nev Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Hey guys As this is my first attempt at a trip report, bear with me while I attempt to arrange photos and everything nicely! Clint and I spent a few days in Hong Kong to check out our local Disneyland. Seeing as Robb's already posted lots of stuff I'm not going to go into every detail of the parks, but here's our little Australian take Really couldn't find fault with ANYTHING at Hong Kong Disney - everyone was fantastic and we both had a ball. Even the whacky bar stuff were good fun to be around. I can't compare much with Autopia having never got around to going on it at DL but it was cool. Stitch was great! Different to the other version though - you sit down in a 'communications room' and Stitch appears as a cartoon who proceeds to identify and talk to people in the room! Clint and I were questioned by Stitch and he took pictures of us, called us names and even asked for our advice later on in the show... really amazing technology to be chatting away with a cartoon character in front of you! Anyway, here are some Disney photos, I'll get around to posting the Ocean Park ones soon! Nev (Richard) ... It's what you do with it - video projection, big flames and searchlights all come off the castle for the Magic in the Skies show. Not going to go on here, but DLHK's Lion King beats the Florida version by miles! Looks stunning, very cool staging and the addition of two cantonese speaking monkeys just add that little touch of Manga comic to it all! LOTS of open space rings the park. Watch this space for Indy? All over the park, huge pathways just 'end' with gardens. Can't wait to see what these guys have planned. These nifty little rafts transport you over to Tarzan's island. The rafts cross the Jungle Cruise boat track. The ride condition we AA's dread! Shot of main street. I'm not gonna make a joke about the castle... cause it's what you do with it that counts right?! These little critters pop up and 'oooo' at you from the back of Astroblasters as you pass them on the train! Part of the awesome little marching band. Kudos to them for playing continuously in sweltering, humid, 32deg heat! Hooray for glowing pools of water that spit at you when you touch them! Back to the attractions... this is the new soaky zone thingy in Tomorrowland. Basically a whole bunch of ways to surprise you with water. Again, it all lights up and changes colour which was pretty cool. Weird thing #3: The funniest thing of all - EVERYBODY sat down to watch the fireworks! Maybe it has something to do with the size of the castle, but try to picture main street all nice and orderly, with people calmly sitting everywhere! Was rather surreal Weird thing #2: Everyone takes photos with the peace sign, so we grabbed the nearest ride we could find and did the same! Now for some Hong Kongan weirdness... Weird thing #1: lunch was served with complimentary gloves. I've always wanted to have more sterility with my lunch. The other new attraction - Stitch Encounter - is right next door to (actually in the same building as) Space Mtn. Good thing we waited for the English session because it's nothing like the other US version! Over to Adventureland and the Jungle Cruise... where everything is just like the other versions until it all goes bad at the end. We havent yet figured out exactly why the mountain gets mad, spews fire and gushes water, but hey.... it looked cool. Back to the daytime... looking over Autopia from the queue Blurry shot of the main underpass... all pretty colours and lots of people driving and stopping with no clue! Cool Honda ad shot There are lots of colour changing LED lights all over the ride which make it pretty cool at night. No headlights on the cars tho! Just in case you forget what ride you're on, they put these little guages in to remind you! I'm fully charged as you can see. The red light comes on if the driver is a tool. Bit 'o bonsai action Great landscaping everywhere, but I swear these Boab trees should really be in Adventureland... Clint got a blue car, so his didn't go as fast as mine. Leaving the station I got me a shiny red car All electric, pretty fast and with big bumpers that come in handy. Looking down the loading area. Autopia's right between Space Mountain and Buzz's Astroblasters. On to Disneyland... Some photos of the new Autopia attraction. There are three independent circuits, each running 18 cars when we were there. Oh and Lou, we found you a great shaped water bottle Any hotel with a plasma screen this big can't be bad! View from our hotel room across Kowloon. The weather was great considering it's typhoon season. Had to start here at the Langham hotel in Mong Kok - where even the phone greeted us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 FYI, it isn't peace sign. It is V for Victory. Like in Pokemon(yeah I know Japanese not Chinese), Ash always flashes a V when he captures one of those many little pocket monsters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcoasters Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 I can't believe only one person posted a reply so far ! That was a really fantastic TR in the world of Disney I wish I could save enough money to go somewhere in Asia someday ... Oh well ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfne2005 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Hey AA! Were you guys on that car ride for days? It started in daylight, then night, then back to day and you were still on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Is your reference to AA for: Aussie A$$holes or Alcoholics Anonymous or both ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Nah there's nothing anonymous about our drinking as our fellow UKers found out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Great TR! Were the Autopia cars silent or did they have any kind of onboard audio or sound f/x? I loved the shot of the aliens popping up next to the train.. I had no idea that happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted September 6, 2006 Author Share Posted September 6, 2006 Cars were silent in their operation as they were all electric, but did have sound effects of your engine revving, then when you reached a constant speed there was a very Jetsons-esque accompaniment to your driving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabid disney Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Good stuff there Nev Does Hong Kong have good beer? and did you fly from Sydney or Brisbane and how much did the airfare cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgwfreak Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 *Starts booking flight to Hong Kong* Great TR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Looks like Hong Kong has the coolest Autopia of all. Thanks for the pics. this park was slammed quite a bit online while it was being built and right after it opened, but it looks pretty nice to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted September 6, 2006 Share Posted September 6, 2006 Poor Lou. Hey great TR guys, hope you had a good time and lots of BEER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absimilliard Posted September 7, 2006 Share Posted September 7, 2006 Hard to imagine Premier Rides are the ones who supplied the cars and ride system! Were they reliable? If it works there, it could be an idea to retrofit the other Autopia to that system... saves on gas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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