Shanghai Disneyland?

[TdcOgre]

http://tinyurl.com/yjes4sm

It was only a matter of time.

[Mayonnaise]

Broken link.

[Shorty82]

Broken link.

And a blind one. No way of knowing where it goes without clicking it because of the pointless use of tinyurl.

[Disneyguy85]

I don't mean to intrude in things, but for those who are interested, I found the news from D23;

http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/11030909_NF_FEAT_Shanghai.html

"The Walt Disney Company today announced that the Project Application Report (PAR) for a Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai has received approval from the relevant authorities of the central government of China."

[Bright Scouter]

This sounds interesting. I had hopes to get to all the Disney parks in my lifetime. Guess I have another one to add to the list. Sure sounds small. Other than that, not much information in the general media yet.

Anyone else heard much?

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

The news story I read said a "magic kingdom" LIKE park.

so I wonder if they can't build a full on Disneyland park.

[Stripes]

All the PAR does is give Disney the go ahead to begin preliminary development (see the rest of the story from D23 below). I'm thinking there will be a lot of political hoops that Disney will have to jump through and it's going to be a long time from development to actual park.

"The PAR approval will enable Disney and its Shanghai partners to move forward toward a final agreement to build and operate the park and begin preliminary development work. Upon completion of the final agreement, the project's initial phase would include a Magic Kingdom-style theme park with characteristics tailored to the Shanghai region and other amenities consistent with Disney's destination resorts worldwide."

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

All the PAR does is give Disney the go ahead to begin preliminary development (see the rest of the story from D23 below). I'm thinking there will be a lot of political hoops that Disney will have to jump through and it's going to be a long time from development to actual park.

"The PAR approval will enable Disney and its Shanghai partners to move forward toward a final agreement to build and operate the park and begin preliminary development work. Upon completion of the final agreement, the project's initial phase would include a Magic Kingdom-style theme park with characteristics tailored to the Shanghai region and other amenities consistent with Disney's destination resorts worldwide."

Sooooo...No hall of Presidents?

[Stripes]

Corridor of Chairmen?

The Vestibule of National Congress of the Communist Party of China just doesn't roll off the tounge.

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

Corridor of Chairmen?

The Vestibule of National Congress of the Communist Party of China just doesn't roll off the tounge.

Hmm, could call it:

the Voncotcpoc!

[Stripes]

I wonder if that would translate well?

[darph nader]

Corridor of Chairmen?

The Vestibule of National Congress of the Communist Party of China just doesn't roll off the tounge.

More of a tounge twister. :cool:

[delsdad]

Instead of Main Street U.S.A. could we expect to encounter a scale model of the Great Wall ? Or (shudder) Tiannamen Square ?:eek:

[glendalais]

Instead of Main Street U.S.A. could we expect to encounter a scale model of the Great Wall ? Or (shudder) Tiannamen Square ?:eek:

It's been done (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendid_China), and not that far from Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

The PRC Government also operated one in Central Florida (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splendid_China_(Florida)) as well. Eventually closed after protests, vandalism and performers fleeing the park and claiming political asylum.