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Mandy Zuo

Shanghai Disney

Shanghai Disneyland, which officially opens to the public today, is part of the Shanghai Disney Resort that features a theme park and two themed hotels covering an area of about 4 square kilometres in the town of Chuansha in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area.
The new resort is Walt Disney company’s sixth worldwide. There are two other resorts in the United States – Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida – Tokyo Disney Resort in Japan, Disneyland Paris in France and Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
Construction of the Shanghai resort started in April 2011.
Opening day lines at Shanghai Disney:
1. Who owns and runs it?
The Shanghai Disneyland Resort is 57 per cent owned by the Shanghai municipal government, with the rest owned by Disney, the US media and entertainment giant.
The company has a 70 per cent stake in the resort’s management company, with the city government owning 30 per cent.


2. What are the major attractions?
Apart from the largest Disney castle anywhere the world, the US$5.5 billion park’s big draws include the company’s first Pirates of the Caribbean-themed land and longest parade route of any of the six theme parks.
New Pirates of the Caribbean ride adds to the attractions at Disneyland Shanghai
Visitors can also expect attractions based on the Star Wars franchise and Marvel Comics superheroes including Spider-Man and Iron Man.
Shanghai Disneyland ‘already working on expanded attractions’
3. How much will a tour cost?
A daily ticket to the theme park will cost 499 yuan (HK$590) during peak times, such as holidays and weekends, and 370 yuan on other days.
A family of three wanting to spend a weekend at the resort – two days of touring its attractions with one night’s stay at one of its hotels – will have to pay at least 7,000 yuan.

4. How many people are expected to visit the resort every year?
The park is expected to receive about 15 million visitors a year. The major target is the 330 million people living in the Yangtze River Delta, which lies within a three-hour drive of the park.

5. How is it important?
Disney’s sixth theme park is the company’s third in Asia, after Tokyo and Hong Kong.
It is the latest world-class mega project for Shanghai, and part of the city’s quest to be counted among the world’s great metropolises.
The theme park is expected to boost the city’s gross domestic product by 0.8 per cent directly, and to double that total once visitors’ ancillary spending is factored in.
Chinese tourists leave their mark at attractions around Shanghai Disneyland

6. Why has the theme park been controversial?
There have been doubts raised about its profitability and also criticism because it is a Western cultural implant into the mainland.
Some critics have predicted that the park would not post a profit in the first 20 years due to high prices and bad weather, but others have said it will recoup its investment in about 12 years, based on its projected visitor numbers and estimates of their spending.
After four-hour queues during trial run, will Shanghai Disneyland’s lengthy lines send tourists to Hong Kong instead?
Disney has previously been accused of force-feeding homogenised culture to international markets. Similar concerns were shared in China.
Some observers have warned that the mainland’s younger generation will grow up lacking memories of Chinese cultural symbols if they are exposed only to Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.


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Yes, it’s finally open: 6 things you need to know about the new Shanghai Disneyland

The theme park resort, which has cost US$5.5 billion, was approved by the city government in 2009 and construction work began in April 2011

People walk at Shanghai Disney Resort during a three-day Grand Opening event in Shanghai, China, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

A train parade float passes by on the eve of the opening of the Disney Resort in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The debut of Shanghai Disneyland offers Walt Disney Co. "incredible potential" for boosting its brand in the world's most populous market, Disney's chief executive said Wednesday ahead of Thursday's grand opening for the $5.5 billion park. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Performers take part in a parade on the eve of the opening of the Disney Resort in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 15, 2016. The debut of Shanghai Disneyland offers Walt Disney Co. "incredible potential" for boosting its brand in the world's most populous market, Disney's chief executive said Wednesday ahead of Thursday's grand opening for the $5.5 billion park. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A tour group visits Disneyland on its opening day. Photo: Simon Song

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After four-hour queues during trial run, will Shanghai Disneyland’s lengthy lines send tourists to Hong Kong instead?

People queued for up to four hours for most popular attractions

Tourists gather to watch a parade in Shanghai Disneyland during its trial operation period. SCMP/Thomas Yau

A crowd of people at Shanghai Disneyland on May 11, during trial operations. Photo: Reuters

Mickey Mouse has arrived: ‘China’s Disneyland’ opens in Shanghai

Bob Iger , the chairman and chief executive of Walt Disney, speaks at a press conference at Shanghai Disney Resort on Wednesday, before Thursday’s official opening to the general public. Photo: AFP

People gather at the Walt Disney Theatre before the premiere of the Manderin stage production Lion King at Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai on June 14, 2016. The Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom this week when Disney opens its first theme park in mainland China, betting the growing middle class will spend big on leisure despite a slowing economy. / AFP PHOTO / STR

Guests walk into the Walt Disney Theatre at Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai on June 14, 2016. The Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom this week when Disney opens its first theme park in mainland China, betting the growing middle class will spend big on leisure despite a slowing economy. / AFP PHOTO / STR

(160614) -- SHANGHAI, June 14, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 13, 2016 shows rehearsal of light show at the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, east China. The Shanghai Disney Resort, the sixth in the world, will officially open on June 16. (Xinhua/Niu Yixin) (ry)

Nothing Mickey Mouse about Disney’s impact on Shanghai

New theme park’s target market is 330 million people living in Yangtze River Delta region

Murray King, vice president of public affairs of Shanghai Disney Resort, attends a news conference in Shanghai, China, May 19, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

A general view of Shanghai Disneyland during its trial operation period. SCMP/Thomas Yau

(160507) -- SHANGHAI, May 7, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 6, 2016 shows a general view of the Shanghai Disney Resort in Shanghai, east China. The Shanghai Disneyland, Disney's first theme park in the Chinese mainland, started an operational test on Saturday to prepare for its opening on June 16. (Xinhua/Niu Yixin)(mcg)

People walk through the entrance to the Nanchang Wanda Park theme park at the Wanda Cultural Tourism City in Nanchang in southeastern China's Jiangxi province, Saturday, May 28, 2016. China's largest private property developer, the Wanda Group, opened an entertainment complex on Saturday that it's positioning as a distinctly homegrown rival to Disney and its $5.5 billion Shanghai theme park opening next month. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

People watch a light and fireworks display near the Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland during trial operations in late May. Photo: AP

Chinese tourists leave their mark at attractions around Shanghai Disneyland 

A woman, with her shoes off, sits on the lawn in Disney Town, Shanghai, on Monday. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Words “was here for traveling” in Chinese were found craved on a lamp pole in Disney Town in Shanghai. Source: thepaper.cn

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The theme park resort, which has cost US$5.5 billion, was approved by the city government in 2009 and construction work began in April 2011


Yes, it’s finally open: 6 things you need to know about the new Shanghai Disneyland

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}The theme park resort, which has cost US$5.5 billion, was approved by the city government in 2009 and construction work began in April 2011

The theme park resort, which has cost US$5.5 billion, was approved by the city government in 2009 and construction work began in April 2011