Disney heroes welcome Year of the Rooster

HONG KONG The Year of the Rooster is just around the corner, and Hong Kong Disneyland is ringing in the New Year with a line up of super heroes, up until 12 February.

Chinese New Year festivities follow the debut of Iron Man Experience, the first-ever Marvel-themed ride in a Disney park.

From the first day of the Chinese New Year 28 January, the park will present every guest with a special ‘lai see’ containing chocolate. The ‘lai see’, which has an auspicious gold design graced by Iron Man, is the park’s way of bidding everyone good fortune of heroic proportions.

To celebrate the Spring Festival, Disney friends Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Chip ‘n’ Dale, Duffy and ShellieMay will dress up in new Chinese New Year costumes to wish everyone a bountiful year.

They will be joined by Gelatoni the cat artist, who is making his first Chinese New Year appearance this year.

In addition, God of Fortune Goofy will greet guests and share good fortunes all around starting the first day of Chinese New Year (28 January) onwards.

The Year of Rooster sees the park add more than 50 festive gifts ­– from Gelatoni in his first Spring Festival look to collections featuring Mickey, Minnie, Duffy and ShellieMay. They are lined up alongside other festival gift sets, such as lai see and fai chun, for all to share the joy and blessings of the New Year.

From now on guests staying at the resort’s two hotels will receive a Priority Admission Pass* of Iron Man Experience to shorten the wait for their turn on the Marvel-themed ride at designated time as shown on the pass. Play and Dine Ticket Combo including one-day tickets and a meal voucher, as well as two-day tickets under special rate are also available until 14 July.

Priority Admission Pass will be given according to the number of guests in each room with a maximum of four passes per room, subject to availability.