{"id":34735,"date":"2005-09-12T23:27:48","date_gmt":"2005-09-12T15:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/2005\/09\/12\/hong-kong-disneyland-resort-opens-today\/"},"modified":"2005-09-12T23:27:48","modified_gmt":"2005-09-12T15:27:48","slug":"hong-kong-disneyland-resort-opens-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/2005\/09\/12\/34735\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Opens Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"60\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/images\/disneylandhk_logo_120x60.gif\" width=\"120\" align=\"right\">Disney's 11th theme park and first-ever in China, Hong Kong Disneyland has its grand opening today, bringing Disney's brand of wholesome family fun to a new corner of the world and the fastest growing tourism market anywhere.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Guests will be treated to a theme park of four magical \"lands\" radiating from Sleeping Beauty Castle, a loving re-creation of the original at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.&amp;nbsp; Two dramatically themed hotels &#8212; Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel &#8212; flank the theme park on Lantau Island, about 30 minutes from Hong Kong by car, bus or the MTR, Hong Kong's sleek, far-flung rail system.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, just days away from opening, landscapers pruned, musicians tuned and shutters got a final coat of paint as the resort's 5,000 cast members (Disney parlance for employees) readied the resort for its first official guests.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, a joint venture of The Walt Disney Company and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), offers a full day's and evening's entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>Today, dignitaries will join officials of The Walt Disney Company, celebrities and Disney's world-famous characters including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Mulan in unwrapping the first true family vacation destination in Hong Kong, ushering in a new era.<\/p>\n<p>Disney's fifth vacation resort (others are in California, Florida, Paris and Tokyo) offers attractions new and classic, exciting live shows, a treasure trove of shopping and cuisine with a focus on the flavors of China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney's 11th theme park and first-ever in China, Hong Kong Disneyland has its grand opening today, bringing Disney's brand of wholesome family fun to a new corner of the world and the fastest growing tourism market anywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12723],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chinahospitalitynews.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}