I went in 2019 and it was one of my favourite Disney Theme Park trips. It's the first time I've really relaxed and just wandered around because of the short lines; you can get on everything in a day. Tokyo Disney Resort is incredible but Hong Kong does have a certain charm, I just wish they'd focused more on unique attractions (Mystic Manor and Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars are great) to make it stand out more and attract more visitors from nearby countries. I feel one of their biggest audiences could be the Japanese disney-fanatics if they has more things aimed at that specific audience (like a Duffy or Stella-Lou attraction/show).

HKDL would forever hold a special place in my heart because it’s my first ever Disney Resort and it’s also my most visited one. It’s such a shame that when it was finally getting new rides and experiences, it fell victim to things that is completely out of its hands. I hope the situation in HK and the rest of the world gets better so that we can all visit HKDL and other Disney parks again. 😩😩

It is disappointing that Disney neglects Hong Kong Disneyland. I hope they get all future expansions and a second gate.

its just so frustrating getting 10/10 amazing themed lands/attractions like grizzly gulche and mystic manor which are so completely original to the park not from a film let alone an entirely separate studio.. they have that disney charm to them.. and now all disney can think of is making massive movie themed lands that seem to mimic another rly immersive movie themed land at a studio chain theme park.. its disappointing they just want what universal has

As a HongKonger, I appreciate the coverage 😊 Thanks for doing this every week!

HK Disneyland might not be the best Disney park in the world, but it has its own charm. Usually I need to rush from one point to another just because I want to ride as much as I can in a day, but in HKD I can walk peacefully and still experience it all in a day.

Hong Kong Disneyland is the first Disneyland I went to and it’ll forever be my #1 favorite Disneyland

I went to HK Disney earlier this year and it was the best Disney theme park experience I've ever had. My kids loved it.

I went in 2017 and 2019, and it's an absolutely wonderful park. You can get on all the rides, and watch almost all the shows, all within one day and with enough time for each, you really don't have to rush yourself It's just such a wonderful and relaxing park to go to (I miss it!)

HongKong Disneyland will always have a place in my family's heart. all the fun and bonding we had there!

I absolutely adore this park. I visited for multiple days in 2016 and 2017 as it was the reason we traveled to Hong Kong and really enjoyed the experience. It was the most comfortable Disney Park to visit, mostly calm with short waiting times and enough unique attractions to keep you entertained. I even prefer it over Shanghai Disneyland. I look forward to visiting again once the frozen land is open and travel to Hong Kong is allowed.

"Hong Kong Disneyland feels like the forgotten Disney theme park ... and is in a constant state of expansion for a decade." Sounds like Disneyland Paris is the true forgotten Disney theme park then. (Last Disneyland Park expansion: Space Mountain in 1995.)

Hong Kong Disneyland has a special place in my heart as it is where I proposed to my wife at the wishing well next to the Snow White and the seven dwarfs statues. Haven't been in several years but really cant wait to get back because it really is unique plus its is the only Disney park with a mountain in the background when walking down main street.

I prefer the intimacy and Disney atmosphere of Hong Kong Disneyland than the gigantic Shanghai Disney park any day.

We have been to HKDL 3 times, in 2005 for the Grand Opening, 2008 and 2016. We were scheduled to go back in December 2020. Hopefully we can return in the near future. We love the park and Hong Kong as well.

As a domestic Disney theme park enthusiast it’s easy to forget that the international Disney parks have different rules to abide by. When you think Disney, you think the company has carte blanche; As long as they have the land they can do what they please. That’s clearly not the case for the Asian Disney parks and it is sad to see that the lofty goals that the imagineers have for potentially spectacular attractions may never come to fruition. Thank you for delving into this incredibly interesting topic.

I live in HK,and Hong Kong Disneyland is my favourite park!Frozen is already in the works,Autopia isn’t even in construction,the other Marvel attraction is Ant-Ma and Wasp!All the rides are beautiful.Now,the castle was updated in 2020-2021,with a nighttime firework show and a daytime show in 2022 of June.And they were both beautiful.So this is my opinion.

I was there in 2018. It’s a small park, but very charming. I loved it.

The 2nd gate in Hong Kong is dead for now but not dead forever. As someone who use to live and work in Hong Kong, the HK government not making the extension option available is just posturing for a better deal with Disney. First, if you subtract the management fees and royalties that Disney receives annually from HK Disneyland, the park is actually profitable more often than news reports would make you believe. 2nd, due to the location of Hong Kong Disneyland and the zoning/land use restrictions and allowances that are in place for the that piece of land, it is zoned for commercial leisure and hospitality purposes. Its not zoned for much needed affordable high density public housing but you could build low rise residential such as luxury high end villas. However the local wealthy elite would have little to no interest living next to the theme park. So unless Ocean Park wants to develop that piece of land, the only other thing that that vacant land really makes sense for it is it to be reallocated to Disneyland in the future when it will be needed.

Thanks to this year D23 we now know what will be the E ticket Marvel ride that will be coming to all three Avenger Campus and the 1st one to get it will be the Disneyland, Resort

Been there in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Would have gone in 2020 had the pandemic not spoiled our plans. Stayed on site each time. This is a seriously underrated Disney Park. Mystic Manor and the Grizzly Gulch Runaway Mine Cars are 2 of our favourites. Hope we can go there again soon...

Good news! I went to HK Disneyland yesterday and construction of the avengers attraction have just begun as they are removing the star war show stage for the future entrance

What I find disappointing is that they closed Autopia over 5 years ago and still haven’t broken ground on the Avengers E-ticket. For a park that does not have a huge number of attractions, it seems like a huge waste to close an older attraction just to not even start construction on its replacement for over 5 years. Here’s hoping that they plan to start construction on the E-ticket after Arendelle: World of Frozen is complete.

Hkdl is perfect if you want to do all the rides in the park in one day. During the pandemic, we were able to go many times and there was hardly a queue for any of the attractions. Now it’s back into full swing but I think u don’t need to wait as long for the rides as the other Disney parks around the world. If the rides get up to 1.5 hours is already pretty much maxed out. I go there almost weekly with my daughters because of the magic access card. It makes it easier to go for 3-5 hours and then leave again. Quite convenient as it’s about 1-1.5 hours by MTR from my house. I hope they can keep developing the park. Some parts of it do need a bit of a refurb though like the tables and chairs at most of its restaurants especially the outdoor seating areas and there should be more sheltered areas aswell as Hong Kong does get rain often and the sun can be blisteringly hot aswell. It is very family orientated and I found it caters very well for wheelchair users that I have seen being able to access most rides. Hope the govt keeps supporting it as it would be a shame if it does close down with it taking a loss each year which I find unbelievable. Watching how much revenue their retail generates daily.

I've been there in 2017 and it's the disney park with the most characters I've ever seen! Loved to be there.

"Is HK Disneyland on your must visit list?" Japanese: If there are exclusive Duffy Bear Merch, It will be on my must visit list.

We love HK Disneyland. It's the right size, not too big and not too small. Went there twice and enjoyed both visits. Would have visited it again if it weren't for the pandemic.

Hong Kong Disneyland was is my first Disney park!! I went when I was 2

My dad is one of the leading people to build hk frosenland

I'm planning a trip there in April 2023 when I visit Thailand.

I love Hong Kong Disneyland. I visited in 2016 and it was very special for it was the first Disney resort I’ve visited and it was part of my first ever international trip. Hope to visit again soon!

I didn’t know that any other Disney park was a multi day visit. I’ve only been to the Hong Kong countless times and i thought that was the ordinary size for a Disneyland

I want more added to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort!

Love all the Jerry Herman songs in the background.

They should built that Disney Wharf next to it. Since they don't have a Downtown Disney. Having a wharf keeping the same concept that was meant for Sydney's. But with some additions.

It was the first Disney park I went to back when it first opened! I don't remember much from then, but I vaguely remember going on Autopia. 2nd time I went was in late 2015. At that time, it was really quite dead. There were barely any lines (not that I'm complaining), but it just didn't have any magic. Hope things get better for them soon. Like you said, it could be the first and only Disney park for someone, so it'd be great if they could experience that magic.

Had a lot of childhood memories in HK Disneyland, my mum used to work there

Great video! I’d heard that dca’s quinjetride had to be completely reworked after Chadwick Boseman passed away, as it was going to centre on Black Panther. Regardless, HK is on my bucketlist purely for Mystic Manor.

Your always solid and give great info, world class channel.

My wife visited briefly in 2019, just about enough time to ride Mystic Manor and watch the Paint the Night parade, both of which she liked very much. The short waits also made the park very enjoyable. But the subsequent unrest and political crackdown in Hong Kong made her unwilling to go back there for a good long while, even before the pandemic hit. Ultimately HK Disneyland's biggest problem may turn out to be where it is--though it seemed like a relatively promising location when it first opened. (Come to think of it, right now you could say the same thing about Walt Disney World.)

Can you do a video on what the 2nd gate was rumored to have?

thank you for this!!

I remember autopia since I grew up in Hong Kong and go to Disneyland pretty often, it was pretty sad when I noticed it was no longer there. Another attraction was meeting stitch and I love it and it's pretty sad they replace it with star wars characters, I will miss it dearly

You got it wrong when you said that the HK government didn't allow Disney to further reserve the usage of Phase 2 land, it was in fact HK Disney giving up on it. HK Disney didn't do anything with it for the past 15 years and failed to meet the requirements of visitors count set (for their Phase 1) in the original contract which allowed HK Disney to easily reserve the rights of purchase of the Phase 2 land. I mean if you are given nearly 2 decades to do it and you didn't, that probably means you are not interested at all or it is simply not achievable, which is fine, business is business, but Disney for sure did make their own firm calculated decision in abandoning the rights of the 2nd Phase land. It's not like HK government all of a sudden took back the rights to the land overnight. But the rest of your coverage is spot on! Thumbs up.

Hong Kong Disneyland is actually one of my favourite theme parks in the world, with Grizzly Gulch and my favourite land, Mystic Point being the exclusive lands in the park.

ReviewTyme! I love your videos! Been to Hongkong Disneyland a few times and it is a really underrated park. The Mystic Manor and Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars are some of the best Disney rides I've ever been on! I truly believe that the Frozen expansion will be really amazing. I wish there was gonna be a second park. I would love to see Hongkongs interpretation of DisneySea there!

I remember how fun the car ride was when I was still a toddler, so sad that they closed it but excited for the new attractions

I was really surprised at how good HK Disneyland is. I was looking forward to my time there but had some pretty low expectations. The Runaway mine cars in Grizzly Gulch might be one of my fave Disney Rollercoasters.

I went in 2019 and absolutely loved it. Very short lines and the best version of haunted mansion. Can't wait to go back. I just wish disney hadn't shot themselves in the foot by opening a park in Shanghai, it's taken so much business from HK.

We are scheduled to try and get there in 2023 as part of my promise to my daughter to get to all the parks one time. She doesn't know it, but I am planning it as a combo with Tokyo, so we'll have 3 days in HK (one day to explore the city a little) the two at the park (so we are not rushed and can go back for favorites), then it will be on to the two Tokyo parks and that will complete the group. HK DL was one of Eisner's failures just like DCA. It will take BILLIONS of dollars to get it to a point of just being decent (again just like DCA). Under current Disney leadership though and as the CCP is squeezing HK, it may be much harder than anybody thinks or is willing to admit.

The forgotten one... *Cries in Disneyland Paris*

"Hong Kong Disney often feels like the forgotten one of Disney theme parks around the world" Disneyland Paris be like:🧍‍♂️🤡

Are we sure the Frozen coaster will be similar to the 7 dwarfs one? Based on the construction photos showing the tiny layout and some rumours, this will be more of a kiddie coaster like the Barnstormer, no?

HKDL have the chance to open a DisneySEA, perfect location on the bay too!

It's small but worth to visit it has charm 😍😍😍😍

We have been to the US parks and visited in HK in 2017 and loved it! Hooping to get back next year. I really hope Disney invest some time and money into this park. Mystic Manor is one of the best Disney rides.

I actually went there yesterday and from a distance you can really see the frozen mountain coming together and the mountains pretty tall

i wish i was there my sister and mom went there for my sister's 5th birthday but i was one years old

I live in hk and hv a year pass(only for weekdays) and it’s really great🤌like I can hv every line at most 30min(very rare to hv over30) and never hv to rush in morning too line up. I just go there when I’m off and watch every lion king show. The cast is just so good. So cute and make my week so good🥹✨✨✨

I hate how Disney is just gonna build avengers anything in their theme parks nowadays

Back to the old format, nice!

Ive had the best times at HKDL. Such a shame the resort probably wont get what it deserves.

I want a different Frozen dark ride that retells the story of the movie!

I went to hk Antman ride before and i had some trouble in the middle ride, i had to leave with the path for emergency , it was a very hilarious experience

I want some more stuff coming to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort like more cool attractions for Hong Kong Disneyland like a clone of Treasure Cove, a second gate theme park, more resort hotels, and an RDE complex similar to Disney Town!

It has long been on my "bucket list" Mystic manor, Big Grizzly Mountain & their version of It's A Small World. With those mountains in the background, it is a beautiful park. With the info you just gave, it will be "land locked" like DL & WDW. Harder to fit in "new stuff" without having to take out "old stuff" LOL! I also feel Frozen was carbon copied to save $$. The bigger boats will help with capacity.

I would like to visit, then again would like to visit all of them.

Me who lives a country thats a few hours by plane to Hongkong: Ah, yes.

Well sound like the Spider-Man TOT New York ride doesn’t fit in the storyline with Ironman experience and ant man and the wasp nano battle. Because both of them are set to happen in Hong Kong. With now the frozen theme delayed to be open in 2022/2023. The avengers e ticket ride won’t be deliver on time as the original schedule, But now demolition of Jedi temple stage has begun, I think the construction of that is going to be start very soon. About the second gate, I do hope Disney still got plan in their hand, however it won’t be happen in next few years due to uncertainty of the pandemic. Not to mention the affect of National Security Law. The future of the resort is same as Hong Kong full of unknown and not optimistic.

I want these attractions come to the Hong Kong Disneyland park that should be fully realized! - Treasure Cove feat. Pirates of the Caribbean - Peter Pan’s Flight - Journey of the Little Mermaid - The Magic Carpets of Aladdin - Raging Spirits (an upgraded and expanded version of the attraction) - Moana’s Splash Mountain - more awesome attractions

2019 was the year that HKDL could made a profit again. But what happened in the city rapidly changed the situation, and HKDL's situation gets worse and worse after that...The politics will still be the main factor determining its future...

HIGH on the bucket list

They need a Disney Hollywood studios and Disneyland sea

nice job

HKDL deserves a 2nd park like disney sea or walt disney studios

the world of frozen already open!

Penny's bay is where the real resort is. 21 days fully inclusive and fully paid for. excellent.

Does anyone know the Disney park-esque background music playing throughout the video?

Good video. I hope the frozen ride isn't a duplicate it is kind of boring. Hope they get that e ticket marvel ride, concept art looks sweet.

Sometimes im glad I live in Hong Kong

i used to come here every year but since covid, i haven't been able to. I absolutely love this park and because of the many happy and good memories i've made here, this will prob remain my fave park hahaha sadly. i feel that hong kong disneyland is sorely neglected. Like, if u ask someone about disneyland, they wouldn't think about this park first... also, random side note, mystic manor is an extremely cool ride but that area is the most neglected in the park. It's SOOOOOOO quiet it's so creepy. As a kid, I was extremely scared to go there

Sad. I wish the best for that park although I may never visit it. What a shame though.

I live in HK and I have young children so I LOVE HK Disneyland. Since the pandemic has made it almost impossible to travel and with HK having contained COVID quite well, we have stayed at the resort multiple times during the year. However speaking to other HKers without kids, they think it’s a drain on HK resources.

How exactly are the different marvel campuses supposed to be connected?

I went to Hong Kong Disneyland in 2012 or 13 and it was just weird. It was Disney, but being used to Disneyland in CA make it feel uncanny valley-ish I guess... It was probably the copycat castle

Kinda surprised Disney did pull a Walt Disney Studios maneuver and just develop the most minimalist park they could have before 2015. If they could have, while it would have required extra investment down the road, they would have at least the 2nd park land set and opportunity for 2-3 more resort hotels (with one having been built close/within the park like DCA Grand Californian)

A quarantine lot next to the park?

The loss of the second theme park expansion area is tragic but understandable. I’ve been salivating over the possibilities for that second park ever since my first visit in the first year the park was open. However, it has been clear that HKDL is struggled since the very beginning, and Disney itself has a very mixed track record with second parks (Walt Disney Studios Park and California Adventure 1.0 beyond very notable duds). Sigh…

I've moved to HK a few months ago, I've visited HKDL twice now, and I will say it feels very different from WDW (My 'Home' Park.)

I love Hong Kong Disneyland. I'm wondering if there could be another ground reclamation project - filling in more of the bay - to make room for expansion? -Frank

I wanna go there!!!!

Hong Kong doesn't need land for a Disneyland expansion. Similar to what went on at Hong Kong's airport, there is plenty of ocean...

I'm shocked the parking lot is so small!! Everyone takes that train to the resort!

Problem with these expansions at all Disney parks is they spend a lot to build an entire land with 1, occasionally 2 attractions.

Awesome video! At 11:08 you say that the resort only made a profit in 3 from 16 years of existence, I would love to look deeper into these statistics, but I couldn't find anything online as of yet, could you link me the source, please?

I’ve never been to Hong Kong Disneyland, but I consider it to be my favourite Disney Park

Currently feels like half the population of HK has been forced to Penny's Bay quarantine plot mentioned @10:18 due to Omicron finally breaching and bursting the isolation bubble we had here.

they also canceled this for us too the avenger's ride. but also i think its because of whats going on with the usa and china, like i heard rumors they might just have them paid the license for this park because of the things that have happened and going to happen.

I’m disappointed I didn’t go when I was in HK ...especially given it was accessible via the subway

The park should have been built in Australia as had been talked about. I fear with the changing back to china rules tourists wont be going to Hong Kong as they previously did and this park will continue to decline with it's visit numbers by international guests. I loved the park for my three day visit back in 2017, but questioning any return again. Rides like Mystic Manor need to be cloned and built at the other parks. Tokyo would love the monkey merch.