DisneySwede
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Reading this is getting me so excited about our upcoming trip. (we leave sat) I'm making a mental list of merchandise I want, including the chip & dale poncho which I can at least wear at home....
A (2019) HalloXmas trip to Asia - Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo! - COMPLETED 5/1!!!
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amazingact21
Upendi
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I love the fall decorations in the resort lobby.
I also had no clue there were races in the Asia parks. I yelled at Alex, "New Disney goal! Gotta try to run in all the parks now!"
That is a huge Donald inflatable. Wow...
I loved the merchandise updates. So many unique and adorable items. I don't particularly like Duffy, but those plushes with him dressed up as various Disney characters were awesome.
I also had no clue there were races in the Asia parks. I yelled at Alex, "New Disney goal! Gotta try to run in all the parks now!"
That is a huge Donald inflatable. Wow...
I loved the merchandise updates. So many unique and adorable items. I don't particularly like Duffy, but those plushes with him dressed up as various Disney characters were awesome.
dolewhipdreams
Counting days until my next Dole Whip
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Wow that's super reasonable
Do you remember about how long the walk was? I feel like I'll get too antsy to wait for a bus
That's super cool!
Godzilla Duck
Holy switchbacks batman!
My favorite portion!
Oh wow that's so cute!!
I can already feel my bank account being depleted. That merch is amazing.
xlsm
Snow White
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- Oct 19, 2013
How I felt after this trip!
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The Chip/Dale was especially cute since it was reversible!
Ahhhhh!!! I'd never take it off. I'd wear it to the high school to pick up the kids for appointments and ruin their lives
Actually, they'd both probably want one of their own, lolI've saved the links you added, like for the Orange car service. I appreciate you putting those in - I can add them to my "when we eventually go" file for reference!!
heaven2dc
DIS Veteran
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Great update! Shanghai Disneyland Hotel is so beautiful 
If I ever get to visit someday, I definitely would save up my pennies to stay there instead of anywhere else!
Duffy merchandise is super adorable - it would be hard to choose which one or two or three to bring home! I recently was given a Duffy/Shellie May Valentine's Day plush set from Shanghai Disneyland and fell in love with the collection.
If I ever get to visit someday, I definitely would save up my pennies to stay there instead of anywhere else! Duffy merchandise is super adorable - it would be hard to choose which one or two or three to bring home! I recently was given a Duffy/Shellie May Valentine's Day plush set from Shanghai Disneyland and fell in love with the collection.
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
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- Mar 16, 2017
I hope you have so much fun!
Haha, Hong Kong also has a race! It actually was the weekend after I was there, so Shanghai/HK may be coordinated to help people do them both? I don’t think Tokyo has any, and of course DL is on hold indefinitely.I love the fall decorations in the resort lobby.
I also had no clue there were races in the Asia parks. I yelled at Alex, "New Disney goal! Gotta try to run in all the parks now!"
That is a huge Donald inflatable. Wow...
I loved the merchandise updates. So many unique and adorable items. I don't particularly like Duffy, but those plushes with him dressed up as various Disney characters were awesome.
Yeah definitely! Still trying to go thru things I bought-when I got home it was easier to throw all my bags into a plastic tub and I’m slowly going thru it!
It was about 15 min or so. BUT, it’s better to take the bus. Hotel guests get 1-hr early entry and the bus drops you off right by that entrance. When I was there early entry officially started at 8, but they opened early around 7:45. I was on first bus at 7:30 and one of the first 10-20 people in the park each day. If you walk, apparently you get rerouted around towards the main entrance and have to work thru all those people arriving from parking and metro in order to get to the Disneytown entrance!
Of course! And I’m sure your boys would love that!Ahhhhh!!! I'd never take it off. I'd wear it to the high school to pick up the kids for appointments and ruin their lives
I've saved the links you added, like for the Orange car service. I appreciate you putting those in - I can add them to my "when we eventually go" file for reference!!
Yeah I was never a huge fan of Duffy but the Asian parks made them so irresistible! I ended up coming home with a normal sized Gelatoni, cookie, and Stella Lou, all who had an outfit! And so many plush keychains!Great update! Shanghai Disneyland Hotel is so beautiful
Duffy merchandise is super adorable - it would be hard to choose which one or two or three to bring home! I recently was given a Duffy/Shellie May Valentine's Day plush set from Shanghai Disneyland and fell in love with the collection. View attachment 458877
dolewhipdreams
Counting days until my next Dole Whip
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Oh good to know!
missangelalexis
DIS Veteran
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- Apr 27, 2012
Interesting fact about getting to choose an extra FP if you buy when you get there!
The inflatable Donald is so cool!
So much cute merchandise!
The inflatable Donald is so cool!
So much cute merchandise!
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
Yeah, the FP is definitely tricky! Especially because if I didn't know to wait to buy tickets, I would have gotten them before arriving! But at least that was take care of!
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
Day 1, Part 2 - Exploring Disneytown, Room photos, Lumiere's dinner
After clearing out my bank account, I wandered around Disneytown a bit. My original plan was to get lunch, and I was hungry, but I was that level of hungry where nothing sounds appetizing. It was also pretty warm and I was in a long sleeve shirt plus jeans. And tired from the plane, and just overwhelmed by being there and everything! I did end up getting an ice cream, which was pretty good. But I ended up basically skipping lunch.
They had some cute Halloween decorations, with pumpkins galore! I’m sure it would be really nice at night, but I never walked through there after dark.
These Beauty and the Beast pumpkins were outside the theatre where they have a Mandarin Broadway version.
I wish they had this in a poster!
And this is the special entrance to Disneyland. I know it can be used by hotel guests at all times; I think in the mornings regular guests can only use it for re-entry? But it’s much easier in the mornings than the main entrance!
I wandered through a bread store, and considered getting something, but just was feeling exhausted! It was pretty cute though!
After clearing out my bank account, I wandered around Disneytown a bit. My original plan was to get lunch, and I was hungry, but I was that level of hungry where nothing sounds appetizing. It was also pretty warm and I was in a long sleeve shirt plus jeans. And tired from the plane, and just overwhelmed by being there and everything! I did end up getting an ice cream, which was pretty good. But I ended up basically skipping lunch.
They had some cute Halloween decorations, with pumpkins galore! I’m sure it would be really nice at night, but I never walked through there after dark.
These Beauty and the Beast pumpkins were outside the theatre where they have a Mandarin Broadway version.
I wish they had this in a poster!
And this is the special entrance to Disneyland. I know it can be used by hotel guests at all times; I think in the mornings regular guests can only use it for re-entry? But it’s much easier in the mornings than the main entrance!
I wandered through a bread store, and considered getting something, but just was feeling exhausted! It was pretty cute though!
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
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After a couple hours in DT, I made my way over to the buses, which were a bit out of the way due to the race activities and equipment. I also originally boarded a Toy Story Hotel bus, not the SHDLH bus because the stops weren’t well marked. Luckily I got off before it left though! There’s a nice fountain in a roundabout, which at night lights up in different colors (I don’t think I ever got a good photo though because of window reflections and just general movement, but trust me it’s pretty).
Back to the hotel and I thought I’d maybe get a pastry in the café. The offerings weren’t the best (it was in the off-hours between lunch and dinner) and the pastry I asked for, they didn’t have, so I basically just got a soda. I did end up with this fun straw though!
It almost made up for having to drink icky Pepsi for several days! (If you don’t know, Shanghai Disney is the only Disney that doesn’t serve Coke; it was a big deal when it was announced. I’m not the biggest fan of Pepsi, but I don’t like coffee, so I forced myself to drink it for the caffeine!)
I hung out in the lobby for about 20 minutes and got to watch Goofy interact with some random guests, but I don’t think I took good photos. It was also cool how they had a Halloween music loop going on in the lobby, which really helped set the atmosphere.
(I thought I had a video but can’t seem to find one, so use your imagination…)
I wasn’t sure how strict they were with “3 pm”, but I did end up getting my room key around 2:50. I also went to bell services and gave them my claim check, so they would deliver my bags to my room.
The room was very close to the lobby, on the same floor, just around the corner. And it wasn’t noisy, which was nice. Also being on the lobby level, it meant my ceiling was insanely high! Like I’m guessing 15 ft tall!
Some pics around the room. The theme of the whole hotel seems to be music, so this was reflected in the rooms.
I didn’t realize it included a pull-down bed, so you could easily fit a family of 5 in here (not sure if it lets you book that many people though)
My view wasn’t anything special – some rooms do have views of the lake and castle, but I didn’t feel like paying the upcharge when I wouldn’t really enjoy it.
They also had plenty of water bottles – it’s not good to drink the tap water in Shanghai unless it’s been specially treated. And they refill the water bottles every day. They also had these cute hard plastic cups, which I think you were allowed to take with you… well I took one anyways!
And I loved the headboard! The button was right on the bedside table, so I would often activate it before going to bed at night and see the pixie dust lights in my room
My bags also promptly arrived at my room – pretty much the same time I got there!
Back to the hotel and I thought I’d maybe get a pastry in the café. The offerings weren’t the best (it was in the off-hours between lunch and dinner) and the pastry I asked for, they didn’t have, so I basically just got a soda. I did end up with this fun straw though!
It almost made up for having to drink icky Pepsi for several days! (If you don’t know, Shanghai Disney is the only Disney that doesn’t serve Coke; it was a big deal when it was announced. I’m not the biggest fan of Pepsi, but I don’t like coffee, so I forced myself to drink it for the caffeine!)
I hung out in the lobby for about 20 minutes and got to watch Goofy interact with some random guests, but I don’t think I took good photos. It was also cool how they had a Halloween music loop going on in the lobby, which really helped set the atmosphere.
(I thought I had a video but can’t seem to find one, so use your imagination…)
I wasn’t sure how strict they were with “3 pm”, but I did end up getting my room key around 2:50. I also went to bell services and gave them my claim check, so they would deliver my bags to my room.
The room was very close to the lobby, on the same floor, just around the corner. And it wasn’t noisy, which was nice. Also being on the lobby level, it meant my ceiling was insanely high! Like I’m guessing 15 ft tall!
Some pics around the room. The theme of the whole hotel seems to be music, so this was reflected in the rooms.
I didn’t realize it included a pull-down bed, so you could easily fit a family of 5 in here (not sure if it lets you book that many people though)
My view wasn’t anything special – some rooms do have views of the lake and castle, but I didn’t feel like paying the upcharge when I wouldn’t really enjoy it.
They also had plenty of water bottles – it’s not good to drink the tap water in Shanghai unless it’s been specially treated. And they refill the water bottles every day. They also had these cute hard plastic cups, which I think you were allowed to take with you… well I took one anyways!
And I loved the headboard! The button was right on the bedside table, so I would often activate it before going to bed at night and see the pixie dust lights in my room
My bags also promptly arrived at my room – pretty much the same time I got there!
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
So I spent a bit of time resting and getting settled. Also had the TV on, and they had CNN, so I watched that (though it was the middle of the night in the US, so not exactly the most active news shows). It was interesting to see when something was being censored (specifically Hong Kong protests), as the announcer would start talking before suddenly the screen going black and no sound until the next news segment!
My new Chinese Minnie ears!
About 5:45 I left the room.
I did take some photos of the artwork in the lobby, which was so fun! I wish I could get prints of some of these! These were all on the walls behinds the CM desks.
My new Chinese Minnie ears!
About 5:45 I left the room.
I did take some photos of the artwork in the lobby, which was so fun! I wish I could get prints of some of these! These were all on the walls behinds the CM desks.
Lesley Wake
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A CM saw me taking photos and scanned his card so I could get to the upper floors – because my room was on Level 3, I only had access to that level and Level 1, where the restaurant was. The next level up mostly had prints of things I would see in person in the parks
But dinner this evening wasn’t far, as I was eating at Lumiere’s Kitchen in the hotel. This ended up being an excellent (albeit expensive) meal.
It started with a caramel lollipop… probably meant for kids, but meh, when on vacation! It’s funny how they were giving these away but they are soooo expensive at Epcot (I think at the Festival of the Arts it was over $15 for one of them)!
I tried taking food photos, but it felt weird, as I was already a solo diner and a westerner, which made me really stick out!
“Hairy crab” – I like crab, but I skipped this because it doesn’t react well with me…
Chinese Duck pancakes (loved these, but I already knew that) & various tempura
Indian station, including some wacky pizzas (Thirteen spices prawn pizza anyone?)
But dinner this evening wasn’t far, as I was eating at Lumiere’s Kitchen in the hotel. This ended up being an excellent (albeit expensive) meal.
It started with a caramel lollipop… probably meant for kids, but meh, when on vacation! It’s funny how they were giving these away but they are soooo expensive at Epcot (I think at the Festival of the Arts it was over $15 for one of them)!
I tried taking food photos, but it felt weird, as I was already a solo diner and a westerner, which made me really stick out!
“Hairy crab” – I like crab, but I skipped this because it doesn’t react well with me…
Chinese Duck pancakes (loved these, but I already knew that) & various tempura
Indian station, including some wacky pizzas (Thirteen spices prawn pizza anyone?)
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2017
Chinese hot dishes, Western hot dishes
Noodle station – for the soup, you would order it and come back in a couple minutes.
A whole seafood counter in the center with every type I could imagine
A couple of my plates – I think some tempura, duck pancakes, chicken and mushroom, sticky ribs, and sushi, soba noodles, spring roll, lamb?
I think it was some special restaurant month, as when I was sitting there they just brought out a bird, all to myself. The girl brings it out, cuts it in half, smiles and leaves…. So I still don’t know for certain what type of bird it is – maybe a hen? But it seemed pretty small to be a full chicken? Whatever it was, was very yummy!
Oh, and I also got my first experience with Asians liking warm water. They served me a glass and it was so warm (I think this is also due to needing to boil water to make it ok to drink, so they are just used to it being warm)! A bit of a shock and I tried to explain to the girl I wanted ice water and she didn’t understand…but brought it out anyways… oh well!
A really good thing about Lumiere’s was they had smaller versions of all the seasonal desserts, so I was able to try them out without having to buy full size ones! Very nice, as I wasn’t a huge fan of some of them!
I don’t even remember if I got some of this chocolate fountain or fruit! And I totally forgot to get any of these mini desserts?
My actual dessert plate
Loved the Halloween carved gourds and watermelons
Noodle station – for the soup, you would order it and come back in a couple minutes.
A whole seafood counter in the center with every type I could imagine
A couple of my plates – I think some tempura, duck pancakes, chicken and mushroom, sticky ribs, and sushi, soba noodles, spring roll, lamb?
I think it was some special restaurant month, as when I was sitting there they just brought out a bird, all to myself. The girl brings it out, cuts it in half, smiles and leaves…. So I still don’t know for certain what type of bird it is – maybe a hen? But it seemed pretty small to be a full chicken? Whatever it was, was very yummy!
Oh, and I also got my first experience with Asians liking warm water. They served me a glass and it was so warm (I think this is also due to needing to boil water to make it ok to drink, so they are just used to it being warm)! A bit of a shock and I tried to explain to the girl I wanted ice water and she didn’t understand…but brought it out anyways… oh well!
A really good thing about Lumiere’s was they had smaller versions of all the seasonal desserts, so I was able to try them out without having to buy full size ones! Very nice, as I wasn’t a huge fan of some of them!
I don’t even remember if I got some of this chocolate fountain or fruit! And I totally forgot to get any of these mini desserts?
My actual dessert plate
Loved the Halloween carved gourds and watermelons
Lesley Wake
DIS Veteran
- Joined
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Lumiere’s is also a character meal (at breakfast and dinner only), and it was fun meeting them, as they were all excited to see me with my Minnie ears and Chinese mickey shirt (this was actually a different one from the long sleeve, but still a Lunar New Year shirt from DCA). It was also nice that they had the seasonal costumes on. All the characters have photopass photographers and character attendants. I accidentally misplaced my photopass card, which sucks as I know there were some cute shots, but at least the attendant also took photos with my phone!
I really got stuffed at this meal and couldn’t even try all the foods! I definitely recommend it, even though it is on the pricey side (though apparently hotel guests get 20% off – at least I did). SHDL doesn’t have many table service options; pretty much the ones in Disneytown (which includes some American chains like Cheesecake Factory), and 2 Disney ones – The Royal Table in the castle, and Lumiere’s at the hotel. Considering how much there is to do in the park, I preferred to skip Royal Table in favor of timing.
After the meal I must have stopped in the gift shop, where I was able to get the Shellie Mae halloween keychain, as well as some other items (I think a full Gelatoni and some pins).
Also some photos in the lobby – I did really like this and Disney Tourist Blog mentioned it feels like a cruise ship lobby, which I totally agree with!
Then back to the room, where I got cleaned up and prepared for the next day, as I knew it would be an early start!
Coming up – my first day at Shanghai Disneyland!
Lets play a guessing game (and if you know the answer from my Instagram stories, don’t cheat):
-What do you think is my first ride at the park?
-What ride do I go on just to see the queue?
I really got stuffed at this meal and couldn’t even try all the foods! I definitely recommend it, even though it is on the pricey side (though apparently hotel guests get 20% off – at least I did). SHDL doesn’t have many table service options; pretty much the ones in Disneytown (which includes some American chains like Cheesecake Factory), and 2 Disney ones – The Royal Table in the castle, and Lumiere’s at the hotel. Considering how much there is to do in the park, I preferred to skip Royal Table in favor of timing.
After the meal I must have stopped in the gift shop, where I was able to get the Shellie Mae halloween keychain, as well as some other items (I think a full Gelatoni and some pins).
Also some photos in the lobby – I did really like this and Disney Tourist Blog mentioned it feels like a cruise ship lobby, which I totally agree with!
Then back to the room, where I got cleaned up and prepared for the next day, as I knew it would be an early start!
Coming up – my first day at Shanghai Disneyland!
Lets play a guessing game (and if you know the answer from my Instagram stories, don’t cheat):
-What do you think is my first ride at the park?
-What ride do I go on just to see the queue?
heidijanesmith
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 1, 2010
Great update!
The hotel is beautiful and what a neat room. Love the room decor.
The hotel is beautiful and what a neat room. Love the room decor.
missangelalexis
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2012
Your room looked really nice! Such cute plastic cups they provided you!
OoO those portraits in the lobby are so nice! They really should sell prints of them!
Glad you enjoyed your dinner. So many cute desserts! And I love the character costumes!
OoO those portraits in the lobby are so nice! They really should sell prints of them!
Glad you enjoyed your dinner. So many cute desserts! And I love the character costumes!
DisneyDillyDally
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2018
Love Mickey in the pulldown bed, and the pixie dustAfter a couple hours in DT, I made my way over to the buses, which were a bit out of the way due to the race activities and equipment. I also originally boarded a Toy Story Hotel bus, not the SHDLH bus because the stops weren’t well marked. Luckily I got off before it left though! There’s a nice fountain in a roundabout, which at night lights up in different colors (I don’t think I ever got a good photo though because of window reflections and just general movement, but trust me it’s pretty).
Back to the hotel and I thought I’d maybe get a pastry in the café. The offerings weren’t the best (it was in the off-hours between lunch and dinner) and the pastry I asked for, they didn’t have, so I basically just got a soda. I did end up with this fun straw though!
It almost made up for having to drink icky Pepsi for several days! (If you don’t know, Shanghai Disney is the only Disney that doesn’t serve Coke; it was a big deal when it was announced. I’m not the biggest fan of Pepsi, but I don’t like coffee, so I forced myself to drink it for the caffeine!)
I hung out in the lobby for about 20 minutes and got to watch Goofy interact with some random guests, but I don’t think I took good photos. It was also cool how they had a Halloween music loop going on in the lobby, which really helped set the atmosphere.
(I thought I had a video but can’t seem to find one, so use your imagination…)
I wasn’t sure how strict they were with “3 pm”, but I did end up getting my room key around 2:50. I also went to bell services and gave them my claim check, so they would deliver my bags to my room.
The room was very close to the lobby, on the same floor, just around the corner. And it wasn’t noisy, which was nice. Also being on the lobby level, it meant my ceiling was insanely high! Like I’m guessing 15 ft tall!
Some pics around the room. The theme of the whole hotel seems to be music, so this was reflected in the rooms.
I didn’t realize it included a pull-down bed, so you could easily fit a family of 5 in here (not sure if it lets you book that many people though)
My view wasn’t anything special – some rooms do have views of the lake and castle, but I didn’t feel like paying the upcharge when I wouldn’t really enjoy it.
They also had plenty of water bottles – it’s not good to drink the tap water in Shanghai unless it’s been specially treated. And they refill the water bottles every day. They also had these cute hard plastic cups, which I think you were allowed to take with you… well I took one anyways!
And I loved the headboard! The button was right on the bedside table, so I would often activate it before going to bed at night and see the pixie dust lights in my room
My bags also promptly arrived at my room – pretty much the same time I got there!
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