Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
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Construction
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Disney invested US$316 million for a 43 percent equity stake in the project. The Hong Kong government will own the remaining 57 percent of the US$1.8 billion project, and expects it to provide 18,400 jobs on opening and up to 35,800 jobs over the following 20 years. The total economic benefits amount to an estimated HK$ 148 billion (US$19 billion), or about six percent of gross domestic product (GDP).
In an effort to avoid cultural friction similar to what happened when Disneyland Resort Paris opened in France, [Disney has taken efforts to make this new park reflect the local culture. The New York Times reported that feng shui consultants have helped with the layout of the park and the grounds. Incense is burned when the construction of each building is completed, and one of the main ballrooms is 888 square meters large, because eight is a number of fortune. The the hotels will skip the number four when numbering of their floors because four is considered bad luck. Hong Kong Disneyland employees will speak English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. they have been training at other Disney parks while their home park was constructed.
The park is projected to attract five to six million visitors in its opening year, mostly locals, tourists from mainland China and nearby Asian countries. The World Tourism Organization predicts that the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will become one of the world's largest tourist destinations within the next fifteen years.
If the park's first working year is successful financially, and both the government of Hong Kong and Disney see benefits, the Phase Two of construction will commence. Disney forums across the world wide web have been busy with rumours and ideas for the second phase, mainly made up of installing classic Disney attractions that were not built in the first phase. The most likely result of Phase Two will be a fifth land, probably Frontierland, Mickey's Toontown or less likely an original and unique land not built before at a previous park.
The government of Hong Kong have made it clear to the public and Disney that there is land next to the resort for a second theme park and several more hotels, but without a much higher price than what Disney paid for the land they already own, the government are liable to sell the land to one of Disney's theme park industry rivals. Names rumoured to be looking at the land feature NBC Universal, Six Flags and Anheuser Busch. Many view this move as a way of getting more money out of Disney, as the government do not actually want another company to build a separate theme park in the area.
Theme Park
Refer to the separate article on the theme park, Hong Kong Disneyland.
Hotels
There are two hotels in the Resort, the five-star Disneyland Hotel and the four-star Hollywood Hotel, located on the seashore of the reclaimed land.
Transportation
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is connected to the rest of Lantau Island via highways and a dedicated MTR metro, the Disneyland Resort Line.
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