Shanghai Disneyland has opened its doors for a test run ahead of the giant theme park’s official opening next month. Stunning aerial images showed China’s Disneyland lit up for the first time.
The resort’s employees, partners and stakeholders received a sneak preview of the $5.5 Billion Shanghai Park on Saturday. Disney guests can only try out some attractions, entertainment and dining facilities on selected dates over a six-week period while the world’s largest entertainment company is getting ready for the official opening of its first Disney park in Shanghai. The theme park welcomed some 30,000 visitors on just the second day of its trial run.
China’s resort is located in Shanghai’s Pudong district and the official opening is scheduled for June 16. The tickets for the opening day were sold out within hours. The three-day event to mark the opening is planned including a red carpet premiere of company’s Lion King Broadway show. It is the first time when the production will be performed in Mandarin.
Shanghai Park is expected to smash records on its official opening and while it prepares to welcome thousands of excited visitors, the theme park has released stunning aerial shots showing the huge resort with its themed lands and breathtaking enchanted castle, the largest in history, which will house all Disney princesses.
Chinese resort will include different parks: the Enchanted Storybook Castle, Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, the Gardens of Imagination, Adventure Isle, the Treasure Cove, Mickey Avenue and Disneytown along with numerous rides, as well as hotels and a shopping district.
The idea to create the park has started in the 1990’s but was only given the go ahead in 2011 after Disney agreed the park will reflect Chinese culture along with the classic Disney films. The company is planning to employ about 10,000 people to work at Shanghai Magical Kingdom, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger said last year.