First look at Shanghai Disneyland

CNN's Matt Rivers got to spend a day at Shanghai Disneyland and see how the company is making its theme park experience more relevant for Chinese visitors.

[@jintal]

A Shanghai-centric Disneyland isn't weird. It's just like in Universal Studios & Harry Potter in Japan, where every character speaks only Japanese, and there are anime and manga stuff around.

[@samanthabaugh3546]

But in Universal Studios there's the AoT place which I'm dying to go. U can meet Levi Eren Armin Mikasa and Annie in figures it's amazing.

[@DisneyStudioNetwork]

Tokyo Disney Resort is the first outside America but they didn’t mind the lack of Japanese other the some food and restaurants

[@seanfernandez92]

Seems like the Correspondent really didn't want to do this piece and was forced to do so. Couldn't have gotten someone who at least looked like he or she was having fun or even then pick someone who likes Disney.

[@MrBlinder514]

It's hard for them to report sth positive in China

[@BYD_LRT]

Shanghai Disneyland looks amazing, but it should be 3-5 times larger in order to handle the 330 million potential consumers that live within 3 hours of Shanghai.

[@kkjarvis8964]

it will take me five hours to shanghai, but it's the only one in this mainland.

[@kashifahmed3326]

+Kennedy Cui how much disneyland is far from shanghai

[@kkjarvis8964]

Kashif Ahmed I'm in guangdong province, hongkong one is closer but going there would cost effort, and hongkong people are too proud to take our(their poor neighbour) money

[@doloresumbridge3801]

Laoniu Cui Well Hongkong Disneyland is less crowded though but it's very far away that you need to at least use a plane

[@jorgearnoldson3107]

I bet that they'll build a second park in Shanghai within fifteen years.

[@legendgamer3915]

Oh my God ...it is such so beautiful 😋😊😉😎😍😍😘😄

[@dma8728]

went there last week, it was just incredible

[@duchessandmariedisneycrewv2788]

Love the tripod baby. Man after my own heart

[@adriangroenewald3825]

It looks incredible! Not your normal Disney park, but still looks like it has that feel, and Tomorrowland looks amazing.

[@adriangroenewald3825]

Walt himself I think would appreciate it, as he loved innovation and changing with the times.

[@OAS15]

I think if you're looking for that 'Disney Charm', you're not going to find it in Shanghai. - Firstly the staff/cast members and guests do not have the same level of appreciation and understanding of what Disney is about, for example most didn't grow up watching Disney movies or aren't familiar with the characters and stories. It's more so a foreign wonderland filled with fun strange things to them. - Secondly, the magic is only in the detail of the rides and the physical design of the complex, which most guests don't notice. - Thirdly, the confronting crowd behaviour, long waiting times, and expansiveness of the complex will tire you out from enjoying what limited magic there is. And so ultimately, if you want an actual Disneyland experience, choose any of the other parks: Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Anaheim, etc. Otherwise, Shanghai offers everything else.

[@danielshi3167]

He’s enthusiastic.

[@yelansdeodorant2026]

4:54 wow that guy is tall I always thought that people who live in America are taller than asians

[@wassapjy1]

This dude is hilariously bored and disengaged

[@naimulhaq9626]

Shanghai Disney is testament to Chinese prosperity. Who long will it take for India to have the same.

[@patrickfox8004]

how*

[@gavinyuangao4366]

another two or three centuries? just kidding xAx.

[@patrickfox8004]

Indians don't need this carp fantasy. They have their own. 😏

[@rajive110]

patrick fox and what is that

[@Written_in_the_Starss]

Disney pays for it,an American company.

[@christopherfelipe60]

It doesn't feel like a Disney park

[@MrCooL-yt7kz]

christopher felipe it feels like a disney world !

[@rubenscott3972]

It’s not because the city hold 58% so they chose what happens

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

They found out with Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland that "Disneyland" as we know it is not exportable. The Chinese (for better or for worse) are not Americans (nor are the French) so they don't have that sort of connection to the Disney brand and worlds beyond Mickey Mouse.

[@va-jx3qp]

This park is doing great financially, so they succeed

[@jlwc88]

Cant wait to go to shanghai

[@sapphirexwind]

4:01 Being stared at by babies in Asia as a foreigner never gets old.

[@mingkifilm]

i wheezed when the strap got caught on his nose sksmdmd 3:25

[@仔軒-o4h]

The Inside has no Disney's ghost apartment

[@imawalkingmeme2947]

IM GOING HERE IN 2 AND HALF MONTHS! IM FROM AUSTRALIA

[@claragmasawan7134]

Amelia Solomou I'm going tooo!!! in July. I'm from Indonesia. I visited Australia last July 2016. Your country is so beautiful and the people there are so friendly. Love Australia 😘😍

[@imawalkingmeme2947]

Music Warrior cool!

[@imawalkingmeme2947]

☺

[@claragmasawan7134]

Amelia Solomou 😊 Have you visited Indonesia / anywhere in Asia?

[@penelopepitstop762]

How crowded was it compared to WDW Florida?

[@penelopepitstop762]

Oh that's not good...

[@samscatsandcrochet]

Too bad the host doesn't know how to say "Shanghai" or even eat those dumplings properly.

[@alerios5110]

Xing'er He he’s cute though.

[@moxigeren50gabe23]

Not to many people like in California, wow that would be awesome

[@alexasmith6783]

Chinese people love Disneyland . Have you ever been ? Lol. They are all over the place taking pictures, getting. In the way

[@niyizheng1615]

hey they do know guffy. just know him as "Gao Fei" alright?!

[@mandymoreno5432]

Is there churros??

[@lovelytt7997]

Mandy Moreno ,There better be

[@mstone9364]

I could be a screamer of a ride for this guy

[@Diveintonewenglish]

doesn't seem so crowded.... which is a good thing

[@abcdefghijk6752]

In California the minute it rains is the minute that the whole park empties out.

[@happyninslave]

That Castle looks Huge!! But it's probably only 10ft tall.

[@JohnOTron]

Actually, it's around 197 feet tall :3

[@happyninslave]

I doubt it, the Chinese always inflate their size, if you know what I mean.

[@MrBlinder514]

@@happyninslave yeah just a miniature. Must be fake LOL

[@nerio1975]

This is the worst correspondent ever could be sent to cover an opening, who is directing this? Please fix it, how Disney let this to come out like this?

[@MrBlinder514]

Very typical CNN when it comes to China. LOL

[@rudra4625]

the worst thing about disneyland is the food

[@5starvidmaker321]

So... Cinderella has two castles?

[@averyburkhart9590]

Technically yes.. the one in Orlando and the one in Tokyo Disneyland are both called "Cinderella's Castle". However, this one in Shanghai is called "Storybook Castle", and is for ALL the princesses and not just one specific princess (which I think is dumb but whatever)... Inside of this castle at Shanghai, you can meet all the princesses instead of just one. Either way, it looks a lot like the one in Orlando and Tokyo but it's a lot bigger and taller (which I also think is dumb because they shouldn't try to out do WDW since it's the only "world" out of all the parks..but OH WELL)

[@MeowMeow_95_]

SECOND!!!WOOOOO!!!!!

[@spacedave2000]

Matt was definitely getting a lot of 'looks' by the people there. Wonder how many were secret police!? HEHEHE

[@yizhenluo9655]

omg bro China is no longer as u think it was

[@spacedave2000]

+Shiyue Huang are the Swed neighbours secret police??? Lol

[@spacedave2000]

+Yizhen Luo I joke mostly, but you gotta admit there was a LOT of staring...

[@isunlloaoll]

+David “Spacedave2000” L If I walk into disneyland in Florida and I bring in a camera crew, I bet you I'll get lots of stares too

[@yuwenchen1034]

did the dude expect shanghai Disney to be in English?

[@u01sq7]

CNN finally changed its tone towards Great China. lol

[@peter-johndejong9880]

Asians love american inventions

[@billy.7113]

It will sell more tickets than the ones in USA.

[@ofclshn]

No it won't

[@reema.o.9871]

no one is obsessed with disneyland and disney movies like the americans some of american families visit disney land and disneyworld more than once a year

[@crunch2k]

+Reem you're saying that yet the Disneyland in Japan gets more visitors than the the US Disneyland.

[@gromusodus1949]

Yeah. But Disney World in Florida still gets more visitors than any other theme park area in the world.

[@xxbabymegalodonxx2474]

Bill Y. China’s population is 4 times the population of USA

[@MeowMeow_95_]

omg he's so hot!!!

[@missaamane8580]

agreed

[@bxeen._.3615]

I like potato

[@bluebreeze4258]

Who?

[@Rechard1107]

CUtie~

[@sugarplum_aartii9565]

I want to go disney😭😭😭 from India

[@123456tw]

he nice man

[@anthonydonjuan2674]

That's so funny .Mickey gone Communist

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

No, he's international (for the money). If you have noticed with the recent Mickey shorts that has him be in other countries and doing things in those countries, that is Disney's way of "internationalizing" Mickey, making him not ONLY an American but a world citizen. Disneyland Shanghai is NOT Disneyland in China but China's Disneyland.

[@swissexpress9277]

Universal studios please come to India.Worlds fastest growing economy.

[@烏梨師斂]

India is growing slow, but naturally. China grew fast, but it destroyed the culture and morals of the Chinese. Take your time India

[@gouenjigouenji7126]

+hasten forkea says who?

[@ram77ram81]

Swiss express first build toilets for people

[@bic5548]

Swiss express No major theme park operator interested to open one in india..... use that money, build toilet first? Get your priority right.

[@TheQUPLE]

it looks so scuffed. .

[@PGMP2007]

good idea send someone who dont like this xD

[@VictorDePoes]

FIRST

[@lovelytt7997]

VictorDePoes Nope

[@hundegaga]

lel 5 billion

[@lisazoria2709]

This guy acts like he got stuck with the dirty work. "Aww, why do *I* have to spend a day at that stupid park for free? I'd rather sit at my desk and scribble up bullshit news stories because that's all I'm good for!"

[@chadcarda6178]

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[@manchingng7197]

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[@crowmigration8245]

Since when does this exist. I guess that's why that Disney ripoff park went down the drain.

[@KarstensCreationsKC]

What's with the pessimistic theme in this, LOL? Disney is about having fun...not the money. I wish the park very well, and hope everyone has a great time there...

[@highoverclock]

Anything any foreign entity does in China is about money...