Shanghai reopening: Disneyland ready for visitors once more as theme park awaits green light after Covid-19 lockdown

A partial reopening of Shanghai Disney Resort attracted hundreds of local visitors on Thursday as it celebrated its sixth anniversary

Sources said the US$5.5 billion Disneyland looks likely to get the nod from the authorities in the next couple of weeks

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Shanghai Disneyland is ready to receive visitors as it awaits the nod from local authorities to restart attractions. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 7:52pm, 16 Jun 2022

Shanghai has started the countdown to reopening its Disneyland amusement park as business and life in mainland China’s commercial hub head towards a full return to normality by the end of June.

Shanghai Disneyland is ready to receive visitors as it awaits the nod from local authorities to restart attractions such as the Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure and Peter Pan’s Flight, according to government and company sources with knowledge of the matter.

The theme park, one of the world’s largest, has already called back a proportion of staff to get ready to reopen after shutting the gates for almost three months owing to Shanghai’s Covid-19 pandemic curbs.

A partial reopening of Shanghai Disney Resort, which comprises Disneyland, Disneytown, two themed hotels, Wishing Star Park and the Blue Sky Boulevard, attracted hundreds of local visitors on Thursday as it celebrated its sixth anniversary.

Staff get ready to welcome guests with balloons at Disneytown, Shanghai Disney Resort, on June 16, 2022. Photo: Daniel Ren

Shoppers visited stores in Disneytown while other visitors snapped photos with an 11-meter tall, floating Donald Duck on the Wishing Star Lake.

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