Highlights of Disney Resort’s global premiere
1. Steamboat Mickey Fountain
The unique entrance welcome avenue: for the first time in the world’s Disney parks, Mickey and "Mickey Street", the home of our friends, serves as the welcome avenue.
First tribute to the original Mickey: Steamboat Mickey Fountain will debut at Shanghai Disneyland, paying homage to Walt Disney’s 1928 animation that first introduced Mickey To the whole world. "Steamboat Mickey Fountain" takes a more modern Mickey look than Walt's original original animation and gives it a stylish twist. The fountain is located at the entrance of the park, guiding visitors into "Mickey Street".
2. Garden of Imagination
The "Garden of Imagination" specially created for Shanghai Disneyland celebrates the wonder of nature and the joy brought by imagination. Visitors leave their daily lives behind and wander in seven magical gardens: sometimes riding the "Fantasia Carousel" to experience the joy of spinning, sometimes riding the "Dumbo" to soar in the sky, sometimes intoxicated by " In the beauty and melody of "Yin Yue Yuan".
Aerial view of Imagination Garden (real scene)
"Imagination Garden" has charming bridges and trails that interweave and lead to various theme parks. It is an ideal place for family and friends to gather. While strolling through the park, visitors will meet Mickey and his friends, and can even head to the viewing stairs to enjoy the castle stage show and luminous phantom show.
The park includes seven gardens with different styles - "Twelve Friends Garden", "Yinyue Garden", "Romantic Garden", "Bilin Garden", "Miaoyu Garden", " "Fantasia Garden" and "Fairy Tale Castle Garden" respectively present the themes of family, friendship and joy. Each garden is filled with fun activities, lush landscaping, and fun photo opportunities.
Under the starry night sky and accompanied by beautiful melodies, the "Garden of Fantasy" looks dreamlike, as if the Wonderful Fairy and her fairy friends are scattering magical gold dust throughout the garden.
Some of the visitor experience highlights of "Gardens of Imagination":
1. Storyteller Sculpture
At the entrance of the park, there is a life-size sculpture of Walt Disney, the founder of Disney. Tall bronze statues of Mr. and Mickey welcome guests to Shanghai Disneyland, a land of joy. The sculpture will become a popular photo spot, allowing visitors to experience the deep friendship between Walt and Mickey, as well as Walt's great dream of creating a happy fairy tale for the world.
Exquisite murals along the fairy tale train (real scenes)
2. Mickey’s Fairy Tale Train
The daytime theme parade “Mickey’s Fairy Tale Train” will be full of fantasy, romance, and music Walk through the theme parks of Shanghai Disneyland with laughter. "Mickey's Fairy Tale Express" will drive through the longest parade route in Disney parks around the world, led by a magical locomotive. A whole row of themed floats followed each other, accompanied by exciting music beats and colorful performers. Each float is themed to characters, stories and music from a Disney movie. "Mickey's Fairy Tale Train" will bring magic, surprises and laughter to create an unforgettable experience for all tourists.
3. Twelve Friends Park
12 animal images in the 12 zoo
The "Twelve Friends Park" is the first of its kind in Shanghai Disneyland in the world. In this magical garden, there are 12 large-scale mosaic murals, vividly depicting Disney and Disney·Pixar animation characters who are incarnations of the Chinese zodiac. Visitors can find their own zodiac animals and take photos in front of this zodiac mural wall created by Chinese craftsmen.
In China, the twelve zodiac animals play a very important role, and Disney understands this very well. "Twelve Friends Land" perfectly integrates Disney's iconic storytelling with traditional Chinese elements, creating an excellent opportunity for visitors to take photos with their zodiac signs, and leave lasting memories with their family and friends.
In order to vividly express the characteristics of the twelve zodiac animals and at the same time match their unique character personalities, Shanghai Disney Resort carefully selected twelve Disney animation stars.
Year of the Rat: Xiaomi. In the Disney Pixar film "Ratatouille," Xiaomi is a mouse who dreams of becoming a chef! With his wisdom, determination and keen sense of smell, he finally shook up the entire Parisian food world with his amazing cooking skills.
Year of the Ox: Baby Blue Ox. Baby is a loyal giant blue bull from Disney's Oscar-nominated short film "Paul Bunyan." He has been loyally helping his friend Paul, the lumberjack giant, to reclaim the wilderness.
Year of the Tiger: Tigger. Tigger is confident, optimistic and a good friend of Winnie the Pooh. His pride in being the only Tigger in the Hundred Acre Wood is evident as he happily jumps around on his bouncy tail.
Year of the Rabbit: Thumper. Sometimes the first friends we make become lifelong confidants! In the Disney film "Bambi", Thumper is the deer's inseparable and loyal companion from birth to becoming the great prince of the forest.
Year of the Dragon: Mushu Dragon. This little dragon named Mushu has sharp teeth. Although he looks small, he has great ambitions. His passion and courage made him the patron saint of Disney's Mulan, accompanying her to defend her family's honor.
Year of the Snake: Kaa. Kaa the boa constrictor from the Disney film "The Jungle Book" is thoughtful and charming. He hates losing, although his comical hypnotic spells on other creatures in the jungle have never been successful.
The Year of the Horse: Defend the Horse. This guard horse from the Disney film "Tangled" is determined and agile. He stands up for justice and never gives up, helping the reformed thief Flynn rescue Rapunzel from the tower.
Year of the Sheep: Happy Lamb. These cheerful, jumping lambs are from the Disney film Mary Poppins Episode "Holiday." They fully represent the unique and beautiful character of people born in the Year of the Sheep - elegance, tranquility, gentleness, and full of charm.
Year of the Monkey: Abu. The protagonist in the Disney film "Aladdin" is lucky to have a loyal friend like Abu. Although his naughtiness brings a lot of trouble to everyone, his quick wit can always save the day.
Year of the Rooster: Allen. This big musical rooster is not only the narrator of the Disney film "Robin Hood", but also a trustworthy ally of Robin Hood and his "Merry Band", who together rob from the rich and give to the poor.
Year of the Dog: Pluto. Like people born in the Year of the Dog, Pluto is honest, loyal, and friendly. He has a cheerful demeanor, is the best partner of the optimistic Mickey, and becomes a big Disney star.
Year of the Pig: Ham. In the Disney·Pixar film "Toy Story," Ham plays the role of a wisecracking plastic piggy bank. Not only is he a loyal and reliable partner, he also helps you save your change!
3. Fantasia Carousel
Shanghai Disneyland’s unique “Fantasia Carousel” will bring visitors the characters and symphony from Disney’s legendary film “Fantasia”.
Mickey, dressed as a magician's apprentice, will also come to keep him company. This large carousel was made by Chinese craftsmen, with 72 gorgeous colors beautifully intertwined. 62 Pegasus fathers, mother Pegasus and baby Pegasus and two carriages whirled and soared in it. Unlike the traditional medieval-style carousels in other Disney parks, this will be the first colorful carousel in a Disney park around the world.
4. Dumbo
One of the most beloved Disney characters, Dumbo, the big-eared elephant, came to the garden with the circus. With the help of magic feathers and his mouse friend Timothy, Dumbo learns to fly. Visitors will have the opportunity to ride with him in 16 elephant cars in the air and magically overlook Shanghai Disneyland.
5. Manyuexuan
This otherworldly restaurant will pay tribute to the comfortable and creative spirit of Chinese literati, and also praise the inspiration brought to them by the magnificent mountains and rivers. "Manyuexuan" is based on Chinese architectural style, decorated with symbolic symbols of mountains, seas, deserts, forests, and rivers. It is the first time that the "Manyuexuan" theme restaurant has been integrated into Disneyland (real scene) story. The restaurant offers visitors popular Chinese cuisine in a fast-food format.
Some tourist experience highlights of "Dream World":
1. Jingcai Qihang
"Jingcai Qihang" will lead tourists to travel across the water and visit "Dream World". Cheerful fountains and sculptures line the water's edge, celebrating classic stories filled with magic and fantasy, inspiring visitors' dreams and imagination. At the end of the journey, visitors will drive into a cave hidden under the "Enchanted Fairytale Castle" and be immersed in magical music and colors accompanied by swaying lights and pools of water.
In the fantasy-filled "Jingcai Voyage", visitors will explore the fairy tale world of Disney princesses, including Hua Mulan and her Chinese stories.
2. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Cart
Based on the Disney classic animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the "Seven Dwarfs Mine Cart" is suitable for the whole family A roller coaster ride together. It will lead visitors into a beautiful mine that shines with gemstones, where they will meet the seven dwarfs singing while working. Visitors ride on a mine cart through winding mountains, past ponds and waterfalls, and after leaving the gem mine, finally arrive at the hut of the Seven Dwarfs. Each minecart is mounted on a bracket-like pivot that allows it to swing back and forth when changing tracks. Here, visitors will enjoy music and animated character performances from Disney classics, and will also meet helpful forest animals.
3. Rotating Crazy Honeypot
In the "Hundred Acre Wood", the "Revolving Crazy Honeypot" is an attraction that the whole family can enjoy together. Visitors will sit in the rotating Crazy Honeypot. Experience this attraction named after Winnie the Pooh’s favorite food inside the Honeypot. Pooh liked to label clay pots filled with honey "Crazy Honey" in his own way. Under the canopy with beehives tied up, enthusiastic bees hum the song of Winnie the Pooh around the tourists. Visitors can freely control the rotation speed of the honeypot by turning the steering wheel in the center of the honeypot. Every detail on the honeypot, including bilingual labels, is carefully designed. From a distance, each honeypot looks like it is filled with delicious honey.
Alice in Wonderland Maze
The "Alice in Wonderland Maze" specially designed for Shanghai Disneyland is the first live-action Tim Burton movie in Disney parks around the world.
4. Entrance to the Alice in Wonderland maze
An attraction with the theme of "Alice in Wonderland". Visitors can choose their own path through the whimsical world of Wonderland as they head to the Mad Hatter Tea Party. Along the way, visitors will encounter the Cat, the White Rabbit, and sculptures of characters from the film, including the imperious Queen of Hearts. In a maze of hedges, stone walls, giant flowers and fantastical sculptures, a family adventure promises endless fun.
5. Peter Pan's Adventure in the Sky
Taking the "flying" boat of "Peter Pan's Adventure in the Sky", tourists will soar over London and head towards Neverland. Under the leadership of Peter Pan, tourists will experience a series of exciting adventures, fight against Captain Hook and his pirate crew, experience unprecedented soaring, and feel like a little boy at the same time
6. Old Vine Tree Food Inn
The "Old Vine Tree Food Inn" is located in the forest of Fantasy World, and its design is inspired by the Duckling Tavern in the Disney animation "Tangled". The tangled giant tree roots seem to bury the "Old Vine Tree Food Inn" deep in time. The rich and detailed design will recreate the noisy and noisy environment of the tavern in the movie. Visitors will enjoy a sumptuous meal amid this lush woodland.
7. Pinocchio Country Kitchen
"Pinocchio Country Kitchen" leads visitors into the charming Disney fairy tale - "Pinocchio". It provides a wide variety of food, whether it is pizza, Western pastries or Asian rice, you can find it here. While enjoying the food, visitors can also take in the scenery of the "Enchanted Fairytale Castle".