Domestic News
Shanghai Disney announced ticket prices, the lowest in the world
Shanghai Disney Resort announced ticket prices on February 3, the opening period (June 16 to June 30) and holiday tickets are RMB 499, weekday tickets 370 yuan, there is a 50% discount for two-day tickets, and a 25% discount for children, seniors over 65 years old and disabled tourists. All tickets are designated day tickets, and visitors can only enter the park on the date selected when purchasing the ticket. Visitors holding a Disneyland ticket will have full-day access to all rides and entertainment performances in the park. Taking a single-day standard ticket as an example, the ticket price for Orlando Disney Magic Kingdom Park is US$105 (equivalent to approximately RMB 690), and the ticket price for other parks is US$97 (equivalent to approximately RMB 638); the ticket price for Los Angeles Disney is 99 US dollars (equivalent to about 651 yuan); the ticket price of Tokyo Disney is 6900 yen (equivalent to about 379 yuan); the ticket price of Hong Kong Disneyland is 539 Hong Kong dollars (equivalent to about 455 yuan); the ticket price of Paris Disney is 74 Euro (equivalent to approximately RMB 531), and the winter fare is 47 Euro (equivalent to approximately RMB 337). The regular ticket price announced by Shanghai Disney is 370 yuan, which is lower than the other five Disneys.
Shanghai Disney is in the trial operation stage, and tickets are expected to go on sale at the end of March
According to news on February 16, Disney all over the world has a trial operation process before opening, and Shanghai Disney is currently testing and adjusting to ensure that it is perfect when it opens. status. Specific preparations include the construction of auxiliary facilities, internal decoration, facility and equipment debugging, employee recruitment and training, transportation, greening, information signage systems and other supporting external environments, sales channel construction, media warm-up, etc. The Shanghai Tourism Bureau will also promote the construction of tourist supporting facilities such as tourist distribution points, tourist service centers, and parking lots. In addition, the list of the first 30 travel agencies to cooperate with Shanghai Disney has also been announced, including online and offline enterprises such as Ctrip, Tuniu, Lvmama, Jinjiang, Kanghui, and Guangzhou Travel. They will be able to obtain group tickets from Shanghai Disney and sell travel itineraries and other products packaged with Disney, but they are prohibited from selling pure tickets (i.e. "naked tickets"). Shanghai Disney Resort stated that according to the plan, new partners will join in the future.
Haichang "Antarctic Fairy Tale Village" cross-border cooperation with "Xingye "Mermaid""
Haichang Ocean Park recently officially launched the "Haichang Antarctic Fairy Tale Village" large-scale theme event. This year's event theme "Ice and Snow Mermaid" is even more related to " The product of cross-border cooperation with "Master Xing", the latest Lunar New Year movie "Mermaid". It is reported that the activities will be linked in five places: Tianjin, Qingdao, Chengdu, Wuhan and Yantai, and will be combined with "ice and snow" to create a dreamy fairy tale atmosphere. The "Haichang Antarctic Fairy Tale Village" launched this time will create different themed ice and snow activities based on the location of the venue. In the Antarctic Fairy Tale Village, children can have close contact with polar animals from the distant Antarctic, enjoy digging for treasures, exploring, playing in the snow, learning polar science knowledge in the marine science popularization class, and performing cross-dressing shows with their parents.
The first "mountain version" Happy Valley is expected to open in Chongqing next year
The Overseas Chinese Town Ecological Park project has launched bidding for the water and land park theme venues, hotels, front squares and other related supporting facilities. The corresponding main projects will be capped before October. The project is expected to open next year. Chongqing OCT Ecological Park is located at No. 33, Jinyu Avenue, Lijia. There are three parts to the bidding launched this time: the water and land park theme venues, hotels and water park service rooms, front squares and multi-functional halls. The total construction area is approximately 140,000 square meters. Among them, the main structure of the garage is expected to be capped before June, while the water and land park theme venue is expected to be capped before September. Chongqing Happy Valley will change the landscape of the plain Happy Valley. All entertainment facilities will be built on the mountain, integrating the characteristics of the mountain city and highlighting the personality of the mountain city. After completion, Chongqing Happy Valley will be the first "mountain version" Happy Valley in China.
Hong Kong Disney suffered a net loss of HK$148 million last year
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort held its 2015 results conference on February 15. The full-year net loss was HK$148 million, the first loss since 2012.Hong Kong Disneyland's annual attendance in 2015 was 6.8 million, down 9.3% from 7.5 million in the same period last year; the hotel occupancy rate was 79%; total revenue was HK$5.114 billion, down 6.44% year-on-year; before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization were deducted Profit before sales was HK$805 million; net loss was HK$148 million. It is worth noting that in 2015, the proportion of local Hong Kong tourists at Hong Kong Disneyland increased from 32% in 2014 to 39%, the proportion of mainland tourists dropped from 48% to 41%, and the proportion of international tourists remained unchanged at 20%. In the future, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort will strengthen its promotion in Southeast Asia and cities along the mainland's high-speed rail lines, hold more press conferences and promotion meetings, and conduct more targeted publicity in the hope of attracting more tourists to Hong Kong Disneyland.
CCTV Spring Festival Gala floats entered the Chimelong Float Parade, showing the Cantonese New Year flavor
There was a program in the "CCTV Spring Festival Gala" on New Year's Eve - at the Canton Tower branch venue on the central axis of Guangzhou, the famous singer Zhang Jie teamed up with eight large floats to perform " "Shining Era", eight floats showed the beauty of Guangdong from different perspectives such as inheritance, culture, customs, humanities, and construction. It is understood that among the eight floats with different styles, exquisite craftsmanship and attractive themes, six are from Chimelong. On the first day of the new year, 7 of the 8 floats came to Chimelong Paradise in Guangzhou and joined the specially created "Spring Festival Gala Parade" and the Spring Festival Gala float static display held at the South Gate. This theme park New Year parade will last throughout the Spring Festival travel period.
Chimelong Ocean World has started construction in Chimelong International Ocean Resort in Hengqin, Zhuhai
Chimelong Ocean World has started construction in Chimelong International Ocean Resort in Hengqin, Zhuhai. This is the second world-class theme park project built by Chimelong Group in Hengqin, Zhuhai. Zhuhai Hengqin Chimelong International Ocean Resort was officially opened to the public on March 29, 2014, driving the tourism development of Zhuhai and surrounding areas. On December 3, 2015, Chimelong Group signed a contract with the Zhuhai Municipal Government, confirming an investment of 50 billion yuan to build more and better theme park projects. Chimelong Ocean World will change people’s traditional impression of marine resource display. It is a perfect combination of the virtual world and the real world, integrating animal conservation, science popularization, and high-tech experience. From the appearance, Chimelong Ocean World is an extremely A super building with a sense of technology and the times.
Beijing Amusement Park will be transformed into a free park this year
Beijing Amusement Park, which carries the childhood memories of many Beijing residents, will be transformed into a public welfare park within this year. The project has been included in the "Dongcheng District 13th Five-Year Plan". During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Dongcheng District will step up efforts to promote greening and beautification, and build a waterfront theme park in Xizhongzhongli. The much-anticipated Beijing Amusement Park will rely on the ecological landscape restoration of Longtan Middle Lake in the park to be upgraded into a citizen park. In addition to retaining landmark buildings such as the Ferris wheel, the "Beijing Amusement Park" will no longer have the function of an "amusement park" after the redevelopment, and will instead be built into a citizen leisure park and a forest park. In addition, the reopening of Beijing amusement parks will adhere to the public welfare nature and will be open free of charge without charging tickets.
Taiwan theme parks have launched new strategies to welcome guests during the Spring Festival
Affected by the rush to open new free attractions in Nantou County and Chiayi County before the New Year, coupled with the 9-day annual holiday, the number of people going abroad has reached a record high, dividing the tourist crowds in large numbers, and the whole Taiwan theme The number of visitors to the theme parks this year during the Spring Festival holiday is generally flat or lower than expected. Even if the operators are willing to offer free admission to children under 6 years old, or even free admission to children under 12 years old, the performance of most theme parks is still unsatisfactory. It is reported that approximately 82,000 people visited the park during the Spring Festival holiday at Jan Fu Mountain World this year, and about 76,000 people visited the park during the Spring Festival holiday at Leofoo Estate, which was slightly lower than the originally expected 80,000 to 100,000 people. However, Leofoo Village emphasized that due to the Monster Watch meet-and-greet launched during the Spring Festival, which was very popular among parent-child customers, the unit price of tickets and sales of peripheral products increased significantly, driving the overall performance to grow by nearly 40%.
Nanjing invested 100 million yuan to build a large-scale wildlife kingdom
Recently, with a total investment of 8 billion yuan, covering an area of nearly 5,000 acres and possessing exotic customs from 5 continents, Lingling Wildlife Kingdom is the key project of the Nanjing Laoshan Ecological Tourism Experience Park. Officially launched.The Nanjing Lingling Animal Kingdom project is positioned as a domestic high-end comprehensive cultural tourism resort and a world-class tourist destination. It features free-range wild animal breeding and self-driving viewing, creating a wildlife kingdom with a 60-kilometer self-driving route. At the same time, a circus-themed cultural park will be built that can accommodate 4,000 tourists at the same time. The project is divided into two phases of construction. The first phase of Lingling Wildlife Park is expected to break ground in the first half of 2016 and the overall project will be completed in three years. It will employ more than 2,000 staff in various positions, including foreign staff, and can attract an average of 6 million tourists every year. At the signing ceremony, the China Wildlife Conservation Association also signed a cooperation agreement on the investment and construction of Lingling Wildlife Park and the circus cultural tourism creative incubation base sub-project.
Gansu Longxi invested 1.5 billion yuan to build the first "Silk Road" cultural theme park in northwest China
With the help of the national "Belt and Road" strategy, a major initiative to create a golden section of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Gansu Longxi invested 1.5 billion yuan to create "Ollywood Film and Television" city". The project takes Silk Road culture, film and television culture, traditional Chinese medicine culture and Longxi folk culture as its themes and aims to integrate Silk Road tourism products. The park has invested 1.5 billion yuan in planning and construction, covering an area of 1.9 million square meters. It is divided into four major parts: Huasheng Happy World, Guguo Cinema, Divine Doctor Valley, and Weishui Style Street. It is expected to be completed in 2018. It is understood that Huasheng Happy World is divided into two parts, the land park and the water park. Single tickets and pass tickets are available for tourists to choose from. The annual visitor reception is more than 3 million. The project implements a one-ticket system for the entire park. After tourists purchase tickets to enter the park, there are no additional charges for any theme attractions in the park, and they can enjoy all the fun with one ticket. It is reported that Longxi Ancient Hollywood Huasheng Happy World is the first domestic first-class theme park in Gansu and even the northwest region based on Longyuan folk culture, traditional Chinese medicine health culture, and film and television culture. The project is divided into five major areas: Longxi Guanqian Street, Ancient County Spring and Autumn, Dragon City Battle, Children's Kingdom, and Dream Water City, covering more than 200 themed landscape projects, amusement projects, leisure landscape projects, and supporting service projects.
International News
Tokyo Disney in Japan will raise ticket prices again starting from April
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will raise ticket prices starting from April 1 this year. This is the third consecutive year that Tokyo Disney has raised ticket prices. The increase in ticket prices is aimed at stabilizing revenue and preparing funds for new in-park amusement facilities in the future. The one-day adult ticket (over 18 years old) currently priced at 6,900 yen at the two theme parks will increase by 500 yen to 7,400 yen (approximately RMB 415), a year-on-year increase of 7.2% and an increase of nearly 20% from 2014. . The price of an adult annual pass has also been raised from 86,000 yen to 93,000 yen (approximately RMB 5,226). Price increases have been implemented for almost all ticket types.
Universal Studios purchased land for US$130 million
After acquiring the franchise rights of Harry Potter in the tourism industry, Universal Studios turned its attention to the competitive Orlando market. During its fourth-quarter earnings call, parent company Comcast confirmed that Universal Studios acquired the 475 acres next to the existing theme park for $130 million. Executives did not disclose the exact location or development plans for the land this time, but in December 2015, a Universal affiliate was reported by local media in Orlando to have purchased the Central Florida resort. Disney still dominates theme parks globally and in Orlando, with Universal Studios positioning itself as Disney's main competitor over the past few years. Experts who follow the industry said the latest move by the U.S. state of Florida shows that the company really wants consumers to spend more of their vacation time at Universal.
Universal Studios Japan plans to cancel the establishment of a new theme park in Okinawa
According to reports on the Nihon Keizai Shimbun website, the operator of Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is currently considering withdrawing its plan to establish a new theme park in Okinawa. It is reported that because the American company that acquired the company last year has encountered difficulties in income and expenditure, it currently plans to focus its operating resources mainly on Osaka USJ. According to the original plan, USJ will open a theme park in the Ocean Expo Park in Okinawa and plans to start operations in 2020. It will invest approximately 60 billion yen and open multiple large-scale amusement facilities. The annual passenger flow is expected to be 6 million.However, after Comcast purchased a 51% stake in USJ last November for 184 billion yen, the Okinawa plan was re-evaluated. Comcast is not optimistic about this, believing that passenger traffic is difficult to predict.
Sea World Orlando announces Mako train
San Diego Sea World launches new rides
Ocean Adventures is a specially designed aquarium based on a series of undersea studies, as well as interactive activities showcasing fantastic and unique marine animals. Visitors have the opportunity to see first-hand amazing animals such as giant octopuses, giant spider crabs and hundreds of colorful jellyfish - some of which have never been on display in the park before. The park will also provide different vantage points to take them to see the animals in their underwater habitat. "These aquariums, called research pods, are located throughout Ocean Adventures. Rich educational exhibits, technology and graphics will be an important part of each research pod.
Ocean Adventures will also have a swing swing that guests will ride on Featuring hundreds of flying bubbles, the seat is suspended on the tentacles of a giant jellyfish.
"Ocean Adventure" will be built on a 3-acre site southeast of the park campus that currently houses the Animal Connections exhibit and flags. Plaza, construction will begin in the summer of 2016. This multi-million dollar theme area is expected to open in late spring of 2017.
Famous director Spielberg praised the virtual reality theme park experience
The TED 2016 conference was recently held in Vancouver, Canada. Theme park The Void will showcase its latest virtual reality headset and vest at this TED conference, and attendees will also have the opportunity to experience it. The famous Hollywood director Spielberg came to experience The Void and praised its experience. According to reports, Spielberg has been involved in the field of virtual reality since early 2015, teaming up with Hollywood director Ridley Scott to shoot the virtual reality film "Ready Player One", and later served as a consultant for the virtual reality company VRC. Now, Spielberg is teaming up with VRC to create an exclusive "original virtual reality" content
UK Pleasureland will extend its opening hours and add attractions
Pleasureland theme park in Southport, UK, will expand in the coming year. Extending opening hours and adding rides According to the park, extending opening hours will be an important part of its work, and it plans to hold carnivals and activities during the off-season.While Southport's festivals can't compete with the large Christmas markets and business events of Liverpool and Manchester, Halloween is an opportunity for Pleasureland. In addition to the Halloween event on October 31, Pleasureland is also planning to create a spooky event for adults and older children, by which time Pleasureland will be the Halloween capital of the UK. Those who come in time for Halloween will be encouraged to return to the park at Christmas and throughout the year, as Pleasureland creates large climate-controlled zones and hosts more activities to reduce the impact of weather elements.
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