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November 4, 2009

Shanghai Disneyland Approved By Chinese Government

The worst-kept secret in Disney history is officially out of the bag (and moving forward):

After a courtship of about 20 years, the Walt Disney Company has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai, Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive, said Tuesday.

The initial resort, with a mix of shopping areas, hotels and a Magic Kingdom-style theme park, will sprawl across 1,000 acres of the city’s Pudong district — with the theme park occupying about 100 of those acres. It would be a little bigger than Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., and on par with the parks in Paris and Tokyo. It is expected to open in five or six years.

They're spending $3.5Bn on this puppy - nearly what was spent on DisneySea. I can't wait to see some of the concept art.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at November 4, 2009 7:07 AM. Posted to Disney.

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