Hong Kong Disneyland

Location: Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

Image: By Block1997 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Opening Day: September 12, 2005

Resort: Hong Kong Disneyland Resort

Theme: Magic Kingdom

Operator: Hong Kong International Theme Parks

Area: 100 acres

Capacity: 34,000 visitors per day

Hong Kong Disneyland, as the name suggests, is a theme park in the Hong Kong city. It is the first theme park to be opened inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, while being the fifth Disneyland-style Park in the world. The park will be under the ownership and management of Hong Kong International Theme Parks, an incorporated company under the joint ownership of The Walt Disney Company and the Government of Hong Kong. The theme park has been sited on a piece of land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, reclaimed from the sea.

Hong Kong Disneyland was inaugurated in 2005 and opened to public on 12^th September 2005. In order to avoid the problem of cultural backlash, it has been made sure that Chinese culture, customs, and traditions form a part of the theme park. In fact, while designing and building the park, the rules of Feng Shui were also adhered to. Along with English, the cast members of the Disneyland also speak in Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin dialects, for the purpose of communication. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest Disneyland in the world right now.

Themed Areas

Just like the other four Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland also comprises of four themed lands, namely ‘Main Street, U.S.A.’, ‘Fantasyland’, ‘Adventureland’ and ‘Tomorrowland’. Though there is no ‘Frontierland’ as yet, there are plans to include it in the expansion projects to be taken up in future. Still, presently, there are 31 attractions in Hong Kong Disneyland. Let’s know more about the four themed lands.

Main Street, U.S.A.

The cartoon characters that form a part of the ‘Main Street, U.S.A.’ areMickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, Pluto and Chip and Dale. This themed land boasts of the following attractions.

Animation Academy
The Disneyland Story
Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad
Main Street Vehicle
Finding Nemo: Turtle Talk with Crush
Disney on Parade
High School Musical: LIVE!
Muppet Mobile Lab
Opera House

Adventureland

The cartoon characters that can be seen in ‘Adventureland’ areTimon and Prince Caspian. This themed land has the following attractions.

Jungle River Cruise
Raft to the Tarzan's Treehouse
Tarzan's Treehouse on Tarzan Island
Festival of the Lion King
Liki Tikis

Fantasyland

The cartoon characters that are there in ‘Fantasyland’ areMickey, Minnie and Goofy, Winnie The Pooh, Alice, Snow White, Princess Aurora, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Belle, Marie, Mulan, Mushu, Woody, Jessie and Stitch. This themed land comprises of the following attractions.

Mickey's PhilharMagic
Cinderella Carousel
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Fantasy Gardens
Fantasyland Train Station
Mad Hatter Tea Cups
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Sword in the Stone
The Golden Mickeys
Snow White Grotto
"it's a small world"

Tomorrowland

You will find only one cartoon character in ‘Tomorrowland’ -Buzz Lightyear. This themed land includes the following attractions.

Space Mountain
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Orbitron
Autopia
Stitch Encounter
UFO Zone

Accommodation

Though not much time has passed since the opening of the Hong Kong Disneyland, it has become one of the most popular tourist attractions of the city. Visitors coming to Hong Kong, especially those who come with their family and kids, make sure to arrange a trip to this theme park also. Keeping this in view, many hotels have come up in the area surrounding the park. The two main hotels in Hong Kong Disneyland’s vicinity are Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel.

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