Tag: Shanghai
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Photo Gallery – Star Wars: The Last Jedi China Premiere
At the Walt Disney Grand Theatre at the Shanghai Disney Resort, stars Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley, along with writer/director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman, greeted fans at the China premiere of Lucasfilm’s STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI. STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI opened in U.S. theaters on December 15 and will open in Chinese theaters…
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Shanghai Disneyland to Open New Toy Story Land on April 26th!
Shanghai Disneyland has been open for a little over a year and it is already receiving its first expansion. This won’t just be a little expansion but an entire new land, dedicated to the world of Toy Story. In this land, guests will be shrunk down to the size of toys and even become “honorary…
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Shanghai Disney Receives Award As 2017 China Best Employer
Shanghai Disney has been open for over just a year and has hosted around 13 million guests so far. These guests have made memories that will last a lifetime. Now, Shanghai Disney has been recognized for all it has done. It was recently given the 2017 China Best Employer award recipients from AON Hewitt. This…
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Shanghai Disney Hosts World Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
The World Premiere of Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Films’ “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”was held in Shanghai, China, at Shanghai Disney Resort on Thursday, May 11, marking the first time a Hollywood movie premiered in Mainland China. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, and producer Jerry…
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Virtual Rides of Pirates of the Caribbean at Two Disneylands
Pirates of the Caribbean is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the original Disneyland. What better way to celebrate than having virtual rides of two Pirates of the Caribbeans from the original Disneyland and the newest one! Disneyland recently refurbished the 50 year old classic attraction. The result is having it in top form again with…
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The Cast of “Beauty and the Beast” Dazzle at Shanghai and Shanghai Disneyland
PRESS RELEASE: Today in Shanghai, the cast and filmmakers from Disney’s live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST including Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad and director Bill Condon continued their world tour with a premiere and photo call in Shanghai. In addition, a first look at a scene from the film featuring the song…
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Lunar New Year at Disney California Adventure Expanded For 2017
Throughout year at Disney California Adventure the park celebrates the diverse heritage of the state by including celebrations of various cultures. Lunar New Year is one of those celebrations that makes for a big celebration. Located around Paradise Garden is a variety of activities and character greetings. Mickey, Minnie, Mulan, and Mushu are available for photo opportunities.…
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New Soarin’ With New Queue Interaction
It may be a bit of old news at this point, but Soarin’ Around the World has opened at the Disney Parks around the globe. First opening in Shanghai Disneyland, then in Disney California Adventure and Epcot. With all new scenes including the Great Wall of China, Sydney in Australia, and even some polar bears,…
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Shanghai Disney Resort Celebrates Historic Grand Opening as the First Disney Resort in Mainland China
Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger Joins Chinese Leaders to Declare Shanghai Disneyland Open to Its First Official Guests A 60-year History of Creativity, Innovation and Storytelling Brings Disney Magic to a Resort That Is Distinctly Chinese PRESS RELEASE: SHANGHAI, June 16, 2016–– Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth…
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Watch the Shanghai Disney Resort Grand Opening Gala Here!
The Walt Disney Company has posted the Shanghai Disney Resort Grand Opening Gala on YouTube. Shanghai Disneyland will be officially opening at 12:00 PM on June 16, 2016. DAPs Magic’s very own Murray will be at Shanghai Disneyland for this historic event. Follow along and see Shanghai Disneyland through the lens of his phone and camera…
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Shanghai Disney Resort Grand Opening Celebration to be Telecast on Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD and Freeform
PRESS RELEASE: Disney will welcome viewers from around the world to experience an authentically Disney and distinctly Chinese celebration — the spectacular one-of-a-kind grand opening celebration of Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in mainland China. Showcasing the beauty of Chinese art and tradition, and bringing magical Disney stories and characters to life for…
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Six-Week Trial Run Beings at Shanghai Disneyland
In just a few short months, Shanghai Disneyland will officially open to the public. On June 16, the park will mark its grand opening to the public but, it was announced that in the weeks leading up the park’s opening, a trial run of operations will be held. The Walt Disney Company was quoted by…
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2015 Disney Stories Countdown #5 – D23 Expo
As the year comes to a close, it’s nice to take time to reflect on 2015. As always, here are the big stories that happened with Disney for 2015. It was quite a big year, so let’s get started! The D23 Expo isn’t the least of stories of 2015. It was certainly hard to choose…
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UPDATED! Shanghai Disneyland Details Unveiled
THERE’S AN UPDATE BELOW THIS GENERAL OVERVIEW! AND WE HAVE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON RIDES AND LANDS . Disney CEO Bob Iger has just unveiled what to expect at Shanghai Disneyland in a special presentation in China. Since breaking ground in 2011 there has not been a lot known about this new theme park, save for…
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Golden Spire Tops Shanghai Disneyland Castle
This week, Shanghai Disneyland reached a fantastic milestone. With construction at full force, the Enchanted Storybook Castle was topped. This magical castle received its top shining spire, a golden spire that is. Bob Iger, chairman and CEO, and Tom Staggs, chief operating officer, were both on scene to watch the highest point of the castle…
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Disneyland in Shanghai & India, Christmas at Disneyland, Mad T Party Ends, and more! – Dapscast – Episode 11
Danie, Annie, and Murray join Mr. Daps for another episode of Dapscast. This installment looks at the holiday festivities at Disneyland Resort with a complete soundtrack of World of Color: Winter Dreams, and news of Fantasmic getting FastPass. Also featured is a discussion about having new Disneylands oversease, and a talk about the end of…
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Toy Story Hotel Coming to Shanghai Disney Resort
Disney is continuing to slowly lift the veil on what will be experienced when the gates are opened at Shanghai Disney Resort. This week, quite a bit of information has been released regarding the Resort. As you can see, the Toy Story Hotel is just the tip of the iceberg! First off a birdseye view…
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Shanghai Disneyland: “Garden of the Twelve Friends”
Shanghai Disneyland has its first corporate partner. With this partnership also comes some new artwork giving yet another glimpse at what the future Disneyland park will look like in Shanghai. The announcement was made yesterday for the corporate partnership with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Shanghai Disneyland. “Since the opening of Disneyland in…
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Iron Man Experience Flying to Hong Kong Disneyland [Updated]
Iron Man is incredibly popular in China. For example, Iron Man 3 took in $121.2 million in China and The Avengers just $84.1 this year. Disney is hoping to capitalize on this momentum to help boost Hong Kong Disneyland. To do this, Disney Parks & Resorts Chairman Tom Staggs announced that an Iron Man thrill…
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Shanghai Disneyland Continues Forward With Major Construction
DAPs Magic Disney News – by Mr. DAPs On April 8, 2011 ground was broken for Shanghai Disney Resort, the future home of the Shanghai Disneyland Park. Since then, not a lot has been heard about the newest Magic Kingdom. According to the Shanghai Daily, Chinese officials yesterday however shared a few more details about…