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  1. Timchat2

    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    We didn't get very wet on Roaring Rapids. You're mileage may vary but it was more or less equivalent to how wet you can get on Splash Mountain. Since we did not have any bags we did not have to deal with the locker situation. It was hard to tell how much the cast members we monitoring that...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    You do get to pick your times at the concierge desk for whenever you'd like during the day. We chose the early afternoon since we could rope drop and regular FP during the morning hours. We generally chose Soaring or Roaring Rapids for our hotel FP. TRON wasn't too difficult for us to get either...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    The wait to book again is two hours or the start of your currently booked FP window. Each of our advance hotel FP was for a different attraction than our initial FP once we were in the park, so I don't know for sure if you can double up on attractions. Near as we could tell though the two FPs...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    We had mixed feelings about Roaring Rapids so you might be fine skipping it. The scope of the attraction is impressive for a rapids ride and there are moments that truly feel like you're riding a raging river but unfortunately unique large-scale elements like the Q'araq don't really register...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    That's how each day played out for us, although on the first day we were able to get a forth FP after booking the initial three. It was for Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue so it might have been something of a freebie since the standby waits weren't too bad for that much of the day. We generally...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    The times on the app work like old-school paper FP in that you have to take whatever time is available as all the time slots are distributed, although you can select any time you want with the hotel FP. The Soaring FPs pretty much evaporate once the day guests arrive. The standby times tend to...
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    Which Disneyland Hotel? And Why?

    We really enjoyed Disney Explorers Lodge. Disneyland Hotel and Hollywood Hotel both seemed very nice but we liked how immersive and transportive Explorers Lodge felt. We're big fans of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge and Explorers have similar vibes.
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    144 hr visa

    You would be stopping over in Shanghai between Tokyo and Los Angeles, correct? That would qualify for the 144 hour rule assuming the flights are directly between each of those cities, as in Tokyo>Shanghai>Los Angeles. All they care about is that you depart (or "transit" in this case) to a third...
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    Disneybounding in Asian Parks?

    During our visits to HKDL and SDL in May I don't recall Disneybounding on the level of TDR. There certainly were plenty of Disney attire, ears, etc. but more character-inspired specific outfits didn't seem to really be a thing. That said, there were some ambitious outfits just not nearly the...
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    Picking up park tickets in Shanghai

    The park tickets and hotel keys were separate cards, although they both looked nearly identical except for a QR code on the back of the park ticket. Several cast members including the concierge made a point of noting that difference.
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    Picking up park tickets in Shanghai

    We stayed at Shanghai Disneyland Hotel in May. We added tickets to our hotel reservation, so we were given our plastic park tickets at the hotel concierge. We also booked our advanced hotel FastPass for the following days. We made sure to bring our passports with us each day we entered the park...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    That's right. We weren't in a concierge room. We had a regular Deluxe Garden View room (although we could see most of the skyline of Adventure Isle from the room). We were a bit confused by the talk of a "package" at first since we couldn't really see any such packages being available but it...
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    In addition to Hong Kong Disneyland, what are your other must see/do ideas?

    We explored the city after our HKDL stay in May. Taking the Star Ferry across the harbor (especially at night) is a pretty classic Hong Kong experience. And it is no secret that the views from Victoria Peak (again especially at night) can be spectacular if the weather cooperates. We made a point...
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    Planning First Trip to Hong Kong Disney-Any Tips

    The relatively short operating hours are one aspect to be mindful of when planning your day. The time does go by quickly when you take into account Flights of Fantasy and Paint the Night along with the major shows like Festival of the Lion King and Mickey and the Wondrous Book. Our longest...
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    Planning First Trip to Hong Kong Disney-Any Tips

    We book Explorers Lodge about two months before our trip. I don't really have a frame of reference for how much things get booked up across the year but I would imagine as long as you avoid a major holiday (like Chinese New Year) there should be rooms available. Again, HKDL seems to be pretty...
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    Planning First Trip to Hong Kong Disney-Any Tips

    We just got back from our trip to HKDL and Shanghai Disney Resort. We really enjoyed HKDL. It has a mellow charm that is unique among Disney parks. The warmth and humidity reminded us a lot of WDW. We stayed at Disney Explorers Lodge and we LOVED it! It is similar in style to Disney's Animal...
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    What is your favourite country to visit?

    Japan has been my favorite as well. Nearly everything they do is on another level.
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    The park wifi was a mixed bag for us. Sometimes we were able to connect with just our hotel room number while other times it required a China phone number. Since we didn't want to depend on the park wifi we rented a mobile hotspot with Klook...
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    It stands alone from the in-park FPs. We were booking our first in-park FP for the 8:00-9:00AM hour as soon as we went through the turnstile at 7:30AM, which nice because we could then book our second in-park FP shortly after 8:00AM.
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    Shanghai Disneyland - May 2018 Trip - Thoughts and Tips

    The hotel FPs are booked at the concierge desk the night before you plan to use your park tickets. We did a one-day ticket, a day trip into Shanghai, and then later a two-day ticket during our stay. We were able to book both days of our two-day ticket the night before the first day of that...
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