Disney's next theme park/hotel/entertainment complex is scheduled to open in 2005. An early glimpse:
VISITORS EXPECTED IN FIRST YEAR: 5.5 million
VISITORS EXPECTED IN 2020: 10 million
SIZE OF COMPLEX: 299 acres
SIZE RATIO OF FLORIDA'S DISNEY WORLD TO HONG KONG DISNEYLAND: 100:1
NUMBER OF DISNEY EMPLOYEES EXPECTED AT OPENING: 5,000
NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION AND LAND RECLAMATION WORKERS HIRED TO BUILD PARK: 16,000
MONEY SPENT BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON INFRASTRUCTURE: $1.7 billion
MONEY TO BE SPENT BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR 57 PERCENT STAKE IN PARK: $417 million
MONEY SPENT BY DISNEY FOR 43 PERCENT STAKE IN PARK: $314 million
NUMBER OF TREES, SHRUBS, ETC., TO BE PLANTED AT PARK: 7 million
Sources: Disney; Hong Kong government.
