Hong Kong Disneyland

> To all who come to this happy place, welcome. Many years ago, Walt Disney introduced the world to enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure, yesterday and tomorrow, in a magical place called Disneyland. Today that spirit of imagination and discovery comes to life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland is dedicated to the young and the young at heart - with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration, and an enduring symbol of the cooperation, friendship and understanding between the people of Hong Kong and the United States of America.
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> Michael D. Eisner and Donald Tsang, September 12, 2005

**Hong Kong Disneyland** (Chinese: 香港迪士尼樂園) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is the first theme park located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and managed by Hong Kong International Theme Parks. It is, together with Ocean Park Hong Kong, one of the two large theme parks in Hong Kong.

Disney attempted to avoid problems of cultural backlash by incorporating Chinese culture, customs, and traditions when designing and building the resort, including adherence to the rules of feng shui. For instance, a bend was put in a walkway near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort entrance so good qi energy wouldn't flow into the South China Sea.

The park consists of seven themed areas: Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land. The theme park's cast members speak Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. Guide maps are printed in traditional and simplified Chinese as well as English, Japanese, Thai, Malay, and Indonesian.

The park has a daily capacity of 34,000 visitors before expansion plan — the fewest of all Disneyland parks. After the expansion until 2017, as Iron Man Experience opened, the daily capacity increases to 50,000 visitors. The park attracted 5.2 million visitors in its first year, below its target of 5.6 million. Visitor numbers fell 20% in the second year to 4 million, inciting criticisms from local legislators. However, the park attendance slightly increased by 8% in the third year, attracting a total of 4.5 million visitors in 2007. In 2009, the park attendance again increased by 2% to 4.8 million visitors. The attendance continued to surge and received 5.23 million guests in the 2009/2010 fiscal year. Since the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, the theme park has hosted over 25 million guests. According to AECOM and TEA, Hong Kong Disneyland is the 13th most visited theme park in the world in 2013, with 7.4 million visitors. The park also turned a net profit of HK$109 million (US$13.97 million) for the year ended 29 September 2012, the first annual profit.

Hong Kong Disneyland currently occupies 49.9 hectares (123 acres) and hosts 7.92 million to 8.92 million visitors annually. The park capacity will increase to handle up to 10 million visitors annually over a 15-year expansion period.

On January 27, 2020, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort temporarily closed down due to the coronavirus outbreak in China after Shanghai Disney Resort temporarily closed down on January 25, 2020 for the same reason. The resort reopened to the public on June 18, 2020, with strict COVID-19 protocols in place to ensure the safety and health of park guests and Cast Members. However, the resort had to close down again on July 15, 2020 due to a slight rise in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong.

In mid-September 2020, the park was announced to be reopening on September 25, 2020. The park officially re-opened on September 25, 2020.

## Celebrations

Hong Kong Disneyland has organized entertainment and a number of shows as part of the festive celebrations to attract more visitors, especially young adults.

In 2015, the park held it's 10th anniversary celebration, **Hong Kong Disneyland 10th Anniversary**.

One of the events is the world's exclusive **Disney's Haunted Halloween**, previously **Disney's Halloween**, which is the only Magic Kingdom-themed park in the world to celebrate the Halloween season with frightening walk-through attractions. Even though the attractions are full of living haunts and spectres that appear around corners, Disney tradition is preserved and gory scenes are excluded.

**Pirate Takeover**

**Season of the Force**

**Frozen Summer Fun!**

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3. ↑ Hong Kong Disneyland Fails to Hit Target.
4. ↑ Hong Kong legislators criticise Disneyland results – International Herald Tribune.
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10. ↑ Hong Kong Disneyland reopens on Sep 25. Retrieved on September 23, 2020.