HKDL gets new castle, frozen land and marvel land.

[Phroobar]

I used this pic from: https://twitter.com/hkdl_of_fantasy to show before and after:
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It looks like the big castle is going to eat the little castle.

 

[Timothy_Q]

None of the two, entrance of FEA should be through the clock tower featured in the various concept arts.
The castle in HK should be only a prop with no guest entry, the overhead plan of the land shows there is almost no space inside it.

Well that’s disappointing

 

[disneyC97]

I still just see a new castle behind Sleeping Beauty Castle. I hope when it's done it doesn't come across that way.

 

[MagicHK]

Is the Arendelle castle in HK a restaurant as well or is it the entrance to FEA?

Pretty sure it’s a prop castle. There was a job posted a month ago.

 

[Seabasealpha1]

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I once saw a description of Reba McIntire’s hair as being “Piled up to Jesus”. That’s what they’re doing here...getting a big can of “CastleNet” and piling it up to Jesus...

 

[halbjobri]

The model for the castle just debuted for the first time in Hong Kong at the Construction Innovation Expo! A lot of really cool up-close pics as well as construction /3D modelling diagrams from Hong Kong Main Street Gazette:

https://hkmsg.blogspot.com/2019/12/blog-post_20.html#more

For those who can't read Chinese: the exhibit mainly details how the Imagineers are using prefabricated modules to expand the castle while preserving the original SBC. Interesting to see how the castle will look with the stage and the new footbridges!

Also slightly relieved to see that the new "vestibules" on both sides of the castle only provide side entrances from the "inner" face, which may mean they won't replace the main gates as the entrance to the castle for visitors (as with Shanghai's ESC).

Photos from HKMSG (link above):

 

[Animaniac93-98]

 

[IMDREW]

 

[Timothy_Q]

Looks beautiful in that art! The colors remind me of Prince Eric's castle from The Little Mermaid.

Shame those aren’t the actual colors lol

 

[jrhwdw]

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I like it as well!

Now that we're in 2020, are we any closer to knowing the dates for the Castle, Stage Show and Nighttime Spectacular???

 

[hkdisky]

Last year, the press release that announces the opening of Ant-man and the wasp was published three months before the opening. So I guess the new castle will open after March (after the CNY peak season (is it still peak season this year without mainland china tourist?) and before the summer). For the shows, I think they will start with the 15th-anniversary celebration.

 

[IMDREW]

I don't think the new castle ever felt as cohesive as it does here. It's getting better and better imho. I like it.

 

[mickeyfan5534]

I don't think the new castle ever felt as cohesive as it does here. It's getting better and better imho. I like it.

Almost like it wasn't finished before and now it's almost done?

 

[IMDREW]

Almost like it wasn't finished before and now it's almost done?

Yeah yeah I know . Don't get me wrong. I honestly think no one is as excited about this as I am. I loved it from the start. It's just that I want it to be well received so badly.

 

[MagicHK]

The castle is getting more and more magical looking. It does not have the real feeling like the Cinderella castles but sort of like an image of imaginations all put together. Will it turn out to be the best looking castle of all?

 

[Timothy_Q]

Will it turn out to be the best looking castle of all?

No

 

[IMDREW]

for some reason they reposted it a few times

 

[No Name]

The castle looks to me like a student eagerly raising his/her hand and I cannot unsee it.

 

[ParkPeeker]

the silhouette reminds me of the statue of liberty

 

[hkdisky]

HK$10.6 billion plan to bail out Hong Kong’s ailing Ocean Park

Blueprint will transform park into an adventure-themed resort, grounded in nature, with seven new zones and 20 attractions over the next seven years. Park blames poor performance on ongoing civil unrest roiling city

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Hong Kong Ocean Park will get an HK$10.6 billion multi-year expansion plan, including Ocean Park version’s “Downtown Disney”. However, based on the concept art, none of them can be compared to the avengers' e-ticket or even Frozen Ever After.

It also said the current financial year‘s attendance may drop to 3.3 million. Anyone know how the attendance in HKDL since Oct 2019 (this financial year)?

Concept Art:

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