It may be considered as the loudest event of the summer in the entertainment industry - the opening of Shanghai Disneyland. A giant amusement park cost its creators nearly $ 5.5 billion, sounds attractive.
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| dialognarodov.ru |
Thousands of Chinese people came to see its opening. Some of them waited outside the gates of the park from six o’clock in the morning. What’s more, lots of tourists from the US, Japan, Canada and other countries also came to see the event.
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| news.xinhuanet.com |
Disneyland in Shanghai became the sixth amusement park, launched by The Walt Disney Company, and the third - in Asia (formerly parks were opened in Tokyo and Hong Kong).
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| chinadaily.com.cn |
All the tickets for the opening of the new Disneyland were sold in March. The cost of visiting the park ranges from 370 yuan ($ 57) on ordinary days to 499 yuan ($ 76) during the peak of its visiting.
The main attraction of the park is the Castle (Enchanted Storybook Castle), which became the largest in the history of Disneyland.
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| timeoutbeijing.com |
The "Pirates of the Caribbean" also promises to be a popular attraction where the viewers can see an exciting fight between two groups of ships. There are also available some attractions with the characters of Star Wars and superheroes Marvel Comics - including Spider-Man and Iron Man.
The park is divided into six themed zones - Adventure Isle, Gardens of Imagination, Mickey Avenue, Tomorrowland, Treasure Cove and Fantasyland. In the park you can see theatrical performances (for example, a Chinese version of musical "The Lion King") and the evening light show.
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| latimes.com |
It is planned that Shanghai Disneyland will be visited by about 15 million people a year. Its primary audience is 330 million Chinese, living in the delta of Yangtze River in the three-hour drive from the park. Experts estimate that Disneyland will be repaid in 12-15 years. It is already known that the new resort and entertainment area will bring nearly $ 3.3 billion to the Shanghai economy.