2020 Week 38 - Hong Kong Reopens and Tokyo Expands

Nuts about Theme Parks

• Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened today, but news from the resort is a little mixed. Apparently the company who runs the resort had an option to buy the land which is adjacent to the park, which expired yesterday and the Hong Kong government has declined to extend the option. So at this stage now second park for Hong Kong.

• The Tokyo Disney Resort announced it will open its new Tokyo Disneyland attractions on September 28th. The expansion — which includes the Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast trackless dark ride, The Happy Ride with Baymax spinner ride, and the Minnie's Style Studio meet and greet location is the largest on Tokyo Disneyland history.

• Legoland in California has announced another new hard ticket event called Halloween in Miniland, which will run Friday’s through Sundays for October.

• Busch Gardens Williamsburg is hosting its own Halloween event, Busch Gardens Halloween Harvest in October.

• Universal Orlando is expanding its Halloween offering, continuing to offer day guests the ability to tour the two HHN houses they were testing last week, and adding Trick or Treating for younger guests at Islands of Adventure.

• Toothsome Chocolate Emporium at Universal Orlando has added a new Robot Dog called Latte to their family of characters.

• A maintenance worker has fallen to his death from about half way up the Orlando Star Flyer. The giant swing ride has closed pending an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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• Walt Disney World’s Water parks will not reopen this year. Disney World posted to its website that it plans to open either Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon on March 7, 2021.

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• Idaho's Silverwood Theme Park announced its new-for-2021 coaster, Stunt Pilot, RMC Raptor single rail coaster.

• Disney has released concept art of the new entrance for the Polynesian Village resort which will reopen next summer