are good enough to be on display at a Disney museum.

Came to the 5pm showing of this on a Friday evening, and it was HANDS DOWN the best part of the HK…read moreDisneyland park. I'm actually surprised it's not more heavily advertised because I feel like the majority of bang for your buck and talented entertainment is in this show alone. Pros: - AMAZING cast of vocals, dancers, and wow factor. Was not expecting fire performers, acrobats, and a full on Vegas/Broadway level musical for 30 mins. - well-adapted show for a 360 audience! They do all the greatest hits from Lion King, including circle of life, hakuna matata, etc. - fully in English, but with comedic Cantonese translation so foreigners can enjoy - diverse, multi-ethnic cast ! They're beautiful - air conditioned venue - show runs 5+ times a day, recommend downloading the HK Disney app so you can see show times. - THERE ARE ENOUGH SEATS and honestly there are no bad seats!!!! The cast does really well turning around and rotating so there's camera moments for every person in the venue Cons: - be prepared for the crowd to unnecessarily stampede into the venue when doors open. If you move slow, I recommend you wait for everyone to come in/leave before you try - however line up early, because even if you come in a few minutes after the show time starts they don't let more people in This experience was 10/10, this will be the number 1 thing I recommend to people coming to the park. You will not be disappointed.

Festival of the Lion King (or FOLK, as Cast Members call it) is a truly excellent production within…read moreAdventureland at Hong Kong Disneyland. The show retells the "legend" of the Lion King with key numbers from the classic film. The production makes use of large floats, unique costumes, and interesting specialty acts. The show is a must-see while you are in the park, if only to give your feet a break and get in to the air-conditioning. The queue starts forming nearly 45 minutes before the show begins. If you want your pick of a seat, get to the line at least 30 minutes ahead of the show. Don't mind the stampede from the "rope drop" to the theater doors - that's pretty normal. I like to go for the top row, since no one else wants it, so I get some much-needed personal space for a while, along with a wall to rest my back against. The show itself is great, with wonderful performers with all kinds of talents. I was a little disappointed that some of the arrangements seemed to be dumbed down a bit - high notes were brought down an octave, etc. Some of the performers seemed more than capable of singing the original version, while others... not so much. So I understand their need to make it a bit easier for all talents, but it also reduced the wow factor of the performance. One thing I found culturally odd and took away from the performance: the audience didn't seem all that interesting in participating. They didn't really cheer, or yell, or sing along, or anything really. There was so much energy on the stage and the audience was giving so little back. It felt awkward for me; definitely different than performances of this show in the U.S. At the end of the show, all of the floats comes to center and rotate around, so if you happen to be facing the back side of a float, don't fear: you'll have that photo op. The floats remain there as you exit. And a fun tip: Simba can hear you! Feel free to shout up to him and he might just respond (not vocally, but still). I enjoyed the show, and highly recommend you take time out of your day to see it!

Do you love Star Tours at the Anaheim Disneyland, do you love wearing 3D glasses, do you love…read moregetting shaken like a dice into of cup for fun? If you answered yes to any of the questions, then you are going to love the Iron Man Experience at Disneyland HK. The displays for the line is very impressive, with models of the ships you see on the ride. The setup is just like StarTours, including the ride sitting arrangement. Of course like any Marvel movie, Stan Lee even makes an appearance. He shows up for the safety video. The best part, JARVIS speaks Chinese during the ride and Tony Starks answers in English. Super fun ride, we rode on it at least three times during the day.

This was just like Star Tours back home in Anahiem's Disneyland! The format and seating was almost…read morethe same. The ride itself was interesting. Half spoken in English and half in Cantonese. Very interesting and if your a Disney lover like me, I think you would enjoy it too. Overall, Disneyland is always fun anywhere. I did like this ride.

Large Western themed amusement park, filled with many carnival game booths, rides, and food stalls…read more There's a cover fee to get in, and all rides and games cost a few tokens (your fee pays for a bunch, and you can buy more throughout the park). If you've ever watched Mark Rober's YouTube video on carney games, you'd know most of the skill-based game booths are total ripoffs and are nearly impossible to win. However, if you wanna have a chance at winning something, I'd recommend the duck-fishing game (random chance), or any of the dart throwing games (esp the 1-hit win games). Food isn't overly marked up, which is nice. If you leave the park, reentry is prohibited. Personally, I'd recommend visiting the park at night since it can get hot and there isn't much shade, plus there's a different vibe and lighting at night. Overall, lots of fun for kids and even adults.

I had a great time taking my toddler here on the weekend. There are a lot of different types of…read morerides and carnival games. When I went there weren't a lot of long lines and we could get on a ride with very little waiting. My son really enjoyed it and really didn't want to leave. Adult tickets cost 130 hkd and come with 10 tokens and children tickets cost 90 hkd and come with 7 tokens. The rides cost between 3-6 tokens so you can go on a number of rides with the entrance ticket.

Whoa, OCEAN PARK! I am impressed! I say this because I'm a huge halloween fest person. I've gone to…read moreUniversal Horror, Knotts Scary Farm, Queen Mary, (all multiple times) and various other smaller ones in LA. I mean, I'm comparing Ocean park with Universal Studios' Halloween Haunt! And guess what? I prefer Ocean Park! To give a little background, I love getting scared, I love scary movies. I DO get scared, but less so from these haunts, but I really like the feel of going in them and just admiring the decor in general. Also I went on Standard Chartered day on Fast Pass, so my experience may be significantly more pleasant. Ocean Park does get really packed and the fast pass is WORTH IT. I believe they run around $320? regular tickets are like $320? The make up and costumes were very very impressive. I have to give huge props. Honestly the ones I've seen in the US were predictable, always just clowns, bloody people. But at Ocean park, there was a lot of creativity and originality. The acting was also comparable. I hear they hire theatre students/grads, and the quality is present. They're actually not minimum wage employees contrary to my earlier beliefs! My friends who went in 2013 also thinks 2014 is way better! The guys even got a little (just a little) scared! RIGOR MORTIS: A MUST GO! try to watch the movie first. The staging ties in the movie quite well! Not that you need to watch the movie, but it's just cool. High quality props and actors CHINESE MAD-ICINE HALL: Very Chinese-y. Very well-done props! I felt like I was in an ancient movie set. HORROR WOOD STUDIOS: The first one I went to and the least scariest one so it set my expectations a bit low. A bit dark so I felt it was a cop out, but there were some shining (and screaming) moments! FOREST OF DOOM: Again, very nicely decorated, I really felt like I was in the forest! Beware if you are afraid of creepy crawlies! I actually did not try the other ones because they were all before 5pm and I was too busy looking at stingrays and pandas =p But I figured those were not scary at all anyway. But if you have a small gut, you should probably check them out and ease into it first. *** Tip: You have to book the H14 access, I did not but I hear it's actually REALLY scary and gross, plus you have to go alone. But book if you want to because same day registration is very limited. But fast pass, just don't eat inside. Bring your own water, water is $24-25 inside. Many of my girlfriends were extremely scared though! Go as early as you can to get the best bang for your buck Favourites: Good actors, high quality sets and props. Fast pass is fast! Meh: Probably super crowded on normal days. Overall: Better than LA's Universal Studio's Universal Horror!

Observation from last night: Girls will scream from horror, and guys will scream from pain as the…read moregirls grab them from behind. Being that I love Halloween, I've always liked going to these kind of events! Like Celine L., I've been to a few similar themed parks before as well (Universal, Knotts, Queen Mary, etc.) so I have something to compare to. The entire Ocean Park was Halloween themed and it was very impressive with the details. They had many horror actors scattered throughout the park scaring, sneaking up on guests, and keeping people waiting in line entertained. Some were scary, but many were also very funny. Whoever did the casting did a great job as every actor seemed to love what they do! The downside is definitely the long lines. I tried to get the 'fast pass' knowing there would be lines, but they were all sold out way early. I ended up going in with a regular ticket. With that said, definitely get the fast pass if you can. One of the haunted houses, the line took about 1.5 hours.. But toward closing time (close to 11pm) most of the lines were very short and we were able to do two houses in the final 30 mins. My goal was to do 4 haunted houses to get my moneys worth, and we ended up doing 5! So not too bad. As for the haunted houses itself, most of them were well done. If you look on the map there is a "Scare" rating. So of course the more scary ones have much longer lines. One thing I wish they did was to separate the guests into smaller groups when entering since its less scary with lots of people in front and behind you. Tips: -Wanted to do the H14, but didnt realize you had to book it in advance. -The Eerie Nippon Journey (low scare rating) was quite funny. If the line is short check it out for a good laugh! -If you are a cute girl, a cast member will probably hit on you, and the entire line will laugh at him

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, established in 2020, has over 100 wax figures of local and international…read moreicons, including Hong Kong celebrities, and the interactive zones with themes ranging from music and sports to films and animation. However, it's really a tourist trap, overpriced for the overall experience here, most wax figures don't even look like the real person at all, let alone the worst customer satisfaction in Hong Kong as they don't honor their official closing time stated on their website, as they close much earlier than said, and the staff only rushed to kick you out and apparently care nothing about your experience.

I have been to the Madame Tussauds in London and Amsterdam. This one - located inside the Victoria…read morePeak mall - was slightly smaller. Like all of their locations, this one had wax figures that catered to the city it was in. Therefore, this one had a lot of Asian celebrities - mainly pop singers and actors from Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan such as Andy Lau and Ayumi Hamasaki. One of the more impressive statues was the 7'6" (229 cm) Yao Ming one. There were also the usual American celebrities who are known worldwide: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Madonna, Johnny Depp, Kylie Jenner, etc. Overall, it was an interesting diversion.

This is the theatre that houses the show called Mickey and the Wondrous Book. The theatre is nice…read moreand updated, seating a lot of people. The show was one of the best Disney Parks and cruise shows I've seen. It's a great story featuring Mickey, reviewing a lot of musical numbers from various movies. The singing and dancing were very good. Costumes and acting very good. There is enough English to understand what is going on, and subtitles when English is not spoken. All songs are sung in English. I highly recommend not missing this one!

Excellent ride - got in early and only waited 5 minutes. Star Wars themed - absolutely perfect!read more

Can you believe they plan to rip that thing out? It's one of the best ride!…read more It's fun and fast. Because there is almost no wait it makes it even more fun.