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Conclusion We had a great time at SDL and loved everything about the park. The theming is beautiful and there are a lot of great attractions and shows, with Pirates topping the list. Our biggest disappointment was the lack of vegetarian food. There are a LOT of food options in the park. Mickey...

Zootopia Construction Wall & Merchandise Between the Winnie the Pooh ride and the rocks of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was a construction wall for the upcoming Zootopia land. It was nicely themed with 3 different sized doors: Where SDL lacked in ride and park-specific merchandise, it made up...

Drinking Fountains with Bottle Fillers There were drinking fountains throughout the park, which was actually pretty special as tap water is not drinkable in China, so Disney filters it to make it potable. But what was great about the drinking fountains at SDL is that almost all of them had...

Magic Passport They sell a Passport that you can use to get stamps at 15 machines around the park. The passport is available in Chinese and English. It is a fun idea, but unfortunately 10 of the 15 machines did not work. This was never obvious as on each broken machine the screen was on and no...

Mickey Avenue SDL does not have a traditional Main Street U.S.A., but instead it has Mickey Avenue, which is a little like Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland (as the characters have shops), but with nicer theming. There were so many little details for Disney fans, it was a lot of fun to look...

Mickey’s Storybook Express, the afternoon parade:

Some more pictures of the Enchanted Storybook Castle: Mosaics inside the castle: Going up into the castle as part of “Once Upon a Time” Adventure: A scene with a CGI animated Snow White in “Once Upon a Time” Adventure:

Garden of the Twelve Friends:

Golden Fairytale Fanfare: Here you could buy a picnic basket for two: Marvel Universe:

Gardens of Imagination The hub in front of the castle is HUGE, with several differently themed areas and even some attractions, like the carousel and Dumbo. It is a little weird to stand at the end of Mickey’s Avenue and see the castle so far away. There’s a statue of Walt Disney with Mickey...

Roaring Rapids: Note the 3 tracks above the challenge trails:

Adventure Isle Soaring Over the Horizon was probably the most popular ride at SDL with the longest waits. Chinese guests really liked it as they cheered, pointed and applauded. The theming is very different from the same attraction at DCA and Epcot. The queue is beautiful, although we only did...

Treasure Cove Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure is amazing. We were blown away and rode it 8 times. This is easily my favorite Disney ride ever (maybe until Rise of the Resistance). Wow, the way they used the screens and practical effects was fantastic. 10/10 Eye of the...

I really liked the Lotso and Donald popsicles, and I liked the way they were presented:

The end scene of Seven Dwarf's Mine Train: Just 10 minutes for Peter Pan's Flight: 😂

Fantasyland Frozen: A Sing-Along Celebration is similar to the show at HS. What I liked about this version is that Olaf is not a large human-sized character, but a puppet on a float of ice blocks. That is much better than the freaky big Olaf. 8/10 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was very...

Toy Story Land Toy Story Land is very similar to the one at Hollywood Studios, but better in some ways. It has an Al’s Toy Barn (obviously), which has some great theming. It looks like a huge barn play-set (with handle on top) and fun chicken theming. I don’t understand why Disney doesn’t put...

Lands & Attractions Tomorrowland Tomorrowland is beautiful! The design of the buildings, signage, lighting, walkways, etc are superb. Easily my favorite Tomorrowland. I hope that some of these designs will make it to Magic Kingdom or Epcot. TRON Lightcycle Power Run has beautiful theming...

Tickets & Park Entry Procedure If you stay at one of the two Disney resorts you get 1 hour early access to the park. Everyone else has the option to buy an Early Access Pass. For our first day we decided not to do this and enter the park at the regular opening time of 9:00. I loved our two days...