Shanghai Disneyland To Be Part Of Tourist Zone

The Shanghai government surely can't be accused of not taking advantage of the opportunity. They have revealed a massive plan to make the area surrounding the upcoming Shanghai Disneyland into a tourist resort.

The first phase of the government project covers 3.9 square kilometers which includes a theme park, hotels, car parks, a lake and commuter stations, according to the plan, on which the government is seeking public opinion. The municipality will extend two subway lines connecting to the site, according to the blueprint posted on the city government’s website yesterday.

The project’s first phase will cost 24.5 billion yuan ($3.7 billion), Mayor Han Zheng said on March 6. The Disneyland theme park in Shanghai, the first in mainland China for the Burbank, California-based company, is expected to attract 7.3 million visitors a year when it opens in 2015 in the Pudong area, the city government said in a statement on March 3.

Maybe they'll call it "Shanghai World"! :)

Zz.