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1st Ld: Shanghai Disney Resort to open on June 16

Xinhua, January 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

Shanghai Disney Resort will officially open to tourists on June 16, its developers announced early Wednesday morning.

The resort will host a spectacular welcoming ceremony for the first group of guests, part of a multi-day grand opening celebration, according to the Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group.

Construction of the resort, the sixth of its kind worldwide, started in 2011 with an investment of about 29.5 billion yuan (4.5 billion U.S. dollars).

The Shanghai Disney Resort will feature attractions unseen in the five other Disney resorts worldwide, including ones based on Marvel comics and Star Wars, and others inspired by Chinese culture, according to a previous plan. Endi