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Hong Kong Disneyland to
Present Mickey's Fantasia Garden at
Hong Kong Flower Show 2004
(HONG KONG -March 4, 2004) - Hong Kong Disneyland
is proud to present Mickey's Fantasia Garden, a magical
environment designed to showcase, for the first time,
Disney's unique landscape artistry. Mickey's Fantasia
Garden is on display at Hong Kong Flower Show 2004
organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
Inspired by the legendary Disney film, Fantasia, Mickey's
Fantasia Garden will feature Disney topiaries in the
shape of much-loved characters such as Sorcerer Mickey
and the beloved Hippos, Ostriches and Alligator, who
perform a comic ballet under the music "Dance of Hours".
Never before have flowers and plants been seen with
such charm and charisma, bringing the magic of Disney
to life.
"Hong Kong Disneyland is delighted to be, for the
first time ever, participating in the Flower Show,
a wonderful community event which is both fun and
educational," said Don Robinson, Group Managing Director,
Hong Kong Disneyland.
"The Flower Show provides an excellent opportunity
to raise public awareness of the beauty within our
own community and the importance of nurturing the
environment we live in. This is of utmost importance
within our own organization and we are proud to be
able to share the beauty of Disney's topiaries with
the people of Hong Kong."
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Introducing the landscape design for the Garden,
Paul Comstock, Director, Landscape Design, Walt Disney
Imagineering, who is also responsible for the overall
landscape design of Hong Kong Disneyland, said, "The
topiaries on display here are the first group of topiary
introduced at Disneyland in 1963. The structures have
been borrowed from Walt Disney World Resort while
the flowers and plants were sourced from Hong Kong,
Mainland China and Thailand."
"The topiaries shown in Mickey's Fantasia Garden are
a typical example of our landscape design which embodies
the strong traditions of Disney storytelling. We are
thrilled to provide the people of Hong Kong with a
sneak preview of the landscape for Hong Kong Disneyland
through this spectacular Flower Show," said Comstock.
Members of the public are cordially invited to visit
the Flower Show and take photos with their families
and friends in front of Mickey's Fantasia Garden.
A special Kids' Corner has been set up at the Garden
for young artists to add splashes of colour to Sorcerer
Mickey.
The Flower Show will be held from 5 to 14 March 2004
at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. Featuring Pansy
as its theme flower and the theme "Pansy Fantasia,"
the event will showcase this exquisite plant and other
exotic flowers, landscape and floral art displays
by more than 100 organisations from local, the Mainland
and overseas.
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The Hong Kong Disneyland project was announced in
November 1999 as a venture between The Walt Disney
Company and the Hong Kong Government. With the completion
of reclamation for Hong Kong Disneyland Phase I by
the Hong Kong Government, Disney has begun construction
in January 2003 with the project scheduled to open
in 2005 or 2006. The opening day program for Hong
Kong Disneyland will include a Disneyland-style theme
park and two hotels. The Phase I build-out includes
a projected 10 million annual visitor Disneyland-style
theme park, 2,100 hotel rooms, and an area for retail,
dining and entertainment. The project is estimated
to create 18,000 new jobs at opening (both Disney
and other employment) growing to 36,000 once the first
park reaches build-out. The Hong Kong Government estimated
that the first phase of the project will generate
a present economic value of HK$148 billion (US$19
billion) in benefits to Hong Kong over a 40-year period.
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