Hong Kong Disneyland 15th Anniversary Celebration | Disney Parks

As Hong Kong Disneyland kicks off its 15th Anniversary celebrations, we invite you to join us as we take you on a journey behind the magic of the re-imagined Castle of Magical Dreams.
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[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

The castle looks absolutely beautiful. Enjoyed visiting in 2017 and look forward to returning to discover it at some point in the future!

[@michaelhong2565]

I watched your whole tour!

[@anaisqtbabarroso9188]

E Mwtjj

[@edmondw4514]

i like your videos

[@Lanaliejabines]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖👍👍💖💖💖💖👍👍

[@ayo-pc4cf]

Im so grateful to be a Hongkonger, and I can finally visit there on monday

[@superredyoshiryuto6092]

Orange sus

[@ayo-pc4cf]

@@superredyoshiryuto6092 no red sus

[@superredyoshiryuto6092]

Oh you want to be an imposter let's go

[@dreamsmpobsessed6978]

I am a hongkonger too!

[@pauliandelrosario]

@@ayo-pc4cf self report

[@DanielDGordon]

I look forward to seeing it one day. I visited two years ago and really enjoyed it. Hopefully Hong Kong will be free again one day.

[@morgantreece4762]

the color palette is absolutely breathtaking

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

This newly designed castle at Hong Kong Disneyland, almost reminds me of the Disney Castle intro. That I watch nowadays from a new Disney movie. Because if you watch that Disney intro of nowadays, the castle is pretty big. Whenever you see that from new Disney movies, such as Zootopia, Tangled, Moana, Frozen and Frozen 2

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

@Tommy Scott I think you're right, I have to look at the Disney intro again. But I do believe that you are absolutely right

[@swaggyskye]

I'm so proud to be Hongkonger 🥰

[@lamb4613]

i want to visit one day seems cool

[@dreamsmpobsessed6978]

Same!

[@Nabhan82]

Such a beautiful castle. Can't wait to see it in person.

[@SHMidlerPlays]

Same here

[@benunistaycovs4818]

I'm glad that hong Kong finally found their own castle style! Well done wow!

[@JonathanYau]

We need Phase 2 land for Hong Kong Disneyland new park!

[@mr.juniii5523]

inded there is still a big space in front of the main park its self they must put hong kong disney adventure or hong kong disney sea or hong kong disney street or pixar peir.

[@huckxblueberryfan]

WOW! 15 YEARS!!🌟 I love the new castle!

[@PervasiveProductions]

Congratulations to Hong Kong Disneyland, Kelly and the team. It's awesome to see such a landmark project for Disney Parks being done by a local team. The new castle looks magnificent and I'm looking forward to seeing it on Saturday.

[@elymorales7021]

FREE HONG KONG

[@MyEcho4]

🤨

[@TJ-Travler]

🏰 Absolutely stunning and Amazing!!!😀😀😀

[@RogueKT21]

Wow! Great looking castle! Nice to see they got their own unique design.

[@kalebgraf9379]

might be my favorite castle i’m in LOVE

[@starmancrusader]

I like the new castle. So beautiful

[@flamoonigirlolivia]

🌟🌟 Very imaginative and beautiful! Happy birthday Hong Kong 🎶

[@ashliehannah8779]

I went the first year & would love to see how far its come!

[@Bulbusaurus]

I visited here 2019 before the lockdown. Cannot wait to be back!

[@QPerth]

Thank you for this behind the scenes video of its design and modular construction! After visiting the wonderful HKDL park during its transformation and seeing the new castle rise above the park, it’s been a fascinating process to witness, I feel lucky to have seen it in action! But this video really answers a lot of my questions. How fantastic the Disneyland Pier came in handy for castle segment deliveries! The creatives and imagineers have done a wonderful job, and this is a beautiful castle (especially from the front and Tomorrowland side), this is truly a castle that HKDL deserves. I hope they consider the golden lighting package for nighttime that was visible on the castle in the weeks before the Parks’s 15 Anniversary dedication though, it was absolutely stunning, more so than the pink lighting package. The golden light made the castle GLOW and really was a more hopeful and inspiring sight!

[@goodoldfashionedangel]

It's stunning. I hope I'll get to visit it in person one day.

[@IrinaSekletina]

So beautiful!!! Want to feel this joy all around🥳💖💖💖)))))

[@baloney2271]

i miss hk disneyland so much and really wish to see this in person

[@srayj]

I've never had the opportunity to go to Hong Kong Disneyland, but I hope to visit someday and I must say, this is the castle they deserved all along.

[@TonyOneto]

Wow, amazing!

[@LukaSpecial]

Incredible

[@disguyjeff9949]

Wow! What a remodel!! Incredible update there. Hope to visit one day.

[@Sophia-vi6ls]

Omg the Zuzco Castle!!!!

[@Gigaamped]

This is a wonderful accomplishment and everybody at the Walt Disney Company should be very proud!

[@juliakavanagh3400]

Happy birthday Hong Kong Disneyland 🥳🎊🎉🎂🎁

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

Even though the original castle of Hong Kong Disneyland was copied after the original Disneyland castle, from the beginning when it was first put together in a sketch and model. The original Disneyland castle, in the original sketch it was completely different. For the model the top and middle part actually split, so originally it was made differently in the concept art and the model. Until one of the former imagineers Herbie Riderman. After when he true the first sketch of what the Disneyland castle was originally going to be like, he looked at the model and really didn't like how it was made. So Herbie got the top of the model and turn it around, imagineers that saw him do that when they were there. Some of them got upset, some of them got too worried. Because Walt Disney was going to come in and to see the hard work going on for the castle, But Here Comes Walt. He looks at the model of the castle, after when Herbie changed it and turned around the top middle part of the castle. And Walt said I like that one much better, that better design of the castle like when it looks in the model right now, will work. And then her be made a second sketch of the castle, which became a different change after he change the model. And so basically when they built the castle at Disneyland, the top and middle part of the castle is actually built backwards. The extra windows or openings whatever you call it at the back of the castle, where you see it from Fantasyland what's supposed to be the front part of the castle. And so when they made the castle for Hong Kong Disneyland modeled after the original Disneyland castle, I wish they could have had the castle to look exactly of what it was supposed to look like when it was first designed and drawn. And when the model was made. I kind of wish that Hong Kong Disneyland castle, could have had the extra windows in the back part of the castle to be at the front rather than the back. Like what was supposed to look like for the first original Disneyland castle. But who knows if an idea like this were to be made, Maybe another Disneyland theme park might do that idea. If there will be another Disneyland somewhere, maybe England

[@SlipperySoap]

This is so awesome 😍.

[@holkn]

Elegant, magical, epic. Looks so much better than Shanghai disneyland’s oversized monstrosity

[@Mike__B]

Probably never going to go to Disneyland Hong Kong, but bravo on this, because the original castle just looks absolutely tiny from the video. Most likely because of all the hills in the background you can't get your perspective fooled as to how big it is.

[@philippeflores6672]

I visited there with my family on June 8, 2017.

[@cheeseduckpan_studio]

Free hk

[@2004hiperjavier]

Finally!!😁😁😁 Now, a new fireworks show, "A Dream of Stars", a new reimagined "Princess Pavilion" and "Castle of Magical Dreams" is finally arrived in which part of Hong Kong Disneyland's 15th anniversary celebration!!!! So, my dreams will come true!!!

[@drizzledrake8845]

I’m glad they renovated this castle. I’ve been to all Disney Parks except for the newest in Shanghai. The original Hong Kong castle was my least liked out of all of them.

[@sleekgeek36]

yay! hk disneyy cant wait for frozenn land!!!

[@mrthemeparkfans]

This caste looks so awesome it looks so much better than before. :)

[@tttsang3988]

Can't wait for the firework show... the projection should be as great and awesome as the castle in TDL/Magic Kingdom But seems need to wait for the pandemic to be over, hope everyone in good health

[@johannymilord3371]

It looks gorgeous! I've wonder if they'll do the same for the other castles at the other disney parks. But still I like the Disneyland hong kong castle.

[@adriangarcia543]

Let's give him a thumbs up

[@lukegreen5341]

I'm So Excited For Going To Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Theme Park Near Hong Kong China During My Australia And Hong Kong China Megatrip Next Year In August/September 2021. Thanks Disney Parks Mate. X

[@jorgesalaber1730]

Awww I hope you have fun!

[@Taydar]

Pretty

[@janearthelake]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jackharris4841]

Oooh Now We Know When It Got Change.

[@ChromeOfTheFuture]

I would love this for Disneyland too, just make a big bigger and add a few more details that make it unique to Walt’s first park.

[@fuelthegreat]

went there when the castle is still being constructed ;-; huge crane in the castle

[@noahlacey1367]

I would love to work for Disney one day

[@JojoLim]

😍😍😍

[@brunaveloso6136]

I'm almost one month older than Hong Kong Disneyland :D

[@ul7185]

Castle of Magical Dreams fireworks show

[@kyleecute_0910]

Its now

[@franzchong5889]

way better than the jokes that pass for australian theme parks.must visit 2021 or 2022.

[@CidellvanOliveira]

👏👏👏

[@znapitsmia]

it looks so much that corona's vcastle in tangled

[@seokjin3000]

The tallest minaret is reminiscent of a mosque's. Call to prayer, etc.

[@GodJet81]

WoW! Is this Rapunzel Castle!?🤩

[@harryfoley2294]

No

[@danielkim62]

May The Force Be With You

[@gustavoceballos5327]

Hong Kong now has their own castle.

[@luizguiga20]

What if they do the same in the Disneyland (Anaheim) castle?

[@sarahmyers4810]

Just like I’m dreaming in my sleep

[@sarahmyers4810]

Covid please go away and be gone forever so I can get my Disney dream job as I’m a brave Disney princess who save the day of around the world.👸🏻

[@jaysonarorong9837]

WOOOOOOOOOOoOOOOOoOOw

[@TheGraduate702]

Maybe it looks better in-person.

[@honeyfromthebee]

The castle is an odd choice. I think it's cool they decided to shake things up and do something new, but it's a bit of a schizophrenic mashup of architectural styles, kind of like a Disney-sized McMansion. Though I think it wouldn't be as bad if the massive turret just left of center didn't tower over the main part of the castle, which is another problem I have with it.

[@robertbrown7051]

This needs to be done at Disneyland in California

[@breadchito]

Disneyland wasn't built around a large castle. if you made the castle taller it would mess with the sightlines of the other lands the way that Cinderella Castle does in Walt Disney World. I think it's confident in saying they would never change the castle in California, besides it is Walt's original castle :)

[@enzmondo]

They didn’t have to do this if Michael Eisner didn’t just cheap out on this Park. They literally said “Let’s make Disneyland again but cheaper and smaller.”

[@pmpm6266]

Disneyland Paris' Sleeping Beauty Castle will forever be the most beautiful. Because of the craftsmanship, the balance of scale, the rich details like real gold leafs and marble, mosaic etc. This one feels cheap. Spray painted gold, really? Shanghai Castle is a monstrosity and this one is a cacophony. Where is the elegance, the grandeur??? The end shot of this video is supposed to show the final castle as a finished project but there is still unfinished scaffolding on both sides???? and machinery and cranes?? What happened to Disney's detailed eye and perfectionism? Universal is beating Disney left and right when it comes to theming, cutting edge tech and production , it is embarrassing.

[@GOODTAGO]

Lack of freedom in that space.

[@francisgolpo5945]

It was supposed to be pink or purple but otherwise it looks nice

[@superredyoshiryuto6092]

i love the old castle But What Was The Name Again for the old castle

[@itsjourdon]

and what? DLR is chopped liver?

[@CJD90s]

Thumbs up if Defunctland brought you here!!

[@melvinch]

Is Winnie the Pooh inside there ? 😝

[@Ultim808]

Yes there is a Winnie the Pooh ride

[@Ataru320]

All I can imagine is Kida and Eilonwy sleeping in the basement. Their time will...eh, maybe not due to Disney controlling the narrative sadly but who knows.

[@imaginatenation3697]

So....when is Disneyland CA gonna get a big castle? WE WANT ONE!

[@breadchito]

literally no one wants the castle to be changed.

[@multidayticket]

They should have demolished the original castle and started with a blank slate. The combination of the original and the new looks wrong.

[@repboy1]

Covid please go away so I can visit

[@bambam900]

Im saving money now. Please dont go bankcrupt.

[@JellyJerryy]

Overshadowed by Shanghai already... We need park expansions!

[@yinnpink]

Doubted of your first statement. Size doesn’t mean everything. HKDL is doing well in different aspects.

[@indigoing]

HKDL is beautiful on its own way, it’s simplier than Shanghai’s but it’s doing great

[@xavieryu3821]

the castle looks like a cake

[@KeepCalmContemplateYourChoices]

*cinderella castle cake flashbacks*

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

Since this castle at Hong Kong Disneyland got a huge update, I think Cinderella castle of Tokyo Disneyland should also get another change. Because for years and years the castle at Tokyo Disneyland, was an exact copy of Cinderella Castle from the Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World. And I think Tokyo Disneyland castle to get a major overhaul as well. It should look the same if that's in park, but I think they should just repaint it. If Disney imagineers ever do that for the castle at Tokyo Disneyland, I hope to see some blue and pink colors on the top portion of the castle. Along with gray or white colors at the bottom part of the castle, so they could look like the colors from the original Disneyland castle. So anyway, I would like to see the castle at Tokyo Disneyland to get repainted with blue, pink white or gray colors

[@poog5293]

When Chapek announced HKDL's castle transformation, he said they want each park to have a unique castle. TDL is definitely next.

[@legowagfles7287]

It’s not exact. The Tokyo castle has a different color scheme than the one at WDW. Even before the WDW castle got a new look. The bottom is a dark grey while the WDW castle had a very light grey base before they painted it

[@poog5293]

@@legowagfles7287 Hong Kong Disneyland's was also painted differently before it was transformed..flawed logic.

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

@@legowagfles7287 well I didn't know that, I guess I'll have to make a comparison between the two for nowadays. But it would be nice to see blue and pink colors for the Tokyo Disneyland castle, while the bottom part can be grey or white

[@JonathanYau]

Tokyo Disneyland don’t need it Japanese love the current castle The reason the need to change the HK Disneyland castle because the previous one to Hong Kong People looks too small. They were born with living in skyscrapers, that’s why the sleeping castle was too small. HKDL different to the case in LA. And Japanese don’t need a castle transformation because Japanese love keeping memories. I’m sure the local Japanese would dislike the idea of Cinderella Castle transformation. If you have watch Disney+ “The Imagineering Story” , you should find out why I said like this. As you can see, Shanghai Disneyland has a huge castle because Chinese love everything the largest and biggest. Meanwhile Japanese love original. But in Hong Kong, people there love everything be tallest and unique.

[@AC-fw4qu]

Where’s winnie the Xi🐻

[@kimsunwoo_real]

Russian castle

[@Aspecto13]

wow i want this castle to also be in disneyland anahiem in the LA area

[@DanielGomez-gw4kt]

Cool idea, but I don't think so. I like the way the castle at Disneyland looks exactly like how it originally first open back in 1955. Another thing, I don't want people in Anaheim to also complain about another eyesore Disney symbol from Disneyland. Even if it's Castle gets redesign. Because the truth is from before, when Wescot was going to be the second theme park for the Disneyland Resort. They were who knows how many people that live in Anaheim, and complained about a ice or symbol. Which was supposed to be space station Earth, from that original theme park project. Also when the ferris wheel and the roller coaster at Disney California Adventure was built, I don't know if any people who live in Anaheim complain about it's eyesore. The same thing when the Tower of Terror, now as Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout. I don't know if people in Anaheim, complain about the eyesore of that one. So anyway, I just don't want any people who live in Anaheim to complain about a Disney eyesore from the Disneyland Resort again. Because to me that is complete nonsense, it's ridiculous and it's annoying for them to start making complaints about that. And like I said the castle at Disneyland, I love it the way it is. And of course the entire structural icon itself should remain untouched, except for repainting

[@pangzhirong5656]

more like covid 19 celebration the gud ting is at least the hong kong protesters didnt destroy the castle

[@tarickpersaud6761]

Disney police will kill them if they try

[@user-sv3tx9gm6u]

free hong kong

[@millecrepegakuen]

✨COVID19land✨

[@bekymolimend610]

fuck xenophobia

[@millecrepegakuen]

@@bekymolimend610 Zip your lips Chinese lol

[@bekymolimend610]

@@millecrepegakuen i m mexican no chinese

[@bekymolimend610]

@@millecrepegakuen japanese boy by the chaims and atom bom

[@millecrepegakuen]

@@bekymolimend610 It doesn't matter if you are Mexican or Chinese.

[@breadchito]

Castle looks pretty tacky tbh. It looks like a bunch of designs stacked on top of eachother with clashing architectural styles.

[@LOLWAAHH]

Someone sounds jealous...

[@phillyguy199]

You hit the nail on the head. It's quite the heap. I don't think the designers have any architectural training.

[@keithbritish]

@@LOLWAAHH I could imagine their jealous

[@breadchito]

@@LOLWAAHH lol why I be jealous of a mess? That castle is just a band aid for a park that was built on the cheap, watch the imagineering story if you don't believe me.

[@nihilisticprophet6985]

Pls ask for more tax money from the government I don’t mind paying 5% more taxes if it means we get better rides 😢

[@phillyguy199]

While I appreciate the concept of diversity, the end result is a tacky mish mash heap of disparate styles. It's almost nightmarish in its garish, unrelenting madness. Disney, you missed the mark particularly with Cinderella Castle and Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant as precedents.

[@seokjin3000]

They considered replacing the old cattle with Rapunzel's castle. But we got this... thing.

[@crazedlink]

Hong Kong > Beijing

[@irantbringasmejia8666]

Asianland

[@rollncoaster]

A celebration of diversity, inclusion and dreams. Don't make me laugh! that felt very shoehorned 😂

[@jtkingsley8091]

hey being a downer, but i think the new castle is kind of ugly..

[@phillyguy199]

Agreed. I applaud the concept of diversity but this heap is a clash of styles and forms. It's like Arabian meets Medieval cuckoo. It lacks the grace, elegance and authenticity of Cinderella castle, which imo is the most beautiful.

[@keithbritish]

Disagree

[@Shubeeduwah]

That was my first thought too, but looking at it more changed my mind. Personal taste though.

[@wesleylemke4380]

Its ugly

[@elymorales7021]

FREE HONG KONG

[@elymorales7021]

FREE HONG KONG

[@elymorales7021]

FREE HONG KONG