It was definitely interesting to see the cultural differences in the parks, I have noted some here, other bits will be in the daily blog following.
Shanghai
English
Some cast members speak English, the ones that didn’t did a
very smooth transition to finding someone that did. Used allergy card every
time so we knew that they truly understood the reason for no nuts, and it was taken seriously.
Reaction to us
Lots of staring, people trying to touch your hair etc.
Maybe 1-2 other couples of westerners in the parks, no western children seen until the
Saturday we were checking out. The staring was either because we were westerners or because we are tattooed and I have green hair, who knows?
What people wear in the parks
A few people twinning and Disney bounding. Not many, most people just in casual clothes. Not even a great deal of people in ears.
Halloween
Dipping their toes into Halloween. It is just the start of Halloween season, and there were a few bits of decor and a few items of merch, but nothing excessive.
Plastic
Pay plastic bags, paper straws, I was really impressed by this.
App
English app with fast passes, no meal bookings or ordering.
Smoking
People smoke everywhere! Even if it says you can't.
Park Culture
It was a tiny bit pushy, but because the parks were quite empty we didn't have the issues that we have heard about in this park.
Food
It was very hard to find vegetarian food here, but when we did it was delicious.
Hong Kong
English
Just about every body spoke English, we only needed to use
the card once. The staff would present the ingredients or grab the chef once
asked. Very reassuring!
Westerners
Lots of western families. Which helped with us not being stared at so much.
Halloween
Full Halloween mode, music and decor everywhere, was
amazing! At no point could you forget that it was Halloween season.
Plastic
Pay plastic bags, paper straws, again, very impressive.
What they were wearing in the parks
A few people twinning and Disney bounding. Not a lot.
App
Fast passes, no meals.
Food
So many places were closed and the menu had changed so it was hard to get vegetarian food, it was nice when we did.
Japan
English
In Tokyo just about everybody spoke some English. We used the card once in Tokyo, thankfully as the food did have nuts!
Reaction to us
There was a lot of staring, I feel like it is because of the tattoo factor. Lots of western people in Shibuya, none at puroland, not
many at Disneyland resort. The rugby world cup was on, so there were definitely rugby fans of all types around.
Halloween
Disneyland full Halloween decor, DisneySea just dipping
toes in. It was much less than we expected though.
Plastic
All about the plastic, it’s scary! Bags for everything, straws, plastic mania, in Tokyo and the Disney parks.
What they wear in the parks
People in full quality cosplay, twinning, squad cosplay,
bounding, twinning, quading! People watching here is the best!
Park people
Their quietest day is as busy as Anaheim’s busiest.
App
No app for English speakers yet. This sucked. I wouldn't consider going back to the Tokyo Disney Parks until there is an English app. It gives Non Japanese speakers a rough time trying to get fastpasses, and hard to check menus without physically visiting the eateries.
Food
It was very difficult to find vegetarian food here, the stuff we did find were tiny serves, so we were always hungry!
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