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Hong Kong Disneyland - the beleaguered park that has drawn underwhelming reviews for its thin lineup of attractions - needed a lifeline. On Tuesday it got one, when the Hong Kong government and Walt Disney executives reached a deal to expand Disney's second Asian theme park over the next five years in an attempt to boost sales and stand up to competitors. (See pictures of theme parks in China...
...government hopes the expansion plan - which will add another 30 attractions and three new themed areas - will answer critics' complaints of overcrowding and boring rides. "Expanding Disneyland, or doing any other operational activity to increase what it currently offers, will be very important in keeping potential visitors attracted to the park and not losing appeal to competing attractions elsewhere," says Parita Chitakasem, a research manager with research group Euromonitor International. (See 10 things to do in Hong Kong...
...take-charge personality. Kim regards Jong Chul, Jong Un's older brother, as being "girlish." And their older half brother, Kim Jong Nam, appears to be a flake, having been detained and deported in Japan in 2001 after traveling on a phony passport and claiming he wanted to visit Disneyland. Jong Un, Fujimoto writes, is different. He and his brother Jong Chul enjoyed playing basketball - but after the games, Jong Chul would just say goodbye to their friends and leave. Jong Un would then gather up his teammates and, like a coach, analyze the game they just played: "You should...
Carolyn Wright, the campground's "ambassador," was driving a golf cart, waving to campers she knew from years past and stopping to answer questions. "Camping is a cheap way for people with kids to explore new things," she said. "Kids have as much fun here as they do in Disneyland." At least the lines for the restrooms are shorter...
...Walt Disney knew this, and built his empire on it. His early, primal animated features mined infant emotions of fear, loss and reconciliation, and branded the Disney name on their receptive brains. On '50s TV, The Mickey Mouse Club and Disneyland sold young viewers not just a theme park but a sanitized ideal of childhood. Walt also sold them friends: cartoon characters you could pack your school lunch in, fall asleep with or wear on your wrist. (The marketing genius of the Mickey Mouse watch cannot be overstated...