Shanghai has set aside land for a possible Disney theme park, but the entertainment giant said yesterday it was unlikely to open a new venue before 2010.
Hong Kong's Wen Wei Po newspaper said yesterday Disney and Shanghai hoped to launch a theme park before the city hosted the World Expo that year.
The report said the park would be nearly four times the size of Hong Kong Disneyland, which will open on September 12.
Irene Chan Man-tuen, Hong Kong Disney's vice-president of public affairs, said the company was focused on the Hong Kong venture.
'Our immediate focus right now is to open our first theme park in China - Hong Kong Disneyland,' she said.
'If we were to reach an arrangement for a second park in China, in all likelihood it would not open before 2010.'
