Disneytown is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Shanghai Disney Resort in Pudong, Shanghai, China. It is the largest attraction of the resort outside of the parks, featuring many original and licensed market experiences. It is the Shanghai equivalent of other Disney Parks’ major shopping centers, such as Downtown Disney. Unlike the Shanghai Disneyland park, Disneytown does not require purchase of a ticket to enter.
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| Location | Shanghai Disney Resort, Shanghai, China |
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| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| Management | Shanghai International Theme Park and Resort Management Company Limited |
| Owner | The Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group |
Disneytown is located between the Disneyland park and the hotels on the property.[1] It consists of five districts: Broadway Plaza, Broadway Boulevard, Spice Alley, Marketplace and Lakeshore.[2]
The main attraction is the 3,000-square-meter World of Disney Store. This "extraordinary retail experience" is inspired by a railroad roundhouse and offers thousands of products for sale inspired by and made exclusively for the Shanghai Disney Resort. Its assortment of items includes clothing, accessories, souvenirs, toys, collectibles, costumes, luggage, and pre-packaged food. It also specializes in personalized products and products specially made for collaboration with local artisans.[3][4]
Other tenants
editIn addition to Disneytown's original store, the shopping complex has a wide array of other shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences.
- Adidas Originals Disneytown Store
- BAPE Store
- Disney Home
- LEGO Store
- Merchandise Service Center
- MLB Disneytown Store
- MLBKIDS Disneytown Store
- Moodytiger
- Painting Shop
- Pandora
- Top Toy
- Alimentari Favola
- Blue Frog Bar & Grill
- Blueglass Yogurt
- Chua Lam’s Dim Sum
- Coucou
- Donald’s Dine’n Delights
- Dondonya
- HappyLemon
- Ippudo
- Kwei Mun Lung
- LIAN ·Vietnamese and Thai
- Manner Coffee
- Paper Stone Bakery
- Starbucks Coffee
- TIDU Disneytown Store
- The Cheesecake Factory
- The Dining Room
- Wasabiya
- Wolfgang Puck Kitchen + Bar
- Xiang Zi Kuan
- Xin Wang
- Hey Tea
- Magic Glee Club
- Summer Street Performance
- SoReal VR Superspace
- Summer Sports Camp
- Collectible Magic Medallions
- Magical Memento
- Giant Donald Duck
- Lakeshore Boat Rental
- Mickey’s Playground
Closed experiences
editWhen Disneytown opened in 2016, there was focus on 2 major attractions for the shopping center. Alongside the World of Disney Store, there was also a production of The Lion King musical for the first time in Mandarin Chinese at the Walt Disney Grand Theatre. This show was a separate ticketed event, and featured a brand-new character, a "mischievous monkey," as described by the musical's director Julie Taymor, for the Chinese year of the monkey.[11] After a run of five years, playing not only The Lion King, but also Beauty and the Beast, the theatre was repurposed as an attraction to be accessed inside the Shanghai Disneyland park. The Broadway-style musicals were replaced by Mickey's Storybook Adventure, a new production running 28 minutes, which featured a revue of songs from Disney's The Jungle Book, Moana, Mulan, Tangled, Zootopia, The Princess and the Frog, and Frozen.[12]
See also
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- ^ "Shanghai Disney Resort Map | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ reporter, Brady MacDonald Brady MacDonald is a freelance; Latimes.com, Former Senior Producer for (2016-01-27). "Everything you need to know about Shanghai Disneyland". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "World of Disney Store | Shops | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Let's Take a Look at Shanghai Disney's 'Disneytown' District". Theme Park Insider. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Shops | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Dining | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Entertainment | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Events | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Attractions | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Recreation Options | Shanghai Disney Resort". www.shanghaidisneyresort.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (2016-06-14). "Mandarin 'Lion King' Opens Shanghai Disney Resort With a Roar". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "New Musical to Debut at Shanghai Disneyland". Theme Park Insider. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
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