Disney Announces Plans for Second Hong Kong Theme Park

[marchofthecards]

The difference is that Hong Kong Disney is actually getting guests. Disneyland Paris still struggles to keep up the numers.

The article did state the reason for the second park is to lower attendance in the other park.

DLP gets the visiting numbers, it's the (AGS) Average Guest Spend that suffers. Something down to prices (this is Europe afterall) and merchandise.

To some extent DLP is very successful. The problems now are repaying debt at an acceptable rate with their creditors. Operationally it is doing ok. It gets visitors, takes money, but they are behind with their debt, so no matter how many visitors, how much they spend, its never going to be fast enough to catch up. Why else would Jay Rasoul be promoted to Head of Theme Parks, directly from CEO of DLP? He must have been doing something right?

DLP is a fantastic product. The main park is so pretty and in my own opinion, more attractive than MK, the Studios was opened not in this way because that is how they wanted them, they did it sensibly and how they should have done, opened to budget and start small. Disney MGM Studios opened with just as fewer attractions back in 1989. DLP will always be compared as the bit that dropped off. U.S resorts have had 50 and 35 years repsectively to improve and develop, DLP has had 13 and a bit years...

Hong Kong will instantly have good wins because of the population. Someone also mentioned that why have two resorts in the same country. The U.S has two and U.S population doesn't ring the same bells as China's and the East!

As long as someone doesn't say why build one in Hong Kong when they have Tokyo, a conversation I had to educate a guest with!

Simesx

Happy 50th hour Hong Kong Disneyland!

 

[cherrynegra]

It isn't like Disney programing is spewing American propaganda, or has an evil agenda. I know the Chinese government is h*ll bent on protecting their citizens from any unmoral, but if Disney can make its way throw their filters, nothing will.

I may be just surmising, but I think China's opposition to foreign programming is because they fear the influence of Western thought, ideas, and popular culture. Something similar happened when DLP opened in France with people decrying DLP because of the "imperilaization" of American pop culture. The Chinese gov't is trying to protect what they see as "Chinese" via a medium seen by millions.

 

[Lynx04]

I may be just surmising, but I think China's opposition to foreign programming is because they fear the influence of Western thought, ideas, and popular culture. Something similar happened when DLP opened in France with people decrying DLP because of the "imperilaization" of American pop culture. The Chinese gov't is trying to protect what they see as "Chinese" via a medium seen by millions.

I think you are absolutely correct on this one, but protectionism can cause a impeed the countries own expand culturual enrichment.

 

[Lynx04]

I may be just surmising, but I think China's opposition to foreign programming is because they fear the influence of Western thought, ideas, and popular culture. Something similar happened when DLP opened in France with people decrying DLP because of the "imperilaization" of American pop culture. The Chinese gov't is trying to protect what they see as "Chinese" via a medium seen by millions.

I think you are absolutely correct on this one, but protectionism can impeed the countries own expand culturual enrichment.

 

[DreamFlight911]

disney and the world's fair

hmmmmmmm disney on mainland china

it could happen been hearing 2010 the same year as expo 2010 which is in shanghai could be a tie in with the world's fair with a theme Better City Better Life ...... oh boy an "epcot" in china hint hint progressland new yorks worlds fair 1964-65

 

[HKDisneyland]

I agree. It seems odd not to be able to show Disney programming when you have a Disney park in the country. How else are they going to spread Disney's message?

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) in China. It is different than other cities in the mainland China. TV programming in Hong Kong can be seen in surrounding areas such as GuangZhou and other southern coastal cities in GuangDong Province. But when u go further north or inner of China, there is more stringent control of TV programming.