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Third Legoland in China is now officially under construction!

Located in Fengjing town, Jinshan District, the LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort is on the southern side of Jinshan North Station and north of Tingfeng Highway. Covering approximately 31.8 hectares, the Resort has been invested in by JUIC, KIRKBI, Merlin Entertainments and CMC Inc., with the park expected to open in 2024.

As the first family-focused international IP-based theme park resort in the Yangtze River Delta area, it is designed to provide 2- to 12-year-old children and their families with unique theme park experiences which integrate local Shanghai features and traditional water town elements.

It is also the first LEGOLAND Park to have a land themed on a famous LEGO product line inspired by a timeless Chinese legend. Based on the classic novel Journey to the West and the 500-year-old legend of the Monkey King, Monkie Kid™ is designed to connect Chinese children with their heritage and unleash their creativity. Based on this popular story, LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort will build a unique Monkie Kid zone that takes on references from traditional Chinese architectural style and China’s iconic nature landscape.

Legoland Shanghai Resort will also introduce world-class rides, use VR, AR, and other new technologies and elements to create a brand-new amusement experience, and combine the Lego spirit of “hands-on, interaction, and sharing” with edutainment. Lego's concept is integrated into it to provide tourists with a fun experience of technology-enabled play.

Sources: https://weibo.com/ttarticle/x/m/show/id/2309404704474873856265 and https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/monkie-kid and https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/newsroom/news-releases/2021/construction-starts-on-legoland-shanghai-resort-as-groundbreaking-ceremony-takes-place/ and http://wenhui.whb.cn/zhuzhan/cs/20211117/434700.html and https://www.jfdaily.com/news/detail?id=424780 and http://www.ecns.cn/m/video/2021-11-18/detail-ihaswzpc6923972.shtml

Construction is expected to begin next month!

Source: https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/2021-10-21/doc-iktzqtyu2747058.shtml

That was fast - here's the full detailed layout of Legoland Shanghai - it's very similar to Shenzhen and Sichuan.



Source: https://www.jinshan.gov.cn/ghzyj-jsxmfags/20210930/821136.html

The Jinshan government has released a low resolution layout of Legoland Shanghai - hopefully a more detailed version comes out soon:



Sources: https://www.jinshan.gov.cn/ywdt-zhxx/20210922/820828.html and https://www.jinshan.gov.cn/jsrh-bhrh/20210922/820832.html

Land clearing is now complete at the future site of Legoland Shanghai:















Here's an aerial view of what the area looked like before the old village was cleared:



Source: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ANhKLn47bwXAtfG0i3nrEg

Originally Posted by JaJaWa

What does the Shenzhen part refer to?

It is another location of another planned Legoland Park.. there are 3 in China I believe...

Under the guidance of government functional departments such as the Municipal and District Development and Reform Commissions, the Market Supervision Administration, and the District State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Shanghai Legoland Resort Project Joint Venture Company successfully passed the anti-monopoly review of the State Market Supervision Bureau and completed the industrial and commercial operation before the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox For registration, the business license was obtained one and a half months earlier than originally scheduled. Both the first registered capital of the joint venture company and the first foreign investment of the project were paid in place on the first day after the holiday, and the "good start" of the New Year was successfully achieved.

Source: http://www.jinshan.gov.cn/ywdt-zhxx/20210223/810463.html

Some more details and images from today's announcement.

Merlin has entered into a formal co-operation agreement with the Shanghai Jinshan District Government, CMC Inc. and KIRKBI to develop a LEGOLAND Resort in the Jinshan District of Shanghai, China. The construction of what will be one of the largest LEGOLAND Parks in the world is expected to begin in 2021. The LEGOLAND Shanghai Resort will be a must-visit destination for the millions of people who live in the vicinity and beyond, marking a significant milestone for Merlin’s presence in the Chinese market.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Mr. Gong Zheng, mayor of Shanghai, and Ms Zong Ming, deputy mayor of Shanghai on Nov 6th 2020 at Shanghai Center. Another big milestone achieved!

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6730639494552399872/

Originally Posted by CarlySX

Merlin Entertainments are looking for an LEGOLAND Asia Project Development Finance Director which has this listed in the job description.

What does the Shenzhen part refer to?

Merlin Entertainments today announces that it has entered into a formal co-operation agreement with the Shanghai Jinshan District Government, CMC Inc. and KIRKBI to develop a LEGOLAND Resort in the Jinshan District of Shanghai, China. This follows the signing of a framework agreement in November 2019, announced as part of the China International Import Expo.

Under the terms of the agreement, all parties will form a joint venture company and contribute funding to the construction and development of LEGOLAND® Shanghai. The total project investment is expected to be approximately $550 million. Construction of the project is planned to start next year, and the Resort is expected to open in 2024.

Source: https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/newsroom/news-releases/2020/LEGOLAND-Shanghai-cooperation-agreement