Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Seems like money poorly spent. Of course, I don't think the SAR was sold on the park being anything but a smash hit from Day 1 either. It just sits there though and it's likely decaying unless they're maintaining it regularly. So ... anyone on the baseball fields?
Originally Posted By leemac ^^ They are temporary. The pad has been designated for the third hotel. I know that CMs and landscapers have been using them for softball competitions.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Thanks for solving that one. They just stood out like sore thumbs when I was trying to get some photos of the HKDL Hotel from the Hollywood Hotel ... couldn't figure out what they were doing plopped down right in the middle.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I don't think demand is high enough for the dock to be used at present. >>> I think the dock was planned and built when they actually though there would be a lot of guests visiting the park. <<< Besides with the MTR being so quick and reliable anyway, why would you need to use a Ferry to get to the park. >>> Couldn't the same be said for the Star Ferry that goes across Victoria Harbor? In that case, IIRC it is cheaper than the MTR, and I don't know if that would be the case for a longer ferry. I guess the real question would be where would the other end of the ferry route(s) be? The obvious route would be from the main ferry pier near Hong Kong Station, but if you're there, then you can already take the MTR with only one transfer. Even though it's the only mass transport to the park, the MTR has cut back service as well. They used to run two trains between Sunny Bay and Disneyland stations (the track is split in two at the midpoint to accommodate passing trains) this is now down to one train, increasing the average wait.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Elsewhere in the city, the gov't is looking at developing the site of the old airport (Kai Tak) into a cruise ship terminal, in addition to facilities already available. One lawmaker was quoted as saying that he didn't want it to become "a replica of Hong Kong Disneyland" where lots of money gets invested but the projected benefit never materializes. Ouch.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Uh oh. So HKDL has become the DCA of Asia? I wonder if there are Chinese message forums where angey little Chinese people are typing madly away about "Alternative titles for HKDL" and other threads we have rehashed for almost eight years now. I wonder if there's a Chinese Darkbeer who posts news articles in Mandarin stating that people would be turned away from the gates by 10am and forced to wait in the esplanade?
Originally Posted By SuperDry It wouldn't surprise me to find such characters, although they'd probably be posting in Cantonese. The one key difference between DCA and HKDL is that the government has a majority ownership stake. in HKDL. That is, at the end of the day, it's government money and reputation on the line. So ordinary citizens, not just Disney geeks, have reason to comment.
Originally Posted By Malin *** I wonder if there are Chinese message forums where angey little Chinese people are typing madly away about "Alternative titles for HKDL" and other threads we have rehashed for almost eight years now. *** Do you also think these people are advising people to visit Tokyo Disney Resort instead, while refering to HKDL as stale and bland like many do in regards to the Magic Kingdom.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Well, to be fair Malin, that's because the MK is stale and, yeah, kinda bland too.
Originally Posted By Mr X ^^Well, to be fair Spirit, HKDL is uninspired, boring and yeah, kinda bland too. (see what I did there?)
