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[DopeyDad]

:-" oh..no..it..doesn't

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

yes it does

where is the coaster? waterfalls?
doubt it

[-breeno-]

yes it does

where is the coaster? waterfalls?
doubt it

TimmyTimmyTimmy, are you being serious or joking?  Honestly I'm confused :?

[SM:M3]

yes it does

where is the coaster? waterfalls?
doubt it

How can you tell from that small, blurry image if that is a Frontierland Rollercoaster or something like a Pirateland log flume?

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

One can see the typical Fantasyland rides in Fantasyland. One can see cars on the parking lots, trains on the tracks,lights, small roads, trees... but that thing that alot of us think is BTM might not be BTM at all. There is no sign of anything on there looking like a coaster, and the mountain looks too small.
I´m pretty sure they painted it there just to fill up space and make the concept look better.

Why would a Frontierland have huge waterfalls?

It could be I am wrong. It´s just a blurry image. Perhaps the waterfalls will be there insted of geysers like in Paris.

[Anthony]

Why would a Frontierland have huge waterfalls?

The back of Frontierland looks interesting - giant waterfalls or something? Almost like Western River Expedition.

http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/wre.htm

I'm not saying they'll build Western River Expedition, but they might be inspired by the exterior.

[dagobert]

According to Micechat Member WDW1974 and Lee MacDonald of Tales from the LP fanzine Shanghai Disneyland will not be built by WDI. Instead it will be outsourced like Universal is doing that with their parks.

http://micechat.com/forums/shanghai-dis ... d-wdi.html

Maybe this turns out great and Disney will create great attractions again and no Toy Story dressed carnival rides. You just have to take a look on Harry Potter in Florida. WDI of today is really far behind of Universal. The only thing they can do at the moment is creating stupid princess meet and greet areas in the new MK Fantasyland. On the other hand I'm very sorry if this rumour is true, because WDI is part of Disney since Walt.

I really hope that Bob Iger will get kicked out of the company soon, because he is destroying the Company like Michael Eisner did in his last years. Sadly there is no strong member of the Disney Family, like Roy E. was, left in the company.

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

We Disneyland fans that will go to Shanghai can only hope that an aweful place like TSPL with it´s stupid rides wont ever be built in this new Disneyland. Disney already had a bad start with HKDL. Another or even worse, a WDS would just kill Disney in Shanghai.

[dagobert]

According to Screamscape.com and "The Theme Park Guy" construction will start soon.

The theme park guy has taken some pictures of the construction site:
http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/sha ... isneyland/

http://www.screamscape.com/html/shanghai_disneyland.htm

I still can't belive that TWDC wants to be associated with relocation of people just to build a themepark. And the money for this park could be better used for Hong Kong and Paris to improve the quality in the already existing parks.

[dagobert]

It's getting official:
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-201 ... 29397.html

From Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A40DR20101105

(Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) has signed an agreement with a Shanghai company for the establishment of a Disneyland theme park in the city, bringing its long-planned park in mainland China closer to fruition.

The deal was reached with Shanghai Shendi Group, which was specifically created for the development of the Disneyland project, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Disney confirmed the Xinhua statement and said it was still awaiting final approval from China's central government regarding the incorporation of the related joint venture companies and the completion of regulatory procedures.

"For quite some time, we have been involved in discussions with the Shanghai government about building a Disney theme park. We can confirm the statement from the Shanghai government that we have taken another step forward in the approval process," a Disney spokeswoman said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

Shanghai's Disneyland is expected to cover around 4 sq km and cost about 25 billion yuan ($3.75 billion), Xinhua said. Disney itself gave no further details.

It was not clear what the ownership structure of the park would be like, but state media reported last year that an investment company controlled by the Shanghai municipal government would own a majority stake in the park.

Disney received approval to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai a year ago, but discussions about the specifics have been ongoing and few details have been released publicly.

Disney has long sought to build in Shanghai, a wealthy city of about 20 million people that is ringed by the prosperous Yangtze River Delta, home to tens of millions more potential visitors.

It was less enthusiastic about building near Beijing, which has fewer large population centers in the immediate vicinity.

Disney's foray into the China market has been mixed so far, with its Hong Kong Disneyland park reporting a loss last year.

(Additional reporting by Sally Huang in Beijing; Editing by Jason Subler)

[dagobert]

RandySavage over at Micechat.com has posted an interesting article from Beijing Reviews about Shanghai Disneyland:

http://micechat.com/forums/shanghai-dis ... eview.html

http://www.bjreview.com.cn/quotes/txt/2 ... 314762.htm

Here are some parts of the article:

The article says it will be the biggest Disneyland in the world ( 1.16 square km) and it will be built in three phases.
The first phase will focus on the theme of a Magic Kingdom and it will include five different theme areas.
Water will be one of the main features of the first phase of the Shanghai Disneyland. A 0.39-square-km lake will be built in the first phase, which will take up a sizeable proportion of the entire park. It will be used as a base for water recreation activities and transportation.

The construction will be divided into three phases. The first phase, including a nearly 1-square-km theme park area (1sqkm=250 acres), is to involve an investment about 25 billion yuan ($3.68 billion) and is planned for completion around 2014. After it opens, the number of tourists is expected to add up to 10 million every year, while the total tourists visiting the whole park will be 30 million annually, He said.


Maybe it will be a mix of a MK style park and Tokyo DisneySea. I really hope that it will not be another copy of a MK. This time it seems that Disney will do it right and they are not going to build a small park with just a few attractions.

Hopefully we will see some great attractions and not a bunch of carnival rides.

[dagobert]

GOOD NEWS, although it can just be considered as a rumour, but according to Micechat.com member Ummmm, No, there will be no cheap TSPL in the new Shanghai DL. He seems to have some sources.

http://micechat.com/forums/shanghai-dis ... -no-2.html

[dagobert]

According to Screamscape.com Shanghai Disneyland will feature at least two hotels:

According to the details listing for this job opening at Disney, they are looking for someone who will be involved with "the design, development, construction, and turnover phases of the two hotels associated with the Shanghai Disney Resort." So right from the Mouse's mouth... we now know there will be at least two official Disney Resort Hotels in the Shanghai Disney Resort when it opens.

http://www.screamscape.com/html/shanghai_disneyland.htm

https://disney.recruitmax.com/main/care ... oHighlight

[dagobert]

Today seems to be an exciting day for Disney Parks. First new plans for the Fantasyland expansion and now some news about the future Shanghai Disneyland.

According to disneyandmore.blogspot.com Shanghai official said that the new resort will include three parks when finished. The first will be a Magic Kingdom style park and the others could be EPCOT and Animal Kingdom.

http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2011/ ... cials.html

[Anthony]

No Studios? That's telling.

I can't imagine a second Epcot. They probably need to define what the first one is before building a second.