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Paggie Leung

Hong Kong Disneyland  received a total of 14.5 million visitors from its opening in 2005 until last month, a government paper has revealed.
'Hong Kong Disneyland continues to see strong momentum and growth over the last few months - attendance is 15 per cent ahead of the previous year - and has yet to see an immediate impact from the changing economic environment,' the document said.
The paper,  for the Legislative Council's  economic development panel  meeting next Tuesday, said  the theme park's attendance had  grown 8 per cent in its third year, from October last year to September.
According to confidential documents seen by the South China Morning Post  earlier, the park had 4.17 million visitors in its second year. An 8 per cent  growth in attendance  means it received more than 4.5 million visitors in its third year - an average of about 12,300 a day.
Local visitors made up 40 per cent of the  attendance, up 9 percentage points from a year ago. About one-third were from the mainland.
'This is attributable to the increase in annual pass-holders and expanded special events targeting the local young adult market,' the paper  said.
More than 128,000 annual passes had been sold since  September 2006, which includes a 28 per cent year-on-year increase between October last year and September this year.
The park reported 5.2 million visitors in the 12 months after it opened in September 2005.
When Disney  and the government  agreed in 1999 to build the park, the government forecast 5.21 million visitors in the first year, 5.47 million in the second year and 6.22 million in the third year.
The document also revealed  the two hotels at Disneyland  recorded a combined occupancy rate close to 80 per cent in 2007-08, up 8 percentage points from the previous year.
To aid Hongkong International Theme Parks,   the park's owner,   a joint venture  of the government and the Walt Disney Company,   Disney has agreed to waive management fees and defer royalties for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009.



Disneyland attracting more local visitors, new report reveals