'Tremors' and 'Timber Terror' at Silverwood Theme Park. 'Tremors' and 'Timber Terror' at Silverwood Theme Park.

Athol, ID
June 3, 2003
Apple | Cool | Disney | Entertainment | Fitness | Geek | Microsoft | Politics | Seattle Storm | Transit | Travel | UW MBA

« Paradise Bay Is (Finally!) Being Refilled | Main | Link's Airport Station Opens Dec. 19 »

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.

« Paradise Bay Is (Finally!) Being Refilled | Main | Link's Airport Station Opens Dec. 19 »

Copyright © 2004 - 2009, Gavin Shearer. All rights reserved.
The views and opinions expressed on this Web site are mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect the position(s) of any organization(s) I may be affiliated with.