5 things that have helped to keep the magic alive at Hong Kong Disneyland
- Newly opened World of Frozen at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is Disney’s first and largest themed land based on Disney Animation’s hit Frozen film franchise
- Creative team at Walt Disney Imagineering say the design and construction always combines storytelling, theatrical design techniques and innovative technology
As visitors step into Hong Kong Disneyland’s new World of Frozen – the first and largest themed land inspired by the Disney Animation blockbuster Frozen film franchise – they are immediately transported away from the subtropical city to the magical and mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, home to the beloved royal sisters Anna and Elsa.
The themed land, which opened on November 20 and includes the fun attractions Frozen Ever After and Wandering Oaken’s Sliding Sleighs, and the interactive show Playhouse in the Woods, embodies the same innovative ideas and qualities that The Walt Disney Company has been striving to achieve for the past 100 years – to make dreams come true.
“When you enter any Disney park, there’s a plaque that says ‘Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy’,” says Amanda Chiu, senior producer at Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative team – named after the words “imagination” and “engineering” – that designs and builds Disney’s theme parks and attractions worldwide.
“It’s a world where you can take your imagination to another level. It’s like walking into someone’s dream.”
The team offers South China Morning Post a closer look at World of Frozen as they explain some of the work that goes on behind the scenes to help bring Disney magic to life.
1. Disneyland is shaped by Imagineers representing more than 140 disciplines
When Walt Disney, founder of The Walt Disney Company, took his young daughters, Diane and Sharon, to play on the merry-go-round at Griffith Park in California at weekends in the late 1930s, few people would have expected the visits to inspire him to build his own theme parks.
