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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 a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at theShanghai Disney Resort inPudong,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 otherDisney Parks' major shopping centers, such asDowntown Disney. Unlike theShanghai Disneyland park, Disneytown does not require a ticket to enter.
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]
In addition to Disneytown's original store, the shopping complex has a wide array of other shopping, dining, and entertainment experiences.
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When 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 ofThe Lion King musical for the first time inMandarin Chinese at theWalt 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 directorJulie Taymor, for the Chinese year of the monkey.[11] After a run of five years, playing not onlyThe Lion King, but alsoBeauty and the Beast, the theatre was repurposed as an attraction to be accessed inside the Shanghai Disneyland park. The Broadway-style musicals were replaced byMickey's Storybook Adventure, a new production running 28 minutes, which featured a revue of songs fromDisney'sThe Jungle Book,Moana,Mulan,Tangled,Zootopia,The Princess and the Frog, andFrozen.[12]
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