Shanghai Disneyland

[Michael]

An interesting article about the creation of Tomorrowland at Shanghai Disneyland: http://fortune.com/shanghai-disney-tomorrowland-china/

[Guest]

Can someone do a post with the best YouTube videos each of every single major attraction (Tron, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan, Seven Dwarfs, Pirates, Soarin, Roaring Rapids)?

[thethemeparkguy]

Visited during trial operations on June 3rd. Pirates for the Caribbean is fantastic! Here are my thoughts:
http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/shanghai-disneyland

[MarcoDisney]

I don't think it is live. The article says that the program will be broadcast at 8pm June 16th. Since the article is from Orlando, I assume that it means 8pm ET, which would be 8am June 17th in China.

I am not talking about the 30min Disney Channel Special, I am wondering if there is also a big opening gala on TV, like they did for Hong Kong or Paris back in 1992 and if yes which Chinese national TV station it will be shown.

[Adam]

I hope for some channel like CCTV, maybe I can watch via satellite in Germany then, I remember when Hong Kong Disney opened i got the channel that aired the opening gala and watched live - so cool. Disney Channel Germany does not show the gala like in US - I hate that fact

I don't think it is live. The article says that the program will be broadcast at 8pm June 16th. Since the article is from Orlando, I assume that it means 8pm ET, which would be 8am June 17th in China.

[MarcoDisney]

Is it possible that they can televised it in Disney channel asia?

I hope for some channel like CCTV, maybe I can watch via satellite in Germany then. I remember when Hong Kong Disney opened I got the channel that aired the opening gala and watched live. So cool. Disney Channel Germany does not show the gala like in US - I hate that fact.

[MarcoDisney]

The opening ceremony for Shanghai Disneyland will be televised in a Disney Channel Special.

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-shanghai-disney-opening-becomes-tv-event-20160609-story.html

Does anyone know if the opening gala also will be shown in China television for example CCTV?

[CarlySX]

The opening ceremony for Shanghai Disneyland will be televised in a Disney Channel Special.

Fans can catch the event at 8 p.m. June 16 in a simulcast on Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD. The half-hour program repeats at 10 p.m. June 17 on Freeform.

"Ignite the Dreamer Within," a song written for the grand opening of Shanghai Disneyland, will be introduced. Conductor Tan Dun will lead the Shanghai Symphony on the new song.

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/tv-guy/os-shanghai-disney-opening-becomes-tv-event-20160609-story.html

[Daykota]

That looks to me like they are still working on it's internal moving parts where you can see the flaps to eventually cover it over.... strange for it to be left open like that but, I guess, at least they are able to test the ride properly.

I can guarantee you that this was not open to all guests at Trial Operations and this was not to test anything more than the rafts and certain show elements. It was only operational to train Rapids employees.

[Michael]

In China, Disney aims to keep security behind the scenes

Chinese law enforcement often relies on in-your-face muscle-flexing, but Shanghai appears to be giving unusual leeway to Walt Disney Co. to police its new theme park there nearly as inconspicuously as in other Magic Kingdoms.

Disneyland won’t officially open until June 16 but outsize crowds are already flocking by cars and subway to new restaurants and a lakeside promenade in a tourist zone surrounding the theme park that offers a free taste of the experience—90,000 on one day recently.

Shanghai events have drawn some of the largest crowds in the world, and despite massive numbers of officers and widespread electronic surveillance local authorities have a mixed response record.

In 2010, Shanghai took a page from the heavily policed Beijing Olympics two years earlier and stationed a battalion of officers, paramilitary and army at the city’s giant World’s Fair expo, which drew nearly half a million visitors daily for six months with minimal incidents. But a year and a half ago, three dozen people died in a New Year’s Eve stampede after police failed to divert an estimated 200,000 revelers from crushing into the city’s No. 1 tourist spot, the historic riverfront Bund.

The Burbank, Calif.-based company’s agreement gives it broad scope to manage risks in Shanghai much like it does at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and its parks in other countries. Disney won’t say much about the arrangements but its plans indicate that uniformed police generally won’t be seen inside the park gates.

Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/in-china-disney-aims-to-keep-security-behind-the-scenes-2016-06-09-61035059
Original article: http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-china-disney-aims-to-keep-security-behind-the-scenes-1465464602