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Plans for the project include a Disney theme park, two hotels (Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Hollywood Hotel), and retail, dining and entertainment facilities stretching over 1.3 kmē (310 acres) on Lantau Island. The park will feature four themed lands (Main Street USA, Adventureland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland) similar to those at other Disney parks, and nightly fireworks.
Transportation will be served by its own rail network, with specially-designed trains, linking to the Yam O station currently under construction on the MTR Tung Chung line.
The Hong Kong/Chinese government will own 57% of the US$1.8 billion park project, and expects it to provide 18,400 jobs on opening and up to 35,800 jobs over the following 20 years. The total economic benefits amount to an estimated HK$ 148 billion (US$19 billion), or about six percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The park is projected to attract five to six million visitors in its opening year, mostly locals, tourists from mainland ChinaAll islands except Hainan and Taiwan are invisible on the map. Mainland China ( or , pinyin: Zhongguo Dalu, lit. The Chinese Massive Landmass" or "Continental China"), is an informal geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area currently ad and nearby AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and En countries.
Disney fans have voiced their disappointment at the direction the Chinese Disneyland will be taking. Although the layout will be mediumly based on the traditional Disneyland/Magic Kingdom design, it is focusing less on rides and more on visual beauty as the Chinese seem to prefer this. As 80% of the park's visitors will be based in Hong Kong, this is the best direction to take business-wise, but Disney fans are unhappy as this is less Disney and more Hong Kong.
On the 18th of November 2004, the tallest turret of the Sleeping Beauty Castle was put into place. The Walt Disney Company held a celebration with the president of Disney Parks and Resorts present at the ceremony which was attended by the governer of Hong Kong and the future president of Hong Kong Disneyland.