Shanghai Disneyland reopens
Shanghai Disneyland reopens and has started the countdown to reopening its Disneyland amusement park as business and life in mainland China’s commercial hub head towards a full return to normality by the end of June.
A partial reopening of Shanghai Disney Resort attracted hundreds of local visitors on Thursday as it celebrated its sixth anniversary
Sources said the US$5.5 billion Disneyland looks likely to get the nod from the authorities in the next couple of weeks
Shanghai Disneyland is ready to receive visitors as it awaits the nod from local authorities to restart attractions such as the Pirates of the Caribbean Battle for the Sunken Treasure and Peter Pan’s Flight, according to government and company sources with knowledge of the matter.
The theme park, one of the world’s largest, has already called back a proportion of staff to get ready to reopen after shutting the gates for almost three months owing to Shanghai’s Covid-19 pandemic curbs.
A partial reopening of Shanghai Disney Resort, which comprises Disneyland, Disneytown, two themed hotels, Wishing Star Park, and the Blue Sky Boulevard, attracted hundreds of local visitors on Thursday as it celebrated its sixth anniversary.
Shoppers visited stores in Disneytown while other visitors snapped photos with an 11-meter tall, floating Donald Duck on the Wishing Star Lake.
“No other tourist destination can beat Disneyland in marking the rebirth of the city,” said Pinky Yu, a local college student who bought several items at the World of Disney Store. “We believe a [full] reopening of the theme park is around the corner.”
She may well get her to wish.
“We will continue to implement a phased reopening of Shanghai Disney Resort and look forward to sharing more good news in the future,” a spokesperson said in a statement to the Post on Thursday.
Sources said the Shanghai municipal government had yet to make a final decision on when to reopen the US$5.5 billion Disneyland, but it is quite likely the theme park will get the green light in the next couple of weeks.
Shanghai Disneyland was the world’s first Disneyland to reopen amid the coronavirus breakout in early 2020, resuming operations in May 2020 after a temporary shut-down in January 2020.
“It is expected that the resort will see increasing tourist visits this summer, which is a peak season for theme parks. The number of tourists is expected to pick up gradually,” Yang said.
The partial reopening of the Shanghai Disney Resort followed the reopening of a number of tourist attractions in Shanghai after the city lifted the lockdown on June 1.
According to Tongcheng Travel, from June 1 to 7, the number of tickets issued for scenic spots in the city recovered to about 50 percent of the same period last year.
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