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Visitors boost HK Disneyland profit
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Turning a page on years of losses, Hong Kong Disneyland said yesterday that it was profitable for a second straight year and plans to build a third hotel to help cater to rising numbers of visitors.
The theme park in the city more than doubled its profit to HK$242 million (US$31 million) in the year to September. Revenue rose 15 percent to HK$4.9 billion as visitors rose 10 percent to a high of 7.4 million.
The park had struggled after opening in 2005, with its poor performance blamed on its small size. But it became profitable in 2012 as new attractions drew more visitors, especially from China’s mainland.
Officials announced plans to build a 750-room resort-hotel that will cost HK$4.3 billion and is expected to open by early 2017. The new hotel will raise total room capacity by three-quarters to 1,750.
“Expansion plans are in place to sustain the momentum of growth and capture increasing demand especially in the light of growing tourism in the region,” said Andrew Kam, the park’s managing director.
The Hong Kong government owns 52 percent of the park, with the Walt Disney Co owning the rest. It’s still the smallest of Disney’s parks worldwide but an expansion project completed last year added 25 percent to its size.
The park is also building a new attraction based on the “Iron Man” movie franchise, which is popular on the mainland. It will open in late 2016.
The new projects will help Hong Kong Disneyland stay competitive with a Disney park being built in Shanghai that’s set to open in 2015.
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