HONG KONG, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Disneyland on Friday launched a star guest program to help subscribers show their appreciation of any extraordinary guests.

    The program, running from March 6 to May 31, can offer a chance for people to make their beloved happier at a time when the dismal economy weighs on the minds of many people around the world, a spokesperson for the theme park said.

    Of course, the new service, which Disneyland marketed as the first of such programs launched by Disney, can also serve to make the happy happier.

    The park designed the new program in hopes of offering diversified experience at different seasons throughout the year, the spokesperson said.

    The star guests, typically wearing a badge, will be given preferential treatment at the theme park and its two hotels, including chances to lead parade or serve as a skipper during the Jungle River Cruise, among others.

    In some of the experiences, the guests will have tour guides of their own. They may be allowed to arrange their schedule for the visit to the park, too.

    Other surprise "magic experiences" will also be created by cast members.

    Additional special experiences such as the star pass, star finale and star tour will also be available to customers through the Hong Kong Disneyland reservation center.

    Hong Kong Disneyland, the smallest of several Disneyland theme parks around the globe, has been open to tourists since September 2005.

    The park said so far it has seen no impact from a recent adjustment in the ticket price for certain visitor groups, which in effect the charge for adult tourists from outside Hong Kong coming to the park as individual visitors.

    Tourists from outside Hong Kong can still book ticket through travel agencies so that the price will be still the same as before the adjustment, it added.