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Melanie
11-03-2009, 07:56 PM
November 03, 2009


THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY REACHES ANOTHER MAJOR MILESTONE ON SHANGHAI THEME PARK PROJECT


BURBANK, Calif. – November 3, 2009 – The Walt Disney Company today announced that the Project Application Report (PAR) for a Disney theme park in the Pudong district of Shanghai has received approval from the relevant authorities of the central government of China.

"China is one of the most dynamic, exciting and important countries in the world, and this approval marks a very significant milestone for The Walt Disney Company in mainland China," said Robert A. Iger, president and CEO of The Walt Disney Company.

The PAR approval will enable Disney and its Shanghai partners to move forward toward a final agreement to build and operate the park and begin preliminary development work. Upon completion of the final agreement, the project's initial phase would include a Magic Kingdom-style theme park with characteristics tailored to the Shanghai region and other amenities consistent with Disney's destination resorts worldwide.
NotaGeek
11-03-2009, 10:52 PM
Oh great ... another city on my list and I haven't even gotten to Tokyo yet! I better get a job quick! :mickey:
DisneyFanaticDargon
11-03-2009, 10:59 PM
Considering how the mainland Chinese government has a lot of issues with censoring anything they deem to be inappropriate, and what they say goes, I can see this leading to creative difficulties with Disney.

Disney will want creative control, but if China sees one thing they don't like they can threaten and take action to have the project ended if their demands aren't met.

I think Disney is expecting this project to go along like Hong Kong, but Hong Kong is under a special administrative region with a separately functioning government from mainland China. Issues they didn't have in Hong Kong WILL spring up, and they will likely be issues Disney will not want to falter on, lest they lose too much control over their property.

Oriental Land Company has proven it can be trusted to do the Disney name justice in Tokyo, I do not trust the mainland Chinese government to do the same.