Originally Posted By dagobert Here's a blueprint of the hotel. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/wonderland912/status/435374758230630400/photo/1">http://twitter.com/wonderland9.../photo/1</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert More concept arts: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/wonderland912/status/435375662753259520/photo/1">http://twitter.com/wonderland9.../photo/1</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Disney & More has posted some new concept pictures if the Iron Man Ride. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2014/02/more-about-hong-kong-disneyland-iron.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....ron.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's exciting that they're building a new hotel. Looks like it will be on the empty plot of land next to the HKDLH The design of it has some touches of the Polynesian and Animal Kingdom Lodge, but it looks like it will be most heavily influenced by Aulani. It will be interesting to see how it turns out!
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>The design of it has some touches of the Polynesian and Animal Kingdom Lodge, but it looks like it will be most heavily influenced by Aulani. It will be interesting to see how it turns out!<<< I like the Adventure theme and I'm so glad that the hotel isn't based on a Disney character. Maybe LeeMac can share some infos with us??
Originally Posted By SuperDry Here's what I found intriguing: "Paradise 2014 launch night parade was named "Disney shadow exchange" night shining parade marking the 10th anniversary was held in 2015, " The auto-translate is making it a bit confusing, but this would appear to be saying that there will be a nighttime parade coming for the 10th anniversary next year.
Originally Posted By dagobert Here's Disney & More's article about the new hotel. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2014/02/hong-kong-disneyland-to-build-third-and.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....and.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It's great to see those images a little bigger. It may just be for artistic reasons, but the first rendering shows an expedition vehicle (like Kilimanjaro Safari at DAK) going past the hotel; I have no idea if they intend to do anything like that, but it could be neat! Further down, the article mentioned that the government owns Ocean Park, and partly owns HKDL. How does this work? Isn't it a conflict of interest? And it's interesting to see the in-park expansion pads they have left. With how they've added attractions as mini-lands, it really doesn't look like there's a lot of room for growth in the park. I would guess there are some in-fill pads available (like the Peter Pan space within the Pooh building), but it does worry me some for this park's long-term growth. Has there been any realistic talk of a 2nd park on the other side of the entrance?
Originally Posted By tonyanton I also thought I read somewhere a few years back (maybe here?) that the island Tarzan's Treehouse is on can also contain another attraction...something along the lines of the Tom Sawyer Island-esque "Adventure Isle" from Paris.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There's a new post on the Disney Parks Blog that discusses upcoming projects, including the new hotel <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/momentum-at-hong-kong-disneyland-continues-with-a-record-breaking-year-and-new-experiences-planned-for-the-future/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...-future/</a> >>The three themed [Mystic Manor, Grizzly Gulch, Toy Story] areas have increased the park size by about one-fourth bringing the total number of attractions and entertainment offerings to over 100.<< Umm...I'm not sure how they're counting, but I don't think any guest would consider the number of attractions and entertainment offerings to be anywhere near 100. Perhaps if you count each and every performance by each entertainment group, but that sounds like a real stretch! >>The hotel will cap a remarkable addition of new experiences, including a brand new nighttime spectacular called “Disney Paint the Night,”<< This must be that new parade they were talking about! It will be interesting to see how it turns out, especially since HKDL has already hosted a nighttime parade (Glow in the Park for Halloween)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>...something along the lines of the Tom Sawyer Island-esque "Adventure Isle" from Paris.<< I had completely forgotten about that! Obviously it wouldn't be a big headliner attraction (which would make it tough to justify the expense of adding it), but it would be a neat addition. I wonder how much space they'd be able to realistically use, since the Jungle Cruise needs some of that land for its scenery, and they probably don't want guests walking through the background of anything that's supposed to be remote and exotic
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It's interesting to see how HKDL is turning around. It kind of got off to a rocky start.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think HKDL's start was more-or-less what they had envisioned. They built a small park without a lot to do, but everything they did built was quite nice. The reviews tended to reflect that people enjoyed what they saw, but there just needed to be more of it. Now that they've had a chance to really get in there and add stuff, it's great to see that the attendance is also growing
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I think HKDL's start was more-or-less what they had envisioned. They built a small park without a lot to do, but everything they did built was quite nice. The reviews tended to reflect that people enjoyed what they saw, but there just needed to be more of it. Now that they've had a chance to really get in there and add stuff, it's great to see that the attendance is also growing<<< Disney learned from the DLP disaster. They built a nice small park and only TWO hotels and now the park is growing. At DLP they made so many mistakes at once that problems were imminent. Three hotels would have been enough. By the way, does anyone know if HKDL is in debt like DLP?
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I think HKDL's start was more-or-less what they had envisioned. >>> ... except for the grossly-lower attendance than anticipated, and it losing money for the first 7 or so years.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>By the way, does anyone know if HKDL is in debt like DLP?<< HKDL is in debt, but I don't think it's as big of an issue as DLP. The debt was always part of the business plan for the early years, and the simpler park helped keep construction and operating costs down >>... except for the grossly-lower attendance than anticipated, and it losing money for the first 7 or so years.<< I'm not especially familiar with the original projections, but I was always under the impression that the attendance was a little soft, but not far below the projections. I also believe that they knew they would lose money early on (most big investments do), but I'm glad to see that they've been turning it around It's crazy to think that HKDL will be 10 years old next year!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "... except for the grossly-lower attendance than anticipated, and it losing money for the first 7 or so years." That's what I'm remembering.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< "Paradise 2014 launch night parade was named "Disney shadow exchange" night shining parade marking the 10th anniversary was held in 2015, " The auto-translate is making it a bit confusing, but this would appear to be saying that there will be a nighttime parade coming for the 10th anniversary next year. >>> And indeed, that is the case: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2014/02/hong-kong-disneyland-new-disney-paint.html?m=1">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....html?m=1</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: So it'll be seen in Sept. 2014. Can't wait to see it when we conjur the whole thing up inside our crystal ball.
Originally Posted By irishfan I heard a rumour last year year that Hong Kong was getting a new night time parade, and it was giong to be duplicated for Disneyland in time for the 60th.
