95-638: Hong Kong Disneyland ( Chinese : 香港迪士尼樂園 ) (abbreviated HKDL ; also known as HK Disneyland ) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay , Lantau Island , Hong Kong . It was the second Disneyland in Asia to open, after Tokyo Disneyland , with Shanghai Disneyland opening in 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland is located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned jointly by Hong Kong International Theme Parks (52%) and
190-559: A Who Framed Roger Rabbit franchise. However, the lackluster success of Disney's Animal Kingdom in the years after its opening, general stagnation in Disney's revenues and various corporate issues and disputes would dampen Eisner's later career. In 1993, Katzenberg had lobbied to become Eisner's second in command, which would have meant moving Frank Wells from president to vice chairman, to which Eisner 'replied that Wells would feel "hurt" in that scenario'. Coincidentally, Wells died in
285-448: A Star Tours -type attraction. The land also featured Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters on opening day, but that was replaced with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! , which opened on 31 March 2019. Hong Kong Disneyland announced that the attractions will be redesign and become part of Stark Expo . Hong Kong Disneyland's Adventureland is the biggest among all Disney parks. It features a large island area home to Tarzan's Treehouse , which
380-661: A claymation show called Glenn Martin, DDS . He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2012. In March 2017, came the revelation that Eisner was interested in a takeover of Portsmouth F.C. , a football club in the south of England that had fallen on hard times after years of poor ownership, before being taken over by its fans. The club released a statement on March 23, 2017, that Eisner and his Tornante Company were in an exclusivity agreement. On August 3, 2017, came confirmation that Eisner and his Tornante Company had completed their purchase for
475-578: A mockumentary style show about his takeover of the Topps Company, called "Back on Topps." In January 2022, he sold Topps to Fanatics following its loss of the Major League Baseball licensing rights. His investment firm has funded the critically acclaimed Netflix series BoJack Horseman . The College of Education at California State University, Northridge is named in his honor. In 2009, Eisner used his own money to produce
570-399: A series of commercial and critical successes . Disney also broadened its adult offerings in film when it acquired Miramax Films in 1993. Under Eisner, Disney acquired many other media sources, including ABC , most of ESPN , Fox Family Channel (now known as Freeform) and The Muppets franchise. The ABC purchase in particular reunited Eisner with his former employer. In the early part of
665-413: A Disney theme park, The Iron Man Experience , opened on 11 January 2017 in an area previously envisioned for a Star Tours-type attraction. The replacement of Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters by an attraction featuring Ant-Man and The Wasp , named " Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! " for 2019 and the construction, on the former Autopia site, of a major E ticket attraction, "Avengers Quinjet", based on
760-918: A bend was put in a walkway near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort entrance so good qi energy would not flow into the South China Sea. The park consists of eight themed areas: Main Street, U.S.A. , Fantasyland , Adventureland , Tomorrowland , Grizzly Gulch , Mystic Point , Toy Story Land , and World of Frozen . The newest themed area — World of Frozen , opened on 20 November 2023. There are single tickets and annual passes, called Magic Access, that are available for tourists who visit Hong Kong Disneyland. The theme park's cast members speak Cantonese , English, and Mandarin . Printed guide maps were printed in traditional and simplified Chinese as well as English. Guide maps are now available on
855-509: A certain extent in South Korea , remain virtually identical to traditional characters, with variations between the two forms largely stylistic. There has historically been a debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters . Because the simplifications are fairly systematic, it is possible to convert computer-encoded characters between the two sets, with the main issue being ambiguities in simplified representations resulting from
950-507: A heavy upsurge in domestic cases. After reopening for approximately two months, it was announced the park would close for a third time on 2 December 2020 due to a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region. The park reopened on 19 February 2021. The park closed for the fourth time on 7 January 2022 due to the rising number of cases of the Omicron variant , and reopened on 21 April 2022. In 2023, Hong Kong Disneyland expanded again and created
1045-429: A helicopter crash in 1994. When Eisner did not appoint Katzenberg to Wells' now available post, tensions arose between the two that led to Katzenberg's resignation. At the time, Eisner refused to pay Katzenberg his contractual bonus despite Katzenberg's offer to accept $ 60 million as a settlement, much less than was actually owed. Katzenberg was forced to take the issue to court, who ruled in his favor. The final settlement
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#17327728464511140-507: A lack of support by Eisner, and left Disney in December 1996, via a "no fault termination" with a severance package of $ 38 million in cash, and 3 million stock options worth roughly $ 100 million, at the time of Ovitz's departure. The Ovitz episode engendered a long-running derivative suit , which finally concluded in June 2006, almost 10 years later. Chancellor William B. Chandler III of
1235-413: A member of his executive team (which required multiple takes) Eisner "came across as stiff and awkward ... Disney executives ... were pretty much unanimous that the test was a failure....Eisner stubbornly persisted in the face of almost unanimous criticism." Eisner hired Michael Kay, a director of political commercials for then- U.S. Senator Bill Bradley , to help him improve his on-camera performance. As
1330-424: A plan for the third hotel at the resort. The third hotel would be the largest hotel at the resort, featuring 750 rooms with an adventure and exotic theme, and would cost HK$ 4.26 billion to build. The third hotel, Disney Explorers Lodge, opened on 30 April 2017. Hong Kong Disneyland was also built with the space for a second park directly across from the entrance to the current park. Disney has not yet announced that
1425-483: A reimagined attraction (announced for 2021), a new Moana stage show (announced for 2018), and live entertainment. On 24 May 2018, Hong Kong Disneyland opened the first project part of the multi-year expansion: Moana: a Homecoming Celebration, an atmosphere stage show performed daily at the newly built Jungle Junction venue in Adventureland . The park also gave more information on the coming projects as well as
1520-434: A result, Eisner was well-recognized by children at the company's theme parks who often asked him for autographs. During the second half of the 1980s and early 1990s, Eisner revitalized Disney. Beginning with the films Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) which was brought to Disney by Jeffrey Katzenberg and The Little Mermaid (1989) a Ron Clements idea that Eisner originally panned, its flagship animation studio enjoyed
1615-456: A special "castle topping ceremony" was held in the park to commemorate the placing of the tallest turret on Sleeping Beauty Castle . On 12 September 2005, Hong Kong Disneyland was officially opened to the public. The opening ceremony was officiated by Zeng Qinghong, who was then the vice president of China . To help Hong Kong Disneyland grow, the Chinese government had deliberately slowed down
1710-613: A standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages . In Taiwan , the set of traditional characters is regulated by the Ministry of Education and standardized in the Standard Form of National Characters . These forms were predominant in written Chinese until the middle of the 20th century, when various countries that use Chinese characters began standardizing simplified sets of characters, often with characters that existed before as well-known variants of
1805-581: A string of box-office bombs in the early 2000s, public feuds with former associates such as Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steve Jobs , and dissatisfaction with Eisner's management style culminated in the "Save Disney" campaign organized by Roy E. Disney , during which Eisner rapidly lost the confidence of much of Disney's Board of Directors. As a result of the pressure from the campaign, Eisner announced in March 2005 that he would step down as CEO prematurely, handing day-to-day duties to Bob Iger before formally leaving
1900-497: A surprising and unprecedented 43% of Disney's shareholders, predominantly rallied by former board members Roy Disney and Stanley Gold , withheld their proxies to re-elect Eisner to the board. This vote followed a stunning rebuke of Eisner and his executive and chairman practices by both the Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis, a shareholder advisory service. Disney's board then gave
1995-452: A world traveler and adventurer and his mischievous monkey, Albert. A land behind Fantasyland hosts two rides themed to the movie Frozen . World of Frozen is set in the fictional Kingdom of Arendelle. The land features two rides, a dark ride similar to Frozen Ever After at EPCOT , and a sleigh-style family rollercoaster, called Wandering Oaken's Sliding Sleighs . "Playhouse in the Woods"
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#17327728464512090-869: Is 産 (also the accepted form in Japan and Korea), while in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan the accepted form is 產 (also the accepted form in Vietnamese chữ Nôm ). The PRC tends to print material intended for people in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese in traditional characters. For example, versions of the People's Daily are printed in traditional characters, and both People's Daily and Xinhua have traditional character versions of their website available, using Big5 encoding. Mainland companies selling products in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan use traditional characters in order to communicate with consumers;
2185-527: Is a live interactive show based on the film Frozen II in World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland. It was originally set to open in 2020, but the opening date was delayed to 20 November 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 22 November 2016, it was announced that Tomorrowland would be partly transformed into a Marvel-themed area , as part of a massive six year expansion plan. The first ever Marvel attraction in
2280-575: Is circled by the Jungle Cruise (Jungle River Cruise) — much like the Rivers of America in most Frontierland theme areas. The Adventureland is also home to the " Festival of the Lion King " stage show. The new atmosphere stage show " Moana : a Homecoming Celebration" debuted on 25 May 2018 at Jungle Junction. A new outdoor venue. it is the first part of the multi-year expansion being unveiled to
2375-557: Is the Hong Kong equivalent of Frontierland and Critter Country . The themed land reminisces an abandoned mining town called "Grizzly Gulch", set amidst mountains and woods. The centrepiece structure is Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars , inspired by Grizzly Peak in Disney California Adventure Park . The town was set to be founded 8 August 1888 — the luckiest day of the luckiest month of
2470-590: Is unable to commit to using the site in the near future. On 22 November 2016, the Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong Government announced plans for a multi-year, HK$ 10.9 billion expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland. The proposed expansion includes a Frozen -themed area (announced for 2021), a Marvel -themed area (opening in phases from 2018 to 2023), a redesigned castle to succeed Sleeping Beauty Castle and hub (announced for 2020),
2565-412: Is unable to see or hear any other realm. The idea behind this was to develop theatrical "stages" with seamless passages from one land to the next. The public areas occupy approximately 27.4 hectares (68 acres). When the park initially opened, it consisted of only four themed areas instead of the traditional five lands: On 30 June 2009, Donald Tsang , the then Chief Executive of Hong Kong , announced that
2660-745: Is underrated". In January 2006, Disney's corporate headquarters in Burbank was renamed to Team Disney – The Michael D. Eisner Building in Eisner's honor. On October 7, 2005, Eisner was a guest host for the Charlie Rose talk show. His guests were John Travolta and his ex-boss, Barry Diller . Impressed with Eisner's performance, CNBC President Mark Hoffman hired Eisner in early 2006 to host his own talk show, Conversations with Michael Eisner . The show mostly featured CEOs, political leaders, artists and actors, until its cancellation in 2009. Eisner
2755-493: The Chinese Commercial News , World News , and United Daily News all use traditional characters, as do some Hong Kong–based magazines such as Yazhou Zhoukan . The Philippine Chinese Daily uses simplified characters. DVDs are usually subtitled using traditional characters, influenced by media from Taiwan as well as by the two countries sharing the same DVD region , 3. With most having immigrated to
2850-543: The Star Trek film franchise, Ordinary People , Raiders of the Lost Ark , An Officer and a Gentleman , Flashdance , Terms of Endearment , Beverly Hills Cop , and Footloose , and TV shows such as Happy Days , Laverne & Shirley , Cheers and Family Ties . Diller left Paramount on September 30, 1984, and, as his protégé, Eisner expected to assume Diller's position as studio chief. When he
2945-667: The Austrian imperial court . Unlike Main Streets from other parks, Main Street at Hong Kong Disneyland is built mainly of wood instead of stone . There are no horse-drawn streetcars, though tracks for another of the Main Street Vehicle can be seen in concept art. At the end of Main Street is the Castle of Magical Dreams . Opened in 2020, it is double the height of the previous park centerpiece, Sleeping Beauty Castle,
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3040-465: The Avengers franchise, which was originally set to be completed by 2024. However, at D23 2024 on August 10, 2024, it was cancelled to make way for a new unnamed Spider-Man attraction. Seasonal entertainment, such as "Magical Year After Year", "Duffy and Friends Play Days", "Marvel Season of Super Heroes", "Pixar Water Play Street Party!", "Disney Halloween Time"and "A Disney Christmas", are held in
3135-532: The Delaware Court of Chancery , despite describing Eisner's behavior as falling "far short of what shareholders expect and demand from those entrusted with a fiduciary position...", found in favor of Eisner and the rest of the Disney board because they had not violated the duty of care owed by a corporation's officers and board to its shareholders. Despite his record of success while serving as President, CEO and Chairman of The Walt Disney Company, Eisner
3230-524: The Kensiu language . Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film studio Paramount Pictures from 1976 to 1984, and had brief stints at the major television networks NBC , CBS , and ABC . Eisner's 21-year stint at Disney saw
3325-640: The Shanghainese -language character U+20C8E 𠲎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-20C8E —a composition of 伐 with the ⼝ 'MOUTH' radical—used instead of the Standard Chinese 嗎 ; 吗 . Typefaces often use the initialism TC to signify the use of traditional Chinese characters, as well as SC for simplified Chinese characters . In addition, the Noto, Italy family of typefaces, for example, also provides separate fonts for
3420-419: The 17th-most visited theme park in the world. The park capacity will increase to handle up to 10 million visitors annually over a 15-year expansion period. The park first turned an annual net profit of HK$ 109 million ( US$ 13.97 million) for the year ended 29 September 2012. However, it has operated at an increasing loss in 2015, 2016 and 2017. Penny's Bay was filled in to provide land for
3515-766: The 1990s, Eisner and his partners set out to plan "The Disney Decade" which was to feature new parks around the world, existing park expansions, new films, and new media investments. While some of the proposals were completed, most were not. Those completed included the Euro Disney Resort (now Disneyland Paris ) which was vastly over budget, and had low attendance and was acknowledged by Eisner to be his "real financial disappointment", Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios ), Disney's California Adventure Park (now Disney California Adventure ), Disney-MGM Studios Paris (eventually opened in 2002 as Walt Disney Studios Park ), and various film projects including
3610-462: The CEO-designate. Eisner did not initially promote Iger as a successor until after the board put pressure on Eisner to resign. To reporters and contrary to his actual intentions, Eisner remarked that "I would not have agreed to [leave] if it hadn't been Bob. Because of governance, they wanted a big search and everything. ... And by the end of the search, it was clear that I was able to convince
3705-507: The Hong Kong Disneyland mobile app as well as the ability to reserve park visits and other related information for park visits. The park has a daily capacity of 34,000 visitors — the lowest of all Disneyland parks. 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, inciting criticisms from local legislators. However,
3800-435: The Hong Kong's Tomorrowland. To celebrate the release of the new Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars-themed rides debuted at Hong Kong Disneyland, and Star Wars: Hyperspace Mountain subsequently became a permanent major attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland. The first ever Marvel attraction in a Disney theme park, The Iron Man Experience , opened on 11 January 2017 in an area previously envisioned for
3895-517: The Lion King", an original interpretation of the Disney animated film The Lion King, is a Broadway-caliber short-form stage musical performed live. It uses the concept of tribal celebration in combination with ideas from Disney's parades. Swing into jungle fun with acrobats and fire dancers as Simba, Timon and Pumbaa come to life in a musical extravaganza. Presented in Theater in the Wild. "Playhouse in
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3990-676: The Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland , the buildings of this Main Street are almost identical to those in Anaheim . Like other Disney theme parks, Hong Kong Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. serves as the entrance of the park. Plans originally featured a restaurant under the Railroad station, but were scrapped due to budget reasons. The decor is small-town America from the years 1890–1910. Though being very similar to Anaheim's main street,
4085-555: The People's Republic of China, traditional Chinese characters are standardised according to the Table of Comparison between Standard, Traditional and Variant Chinese Characters . Dictionaries published in mainland China generally show both simplified and their traditional counterparts. There are differences between the accepted traditional forms in mainland China and elsewhere, for example the accepted traditional form of 产 in mainland China
4180-543: The Pooh and It's a Small World . There is also Fantasy Gardens where costumed Disney characters can be met, and a Fairy Tale Forest. The Fantasyland is also home to the "Mickey and the Wondrous Book" stage show. Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland is themed to a SpacePort which features an emphasis on metallic trim, dominated by blue and purple hues. Since the opening of the park, unique attractions have been added into
4275-532: The United States during the second half of the 19th century, Chinese Americans have long used traditional characters. When not providing both, US public notices and signs in Chinese are generally written in traditional characters, more often than in simplified characters. In the past, traditional Chinese was most often encoded on computers using the Big5 standard, which favored traditional characters. However,
4370-415: The Walt Disney Company (48%). It is the most visited theme park in Hong Kong, followed by Ocean Park Hong Kong . Hong Kong Disneyland opened to visitors on Monday, September 12, 2005, at 13:00 HKT . Disney attempted to avoid problems of cultural backlash by incorporating Chinese culture , customs, and traditions when designing and building the resort, including adherence to the rules of feng shui . Notably,
4465-621: The Woods" is a live interactive show based on the film Frozen II in World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland. Nestled deep in Arendelle Forest, Anna and Elsa have opened the doors to their childhood hideaway, the Playhouse in the Woods. Here, you will be joined by Anna and Elsa in a novel and engaging theatrical experience where you play a part in the story, and discover your connection to the elemental spirits. Traditional Chinese characters Traditional Chinese characters are
4560-714: The anniversary anthem "Love the Memory" as its main theme), but were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Mickey and the Wondrous Book" is a live stage show that premiered in Storybook Theater at Hong Kong Disneyland on November 17, 2015, as part of its 10th anniversary celebration. A spectacularly unique “Happily Ever After” show has been created to bring to life new and classic Disney stories and movies in an exhilarating, musical revue stage production like no other! Presented in Disney's Storybook Theater. "Festival of
4655-596: The audience on a journey to inspire them to never give up on their dreams. "Momentous", the nighttime spectacular, debuted on 18 June 2022. Billed as “The Most Magical Show on Earth”, "Momentous" tells the story of life and the moments it brings through the lens of Disney and Pixar stories and music. The spectacular, originally known as Cherish the Memories , was designed during the castle transformation. Both shows were slated to premiere in 2020 for Hong Kong Disneyland’s 15th anniversary celebration (in fact, "Momentous" uses
4750-577: The board—our newly constructed board—that Bob was great." Within Disney, though, Eisner was telling Board members that Iger lacked "stature". On September 30, Eisner resigned both as an executive and as a member of the board of directors, and, severing all formal ties with the company, he waived his contractual rights to perks such as the use of a corporate jet and an office at the company's Burbank headquarters. While Eisner did much to stabilize and promote Disney in his early years as CEO, his performance in later years garnered much criticism. "Beginning with
4845-407: The chairmanship position to board member George Mitchell . However, the board did not immediately remove Eisner as chief executive. On March 13, 2005, Eisner announced that he would step down as CEO one year before his contract expired, and handed off day-to-day duties to Bob Iger , who had been serving as Disney's President and Chief Operating Officer and had just been selected by the directors as
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#17327728464514940-701: The company in September 2005. He went on to create the stop-motion animated sitcom Glenn Martin, DDS in 2009. Eisner was born to an affluent, secular Jewish family in Mount Kisco, New York . His mother, Margaret (née Dammann), whose family founded the American Safety Razor Company , was the president of the Irvington Institute, a hospital that treated children with rheumatic fever . His father, Lester Eisner, Jr.,
5035-418: The company's theme parks both domestically and globally, including the openings of Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) in 1989, Euro Disney (now Disneyland Paris) in 1992, Disney's Animal Kingdom in 1998, Disney's California Adventure Park and Tokyo DisneySea in 2001, Walt Disney Studios Park in 2002 and Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005. Eisner's final years at Disney were tumultuous:
5130-418: The company's well-publicized distribution disputes with long-time production partner Pixar Animation Studios and its CEO Steve Jobs , with whom Disney had produced such animated feature film hits as Toy Story , A Bug's Life , Monsters, Inc. , and Finding Nemo , which were critically acclaimed and financially successful for both partners. On March 3, 2004, at Disney's annual shareholders' meeting,
5225-499: The company. Eisner brought in Jeffrey Katzenberg as Walt Disney Studios chairman. A couple of years after becoming chairman and CEO, Eisner became the host of The Wonderful World of Disney , making him the public face of the company as well as its top executive. Eisner was not a performer by profession, and studio management did not believe he could do the hosting job. After filming a test video with his wife Jane and
5320-630: The construction of Hong Kong Disneyland. The bay was previously undeveloped except for the Cheoy Lee Shipyard, which opened in the 1960s. The city's chief executive , Tung Chee-hwa , was instrumental in introducing the Disneyland project to Hong Kong. When the SARS epidemic devastated the city's economy in 2003, it was hoped that the new Disneyland would help boost confidence in Hong Kong's tourism industry. Hong Kong Disneyland had one of
5415-535: The cost to Disney and the vitriol and publicity they generated, are without parallel in American business history. ... Eisner controlled and manipulated the board by keeping members isolated, preferring to communicate one-on-one; selectively doling out information, access and benefits ... and ruthlessly dispatching anyone who dared challenge him." In his book The Ride of a Lifetime , Bob Iger quotes Eisner answering criticism for micro-managing as saying: "Micromanaging
5510-485: The development of Shanghai Disney Resort , which was first conceived in the early 2000s. In January 2012, Hong Kong Disneyland has been in the process of negotiating with the Government of Hong Kong to invest its HK$ 5 billion profit for new attractions. Further details of the expansion would be announced within a 12-month period from January 2012. A shopping complex and new hotels would be taken into consideration for
5605-567: The expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland had been approved by the Executive Council . The park received three new themed lands — Grizzly Gulch , Mystic Point and Toy Story Land — all located outside the Disneyland Railroad track, south of the current area. On 2 May 2017, the Executive Council approved another multi-year expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland, adding two new themed lands — World of Frozen and Stark Expo — to
5700-535: The founders of Creative Artists Agency , to be President with minimal involvement from Disney's board of directors (which at the time included Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier , the CEO of Hilton Hotels Corporation Stephen Bollenbach , former U.S. Senator George Mitchell , Yale dean Robert A. M. Stern , and Eisner's predecessors Raymond Watson and Card Walker ). Ovitz lasted only 14 months, partly due to outright hostility from Sandy Litvak and Steve Bollenbach and
5795-493: The inverse is equally true as well. In digital media, many cultural phenomena imported from Hong Kong and Taiwan into mainland China, such as music videos, karaoke videos, subtitled movies, and subtitled dramas, use traditional Chinese characters. In Hong Kong and Macau , traditional characters were retained during the colonial period, while the mainland adopted simplified characters. Simplified characters are contemporaneously used to accommodate immigrants and tourists, often from
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#17327728464515890-592: The lavish, even reckless spending on Euro Disney, and continuing with the poorly planned and executed foray into the Internet, and perhaps worst of all, the acquisition of the Fox Family cable network - each of which is a more than $ 1 billion mistake - Eisner squandered Disney's assets. ... This is even before considering the exit of Jeffery Katzenberg, the failure to honour his contract, and the hiring and firing of Michael Ovitz, personnel and judgment errors, which, in
5985-439: The luckiest year — by prospectors looking to discover gold. Opened on 17 May 2013, Mystic Point is a new themed land in Hong Kong Disneyland. It is also the final area opened in Hong Kong Disneyland's current expansion. It is set in 1909 at an adventurer's outpost established in 1896 in a dense, uncharted rain forest surrounded by mysterious forces and supernatural events. The site features Mystic Manor , home of Lord Henry Mystic,
6080-725: The mainland. The increasing use of simplified characters has led to concern among residents regarding protecting what they see as their local heritage. Taiwan has never adopted simplified characters. The use of simplified characters in government documents and educational settings is discouraged by the government of Taiwan. Nevertheless, with sufficient context simplified characters are likely to be successfully read by those used to traditional characters, especially given some previous exposure. Many simplified characters were previously variants that had long been in some use, with systematic stroke simplifications used in folk handwriting since antiquity. Traditional characters were recognized as
6175-682: The majority of Chinese text in mainland China are simplified characters , there is no legislation prohibiting the use of traditional Chinese characters, and often traditional Chinese characters remain in use for stylistic and commercial purposes, such as in shopfront displays and advertising. Traditional Chinese characters remain ubiquitous on buildings that predate the promulgation of the current simplification scheme, such as former government buildings, religious buildings, educational institutions, and historical monuments. Traditional Chinese characters continue to be used for ceremonial, cultural, scholarly/academic research, and artistic/decorative purposes. In
6270-983: The merging of previously distinct character forms. Many Chinese online newspapers allow users to switch between these character sets. Traditional characters are known by different names throughout the Chinese-speaking world. The government of Taiwan officially refers to traditional Chinese characters as 正體字 ; 正体字 ; zhèngtǐzì ; 'orthodox characters'. This term is also used outside Taiwan to distinguish standard characters, including both simplified, and traditional, from other variants and idiomatic characters . Users of traditional characters elsewhere, as well as those using simplified characters, call traditional characters 繁體字 ; 繁体字 ; fántǐzì ; 'complex characters', 老字 ; lǎozì ; 'old characters', or 全體字 ; 全体字 ; quántǐzì ; 'full characters' to distinguish them from simplified characters. Some argue that since traditional characters are often
6365-415: The national programming director. Eisner moved up the ranks, eventually becoming a senior vice president in charge of programming and development. In 1976, Diller, who had by then moved on to become chairman of Paramount Pictures , recruited Eisner from ABC and made him president and COO of the movie studio. During his tenure at Paramount, the studio produced films such as Saturday Night Fever , Grease ,
6460-651: The new expansion plan. In Hong Kong financial secretary John Tsang 's 2013–14 budget speech, he announced that a new night time parade: "Disney Paint The Night Parade", as well as a themed area featuring characters from the Marvel Universe , will be built in Hong Kong Disneyland. On 8 October 2013 then Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Thomas O. Staggs confirmed the development of the Iron Man Experience . On 17 February 2014, Hong Kong Disneyland announced its 2012–13 financial results as well as
6555-580: The nodes are integrated with symbols relating to 13 princesses. The castle forecourt features a show stage and viewing area for the new daytime stage show and nighttime spectacular, "Follow Your Dreams" and "Momentous". The new walk-through attraction "Duffy and Friends Play House" added in 2023. Fantasyland features the Castle of Magical Dreams (which replaced the Sleeping Beauty Castle ) as its icon. The attractions in this area include Mickey's PhilharMagic , The Many Adventures of Winnie
6650-677: The official script in Singapore until 1969, when the government officially adopted Simplified characters. Traditional characters still are widely used in contexts such as in baby and corporation names, advertisements, decorations, official documents and in newspapers. The Chinese Filipino community continues to be one of the most conservative in Southeast Asia regarding simplification. Although major public universities teach in simplified characters, many well-established Chinese schools still use traditional characters. Publications such as
6745-700: The original standard forms, they should not be called 'complex'. Conversely, there is a common objection to the description of traditional characters as 'standard', due to them not being used by a large population of Chinese speakers. Additionally, as the process of Chinese character creation often made many characters more elaborate over time, there is sometimes a hesitation to characterize them as 'traditional'. Some people refer to traditional characters as 'proper characters' ( 正字 ; zhèngzì or 正寫 ; zhèngxiě ) and to simplified characters as 簡筆字 ; 简笔字 ; jiǎnbǐzì ; 'simplified-stroke characters' or 減筆字 ; 减笔字 ; jiǎnbǐzì ; 'reduced-stroke characters', as
6840-538: The park attendance jumped by 8% in the third year, attracting a total of 4.5 million visitors in 2007. In 2009, the park attendance again increased by 2% to 4.8 million visitors. The attendance continued to surge and received 5.23 million guests in the 2009/2010 fiscal year. Since the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, the theme park has hosted over 100 million guests. Hong Kong Disneyland currently occupies 27.5 hectares (68 acres) and hosts 6–7 million visitors annually, with 6.4 million guests in 2023 making it
6935-475: The park to celebrate events. With the completion of the Castle of Magical Dreams , which replaced the Sleeping Beauty Castle, new daytime and nighttime shows were introduced. "Follow Your Dreams", the daytime stage show, debuted on 30 June 2021, and is Hong Kong Disneyland’s first outdoor castle stage show. The show involves Mickey Mouse, his friends, and other Disney characters as they take
7030-487: The park. Throughout the park are ' Hidden Mickeys ', or representations of Mickey Mouse heads inserted subtly into the design of attractions and environmental decor. An elevated berm supports the 3 ft ( 914 mm ) narrow gauge Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad (built by Severn Lamb ) that circumnavigates the park. Hong Kong Disneyland has eight themed areas, each with different attractions, live entertainment, meet and greet, dining and boutiques. Inspired by
7125-833: The predominant forms. Simplified characters as codified by the People's Republic of China are predominantly used in mainland China , Malaysia, and Singapore. "Traditional" as such is a retronym applied to non-simplified character sets in the wake of widespread use of simplified characters. Traditional characters are commonly used in Taiwan , Hong Kong , and Macau , as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia. As for non-Chinese languages written using Chinese characters, Japanese kanji include many simplified characters known as shinjitai standardized after World War II, sometimes distinct from their simplified Chinese counterparts . Korean hanja , still used to
7220-630: The previously announced Dancing Sleighs ride, and that the area was opened in 2023. On 26 January 2020, the park closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic along with Ocean Park Hong Kong and Shanghai Disneyland Park . It remained closed for nearly five months, reopening on 18 June 2020. It was the second worldwide Disney park to reopen after Shanghai Disneyland. It reopened with similar strict rules as Shanghai Disneyland, which included limited guest attendance, social distancing , temperature checks, and mandatory wearing of face masks. Hong Kong Disneyland closed again from 15 July to 25 September 2020 due to
7315-514: The public. Opened on 18 November 2011, Toy Story Land is the first new themed land since the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland in 2005. It is located to the west side of the park, behind Fantasyland . Toy Story Land is themed using bamboo to act as giant blades of grass surrounding the area. The themed land makes use of characters from the Toy Story movies, such as an enlarged Woody , Rex , an oversized paper plane, and Luxo Jr . Toy Story Land
7410-463: The revised dates for these projects: the shooting dark ride Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! , replacing Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters , opened in 2019 and the new expanded castle will be unveiled in 2020, in time for the park's 15th anniversary. Park officials also confirmed the rumors that the future Frozen -themed area will feature a copy of Epcot's Frozen Ever After and a family roller coaster named Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, replacing
7505-575: The revitalization of the company's poorly performing animation studios with successful films such as The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and The Lion King (1994), a period known as the Disney Renaissance . Eisner additionally broadened the company's media portfolio by leading the acquisitions of ABC , most of ESPN and The Muppets franchise. Eisner also led major investments and expansion of
7600-433: The second park is in development. Land is also available for additional hotels other than the three current, but the common thought is that the second park will be built before a fourth hotel. However, it was announced in September 2020 by the Hong Kong Government that Hong Kong Disneyland's option to purchase the 60-hectare expansion site next to the existing park will not be extended after its expiry on 24 September 2020 as it
7695-481: The shortest construction periods of any Disneyland -style theme park. On 12 January 2003, more than 400 guests celebrated the groundbreaking of Hong Kong Disneyland after the finishing of land reclamation in Penny's Bay . The audience included Tung Chee-hwa; Michael D. Eisner , former chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company ; Bob Iger , president of The Walt Disney Company; and Jay Rasulo , former president of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts . On 23 September 2004,
7790-492: The theme is heavily influenced by European immigrants . Plaza Inn — which has the identical exterior design as the one in Disneyland — mimics a classical Chinese eatery that was created by a wealthy American couple who were infatuated with Chinese culture . Another restaurant, the Market House Bakery is reminiscent of a bakery founded by a Viennese pastry chef who brought the world's most famous desserts from
7885-636: The traditional character set used in Taiwan ( TC ) and the set used in Hong Kong ( HK ). Most Chinese-language webpages now use Unicode for their text. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) recommends the use of the language tag zh-Hant to specify webpage content written with traditional characters. In the Japanese writing system , kyujitai are traditional forms, which were simplified to create shinjitai for standardized Japanese use following World War II. Kyūjitai are mostly congruent with
7980-985: The traditional characters in Chinese, save for minor stylistic variation. Characters that are not included in the jōyō kanji list are generally recommended to be printed in their traditional forms, with a few exceptions. Additionally, there are kokuji , which are kanji wholly created in Japan, rather than originally being borrowed from China. In the Korean writing system , hanja —replaced almost entirely by hangul in South Korea and totally replaced in North Korea —are mostly identical with their traditional counterparts, save minor stylistic variations. As with Japanese, there are autochthonous hanja, known as gukja . Traditional Chinese characters are also used by non-Chinese ethnic groups. The Maniq people living in Thailand and Malaysia use Chinese characters to write
8075-518: The ubiquitous Unicode standard gives equal weight to simplified and traditional Chinese characters, and has become by far the most popular encoding for Chinese-language text. There are various input method editors (IMEs) available for the input of Chinese characters . Many characters, often dialectical variants, are encoded in Unicode but cannot be inputted using certain IMEs, with one example being
8170-587: The words for simplified and reduced are homophonous in Standard Chinese , both pronounced as jiǎn . The modern shapes of traditional Chinese characters first appeared with the emergence of the clerical script during the Han dynasty c. 200 BCE , with the sets of forms and norms more or less stable since the Southern and Northern dynasties period c. the 5th century . Although
8265-407: The world's first and largest "Frozen" theme park – "Frozen World", which officially opened to tourists on 20 November of that year. Visitors can experience the adventure journey of Arendelle here. Hong Kong Disneyland is located on Lantau Island , is divided into "lands" (themed areas) and well-concealed backstage areas. On entering a land, a guest is completely immersed in a themed environment and
8360-432: Was $ 280 million. Katzenberg went on to found DreamWorks SKG , with partners Steven Spielberg and David Geffen . Eisner recalled that " Roy E. Disney , who did not like him at all — I forget the reason, but Jeffrey probably did not treat him the way that Roy would have wanted to be treated — said to me, 'If you make him the president, I will start a proxy fight.'" Eisner then recruited his friend Michael Ovitz , one of
8455-575: Was a lawyer and regional administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development . His great-grandfather, Sigmund Eisner , established a successful clothing company that was one of the first uniform suppliers to the Boy Scouts of America and his great-grandmother, Bertha Weiss, belonged to an immigrant family that established the town of Red Bank, New Jersey . Eisner has one sister, Margot Freedman. He
8550-438: Was also an executive producer of the show. In March 2007, Eisner's investment firm, The Tornante Company , launched a studio, Vuguru , that produces and distributes videos for the Internet, portable media devices and cell phones. In October 2007, Eisner, through his Tornante Company investment firm, partnered with Madison Dearborn Partners in the acquisition of Topps Company , the bubble-gum and collectibles firm. He produced
8645-443: Was also known for his habit of integrating much of his Paramount films with Disney. These moves were seen as unfavorable, and led to Eisner’s isolation from other Disney executives by 1995. On November 30, 2003, Roy E. Disney , the son and nephew of co-founders Roy O. Disney and Walt Disney , respectively, resigned from his positions as Disney vice chairman and chairman of Walt Disney Feature Animation . His reasons for resigning
8740-514: Was his feeling that there was too much micromanagement within the studio, flops with the ABC television network, the company's growing timidity in the theme park business, the Walt Disney Company turning into a "rapacious, soul-less" company, Eisner's refusal to establish a clear succession plan, as well as the studio releasing a string of box-office movie failures starting in the year 2000, such as The Emperor's New Groove and Treasure Planet , and
8835-699: Was marketed by the park as "Asia exclusive". For some time its only counterpart, Toy Story Playland, is located at Walt Disney Studios Park in Marne-la-Vallée , France. Since Toy Story Land became popular at this park, it will become more common. One at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando opened in June 2018, and one in Shanghai Disneyland opened on April 26, 2018. The main attractions include Slinky Dog Spin , Toy Soldier Parachute Drop , and RC Racer . Opened on 14 July 2012, this land
8930-504: Was passed over for the job, though, he left to look for work elsewhere and lobbied for the position of CEO of The Walt Disney Company . Following the deaths of founders Walt Disney in 1966, and Roy O. Disney in 1971, The Walt Disney Company narrowly survived several takeover attempts. Its shareholders Sid Bass and Roy E. Disney brought in Eisner (as CEO and chairman of the board) and former Warner Bros. chief Frank Wells (as president) to replace Ron W. Miller in 1984 and strengthen
9025-878: Was raised on Park Avenue in Manhattan. He attended the Allen-Stevenson School kindergarten through ninth grade followed by The Lawrenceville School in 10th through his senior year and graduated from Denison University in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in English. He is a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity and credits much of his success to his time at Keewaydin Canoe Camp for boys in Vermont . After two brief stints at NBC and CBS , Barry Diller at ABC hired Eisner as assistant to
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