Disney Is Tailoring New Park to Fit Hong Kong Sensitivities

Hong Kong's version of Disneyland, slated to open in the next year, will contain many cultural aspects created specifically with Chinese visitors in mind. The management is taking pains to incorporate indigenous interests into what is generally recognized as an American enterprise: selling local foods, repositioning the park for feng shui agreement, and operating in English, Mandarin, and Cantonese. Polls have indicated growing US unpopularity, fueled largely by foreign policy; promoters, however, remain hopeful that this will not affect the project's success. The state-of-the-art facility, the majority of which is government-owned, will rival most American amusement parks. China's continual dance between accepting external cultural forces and maintaining its own social awareness will be put to the test when Hong Kong Disneyland opens its gates. – YaleGlobal

Disney Is Tailoring New Park to Fit Hong Kong Sensitivities

Keith Bradsher
Wednesday, October 13, 2004

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