The first Disney Theme Park in China
Commences Sunday, January 12, 2003
The first ever Disney theme park and resort in China, Hong Kong Disneyland, will celebrate its groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, January 12, 2003. The festivities will honour the collaboration between The Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government as the two entities begin the official construction phase of the theme park resort project. Hong Kong Disneyland, which will include a Disneyland-style theme park, two hotels, retail, dining and entertainment experiences, is slated to open in 2005/2006 on a 126-hectare (310-acres) site at Penny's Bay on Lantau Island. The groundbreaking ceremony will combine a traditional Chinese Lion Dance along with classic Disney characters and entertainment.
Officiating Guests for the Ceremony at Penny's Bay, Lantau Island include:
- The Honourable Tung Chee Hwa, Chief Executive, Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China
- Michael D. Eisner, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
The Walt Disney Company
- Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Operating Officer, The Walt Disney Company
The following Walt Disney Company Executives and Hong Kong Disneyland Executives will be available for media interviews before the Ceremony:
- Michael O. Johnson, President, Walt Disney International
Subject: Disney Asia Pacific
- Jay Rasulo, President, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
Subject: Disney's International Theme Park Growth
- Wing Chao, Vice Chairman, Asia Pacific Development, Walt
Disney Parks and Resorts and Executive Vice President, Master Planning, Architecture and
Design, Walt Disney Imagineering
Subject: Hong Kong Disneyland Masterplan and Hotel Design
- Don Robinson, Group Managing Director, Hong Kong Disneyland
Subject: Hong Kong Disneyland Project
- John Verity, Managing Director, Walt Disney Imagineering
Hong Kong
Subject: Construction of Hong Kong Disneyland
- Tom Morris, Vice President, Executive Producer -- Creative
Development, Hong Kong Disneyland
Subject: Walt Disney Imagineering and Hong Kong Disneyland theme park design and creative
--Posted January 7, 2003
Source: Hong Kong Disneyland
Edited: LaughingPlace.com