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Every kid and adult's utopic - DISNEYLAND.
Thursday, December 24, 2015I can't believe I actually got to visit one of the best Disneyland in the world, here in Orlando. We got single park ticket for 2 days and went to Magic Kingdom and Hollywood studios.
Magic Kingdom. So so good. And crowded.
Before visiting the theme parks, I also had the time to spend a day at Disney Springs, a shopping area filled with disney merchandises and restaurants. It almost felt like a theme park except that there were no rides. They featured lego and marvel merchandises as well, which weren't easily found in the theme parks.
I didn't expect to spend the whole day here, but given that I haven't been to any of the parks, this place can actual take up the whole day
This is SO cute. And they sell cheap food too (for Disney Spring that is). Butter Chicken for less than USD$10, but it's only open after 5pm
Ain't these candied apples cute? We get to watch them made live too. Hint: The ears are made from marshmallow!
Marvel shop <3
And Star Wars of course.
The LEGO store! It's so cute how they built all these disney figurines with the legos
Omg, parents, don't enter this place with your kids. You might just be a lot poorer after. This shop is insanely big with loads of disney merchandises. Its hard to leave empty handed. Really.
Which kid can resist it when the store is so attractive, lol
And there's even a "boutique" to turn all the kids into princesses, with the hair done, photos taken, and even their named announced when they are escorted out after the "makeover"
They have lots of adult friendly merchandises. Don't say the kids, the adults themselves can't resist the allure too
And one whole section dedicated to Frozen.
Ended my day with a sunset there
I personally enjoy theme parks more for the experiences and not the rides, thus Magic Kingdom has been soooo wonderful. We were here just in time to catch the Christmas shows and parades and my favourite was the firework display and lighting of Cinderella's castle during the Frozen performance. Magic Kingdom literally brought all the characters to live <3
At Enchanted tales with Belle. The candle actually moves and the flame moves with it, omg. So realistic!
Cinderella's castle, and the main castle of Magic Kingdom
The first parade we caught, that totally got us in the mood to dance on the streets!
Peter pan's flight, first ride we took and so glad we did, because wait time was more than an hour when we walked pass the next time
Mickey's once upon a christmas time parade!
That lady is one lucky woman. To be able to hang out with Elsa and Anna, lol
The electrical parade at night was incredible too <3
The lighting up of the castle was incredible omg. Watch the video! All the kids who are frozen fan would think that Elsa is more real than Santa now
The fireworks show was of course spectacular as well. Disneyland always has the best fireworks display <3
Hollywood studios had a more adult theme and my favourite was the dancing lights display, where lights were hung all over the buildings in one of the streets and it would turn on and off according to the music played. It was fantastic. There were loads of Star Wars exhibits, screenings and BB-8 droid products available too. Even though I haven't watched any of the episodes, I felt like a fan already.
The Muppets 3D Vision is one of the many 3D shows here in Hollywood Studios. Unlike Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios actually has lots more themed food places and shows
Isn't this structure awesome? But I realised it is really old, because it was shown in a black and white film played at one of the attraction in the park
These are really cute, but not the price.
The Star Wars Exhibit. This is probably the only thing I could appreciate. There were ship models and costumes too, but I have no idea how epic they are.
I don't even know who this character is. Yoda's cousin?
Of course I recognise storm troopers though. Ahaha
50's prime time cafe. So expensive, but the service and food was decent for a theme park restaurant. Was a little mad at the beginning though, cos we made a reservation, but was only brought to our table 50 mins later. Thankfully they gave a complimentary fast pass, or I would have been so mad.
Belle and all the characters come to life!
The show was amazing <3
The Sci - Fi cafe, where one can order and eat while enjoying a movie. We didn't manage to get reservation to try the food though
A party with a DJ by Hollywood studios and one can even dance along side the characters like the chipmunks, Genie, etc. They played family favourites and some club favourites, though it was generally really family friendly. They're so good are striking a balance
Fantasmic, the queue was so crazy for this show. We went at the first show and gave up when there were only standing spaces left. For the second show, we went an hour early, just to make sure we had good seats.
And for this area in Hollywood Studios, all the buildings were covered by lights
Watch the lights dance along to the music
In planning the park visit, I read through guides on which attraction to catch early in the morning and tips on using the FastPass+ as well. These websites were particularly helpful: 1, 2, 3
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