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(20 Nov 2023) ASSOCIATED PRESS Hong Kong - 20 November 2023 1. Various of crowds running into Frozen area of Hong Kong Disneyland as it opens 2. Various of “Sliding Sleighs“ roller coaster 3. Wide of Hong Kong Disneyland Managing Director Michael Moriarty talking to media 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Michael Moriarty, Managing Director, Hong Kong Disneyland “And we are also confident that the World of Frozen is going to be a game-changer for Hong Kong Disneyland, and the recovery of tourism here in Hong Kong.“ 5. Wide of Disneyland staffer dressed up as the Frozen character Elsa interacting with visitors 6. Pan from Disneyland staffer dressed as Elsa to two visitors dressed as Elsa 7. SOUNDBITE (Cantonese and English) visitors from Guangzhou, dressed as Elsa, gave only surnames Ms Chiu (Cantonese) “Very happy“ Ms Yuen (English) “Amazing“ (Cantonese) “Really great, really happy“ 8. Wide of Frozen World with crowd and frozen peak in background 9. Tilt down from frozen peak to crowd 10. Visitors wearing Olaf the snowman hats 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Brian Darmanic, visitor from California “We traveled from California, a 15 hour flight, and my wife just got in yesterday morning, my daughter and I got in the day before, definitely quite a long flight, and not something that I would want to do very often, but now that we're here, we're recovered from jet lag, and ready to enjoy the park.“ 12. Wide of Frozen World with crowd 13. Close of sign reading “Frozen Ever After“ 14. Pull focus of large model of snowflake with crowd moving around it 15. Wide of Main Street at Hong Kong Disneyland with castle in background STORYLINE: Hong Kong Disneyland opened its first Frozen-themed attraction on Monday, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides and some queuing for hours to get an early start. Based on Disney’s wildly popular “Frozen“ franchise, the new section of the park features landscapes and characters from the movies and two new rides - a roller coaster and a boat ride that takes visitors through different scenes featured in the film. The opening comes after Disney's September annoucement of a $60 billion expansion of its parks and cruises over the next decade. Disney enthusiast Bryan Darmanic, who had travelled from California with his wife and daughter to visit the park for the opening of the new Frozen attractions, was among the first visitors and received souvenirs to commemorate the experience. Hong Kong has been beefing up the park to try and draw more visitors. In June 2022, it debuted its Momentous multimedia and fireworks show, which is staged at its castle on most nights. Elsewhere, Disney plans to launch a Zootopia-themed area at its Shanghai Disneyland in December, a Fantasy Springs port at Tokyo DisneySea next spring and a Frozen-themed Kingdom of Arendelle at Disneyland Paris, slated to open in either 2024 or 2025. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel 44(0)2074827482 Email: info@. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive:
