Hong Kong Disneyland Pre-Opening Day Tickets Sold Out Within Hours
June 28, 2005 10:21 a.m. EST
Niladri Sekhar Nath - All Headline News Foreign Correspondant
HONG KONG, China (AHN) – Tickets for the pre-opening charity day at the new Hong Kong Disneyland were all sold within hours on the Internet, Tuesday, according to the Acssociated Press.
Hong Kong Disneyland spokeswoman, Esther Wong, says that 15,000 tickets were sold within the first three hours of going online.
The charity day will be celebrated on September 4.
The charity day tickets have become collectors items due to the fact that visitors on the charity day will have the opportunity to see the Hong Kong theme park a full eight days before its official opening on Sept. 12.
The theme park is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government. It has been built on reclaimed land on Lantau island.
"The response from the public to the ticket sales has been overwhelming and demonstrates tremendous support for both the local community and for Hong Kong Disneyland," the Associated Press quoted Hong Kong Disneyland Group Managing Director Don Robinson as saying.
Robinson also told the Associated Press that all the ticket earnings would be donated to local charity group, the Community Chest. Community Chest raises money for social welfare agencies.
June 28, 2005 10:21 a.m. EST
Niladri Sekhar Nath - All Headline News Foreign Correspondant
HONG KONG, China (AHN) – Tickets for the pre-opening charity day at the new Hong Kong Disneyland were all sold within hours on the Internet, Tuesday, according to the Acssociated Press.
Hong Kong Disneyland spokeswoman, Esther Wong, says that 15,000 tickets were sold within the first three hours of going online.
The charity day will be celebrated on September 4.
The charity day tickets have become collectors items due to the fact that visitors on the charity day will have the opportunity to see the Hong Kong theme park a full eight days before its official opening on Sept. 12.
The theme park is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government. It has been built on reclaimed land on Lantau island.
"The response from the public to the ticket sales has been overwhelming and demonstrates tremendous support for both the local community and for Hong Kong Disneyland," the Associated Press quoted Hong Kong Disneyland Group Managing Director Don Robinson as saying.
Robinson also told the Associated Press that all the ticket earnings would be donated to local charity group, the Community Chest. Community Chest raises money for social welfare agencies.