A model of the three Hong Kong Disneyland mini-land expansions from the 2009 D23 Expo

Before the holidays, Hong Kong Disneyland posted a rather triumphant video showing the construction that is currently underway in that park. The massive expansion site sits outside the park’s berm, and will contain three mini-lands: Grizzly Trail, Mystic Point and Toy Story Playland (ugh). It’s always exciting to see earth being moved in a Disney park, even if I don’t speak a word of Chinese. At least everyone seems really excited!

You’ll find the video below. After that, I’ve included some pictures from 2009 of models and artwork for the Big Grizzly Mountain Coaster. It looks like it should be a fairly entertaining ride, as wacky animatronic bear gags are always welcome. We’ve shown artwork for Mystic Manor in a previous post; for Toy Story Playland you’re on your own. You can see the model in the video, though, which just goes to show how badly it will screw up the park’s sightlines. Those parachute towers will look great from the Jungle Cruise! The other new areas look pretty nifty, though, so check it out:

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