Agree with keeping the song, but I just thought there should've been a bit more integration of drones and other segments, something like Paris's 30th show maybe?
Honestly, considering the whole amount of effort they put into the promotional campaign, the anniversary offerings as a whole seem kinda...underwhelming. Friendtastic! severely lacks character performers and was advertised as the "largest parade ever" at HKDL, even though half the floats are...
does that really constitute a 4-month closure? if i remember correctly tokyo upgraded their system in around 2 months. hopefully theyre also updating the actual content itself
the rumor that i looked at called it a "complete reimagining", so i wouldnt be surprised if this update serves as "philharmagic 2.0", to differentiate itself from it's overseas counterparts
yeah i noticed that discrepancy as well, but maybe the layout would be slightly different from paris? (as in the exclusion of a drop) to differentiate it from FEA perhaps?
this was from a disney group on facebook. no other news has been reported though, even though the post states that the expansion had already been announced. they also stated that the expansion would cost around 6 billion HKD approx, begin construction in 2027 and open to the public in either...
approximate translation:
**Hong Kong Disneyland announced the expansion plan for the new "Lion King" theme park, which will be jointly invested by the Hong Kong government and Hong Kong Disney**
October 14, 2024 - Hong Kong Hong Kong Disneyland today grandly announced a new "Lion King" theme...
think the treehouse remained relatively unchanged post-pandemic. maybe an update/reimagining of philharmagic? real estate in adventureland seems to be pretty much used up
or maybe they would rather do what disneyland did to tarzan's treehouse in terms of retheming? the treehouse has been closed a lot over the past few months, wouldnt be surprised if theyre planning something there