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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. 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.
The capacity of the park is 34,000 visitors per day[1], and is the smallest Disneyland park. It has so far fallen short of meeting its targeted visitorship figures. 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, which was below company targets,[2] inciting criticisms from local legislators.[3] However, the park attendance
slightly increased by 8% in the third year, attracting a total of 4.5 million visitors in 2007-2008 fiscal year. Since the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005, the theme park has attracted 15 million guests.
The resort currently has 310 acres (1.3 km2), with the actual park taking approximately 100 acres (0.4 km2).[4] With its small size cited often to explain its under-performance, the park has announced various
plans for expansion. The classic Disney attraction, "it's a small world", opened on 28 April 2008.
It was announced that the park will receive three additional themed lands for its expansion: Grizzly Trail, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land, which are all located outside the Disneyland Railroad track, south to the
current Adventureland. After the opening of the three new lands, the park is expected to handle 7.92 million to 8.92 million visitors in 2014. Eventually, the park capacity will increase to handle up to 10 million
visitors annually over a 15 year expansion
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The Walt Disney Company has been negotiating with the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong on funding the upcoming Phase 1 Extension.
The park plans to introduce three new theme lands, which will increase the total land area of the park by about 12 hectares. A number of new thrilling rides has been chosen and will be built in
order to satisfy the market of young-adults and teenagers. It is reported that the preparation for groundbreaking has been finished and the park is ready to start the construction once it has
granted permission from the government. In order to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Hong Kong Disneyland, the park is aiming to start the construction in 2009 so that the first part of the
extension will be able to open in 2011, while the second part of the project is expected to be finished in 2013, one year prior to the opening of the Shanghai Resort.
On 7 May 2009, John Tsang, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, admitted that both the Hong Kong Government and the Walt Disney Company have reached the agreement of the Phase 1
expansion and he is optimistic that the deal will be finalised shortly.
On 30 June 2009, Donald Tsang, the Cheif Executive of Hong Kong, announced that the expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland have been approved by the Executive Council.
The park will receive three new themed lands, they are Grizzly Trail, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land. The Disney park will feature a total of seven themed areas after the completion of
all the new attarction. However, as the plan involves the use of government funds, the plan is subject to the approval of the Legislative Council.
On 10 June 2009, the Legislative Council approved the expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland.
For long-term construction, with the reclaimed land reserved for the Phase 2 Extension and the Disneyland park being blocked by the Park Promenade (a pedestrian walkway which links the MTR Disneyland Resort
Station, Disneyland park and Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel), it is expected that the resort's second Disney theme park will be built on that site.
A Phase 3 Extension is also being considered by the Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong government.
