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Posted at 3:06 PM EST (2006 GMT)
 Feb. 7th, 2006 -- A big Chinese holiday and a highly flexible ticket policy set the stage for severe overcrowding at Hong Kong Disneyland earlier this month. During the lunar New Year celebrations between Feb. 1 and 3 the park reached it's maximum capacity of 30,000, forcing the park to deny admission to additional guests.
Ticket agencies say they will refund the money of guests who were turned away, with one company going so far as to offer guests a free stay at the park's hotel. Meanwhile a park official said it is likely that the ticket system will be changed. Currently Hong Kong Disneyland offers tickets that can be used anytime in a six-month period. Visit Eastday and the China Daily for more.
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Zingoman
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Ouch! 30,000 people is a LOT! How big is Hong Kong's park compared to DL in Cali or WDW in FL? I don't even want to imagine the lines in there!
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| 2/7/2006 7:26 PM |
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Brian P
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Depending on the size of the park, 30,00 may or may not be alot. IIRC, CP has seen upwards of 50,000 before (I think somone said it was insanely crowded, but with that many people nonetheless).
I too am curious, how does the size of this park compare to others?
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| 2/7/2006 8:22 PM |
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Phil
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They've had to refuse admission to guests quite often lately. The park doesn't seem like its big enough for the market.
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| 2/7/2006 9:41 PM |
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Komatz70
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I have seen theme turn away people at Disney in Orlando before also, but that was pre IOA...I wouldn't even consider going when its that crowded as all you end up doing is waiting in line for everything...
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| 2/8/2006 9:05 AM |
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Aaron
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Size-wise, Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest of the Disney parks. If 30,000 is the park's operating capacity, by comparison, the operating capacity of Disneyland is estimated to be between 60 and 80 thousand.
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| 2/8/2006 3:31 PM |
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