Mon Sep 27, 5:20 PM ET
Vicki Rothrock, STAFF
HONG KONG -- Disney has begun hiring the first 500 employees for its new
theme park in Hong Kong, skedded to open in late 2005 or early 2006.
The 310-acre park located at Penny's Bay on Lantau Island will boast
attractions unique to Hong Kong, including Fantasy Gardens as the
centerpiece of Fantasyland.
Hong Kong Disneyland will create 18,000 jobs initially. That number will
double after the completion of phase one, which includes 2,100 hotel
rooms and an area for retail, dining and entertainment.
Construction began in January 2003 on the theme park, Disney's fifth,
which is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Co. and the government.
Five thousand people are working on site and all major contracts have
been awarded.
Plans to open a park in mainland China seem to be on hold. Jay Rasulo,
prexy of Disney parks and resorts, doesn't expect a park there until
after 2010, according to reports.
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