Disney, Hong Kong agree to expand local theme park

Date: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Disney, Hong Kong agree to expand local theme park

The Walt Disney Co. will spend HK$3.5 billion ($449 million) to fund an
expansion of the Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong, as part of a
strategy to attract more visitors and counter criticism of the park's
small size and lack of appeal to the growing number of mainland
tourists to the city.

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