"PTravel" wrote in message
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> I'm really curious. Why would someone travel to Hong Kong, and then visit
> an American theme park? I've never understood the proliferation of
> Disneyland parks internationally, just as I've never understood the
> proliferation of Hard Rock Cafes.
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> What is the attraction?
So why did my wife and I go to Hong Kong - Disneyland?
I grew up near Anaheim, California. When I was eight years old, my parents
took me to the theme park on opening day. For a child of eight, this was a
lasting memory. Children of this era grew up with Disney as well as those
of the current generation both in America and around the world. I was
interested in comparing it to what I had known.
The poster continues;
"I've never understood the proliferation of Disneyland parks
internationally, just as I've never understood the proliferation of Hard
Rock Cafes."
Its called capitalism and the same reason why the Chinese government has
partnered with Disney to share the profits. Bottles of water sold at the
park for 10 times the going price on the street provides lots of financial
incentive for Disney and the Chinese government. Quite frankly, I don't
understand the comparison between going to Disneyland in Hong Kong and going
to the Hard Rock Cafe or to a McDonalds in Hong Kong.
As for eating at the Hard Rock, my wife and I don't eat at American chain
restaurants when traveling abroad. If fact, we rarely eat at American
restaurants in the U.S.
Besides my curious nature to compare the park in Hong Kong with those in
America, my wife had never been to a Disneyland park. She is Chinese, and
it was just something else we did while visiting China.
rg
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