Originally Posted By Loomis Today marks the official launch of the Year of the Pig celebrations in Hong Kong Disneyland, and Disney has sent over this press release with plenty of pictures of the kinds of food and goodies that can be found in and around the park. <a href="http://www.hkdlsource.com/news/viewstory?story=106" target="_blank">http://www.hkdlsource.com/news /viewstory?story=106</a> Disney later released some additional photos. It seems that the Three Little Pigs have gone wild and run amok in Hong Kong Disneyland. <a href="http://www.hkdlsource.com/news/viewstory?story=107" target="_blank">http://www.hkdlsource.com/news /viewstory?story=107</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It took me a minute to make the connection with the Three Little Pigs, but I really like it. I wish they were dressed in traditional outfits, but I'm really excited to see them in the parks again after seeing them all the time as a kid. This looks like a really nice celebration, and the Mickey in the Hub is awsome.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I am so excited about my visit to HKDL on feb 16th!! Can't wait to see what goes on.. _____________________________ "Too bad they had to spoil it with a Pig!"
Originally Posted By Loomis Fifty Disney VoluntEARS today celebrated the soon to come Chinese New Year with seventy young children from the Tung Chung community, the neighborhood of Hong Kong Disneyland. VoluntEARS introduced the art of towel folding to the children, and taught them to make their own unique towel pigs to welcome the ‘Magical Year of the Pig’. <a href="http://www.hkdlsource.com/news/viewstory?story=111" target="_blank">http://www.hkdlsource.com/news /viewstory?story=111</a>
Originally Posted By Loomis Despite conflicting reports and the majority reporting that this year was much quieter and surprisingly emptier in the park than the previous Chinese New Year, Disney are (naturally) chalking this one up as getting "great responses". No arguments here, but here is the official word from Disney. <a href="http://www.hkdlsource.com/news/viewstory?story=117" target="_blank">http://www.hkdlsource.com/news /viewstory?story=117</a> One line tickled my funny bone: "Some of the thousands of Guests who visited the Park today included more than 10 enthusiastic Annual Passholders" Wow...TEN!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That line did get me at first, but I think the emphasis was on what they were doing, and they just happened to be passholders, not the other way around.
