Hong Kong Disneyland, Theme park in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Disneyland is a theme park on reclaimed land at Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It opened on 12 September 2005 and now has eight themed lands: Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, Toy Story Land and World of Frozen. Its centrepiece is the Castle of Magical Dreams, a multi-tiered castle with cream and pink walls, blue and gold conical roofs and a tall central spire.
Penny's Bay was reclaimed for the park, and groundbreaking took place on 12 January 2003 after the Cheoy Lee Shipyard site was cleared. A castle topping ceremony followed on 23 September 2004, and the park opened on 12 September 2005 with Zeng Qinghong officiating. A HK$10.9 billion expansion announced in 2016 added World of Frozen in 2023.
The park's eight themed lands include two found nowhere else: Grizzly Gulch, modelled on California's Sierra Nevada and Yellowstone, and Mystic Point, an original story set in Lord Henry Mystic's mansion, home to over 7,000 collected artefacts. World of Frozen, the first and largest Frozen-themed land in any Disney park, opened on 20 November 2023.
The park sits on reclaimed land at Penny's Bay on Lantau Island, reached by a dedicated MTR line from central Hong Kong; staff speak Cantonese, English and Mandarin, and guide maps come in traditional and simplified Chinese and English, also on the park's mobile app. The eight lands are spread across the grounds, so allow a full day to walk between them.
Mystic Manor uses trackless ride technology to guide visitors through a story centered on Chinese antiquities, rather than following the traditional haunted house concept. The vehicles move freely through the rooms, allowing for a different kind of storytelling than classic rail systems.
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