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[Anthony]

Because if they spend time improving Hong Kong, they'll have missed their chance with Shanghai?

They've already announced a big expansion for Hong Kong. It's not like development there will stop because of Shanghai. Disneyland didn't stop when Walt Disney World opened, nor did it lose any popularity. There's room for both.

I just hope whoever Disney deal with in Shanghai they're less pissy than Hong Kong, so they can actually build what they want. In fact, I've not really been following this project much so far, so how do they intend to pay for/manage it? Will the government be so strongly involved again?

[Willow]

I would prefer that they put the $3.5 billion (in addition to the 3 new lands) into Hong Kong to make it into a truely world-class 2 park resort.

I've been trying to find the quote, but I cannot remember where I saw it, it will be something like a 60-40 split.

[ightenhill]

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I just hope whoever Disney deal with in Shanghai they're less pissy than Hong Kong, so they can actually build what they want. In fact, I've not really been following this project much so far, so how do they intend to pay for/manage it? Will the government be so strongly involved again?

And there in lies the root of the problem in China.. They will want full control or nothing.. Toys will be thrown out prams before an inch of soil is turned over on this project..

[PeterPaan]

I'm not too excited with the Shanghai project. I think a Disney resort in Australia would have been a better idea. Geography wise.

[Anthony]

Here we go, the stories begin... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/worl ... 273194.cms

Graves being dug up for Disneyland?

[Aveen2008]

I wish they weren't building another Disney in that part of the world.

And building on graves or digging them up seems so wrong and werid!! :shock:  That would be a park full of ghost stories!
I don't know if the natives comments against the park should be a major concern or even would be for Disney because the french natives were very against the paris park before it was built and for a while after and now they are probably glad of the money it brings to the country and the jobs it provides.

building on graves though really isn't a good idea, its also disrespectful. that article implies they won't mind when they see what a great magic kingdom they will get..which I don't think is relevant.

[CentralPlazaPerson]

I think one in South America (Brazil?) or Africa (South Africa?) would be a good idea. Not another one in Asia.

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

Most persons in Sweden would never ever even think of going to Disneyland Paris even if they wanted to. Sweden is not poor. It is just too expensive in France and Disneyland. How on earth could a normal person living and working on mainland China afford to take the family to Tokyo Disney Resort? Even a visit to Hong Kong Disneyland by a mainlander is a stretch.
A park in Shanghai is natural part of an expansion plan by a company like Disney. It is a very smart move to build a park that aims at the one billion possible visitors in mainland. China is on the rize.
The bad thing is that Disney and co tend to rebuild the very same park over and over again.
Putting a park in Austrailia that practically is a piece of empty land in the middle of an ocean would be a waste. China is packed with people that could be customers at Disney, if Disney wakes up and realizes that a small world and a bunch of flying dumbos does not make people interested any more.

Disneyland in south africa?... let´s hope not.

[CentralPlazaPerson]

Disneyland in south africa?... let´s hope not.

If your talking about people in China making long journeys to the parks what about the people at the bottom of the world like Australia or South Africa? How will they be able to experience Disney without travelling across the world?

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

Australians have Hong Kong Disneyland.
The people in Africa have other things on their minds than Disneyland. For those few that have the money... they can go to any Disneyland they want. But yes it is a bit far.
Disneylands are placed where there is alot people living and/or where tourists are guaranteed to show up. It wasn´t always like that.
China has over a billion possible park visitors. That is more than anywhere else on this planet.
The most logical next step to expand is in India. That is also a place where economy is growing and the population is over one billion.

[ToadWithPinkEyes]

Timmy's right. Shanghai makes sense to Disney as a global brand. Not to us as Western consumers. The world aint run from Washington and London anymore! More and more power is in the East. Also more money, and therefore more merch sales for The Walt Disney Company! Let's hope the put some originality into Shanghai. I'd love to see something completely different. But maybe I'm just hoping for too much! They'll do whatever sells!

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

...and Shanghai Disneyland will open earliest 2015-2016.

[nemo1981]

Do we already know that Shanghai disneyland will even be smaller than HongKongDL??? Found this on youtube...[youtube:2kc69bbd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqDmklKUp_U[/youtube:2kc69bbd]

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

Hong Kong Disneyland´s catch phrase is "the smallest place on earth"

...not relly but still... Disney´s signature nowdays is to build small and empty themeparks. WDS, HKDL and next up SDL

[Owain]

Thats a weird choice, i remember a few months back reading it was going to be the biggest !,Taking over DLP for being the biggest Disney Magic kingdom style park.

Im glad our resort will be keeping that record though