Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< just curious... >>> That's a fair answer, but it really doesn't answer the meaning behind my question. I'm really curious to know.
Originally Posted By HongKongDisneyLand I read yr message u said u left HK in 1996? or something like that
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Actually, SuperDry is an escapee from Morva and my sisters and I are trying to lure him back to the Land of Prydain--where it hasn't been the same without him and his past heroic actions here. ORGOCH: In a bat's butt!! Don't go spreadin' stories 'bout somebody ya never even MET, yet, ya tramp!! ORDDU: (sigh) Oh, I apologize. I guess it was just a DREAM I once had about SuperDry--and how he was a knight in shining armour--who came to rescue me from some horrible old woman who was constantly criticizing me and my one loving sister, Orwen. We really COULD use your help, SuperDry, dear. You know that, don't you? ORGOCH: By now, sister, he an' ev'rybody else 'round here knows yer way beyond help!! So just shut up and stir the cauldron!!
Originally Posted By SuperDry Here's another belated installment of my trip report from Opening Day: On the way back home, I ended up simply not being able to resist a short visit to TDR. Since I was flying through Tokyo anyway, it was not hard to convince myself to stay over for two nights. It was interesting to be able to compare HKDL to TDR back-to-back. TDR is truly a resort, with all the hotels, two parks with fully-developed attraction rosters, its version of a DtD, and so on. Also, the character of the guests was very different. The guests at Tokyo were obviously much more familiar with the park, and were there having a great time. I got the collective feeling that a great many people at HKDL were trying to figure the place out – I don’t mean figuring out where they were going to go next, but more toward trying to figure out just what a Disneyland is. The “why†of this makes total sense now that I think about it, but at the time, it just stood out on its own.
Originally Posted By Mr X It would be interesting to hear from someone (especially a foreigner who'd been to Disney in America) just what things were like at the park in Tokyo that first year or two. I wonder how much of what you observed happened here as well. Somehow I just can't imagine legions of crazed Japanese fans storming World Bazaar, stuffed characters in hand, to dash for their favorite attraction en masse or to wait all day for their favorite show...on opening day.
Originally Posted By jlghk <<< a great many people at HKDL were trying to figure the place out ?...................more toward trying to figure out just what a Disneyland is>>> I was in Beijing ¡V Capital of Mainland China for 3 days last month. I found that all TV channels in the hotel were state-owned. It meant that the media was being controlled and under the scrutiny of China Central government. I found myself being totally isolated from the outside world. China is still a communist country. I think that explains why people from Mainland China know nothing about Disneyland. In the case of other places in SouthEast Asia e.g. Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, people could watch Disney cartoon/movies on the TV since they were kids. If Disney couldn¡¦t make a success in Hong Kong, not to mention another Disneyland in Shanghai! Correct me if I am wrong!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^^But according to Disney themselves, they expect 2/3rds of the attendance make up to come from HK residents themselves, who, trust me, has been inudated with all the Disney crap like everyone else in the world. They get all the Disney movies, shows, merchandise and everything else. I certainly won't speak for the mainland crowd, but it wouldn't surprise me they would know a lot less though because so much of China is still really isolated. Most of the time, when people talk about China, they are talking about eastern China with the major ciites, industry and etc. People don't realize that about 2/3rds of the other cititzens (700 million) still live in very rural and underdelveloped areas. Technically (whoever you ask ) Tibet is a part of China now and I HIGHLY doubt there is much advertising for the mouse in that region of the country . Western China is sloooow in every sense of the western word you can imagine since most of them are poorer beyound belief or live their lives in some type of agriculture or factory job. In other words, there is still a BIG population in that country that hasn't been touched by all the western and economic advancements that China seems to be patting itself on the backs about lately. Add in all the 'secret police' stuff and I think people outside of the major area's tap very little of the outside world. Its certainly not North Korea lol, but it's a looog way from Hong Kong obviously.
