Shanghai Disneyland - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)
Shanghai Disneyland
Shanghai Disneyland
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Amusement & Theme ParksDisney Parks & Activities
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 9:30 PM
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  • stevenjb
    Cambridge, United Kingdom162 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    An amazing Disney which takes rides up a level
    I loved this park, it’s got that Disney charm but just takes the rides up to the next level. Let’s start with the rides: Pirates of the Caribbean and Tron just take the rides up that notch. Pirates in particular is insane about just how immersive it really is, this isn’t the pirates you’re used to but it just blows your mind as you’re going around. The park is stunning and the theming is beautiful throughout and is topped off by the beautiful castle as it’s centre. Having watched vlogs and seen pictures before visiting, I was a little worried I was going to be disappointed and it wouldn’t have a charm as it was so big; I shouldn’t have been worried at all. The castle is perfect and the area around it is different to other Disney’s which provides great viewing areas for the nightly shows. My only slight negative is, this park is big! It doesn’t have the same charm in some areas as it’s smaller counterparts. For example, Fantasyland is spread out so doesn’t have the same ‘village’ type appearance as others. Also, I can’t wait to see what they do with this park in future. It’s clearly been built with expansion in mind so look forward to seeing how it matures and progresses.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written November 4, 2023
  • nairdahol
    Singapore, Singapore546 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    A magical time was had by all (despite the rain and the cold!)
    Believe it or not, the max we had to queue for any ride was 20 minutes. That was because we went on a rainy day, and the day before Zootopia opened so that kept the crowds away somewhat we think. Having gone to Paris, Hong Kong and LA, this was probably the best experience we had - ever - just because the queues for any ride was so short! Food was better at Universal Resorts Beijing, but the overall experience here cannot be beat. My kids' favourite ride was Roaring Rapids and Tron - Soaring Over The Horizon also rated quite highly too!
    Visited December 2023
    Traveled with family
    Written December 22, 2023
  • Pei
    Batu Pahat, Malaysia7 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Fun!
    Lots of things to check out no matter which corner we turn to! Enjoyed the concerts and interactive shows immensely (need to understand the Chinese language for a more immersive experience though). Queue was manageable on the day we went.
    Visited January 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written January 5, 2024
  • DMC1958
    Huddersfield, United Kingdom222 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Long queues, but still enjoyable
    We visited during a Chinese school holiday, which meant it was very crowded and the queues very long. Food and drink was expensive, For example, £6.00 for a pineapple flavoured ice cream cone. A bit of a faff organising admission passes and fast passes and you must take your passport. We quite enjoyed the visit and obviously, being Disney there is plenty to see , to do and it is pleasant to walk around. At nighttime the best viewing areas get extremely crowded, so find a good spot early and hang on to it.
    Visited October 2023
    Traveled as a couple
    Written March 26, 2024
  • Ashutosh
    190 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great but too crowded
    The park is awesome like all disney parks. But even on a weekday its too tooo tooo crowded. You end up waiting 40 mins for one ride. Try and book fast track if available and just avoid weekends. Access is also easy by metro and car.
    Visited May 2024
    Traveled with family
    Written May 14, 2024
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WanderingWithUsTwo
Phoenix, AZ796 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019
We purchased our tickets for Disneyland via Klook for a discounted rate around 75 USD each for peak times. For any international visitors you need to have your passport verified as they scan you in. There are plenty of areas to hangout and get photos of and around the castle as opposed to in Disneyland in Anaheim. However, we didn’t really find many cast members that day who take pictures or are around if you have questions. We love to eat so we enjoyed the different foods. We would recommend getting the Donald Waffle and cherry blossoms ice cream, checking out the pastries at Remy’s cafe, trying a barbecue turkey leg near pirates, and the food court in Pinocchio village. Of the rides we would suggest going on Pirates and Tron. We also highly suggest checking out the Tarzan show which is unlike any other Disney show. Because there aren’t many rides at the park the lines are long. They offer traditional fast passes but they sell out very quickly. The day we went all fastpasses for all rides were gone by 1PM. After that you can purchase fastpasses per ride or buy a pack for a handful of rides. On average each fastpass will cost around 10 USD. Lastly, the park unfortunately closes early so they have their main nightly show at 8:30PM and close the park at that time. This show much like the rides incorporates a lot of augmented reality and lights as opposed to a traditional firework show but we really enjoyed the change. For our first Disney experience outside of the US we had a great time and can’t wait to see other parks!
- @wanderingwithustwo
Written June 16, 2020
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Ben
18 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • Friends
The park overall is beautiful and well played out. However there are some small things that could be improved. In order to make full use of the park you will need to download the disney app and connect to the wifi. This way you can use the map to plan your route around and buy fast pass tickets. Unfortunately we found the wifi very difficult to access not having a chinese number and was unable to access all these features. The rides vary in quality. The pirates of the Caribbean was one of the best experiences I've had in a park before I was completely blown away by it. I also really enjoyed the tron attraction too, which is the fastest attraction disney offers. However the final attraction we did soaring over the horizon was terrible. We started off by waiting outside in the rain with no cover to then have to line up around 2 hours for the attraction damp. You can see everyone struggling and people sitting on the floor because their legs and feet are hurting. When we finally got to the attraction there was only english subtitles for the safety instructions not the whole story of what the attraction was for (if they could subtitle the H&S I dont see why they couldn't the rest of the video)so we didnt really know what was going on. Then whilst on the attraction the whole left side of the screen was blurry and it just felt a shame to have waited such a long time for this attraction. If youd like to get fast passes doe this I would reccomend buying them in advance as they sell out very early on. I have previously been to universal and found all the staff to get into character really well and really sell the belief you're in the world of Harry Potter ect however the staff here didnt have that same magical feel. The lights show on the castle at the end of the night was a MUST DO!. It was completely mesmorising seeing the lights and fireworks over the castle. It's worth getting to the castle at least 30 mins before the show starts as the crowds of people will stand and wait before the show to get the best view. I think the park is worth seeing as it's not expensive for tickets however I compared the whole day to universal and completely favoured universal as a day out.
Written January 19, 2020
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Stacey
Luton, UK142 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2019 • Family
Firstly, you need to understand that if you are going to almost any theme park it will generally be very busy. Usually I always expect Disney to be busier and this was no exception, would I have liked it to be quieter? Of course! But who wouldn’t? The park itself is very big but seems to be pretty well spread out which may just be to give more freedom for new rides in the future. The rides were amazing especially those which are not currently at any other park e.g. Tron. One of my favourite rides was the Voyage to the Crystal grotto which I would recommend riding twice as a minimum (day and night). Our overall experience was great there were a couple of things which we noticed which aren’t necessarily the parks fault. 1) vegetarian food. Within the park itself the options are limited, we walked from restaurant to restaurant to try and find a vegetarian meal to be told they didn’t have any in at the moment and to try another restaurant, unfortunately even Disneytown didn’t have options, aside from Bread Kitchen which ended up saving myself in particular. I did have the vegetarian burger meal from the stargazer grill which was okay but not great, possibly personal tastes however. 2) general etiquette - people visiting the park had no issue trying to cut queues and a few times we witnessed parents encouraging their children to go to the toilet in a plant when the toilets were a couple of feet away, this is likely cultural.

I would recommend getting to the park early, making sure you have the app downloaded and passes scanned in to get your fast passes booked as we found these were gone by around midday. Make sure you take a camera to get pictures of all the little details dotted around the park. The fireworks/projection show on the castle is a must but you need to get in front of the castle at least 30-60 minutes before as people start getting their spots early.

Shanghai Disney offer a “Passport” which you can purchase and then go area by area to collect stamps, although aimed at children I am 26 and enjoyed doing it, once you have collected all the stamps you can then take this to the specified shop on Mickey avenue and you get a prize (mine was a Tron Pen) and keep the passport with your completion stamp which just makes for a cute memento from the trip. We did find that most of the stamp machines were broken however if you went into the closest shop they had manual stamps.

The only thing we didn’t see much of was character meet and greets dotted around which from Florida, Paris and Hong Kong these tended to be initially at the entrance and then in specified areas of the park.

Do not let a few reviews stating the obvious of the park being busy put you off as we found it enjoyable despite the crowds. A trip to Disney is always a good idea!
Written January 29, 2020
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thekingsman123
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
To be blunt, there is no magic to this place.
The first thing you'll notice after getting through the entrance is that people will actively queue up 3 lines deep just to take photos with anyone in costume. Oh, and there are no costumed characters openly walking around the park interacting with visitors. That would be a death sentence.
The rides are a pain in the ass. All the good adventure rides will require a mininum 60 minute wait with some getting to 120 mins usually after 12pm. If you don't like that, you can book a fastpass on the disney app. Problem is, those fastpasses only work for evening times, usually just before the park actually closes. Then again, you can bypass all of this by paying an extra $100+ USD for a premiere pass (per person) which only allows you to cut lines once for 8 specified rides.
Apart from that, the thing that pissed me off the most here are the endless selfies that the locals all seem hellbent on doing. You'll realise after walking in the park for a bit that the locals just want to take photos. That's it. They're not actually enjoying being there. They just enjoy taking selfies. You go to any gift store and they're all piled there, taking selfies and then running off without buying anything. I saw selfies being made in front of restaurant signs, park benches, popcorn stalls, trees, etc. The girls all like doing the same stupid poses in front of any attraction. The funniest thing is most of them don't smile with their mouths open because they all have bad teeth.
Anyway, I've had enough. I had an awful experience and left the park after 3 hours of walking. I don't care if you go or not go. Just be prepared for all the endless selfies.
Written December 31, 2019
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Darren M
Perth, Australia150 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
What an amazing experience. While visiting the park, we stayed at Toy Story Hotel who were great in giving us advice on how the park operates as far as early entry, fast pass, and so on. We spent some time the day before visiting the park looking around Downtown Disney, and getting a bit of a lay of the land, which helped us over the following days. On our first day in the park, the weather turned bad, as unbeknownst to us there was a typhoon on the way. This meant the large crowds all rushed to spots for protection, which became frustrating. The bad weather forced the closure of many of the rides. The park emptied out, which meant lines that were normally an hour wait were 10 minutes or less, so we pushed on through and took the weather as part of our Disney experience.
Within the park there was always a cast member no too far away to help out, and all had a good understanding of English.

Due to the typhoon that hit Shanghai, the park was closed for the day that was to be our second day at the park, but the staff transferred all of our fast passes and entry, and we had no obstacles getting into the park and enjoying it again the following day which was a hidden blessing as the crowds had dwindled down quite a bit. Too many individual highlights to list, but Soaring Over the Horizon, Pirates Of The Caribbean, and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train were right up there. I would definitely visit again if i was able to, and would recommend it to anyone, of any age
Written June 29, 2020
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Quentin P
Singapore, Singapore32 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
Could feel the effort and thought put into the design of the theme park to give a sense of wonder and joy to visitors. We liked the gift shops which were very cute. The Pirates of the Caribbean show was very enjoyable if a little confusing. The Frozen sing-along show was nice enough, but felt somewhat lacking and there was a noticeable lack of kids singing along. Were the kids in the audience bored like us? It felt like there was a lot of walking between rides and many restaurants and eateries to fill those spaces, and we thought perhaps this was to make up for the crowd, which was larger than most other theme parks we've been to, even in winter.

There's a terrible design issue which I felt I had to point out. Some of the toilets had open smoking areas right outside them, and people had to go through the smoking crowd to use them. One time my wife went to the toilet and while I was filling our bottles at a water dispenser I had to endure the smoke from about one (or three) dozen smokers who were spread out around the toilet entrance.
Written January 2, 2020
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JONESLM
Leeds, UK125 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
I have been to almost every Disney resort around the world (Florida, California, Hong Kong, Paris and now Shanghai) various times, so I know what the standard usually is and should be. They have definitely tried to replicate it here, however the park is tiny (it claims to be the biggest and I am really not sure how? it can be walked around completely in 20-30 mins!) with very few thrill rides. The park is definitely aimed at young children as there are only 2 big rides.

We went on 23rd Dec, an off peak Monday and every ride had a huge queue (maximum 210 minutes) and they also closed down the single rider queues as it was so busy. We were there all day and only managed to get on about 3 rides. By lunchtime all fast passes had finished distributing. The third time I went, not only were the park ride queues much longer, but also queues in general, even just to get into the park it took half an hour at least. The park also closed so much earlier than other disneylands i have been to, however, any longer than 4-5 hours here does start to feel like a drag.

Luckily I live here so I didn't take too much trouble to travel here, but if I had come here from overseas or even from another Chinese province I would be very disheartened. The Disneytown is very nice to walk around and have a meal at though.
Written January 6, 2020
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Chelsea
London, UK292 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
We had a magical time at Shanghai Disney. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to feel like a kid again or have a great time with their loved ones.
We bought the fast passes which was so worth the money being a group of 9 people it really helped us get the most out of our day.

The staff were friendly and the premises/toilets clean.
The only problem for us was that the stories/instructions for rides were all in Chinese- they should add in the English translation.

All in all a great day was had, not even the rain stopped us!
Written October 30, 2020
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Stephen C
Singapore, Singapore1,125 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2020 • Couples
This is our first time back since COVID-19. The park was closed for more than 3 months. Local authorities have imposed a 30% capacity limitation for social distancing reasons. As such, you must first book a slot ahead of your arrival. Else, you will be politely turned away at the door as they are likely to have issued out all the tickets before the day itself.

Despite the restrictions, the park still felt pretty crowded (30% would equate to 12,000 people). There are clear markings on the floor to encourage social distancing. Their staff are also at hand to remind visitors to keep a safe distance from each other.

All in all, it’s nice to be able to be on the happiest place on earth despite COVID-19.
Written May 27, 2020
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Cheong
Singapore, Singapore6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
Spacious. There may be thousands of visitors but you never feel the crowd. Compared with the older generations of Disney resorts, this is a very well thought through place. Modernised yet retaining the traditional Disney charms. You need a full day to cover the entire theme part.
I like the many restaurants serving Asian fare. Areas that I feel could be improved. #1. The appearance schedule of Disney characters could be clearly publized. #2. Some elevated grounds could be created specially to facilitate viewing by the kids. #3. The viewing terrace for performance in front of the castle could be extended especially during the fireworks when all other attractions are closed or near closing.
Written January 9, 2020
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