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Hong Kong Disneyland Christmas TV ad

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

This one was too cute to not post. This is Hong Kong Disneyland’s TV ad for the Christmas season. It features two of the small world dolls taking a walk together around the park.

Park Updates – Monday September 14, 2009

Monday, September 14th, 2009

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The weekly park updates:

Studios Central: Photo update from the Studios. Luxo Jr is back, Toy Story Mania game for Wii on sale, Osborne Light progress and more.

MousePlanet:
Disneyland Update Did you 23?, Disney Wonder comes West, Star Tours 2.0 to incorporate 3D, and more.

Disney World Update A brand new Fantasyland, Star Tours II in 3-D, Disney Cruise Line goes to Alaska and more.

MiceAge: Dateline Disneyland. Cars Land, Star Tours 2, Hong Kong Disneyland, Imagineers, and more.

Hong Kong Disneyland Expansion Plans

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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Hong Kong Expansion Map

Disney has just announced they  will invest $452 million to expand its Hong Kong theme park.  The expansion will include 3 new lands: Toy Story Land, a new Frontierland style area called Grizzly Trail, and an entirely new concept area called Mystic Point, which will include a new version of the Haunted Mansion.

Disney is looking to boost the parks appeal so it can compete with a potential rival, Shanghai Disneyland that is expected to be completed in  in 2014.

The Hong Kong Disneyland expansion would start soon, with a completion date of 2015.

To read the more details along with concept artwork Click Here

To read the original Reuters News Story Click Here

Hong Kong Disneyland Expansion Put on Hold

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Hong Kong DisneylandReuters is reporting that Disney have put all expansion plans for Hong Kong Disneyland on hold after failing to reach an agreement with the local government.  The report says that about 30 Imagineers working at the Hong Kong site are set to be fired, and some people in Disney’s Burbank HQ are also said to be at risk of being let go.

LOS ANGELES/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co. has put the long-delayed expansion of its Hong Kong theme park on hold after failing to agree with the city’s government on a cash infusion, the company said on Tuesday.

For more, see the original article.

Thanks to Darrell/Ravenscroft for the tip