Before Rony Fortich became music director of Hong Kong Disneyland, he was an accompanist, a wedding pianist and an accountant.
When Walt Disney created Disneyland, he wanted a theme park that would transport people to a place he referred to as “the happiest place on earth.”
Hong Kong Disneyland is adding an Iron Man-themed area in the hopes that the Marvel superhero’s success at the Chinese box office will help draw more visitors to the underachieving resort.
In 2005, I was one of hundreds of Filipinos auditioning for a job at Hong Kong Disneyland. I didn’t have to dance or sing, but the nerves and nausea were still there. You see, my audition for musical director was to run the audition, as Disney executives observed. It involved sight reading, teaching songs and working with the singers.
For parents running out of ideas on where to bring the kids during the weekend, here’s another reason to drop by SM Megamall for some holiday cheer straight out of Hong Kong Disneyland.
Even a typhoon couldn’t stop people from flocking to the “Happiest Place on Earth.” Of course, Hong Kong Disneyland had to shut down operations and close the park once Typhoon “Vicente” (“Ferdie” in the Philippines’ area of responsibility) hit Signal 8 on July 23.
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