Hong Kong Disneyland

Formerly known as Sleeping Beauty Castle, a clone of Disneyland’s original castle, Hong Kong Disneyland’s version is currently under a massive renovation to become the Castle of Magical Dreams. Revealed in 2020, it features a mix of architectural styles inspired by multiple Disney princess stories similar in concept to Shanghai’s Enchanted Storybook Castle. Yes, yes, the repainting of Cinderella Castle is great and all but I’m all about the new Hong Kong Disneyland Castle.https://t.co/ZlDWnuz8If — Chris Explorer (@tdrexplorer) June 23, 2020 Be sure to take a look at the other iconic Disney Parks castles: Sleeping Beauty Castle (Disneyland Park) Sleeping Beauty Castle (Disneyland Paris) Enchanted Storybook Castle Cinderella Castle (Magic Kingdom) Cinderella Castle (Tokyo Disneyland) This location is mentioned in our blog post: A Photo Tour Of The BoardWalk’s Hidden Disney Castles Official Information: HongKongDisneyland.com

The Festival of the Lion King is a live-musical production at Hong Kong Disneyland. The show opened with the park on September 12, 2005 and is similar to (but not a clone of) the show of the same name at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Show Details The theater that houses Festival of the Lion King here is named Theater in the Wild, the same name as the theater that houses Finding Nemo – The Musical in Walt Disney World. While this version of the show features live vocalists singing songs from the animated film, it differs from it’s Broadway counterpart as the show itself is in the form of a musical revue and not a re-telling of the story from the film, similar to Animal Kingdom’s version. As this show is in Hong Kong Disneyland, the audience may speak a variety of languages. As such, Rafiki’s and the other character’s English narration is repeated in Cantonese by trouble-making tumble monkeys. All songs are performed in English and additional translation into Simplified Chinese is provided by overhead monitors. This show is mentioned in our blog post: Every Disney Musical Currently Playing Official Information: HongKongDisneyland.com

Town Square is Hong Kong Disneyland’s entrance to Main Street, U.S.A. after passing under the railroad, similar to the layouts found in Disneyland Park and Magic Kingdom. This version of the introduction to Main Street stays somewhat true to Walt’s original vision for a small town America in Disneyland, as inspired by his hometown of Marceline, MO. Art of Animation Attraction The facade of Town Square’s Art of Animation attraction contains a “shop“ named Grand Central Real Estate Co. Inside the window is a display advertising homes for sale. At the top right of is a photo of the house in Chicago where Walt Disney was born. The next “shop” over is called Marceline Music. This is a clear reference to Marceline, MO, the town where Walt and family moved to after they left Chicago. Marceline had a significant impact on Walt as this is where he spent his formative years. Official Information: HongKongDisneyland.com