Hong Kong Disneyland


Hong Kong Disneyland is the first theme park inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and
managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks, an incorporated company jointly owned by The Walt
Disney Company and the Government of Hong Kong. The entire Resort occupies a size measuring 310 acres and
counting, as it intends to keep expanding.

The fifth Disneyland style park, the park is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. After years of
negotiations and construction, the park opened to visitors on September 12, 2005, considered an auspicious date
according to Chinese almanacs for the opening of a new business. Disney attempted to avoid problems of cultural
backlash by attempting to incorporate Chinese culture, customs, and traditions when designing and building the
resort, including adherence to the rules of Feng Shui.

The park consists of four themed lands similar to other Disneyland parks: Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland,
Adventureland and Tomorrowland.

Within these parks are hosted the several entertainments and events. While you can find the Main Street Train
Station in the Main Street, U.S.A. section; Adventureland has the Jungle River Cruise, Liki Tikis, Tarzan's Treehouse, Rafts To Tarzan Island and
Festival of the Lion King. The Fantasyland has Mickey's PhilharMagic, the Cinderella Carousel, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Dumbo
the Flying Elephant, Snow White Grotto, Fantasy Gardens, The Golden Mickeys, Sleeping Beauty Castle and many more interesting attractions. In
Tomorrowland you will find attractions like Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, Orbitron, Autopia, Stitch Encounter and UFO Zone.

There is as yet no Frontierland, although it may be included in future expansion projects. The
theme park's cast members use English and Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin
dialects, to communicate verbally. Guide Maps are printed in both Traditional and Simplified
characters, Japanese, and in English.