Disney has revealed the large celebration plans for Hong Kong Disneyland’s twentieth Anniversary, which is able to get an all-new Duffy & Buddies citadel stage present, nighttime spectacular with drones, longest daytime parade within the park’s historical past, and extra. Right here’s all the things that you must learn about “The Most Magical Occasion of All,” a year-long celebration of HKDL’s main milestone that begins in Summer time 2025.
Hosted by Disney characters wearing all-new outfits, HKDL is throwing a celebration like by no means earlier than! Take pleasure in particular leisure and providing from day to nighttime all 12 months at this star-studded celebration. In keeping with Disney, glitz and glam will radiate within the sky above and all through Hong Kong Disneyland, throughout each themed land, stage and nook because the Most Magical Occasion of All unfolds.
Disney has not but offered a gap date or an finish date for the Hong Kong Disneyland twentieth Anniversary celebration, simply that it’ll begin in Summer time 2025 and be a year-long celebration. For reference, the park initially opened in September and its tenth Anniversary was celebrated from November by means of August (the fifteenth Anniversary was throughout COVID).
Suffice to say, there’s no nice precedent that might supply perception into dates for the Most Magical Occasion of All. What I can let you know is that we visited Hong Kong Disneyland throughout its tenth Anniversary a decade in the past, and it was a very well-done occasion. And that was lengthy earlier than the entire main adjustments and Disney began investing severe cash in its growth. If that earlier milestone anniversary and the lineup beneath are any indication, HKDL’s twentieth needs to be higher than WDW’s fiftieth.
Let’s dig into what’s new for the Hong Kong Disneyland twentieth Anniversary celebration together with our ideas alongside the way in which about every providing…
New Anniversary-only Fort Stage Present
Visitors will probably be welcomed by Mickey & Buddies, Duffy & Buddies and Disney princesses in a brand-new anniversary-only citadel stage present! This daytime extravaganza brings collectively beloved Disney mates for a high-energy, fun-filled celebration expertise in entrance of the Fort of Magical Goals.
This restricted time electrifying celebration will energize company with charming rhythms, dance and visually spectacular theatrics. Really feel the power in an exhilarating efficiency that can get you able to celebration like by no means earlier than.
This sounds much like the daytime stage present we noticed at Hong Kong Disneyland in the course of the Christmas season. It was wonderful, with a very good mixture of memorable music, heartwarming scenes, and a little bit of zaniness. If this stage present is something like that–and it’s protected to imagine will probably be–it’ll be a winner.
All-New Largest Ever Parade at HKDL: “Friendtastic!” Parade
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is unveiling the brand-new “Friendtastic!” Parade, the most important ever in scale at HKDL. This daytime parade will take over and energize everything of Fundamental Avenue, U.S.A.
Leaping into a celebration ambiance, this long-anticipated parade will probably be stuffed with spectacular theatrics, constructive power, and toe-tapping beats. That includes 11 celebration floats with 11 teams of beloved Disney mates—together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and lots of others alongside parade dancers adorned in vivid costumes—company can immerse themselves within the pleasure, and grooving to the beats.
Hong Kong Disneyland hints at it within the press launch with “long-anticipated,” but it surely’s been some time because the park had a daytime parade. Whereas I’m wanting ahead to this rounding out the leisure roster, what I’d personally desire to see is a brand new evening parade or a return of Paint the Evening.
With that mentioned, this is sensible. Park hours aren’t such that it actually is sensible for HKDL to have each Momentous and Paint the Evening. That may weight an excessive amount of in direction of the tip of the day, moderately than balancing out leisure all through the day. Alternatively, Hong Kong Disneyland is scorching ~9 months of the 12 months and we skilled sparse parade routes in the course of the daytime parade previously.
Particular twentieth Anniversary Version of “Momentous”
No celebration is full with out The Most Magical Present on Earth, the “Momentous” nighttime spectacular. Because the grand finale to every exhilarating day, company will expertise a particular version of this visitor favourite nighttime spectacular.
This particular twentieth Anniversary version of “Momentous” will elevate the magical celebration to new heights, providing an unforgettable climax to the day-to-night celebration. With much more Disney tales, majestic projections that stretch down all of Fundamental Avenue, U.S.A. and enchanting drone choreography, the improved “Momentous” will probably be much more magical.
Because the evening sky is stuffed with dazzling lights and Disney magic, “Momentous” will change into a heartfelt reminiscence for each visitor to take house from the twentieth Anniversary celebration, and treasure endlessly.
Momentous is the comparatively new nighttime spectacular at Hong Kong Disneyland and it’s improbable. That is within the Fortunately Ever After lineage, however with messaging extra in keeping with Luminous at EPCOT. High quality and emotion-wise, I’d put it in the identical league as Fortunately Ever After and Wondrous Journeys at Disneyland. All three are completely different, however they’re equally wonderful to the purpose that it’s powerful to decide on a favourite. They’re head and shoulders above all different citadel park nighttime spectaculars, together with the brand new “Attain for the Stars” at Tokyo Disneyland.
Sarah ranks Momentous as #1 Disney nighttime spectacular–and he or she loves Fortunately Ever After. And all of that is earlier than the addition of drones and projections down Fundamental Avenue. As long as they don’t shoehorn new films that don’t belong in Momentous (I’m guessing the “new tales” represented will simply be by way of prolonged projections), it’s arduous to see the way it doesn’t rise to the unequivocal #1 nighttime spectacular.
I’m actually excited for the twentieth Anniversary version of Momentous, and really feel like this deserves greater than only a single sentence within the press launch. If/when Walt Disney World lastly does one thing with drones at scale, I’m guessing we’ll get months of hype and numerous posts on social media about the entire trivia of its making. Which is ok–I like behind the scenes sneak peeks!
Celebration Extends to Complete HDKL Resort
The Hong Kong Disneyland twentieth Anniversary celebration extends past leisure experiences—much more magic and pleasure await all through the complete resort! Visitors can anticipate a big selection of celebration parts to make Hong Kong Disneyland’s twentieth Anniversary expertise really memorable.
Mickey and Buddies, together with Duffy and Buddies, will probably be wearing unique twentieth Anniversary outfits, making for the right picture alternatives. In all places you look, the park will probably be brimming with celebration decor, turning each nook into a fantastic picture backdrop for capturing moments of magic and pleasure.
All of this actually needs to be underscored moderately than handled as an afterthought. Throughout our Christmas journey to Hong Kong Disneyland, we had been impressed by how the vacation spirit was all-encompassing. Atmospheric acts had been play Christmas music, characters costumed in vacation finery had been all over the place, and there have been lots of decorations. It felt festive in a means that was extra on par with Disneyland or Tokyo Disneyland, and above Walt Disney World.
In case you missed it, we named Hong Kong Disneyland our prime journey choose of the 12 months. See Disney’s Finest Park You’re Not Visiting is Our #1 Vacation spot for 2025. Or, you understand what, don’t. On the one hand, I really need Disney’s charming little park to get the fan adore it deserves, see it proceed to blossom into its personal, and obtain vital investments and growth.
Alternatively, we now have been singing the praises of Tokyo Disneyland since 2013, earlier than it actually had any English-language protection. Since then, phrase has gotten out, with seemingly each huge YouTuber “discovering” TDR in the previous few years. We’re not suggesting that we had been really those to find Tokyo Disneyland. Clearly not, because it had been vastly well-liked for the prior 30 years–and even throughout a few our 2013 visits, the parks hit capability.
What we do suppose is that Tokyo Disney Resort has change into a sufferer of its personal success, resting on its laurels at the same time as first-timers nonetheless gush concerning the park. (Longtime Walt Disney World followers most likely perceive this dynamic very effectively!) In our view, the Tokyo parks are shadows of their 2019 and earlier selves (see additionally Why Disney’s #1 Park is Getting 1-Star Critiques).
After all, that’s the general visitor expertise and never the brand new points of interest, that are improbable. This isn’t to say that Tokyo Disney Resort is “dangerous” or something even near it–there’s a motive why each gates nonetheless rank #1 and #2 on our Finest & Worst Disney Parks within the World for 2025.
What we’re saying is that we would like Hong Kong Disneyland to proceed its upward trajectory, and maintain bettering till it’s within the prime 3 Disney parks worldwide (which is attainable). For that effort to proceed, it must see extra success…however not an excessive amount of. So I assume what I’m saying, in a roundabout means, is that you ought to go to HKDL. However for now, let’s maintain this between us. Don’t share the ‘secret’ together with your favourite YouTuber or TikToker, who will blow the place up (figuratively, not actually).
The underside line is that we’re very excited to return to Hong Kong Disneyland later this 12 months for the twentieth Anniversary celebration. It’s the park we’re wanting ahead to go to for private enjoyment greater than some other–at the least till TDR can get its act collectively and resume common operations.
We completely adore this charming citadel park, and suppose it’s the right add-on throughout a visit to Asia, maybe for the brand new Disney Journey cruise ship or visits to different theme parks within the area. One factor to notice is that, from a sensible planning perspective, we completely don’t suggest visiting in the summertime for the celebration kick-off (see Finest & Worst Occasions to Go to HKDL). My hope is that there’s much more coming for Halloween and Christmas, and it’ll be doable to double-dip on the twentieth and people vacation festivities.
Should you want extra to “promote” you on Hong Kong Disneyland, there’s a lot extra you may’t miss at year-round–together with points of interest and leisure unique to the park. From the distinctive Fort of Magical Goals and the world’s first Frozen-themed land, World of Frozen, to the thrilling Large Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Vehicles and extraordinary Mystic Manor (each entries on Sarah & Tom Bricker’s Prime 15 Disney Points of interest Worldwide). Hong Kong Disneyland is a superb place that deserves to show right into a vacation spot park for worldwide Disney followers.
For the remainder of your planning wants, seek the advice of our Hong Kong Disneyland Journey Planning Information. It covers all the things that you must know for a go to to HKDL, together with critiques, technique, packing, and extra. Should you’re visiting the town as effectively, please seek the advice of our Hong Kong Metropolis Information on TravelCaffeine, our non-Disney planning website.
Your Ideas
What do you consider the Hong Kong Disneyland twentieth Anniversary celebration leisure lineup? Will you be visiting for the Most Magical Occasion of All? Should you’ve been to any of the Disney Parks in Asia, how do you suppose HKDL stacks up? Do you agree or disagree with our evaluation of this charming little citadel park? Any questions? Listening to your suggestions—even whenever you disagree with us—is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
