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Shanghai Disneyland will open next year and will be the world's largest Disney
The Chinese version of the Disney musical "The Lion King" will be staged at the yet-to-be completed
Shanghai Disney Resort, sources said on Friday. The Chinese-speaking musical, which will stay true to the original English version, will be performed at the 1,200-seat Walt Disney Theater in the resort, according to Mike Crawford, the resort's general manager. The show will recruit local actors this summer, Ke said.
The first Disney resort on the Chinese mainland will boast two themed hotels, a large retail, dining and entertainment venue and an array of recreation facilities, and has been designed to incorporate Chinese elements as well as Disneyland traditions. Scheduled to open at the end of 2015, the resort is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company and the
Shanghai Shendi Group.
Shanghai to be home to world's largest Disney store by 2015
BEIJING, 2013 Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) --
Shanghai will be home to the world's largest Disney store by 2015 when the
Shanghai Disney Resort opens to the public. The Walt Disney Co China announced on Friday plans to build its first, and the world's largest, Disney store in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Stanley Cheung, executive vice-president and managing director, The Walt Disney Company, Greater China, said: "Disney has combined the retail concept with storytelling, fun and innovation and will provide families with a uniquely immersive entertainment destination featuring our best-loved stories and characters."
Yang Xiaoming, general manager of
Shanghai Lujiazui (Group) Co Ltd, said the store's innovative design, product and entertainment offerings will provide the Lujiazui area with a family friendly destination and will contribute to Shanghai's reputation as a family, business, cultural, entertainment and tourism destination. To open at the end of 2015, the 5,000 square meters store will be located in Shanghai's financial hub, and will feature a retail space and a Disney-themed outdoor plaza area.
Shanghai Disneyland expects 30 pct more tourists
SHANGHAI, 2014 April 29 (Xinhua) - The first Disneyland on the Chinese mainland expects 30 percent more visitors than originally planned, thanks to an additional 5 billion yuan (800 million U.S. dollars) worth of investment. The money, pledged by both Walt Disney and Chinese partner
Shanghai Shendi Group on Tuesday, will be spent on more attractions, entertainment and other areas to increase capacity at the theme park.
Shanghai Shendi said the extra facilities would be within the 3.9 square km mapped out for the project.
The company said the decision to invest more was based on their confidence in the prospects for the
Shanghai park, scheduled to open at the end of 2015. It said the number of visitors within the first year of its opening is expected to approach 10 million, 30 percent more than originally planned. "Since we first broke ground in Shanghai, we've been very impressed with the growth of China's economy, especially in the rapid expansion of the middle class and the significant increase in travel and tourism," said Robert A. Iger, chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company in a statement.
"The expansion underscores the tremendous opportunity we see in
Shanghai and demonstrates our long-term commitment to and confidence in China," said Thomas O. Staggs, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in the statement.
Shanghai expected to receive 240 million domestic tourists and 10 million foreign visitors in 2015 with a tourism revenue expected to hit 510 billion yuan.
