Thursday, 5 March 2026

SH-Hangzhou Day 1: Toy Story Hotel & Disney Town

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Hubby gave me the green light for another self-care trip with my Disney Twin (our first was Orlando in 2023)! 😄 My first choice was the OG Disneyland but it's too far so we settled for Shanghai Disneyland since she has not visited and I can be her translator! 😄 We spotted a good deal for Singapore Airlines and booked our return tickets to Shanghai at just S$504 per adult (inclusive of standard seat selection at S$18.40 per way)! 🥳🎉

We agreed to meet at Changi Airport Terminal 3 at 7.45am to check in. It was our first time flying together as we flew separately for our last trip.

Our flight departed at 9.30am as scheduled
My meal onboard

After a smooth 5-hour flight, we arrived at Pudong International Airport Terminal 2 at 2.30pm (no time difference between Singapore & China).

Welcome to Shanghai!

As it was China's off-peak travel season, the queue for immigration was relatively short. Once we have collected our luggage, we stopped at a Lawson convenience store to stock up on bread and other essentials in preparation for Disneyland the next day.

When we were ready, we headed to the ride-hailing pick up area and hailed a DiDi (CN¥62.50) to our first accommodation.

In our DiDi and on our way!

The journey was only 15-20 minutes and we soon arrived at Toy Story Hotel!

Toy Story Hotel entrance
Lotso Shop
Checking in at the counters

The biggest benefit of staying at the Disney Hotels was the 1-hour priority entry to the park through a Designated Access for hotel guests! The hotel staff helped us to link our hotel booking to our tickets in our Shanghai Disney Resort app so that we can generate a QR code, which will be scanned at the Designated Access.

Special waiting areas for children
Our super cute Toy Story themed room key cards!
Like most Disney Hotels (e.g. Tokyo Disneyland Hotel), we got to keep the cards as souvenirs after we have checked out.

As we were heading to our rooms, we heard the announcement that there would be a meet-and-greet with Toy Story characters at the lobby! Of course we had to join the queue!

Happily giving Buzz a high five! Love our group photo!
I finally have a photo with Buzz after missing out on one in Hong Kong Disneyland!

The opportunity to meet various Disney characters was definitely another benefit of staying at the Disney hotels! 🤩😍

We made our way to our Garden View Standard Room (Double Beds), which we booked via the Shanghai Disney Resort app at $245 per room per night.

Super colourful carpet!
Listen out for the very 'Toy Story' announcement in the lift! 🤩
Our room had Toy Story elements everywhere!
Love the Rubik's cube bedside table!
Small dining area and TV that we didn't have time to utilise
Super cute cups!
Gotta love the pretty colours in the room and the cool bedroom slippers
Complimentary toiletries and a folder full of goodies
There were stickers, postcards, an envelope and bookmarks in the folder!
Colourful bathroom with a bathtub and themed furnishings
View from our room of the hotel's driveway

Another benefit of staying at the Disney Hotels was the complimentary Disney Resort Shuttle service, which we took to Disney Town to explore the shops.

Bus services to Disney Town, Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and the train station
Boarding our shuttle bus
Disney Town on a rainy day
World Disney store
Huge Lego store!

Even though it was raining, the temperature was about 10°C; very manageable in my opinion! 😁

We explored the whole Disney Town looking for a restaurant for dinner. The rainy weather was perfect for hotpot so we decided on Cou Cou 湊湊!

Got a nice 2-person table in the restaurant
Complimentary sauces and fruits
Complimentary wet tissues and tea
Spicy and herbal soup base
The pork was cheap and good! 😍
Complimentary fruits, frozen juice and ice cream!
Exterior of the restaurant when we left

The total cost of our meal was CN¥277, approximately S$51! Super affordable! 

Lighted up Donald Duck at Disney Town

We headed back to the hotel after spending some time exploring Disney Town. It did not stop raining the whole day, from the time we landed in Shanghai until we returned to the hotel at night! I said a quick prayer to thank God that it was not park day for us that day! It would have been a major disappointment! 😅

We went to bed early so that we can wake up early the next day! 

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P.S: Here's the full list of my stay at Disney Hotels around the world:


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