Comments on: Mickey Mouse in the Communist Kingdom

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:38:23 +0000

Chairman Cao, very clever. Thanks for updating Lenin.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:36:19 +0000

Bill, I will have to go to the attraction when it opens in Hong Kong. Thanks for the tip.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:33:59 +0000

akorozco, thanks for the link. I had somehow missed the news of the Mickey makeover.

By: Gordon Chang

Gordon Chang — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:29:40 +0000

alex, the middle class in China, however you define it, will not equal the population of the United States within five years. I wish it would, but that would take growth rates that are not possible.

By: Keren, Australia

Keren, Australia — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:55:10 +0000

So if Communist Chinese cannot cross into HK at will, that means the hundreds of thousands of Chinese here in Australia and New Zealand have been pre-screened by the Communist Chinese government… I wonder what the Communist Chinese government’s purpose was in sending these hundreds of thousands of Communist Chinese pre-approved sleepers here?

By: HEPT

HEPT — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:35:36 +0000

Russia runs there own Disneyland, what could happen?
A shortage of Mice.

By: Chairman Cao

Chairman Cao — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:56 +0000

We will hang you by the Mouse tail you sell to us!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:58:31 +0000

The worst part of it is that as, I understand it, the superbestest part of Walt Disney World, Pleasure Island’s Adventurer’s Club (think the Tiki Room if you’re over 21), will have its artifacts sent to Hong Kong Disney and that a version of the Club will open there — but not where it has a major cult following with Orlando-ites and regular (frequenting returning) grownup visitors. Damn them.

By: akorozco

akorozco — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:16:29 +0000

Disney’s been making lots of changes lately… have you seen the new Mickey Mouse? http://www.newsy.com/videos/mickey_gets_a_makeover

By: alex

alex — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:42:26 +0000

Hong Kong is semi autonomous, it is not part of China. Mainland visitors are tightly regulated and cannot cross into HK at will, but receive regulated permission by Mainland Government.

The error was placing Disneyland in Hong Kong to begin with. HK is not a family fun destination, I lived in HK for several years, not too many families came with the intent to see a smaller cheaper version of Disneyland. It is very small, and lacking in attractions. It was a bad business decision because it only went halfway.

Basing Disneyland outside of Shanghai, is a good business decision. China median income grows each year, the “middle class” in China will be larger than total population of the USA within 5 years. People will flock to a well planned amusement park that caters to Chinese taste.

Theme parks in China are mostly cheap imitations of world class parks. The ones planned and built well make money. The cheap imitations fall by the wayside. Its no different than any other business venture.

A fully functioning Disneyland organized and planned along Chinese taste will be extremely successful, in addition to selling clothing and accessory lines that children will demand.