A Quick Tip by Sharrie

Hong Kong Disneyland (Chinese: 香港迪士尼樂園) is located onreclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. It is the first theme parklocated inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks. The park opened to visitors on 12 September 2005. Disney attempted to avoid problems of cultural backlash by attempting to incorporate Chinese culture, customs, and traditions when designing and building the resort, including adherence to the rules of Feng Shui. For instance, a bend was put in a walkway near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort entrance so good "qi" energy wouldn't flow into the South China Sea.^[1]

The park consists of four themed areas: Main Street, U.S.A.,Fantasyland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland. The theme park's cast members speak in Cantonese, English, and Mandarin. Guide maps are printed in traditional and simplified Chinese as well as English, French, and Japanese.

The park has a daily capacity of 34,000 visitors^[2] — the least out of all Disneyland parks. It has so far fallen short of its targeted visitorship figures. The park attracted 5.2 million visitors in its first year, below its target of 5.6 million. Visitor numbers fell 20% in the second year to 4 million,^[3] inciting criticisms from local legislators.^[4] However, the park attendance slightly increased by 8% in the third year, ...