Originally Posted By TDLFAN Maybe you need to swing by the other Disney resort and find out what a real busy holiday season is really like! We could hardly walk at WDW the other day, and that's a BIG place as you know.
Originally Posted By Roger55 So what exactly is the number of tickets alloted for HKDL on any given day? It was my impression that it was around 30,000. Well, I guess that is somewhat impressive considering the small size of HKDL, but as far as sheer numbers, it is nothing compared to what DLR, TDR and WDW attendance figures are. I guess that is why I am surprised the fact that HKDL is selling out is constantly being heralded as such a big achivement. ???
Originally Posted By Mr X Just shows how pathetically small the park really is, and/or how the paying public WILL spend their money on just about anything with the "Disney" brand stamped on it. HK, these threads are getting boring bro. I'd have created about 500 topics over in Tokyo if I mentioned every time I've seen TDL or DisneySea sold out (sometimes BOTH). *yawn*
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I think HongKongDisneyland just wants us to know that people are responding to the park more than we think . Its certainly understandable, people have more time off, Xmas season and all that. Of course, like others said, the park can only carry about 30,000 (right?), so its not a HUGE feat to sell that out, but to be fair, I'm surprised HKDL is selling out at all, so I guess people are responding to it....for the little that is there to respond to.
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyLand WorldDisney...u sound like a prince charming... okay...i'll let Sleeping Beauty to marry you!
Originally Posted By Mr X Doesn't matter. DisneySea sold out TONS of times in her opening year, capacity 50,000 guests. And that was ALWAYS with TDL sold out next door, capacity 80,000. So do the math. HKDL SHOULD be selling out EVERY DAY, considering how small it is and how little there is to do! However, when I was there, it was not very busy at all. Sad, considering that it's brand new and SHOULD be very popular (but, people are smart enough to know when they're not getting their monies worth!).
Originally Posted By SuperDry Also, consider that there have been several reports on multiple days of the ticket windows for paying guests being very short, and the windows for CMs and their friends/families to get free tickets were dozens of people deep. So, even with the sparse attendance on most days, a great many of these could be non-paying guests. Oh, how I wish I was a fly on the wall and knew the internal HKDL numbers.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Mr.X...Sleeping Beauty is gone... she can't marry twice... >>> Is there such a thing as a male concubine?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< So do the math. HKDL SHOULD be selling out EVERY DAY, considering how small it is and how little there is to do! >>> There was an article in today's SCMP entitled "Mousekeeping" that talked about various HKDL topics: <a href="http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZC1RQJRGE.html" target="_blank">http://focus.scmp.com/focusnew s/ZZZC1RQJRGE.html</a> Since it's a subscription site, I'll summarize parts of the article here: - When Tokyo Disneyland opened, it had a spate of bad press and half the anticipated attendance for the first two months, but then picked up steam and reached 10 million guests the first year even in the absense of direct train service. The implication here is that HKDL could suddenly "wake up" and go like gangbusters, even with it's slow start. Personally, I'm not holding my breath. - According to a tourism professor at a local university, tour operators for mainland Chinese have been reluctant to offer trips to HKDL for two reasons: date-specific tickets make advance planning difficult (which has now been solved), and "As it is, Hong Kong Disneyland is not enough to occupy a full day." He speculates that when the nearby gondola ride up the mountain to the giant Buddha opens (which is soon), that this might change, as tour operators could offer a full-day excursion to Lantau Island consisting of both HKDL and the giant Buddha. I doubt that the "half-day" problem was something that Disney was intending to happen, although I don't see how they could not have anticipated. Part of the problem is the reverse of that famous Yogi Berra saying: "Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded." Because attendance is lighter than expected, there are rarely any lines. This just amplifies the issue of there not being enough to do to fill a day, which spreads word-of-mouth which keeps some people away, perpetuating the problem. With the current attraction mix, I just don't see how Disney could not have forseen that the park was not a full-day experience and could in fact be covered 100% in 2/3 of a day, unless they expected attendance to be much higher during the week to the point where time spent in lines would fill up the rest of your day.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Is there such a thing as a male concubine? >>> <<< u r looking for Mickey Mouse? or Tarzan? >>> I think you miss my point. I was asking if Sleeping Beauty could have a male concubine. This would allow Mr X to horn in on WD's action even though Beauty was already married.
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyLand oh......it really depends if Sleeping Beauty is a "Desperate Housewife"? and how cute WD is...and also her taste...
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<However, when I was there, it was not very busy at all.>> ROTFLMAO!! I was WONDERING exactly how long it would take you to admit that . I gave it 4 days originally, but you held out 3 weeks. Congrats ;D.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<and how cute WD is...and also her taste... >> Huh?? Where are you seeing pictures of me?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Who cares how many people pack HKDL on any given day... the real measurement of success is measured when you take in concideration how many people are being turned away due to overcrowding!!!
