Bill Ernest
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"Bill Ernest" (born 1950) is the President and Managing Director, Asia, for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. He assumed this new role in April 2008. Ernest was formally the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. Ernest was named to the position in January 2006, replacing Disney veteran Don Robinson (executive)/Don Robinson. Previously, Ernest served as managing director of operations at the Hong Kong resort.

Before joining Disney in 1994 as general manager of Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort, Ernest opened more than 40 hotels for Marriott Corp./Marriott Corporation.

After the Hilton Head position, Ernest was promoted to general manager of field businesses, where he was responsible for incorporating Disney's Vero Beach Resort into the company's Disney Vacation Club timeshare program.

He later served as general manager of Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort, Disney's All-Star Sports Resort, Disney's All-Star Music Resort and Disney's All-Star Movies Resort at Walt Disney World Resort and vice president of operations and support for Disney Cruise Line.

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We had record sell-out crowds.

This is a long-term improvement measure designed to do two things: increase capacity by a steady program of expansion and enhance the guest experience with thrilling new attractions and features.

The numbers were larger than we anticipated.

We are pleased that guests who visit and experience Hong Kong Disneyland come away happy and satisfied. Our top priority is to continue to bring safe, quality family entertainment to guests from all over the world. We think we have achieved that.

Because of the high demand, we were not able to accommodate everyone who came to the park.

We do not want to close the gate again. That is not an experience we want to repeat. We believe that with these new special dates, it really adds a sense of order and a lot more predictability when it comes to numbers of our guests on any particular day.