Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Fun Facts and Figures

Murals

• The murals in the Plaza Inn restaurant are reproductions of landscapes illustrated and produced by Disney artists for the Disney animated film Mulan.

Locomotives

• The Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad has three locomotives: the Walter E. Disney, a tribute to the founder of The Walt Disney Company; the Roy O. Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney's brother; and the Frank G. Wells, who was The Walt Disney Company's president from 1984 to 1994.

Largest Adventureland

• Hong Kong Disneyland's Adventureland is the largest Adventureland of all the Magic Kingdom parks around the world.

Sparkling Castle

• Sleeping Beauty Castle at Hong Kong Disneyland features an integrated, computer-controlled strobe light system which creates a sparkling effect that makes the castle look even more magical at night!

Cinderella

• The Cinderella Carousel in Fantasyland features paintings that tell the story of Walt Disney's classic film Cinderella.

Fantasy Garden

• The Fantasy Garden at Hong Kong Disneyland is modeled after a classic English garden. Some parts were also inspired by the Tivoli Garden in Denmark, which was one of Walt Disney’s inspirations when he created the original Disneyland.

Snow White Sings!

• The singing voice from the wishing well at Snow White Grotto in Hong Kong Disneyland is that of Adriana Caselotti, the singing voice of Snow White.

Orbitron: Model of the Universe

• The large globe at the base of the Orbitron attraction is designed to be a map of the universe, with galaxies and stars represented by embedded fiber optics that glow and change colors at night. It is designed after models of the universe used from the 15th to the 19th centuries to show how planets in the solar system move.

Space Mountain

• The structure of Space Mountain is 91 feet and the tallest spire reaches to 133 feet high.

UFO

• UFO in "UFO Cool Zone" stands for Undeniably Fun Object!

5,000 Cast Members

• Hong Kong Disneyland employs more than 5,000 Cast Members – making us one of Hong Kong’s largest employers in the entertainment industry.

1 week of learning

• Cast Members spend, on average, at least one week of every year in training.

800 tons

• Our Guests consume more than 800 tons of rice, chicken and noodles every year – that’s equivalent to the weight of two Boeing 747s!

600 species

• There are approximately 200 species of trees and 400 shrub species at Hong Kong Disneyland.

Largest projection screen

• The movie screen for Mickey's PhilharMagic is the largest seamless projection screen in the world. It is 150 feet long and 28 feet high.

1,000+ fireworks shows

• On July 14, 2008, HKDL staged its 1000th performance of its fireworks show Disney in the Stars (the Park has been opened for less than three years)

2,238 crystal lotuses

• Decorating the Chinese restaurant at Disneyland Hotel are 2,238 crystal lotuses because the number sounds like the phrase "easily generates wealth" in Cantonese.

888

• The main ballroom at Disneyland Hotel at the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is 888 square meters, because 888 is considered a "wealthy" number.

95,000 headbands

• 95,000 Minnie Mouse Ear Headbands have been sold since the park opened. In the first week of Chinese New Year 2008 alone, a record 4000 were sold!

800

• The Starliner Diner restaurant in Tomorrowland is the largest restaurant at Hong Kong Disneyland and seats 800 people!

100

• Disney on Parade at Hong Kong Disneyland features almost 100 performers and assisting Cast Members.