I was so so excited to be back in Disney magic, even if it was only just for a day! When we had confirmation that we were going to China for a conference, I knew I had to get back to Shanghai Disneyland and this time taking my friend for her first visit (to China). It was a whirlwind trip and there was really only time for one day – for a first visit I don’t really think this is enough, but as I saw almost everything last time, and not a huge amount had changed (Zootopia land wasn’t yet open), it was ok to tide me over until the next trip XD This time the front entrance floral display was Duffy themed and I was super happy to get a Minnie ticket to complement Mickey from last time.

When I was thinking about planning my trip to China last year I focussed on going somewhere I hadn’t been before – other than Chengdu I’ve been to Xi’an and Beijing, and while I love those cities, I need to branch out! I also need to visit some smaller places (for example Guilin is high on my priority list, it looks beautiful!), but I was thinking I should tick off the major sites first – which brought me to Shanghai. In my research Shanghai Disneyland kept coming up on travel blogs and TripAdvisor, but I was a little apprehensive about going alone. I then searched on Youtube and came across videos by thisnatasha, who has been solo to Shanghai Disneyland and really made it look super easy, so I became sold on the idea! I started my 2019 China trip in Shanghai, spending 4 days there split between Disneyland and visiting the city – it’s safe to say that the 1.5 days I spent at Shanghai Disneyland are in my absolute life highlights of things I’ve done, I just had the best time there and haven’t been able to stop thinking about it since!