Shanghai Disneyland is a go!

[sir clinksalot]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/business/global/04disney.html?_r=2&hp

Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai, Robert A. Iger

No concept art is available yet.

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[winder*wonder]

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i can see so many problems that can arouse during this....poltically speaking ofcourse..

[Dustysage]

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i can see so many problems that can arouse during this....poltically speaking ofcourse..

I guess we all knew that Mickey was a secret Communist.

[Barbossa]

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I wonder how many locals will afford to go this park. Probably not many.

That's 3 parks in Asia now. So when can we expect Disneyland: Canada built in BC?

[Jgooss]

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I can't think of a better ambassador for capitalism and freedom than disney. Looking forward to another beautiful park to visit.

[yoyoflamingo]

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From the rumors about how much they are trying to add a different identity to this park, it will be interesting to see what the concept art finally looks like.

[Dustysage]

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I wonder how many locals will afford to go this park. Probably not many.

That probably isn't going to be a problem. There are PLENTY of really wealthy people in and around Shanghai. Probably more potential park visitors live in that region than in the LA metro area.

The bigger issue is do they know Disney well enough to care about visiting the park?

I can't think of a better ambassador for capitalism and freedom than disney.

I totally agree.

[netenyahoo]

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I am excited to see the concept art too. I am sure it will be a heavily Pixar themed park. Wonder what the castle will look like. Can't really do the Anaheim castle as Hong Kong has it. I hope they don't do Cinderella's castle. Hopefully it will be something completely new and different. This park better open with lots of rides too.

[astrologic]

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I can't think of a better ambassador for capitalism and freedom than disney.

Definitely

[Coheteboy]

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That probably isn't going to be a problem. There are PLENTY of really wealthy people in and around Shanghai. Probably more potential park visitors live in that region than in the LA metro area.

The bigger issue is do they know Disney well enough to care about visiting the park?

You're correct. Shanghai is incredibly wealthy. The city is is where all the hip and trendy clubs are, major shopping venues, dining.... this city is like if New York mated with Las Vegas.

And if you want fast transportation, they have a Maglev that takes you from the airport to the city in less than 7 minutes (normally a 40 minute drive).


Shanghai Disneyland, at its worse will be a local driven park. But if built properly, can be a major tourist destination for all of China.



Americans have to understand that China isn't like the United States where we travel the world often. The people of China typically do not leave. They don't have that kind of money. Even with Tokyo and Hong Kong so close, it would be too expensive to travel to those parks. Shanghai Disneyland will basically make it that much easier for the people to see a Disney park in their lifetime. They'll take trains, busses, and maybe planes, but staying on Chinese soil will probably be more attractive to them than anything else.



I'm hoping that they really pull out the stops on this park, give it a unique castle, great attractions, and really make it unique and complete.

[Barbossa]

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I'm hoping that they really pull out the stops on this park, give it a unique castle, great attractions, and really make it unique and complete.

I'm hoping they design a uniqur castle too and don't pull a Hong Kong with a carbon-copy of Anaheim's. Anaheim's should've been exclusive to Anahaeim and not used anywhere else.

[OC2Epcot]

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I wonder how many locals will afford to go this park. Probably not many.

In general, many Chinese have a lot more in their bank accounts than Americans, and far less debt. I see the Shanghai park doing very well. At about 750 miles from Hong Kong, it will put the two parks at around a 90 min. airline flight apart. For a visitor wanting to see both parks, it makes it easy. For Hong Kong, I think it will hurt their attendance. I think they had planned for a certain number to come from the mainland. There are still a lot of people in southern China who will still be closer to Hong Kong, but I predict the Shanghai park will pass Hong Kong in annual attendance.

[adormouse]

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It's exciting to know another Disneyland park is being built. With that being said I'm much too weary about visiting Shanghai for right now. Maybe in the future things will be different.

[astrologic]

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You're correct. Shanghai is incredibly wealthy. The city is is where all the hip and trendy clubs are, major shopping venues, dining.... this city is like if New York mated with Las Vegas.

And if you want fast transportation, they have a Maglev that takes you from the airport to the city in less than 7 minutes (normally a 40 minute drive).

Shanghai Disneyland, at its worse will be a local driven park. But if built properly, can be a major tourist destination for all of China.

Americans have to understand that China isn't like the United States where we travel the world often. The people of China typically do not leave. They don't have that kind of money. Even with Tokyo and Hong Kong so close, it would be too expensive to travel to those parks. Shanghai Disneyland will basically make it that much easier for the people to see a Disney park in their lifetime. They'll take trains, busses, and maybe planes, but staying on Chinese soil will probably be more attractive to them than anything else.

Thanks for this information!

[lighttragic]

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It's exciting to know another Disneyland park is being built. With that being said I'm much too weary about visiting Shanghai for right now. Maybe in the future things will be different.

Why So Weary? Visiting Shanghai or china in general?

[lighttragic]

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If this park opens in 2014-15 it will give enough time for Hong Kong to properly build itself as a destination as I believe the last new attractions from the major expansion will open in 2013 with Mystic Manor being the last. Additionally people forget china is such a dense country with over a billion people to boot... 3 theme parks in asia , if done and marketed properly they will have plenty of people to visit... They just cant start small as they have with new disney parks these past two decades

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

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Why So Weary? Visiting Shanghai or china in general?

For me, it's China in general.

[Coheteboy]

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For me, it's China in general.

If it were the 80s or even 90s, I may share your sensibilities. But right now, things are very different. There are, pardon my terminology, *** loads of Americans going to Shanghai and Beijing constantly. Tourists and businessmen alike.

English isn't the primary language there but more people than you know that can understand and speak a little as well.

I visited Shanghai in 2005 and it was definitely a place I wanted to see more of. I might have to do the Asian triple threat Disney tour when Shanghai Disneyland opens.

[Marko50]

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Possibly some have confused "weary" with "wary". Weary means that maybe you're a little too tired from traveling (for instance) to do it now.

[Dustysage]

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There are, pardon my terminology, *** loads of Americans going to Shanghai and Beijing constantly. Tourists and businessmen alike.

Absolutely! I've been there on business myself. Shanghai and Hong Kong are both international hubs of business and trade. However, to be successful, the park will need to capture the local audience as well. Hong Kong Disneyland had the same problem. They counted on tourists to flood the park, but they didn't. Why visit Disneyland in Hong Kong when there were bigger and better Disneylands elsewhere in the world. To be successful, Shanghai Disneyland simply needs to be a great park. If they build it well, on a huge scale, and with lots of unique attractions it will be a success. The Chinese aren't that much different from people anywhere else in the world. They understand entertainment, value, and quality as well or better than anyone.

-Dusty