Tourism Official – Shanghai Disneyland Expected to Draw Big

While this isn’t coming from an official Disney representative, there was some interesting news made at the International Academy of Tourism expo in Shanghai. Construction is just underway on Shanghai Disneyland, it won’t open until 2016, but expectations are already pretty high

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Tourism Official – Shanghai Disneyland Expected to Draw Big

More Shanghai Disneyland Details

We’re learning a few more details about Shanghai Disneyland today. We’ve learned the Operating Conditions, which is basically how will it be built and who will control its operations, and some additional attraction details

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Disneyland Shanghai Castle Concept Art

The Shanghai Daily posted two concept art drawings from Disney depicting the castle that is destined to be the center piece of the new theme park Disney is building outside Shanghai. We now see the interior and the outside of the ‘Storybook Castle’ that is planned for the Shanghai Disney Resort.

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Disneyland Shanghai Castle Concept Art

Disneyland Shanghai Castle Concept Art

The Shanghai Daily posted two concept art drawings from Disney depicting the castle that is destined to be the center piece of the new theme park Disney is building outside Shanghai. We now see the interior and the outside of the ‘Storybook Castle’ that is planned for the Shanghai Disney Resort.

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Disneyland Shanghai Castle Concept Art

Major Construction at Shanghai Disneyland could start in May

News reports from Shanghai indicate that major construction on the complex that will eventually house a Magic Kingdom style park could begin in May . Right now the government is hurriedly adding infrastructure to get trucks, and eventually tourists, to and from the site. The park is scheduled to open in 2015.

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Major Construction at Shanghai Disneyland could start in May

Oriental Land Company joins Shanghai Disney project

The Oriental Land Company, the company that owns the Tokyo Disneyland Resort has been identified as a new partner in the Shanghai Disneyland resort. Anyone who has seen the attention to detail lavished on Tokyo DisneySea knows that this can only be a good thing

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Oriental Land Company joins Shanghai Disney project

Shanghai Disneyland Deal Signed

Although property preparation has been underway for a few months now, no official deal had been signed with the governments of China and Shanghai. That changed after the Shanghai Expo finished. A deal has now been signed for a new 8 square mile resort area with a 1.5 square mile theme park zone.

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Shanghai Disneyland Deal Signed

Iger’s China Strategy Continues

With Disney entering into a deal with the Hong Kong government to expand Hong Kong Disneyland and the reveal of the Shanghai Disney Theme park plan, one of the worst kept secrets of the last five years, The Walt Disney Company continues to gain traction in the world’s largest and fastest growing market of consumers–China.

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Iger’s China Strategy Continues