After several months of talk with the government, Hong Kong Disneyland is finally getting an expansion.
From the press:
Grizzly Trail
Grizzly Gulch, Frontier Gold-Mining Town
The path along Grizzly Trail offers high-spirited frontier fun in an abandoned mining town called Grizzly Gulch, set amidst mountains and woods. The town was founded August 8, 1888 – the luckiest day of the luckiest month of the luckiest year – by prospectors looking to discover gold. Bears have now started causing havoc at the Big Grizzly Mountain Mining Company.
Key Technology and Creative Elements
• Guests visiting Grizzly Gulch are part of the action, experiencing hands-on water features, massive geysers and various leaking structures in the abandoned town.
• Life-size Audio-Animatronic® bears set the story in motion on Big Grizzly Mountain Coaster, an adventure aboard a runaway mine train through town. Guests careen backward down an incline that propels them through twists and turns, before a launch sequence “blasts” the mine train out of the mountain.
• A Wild West stagecoach, an old time Jail House, and the world’s largest nugget of gold provide fun photo opportunities.
• Guests can relax with a Wild West refreshment at the old Saloon or shop for mining supplies and souvenirs at the Bear Necessities merchandise stand.
Mystic Point
Mystic Point is the site of mysterious forces and supernatural events in the heart of a dense, uncharted rain forest.
In Mystic Manor, home to an eccentric world traveler and adventurer and his collection of exotic international artifacts, strange things are afoot as an enchanted music box releases its magical powers, thanks to a mischievous monkey.
Key Technology and Creative Elements
• Inside Mystic Manor, a trackless ride system enables vehicles to move “freely” about the attraction as the story unfolds. Audio-Animatronic® figures and special visual and audio effects help tell the story of mystical phenomena.
• Within Mystic Point lies a beautiful garden full of relics and mythological figures, where guests discover a hidden world of illusions and mysteries that trick the eye.
• Guests can dine at the Adventurer’s Club amid a vast collection of unusual artifacts from around the world or purchase exclusive curiosities and collectibles at the Archive Shop.
Toy Story© Land
Disney·Pixar-themed Play Area for Kids of All Ages
Andy, the young boy from the Disney·Pixar Toy Story films, has left his toys unattended in this immersive and highly themed environment, based on one of Disney·Pixar’s most popular film series. While Andy is away, the toys come to life and play…and Guests are invited to join!
Key Technology and Creative Elements
• Oversized outdoor rides and photo opportunities allow Guests to experience the different perceptions of scale, and shrink to the size of a toy.
• One attraction includes a shuttle coaster which propels Guests along a U-shaped style track.
• A drop-style parachute attraction lets Guests join a “training mission,” plunging from a 25m tall tower.
• Guests will enjoy fun, immersive and interactive environments with life-size toys.
• A themed food kiosk provides a barrel of fun snacks and refreshments and Guests can shop for Toy Story inspired collectibles at the merchandise location.
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4 Responses
Ethan Jul 3rd, 2009, 5:10 pm
So it the “One attraction includes a shuttle coaster which propels Guests along a U-shaped style track” an Intamin Half Pipe or one of the new Vekoma Big Air models?
Tigerlemurguy Jul 4th, 2009, 5:14 am
Mystic Point and Grizzly Trail are shaping up to be something good for Disney but Toy Story Land just doesn’t fit for me. Its going in Magic Kingdom after all and it just doesn’t seem the right sort of land to being going into the park. Its lacks good theming and its too based on one film. That’s my opinion!
Starwaris Jul 4th, 2009, 6:06 am
My favorite is the grizzly trail, every park is good to have something western!
Ice101 Jul 4th, 2009, 4:18 pm
Ethan, the shuttle coaster is a Intamin half pipe with a custom car. Disney was going to go with either Intamin or Zamplera and they chose Intamin because they have a better history with Intamin.
Tigerlemurguy, Toy Storyland wasn’t part of the expansion plans three months ago. Basically what happened is there was going to be an area called Glacier Bay where guest would have boarded a train that took them into an indoor land with fake snow and scientific theming. However, the government would pay for research for the technologies need in the area. So last minute, Disney used the plans from Walt Disney Studios new Toy Story area and placed them as a mirror image in Hong Kong. Kind of sad.
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