Hong Kong Disneyland has begun construction of three new themed areas, the Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point and Toy Story Land, as part of its expansion project.
Disney's California Adventure will replace the long-running and ever-popular "Aladdin" stage show with "Toy Story – The Musical," currently showing only on the Disney Wonder cruise ship.
Visitors stepping into Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland will feel like "Star Wars" action figures in a land of Barbie dolls – smaller-than-life interlopers in a land of larger-than-life toys.
Super-sized Tinker toys, Lincoln logs and dominoes line the walkways as towering "Toy Story" characters Rex the dinosaur and Woody the cowboy welcome visitors at the twin entrances to the lushly landscaped land.
Disney brass and Chinese government officials hope a nearly half-billion-dollar investment over the next half-decade in Hong Kong Disneyland will boost attendance at the struggling theme park.
The ambitious expansion plan calls for three new themed lands featuring a mountain-range coaster, a Haunted Mansion dark ride and a "Toy Story" kiddie area.
