An orchestra, choir, traditional Chinese musicians and a cast of Disney characters joined in the ceremony, which was broadcast live in China. Let's watch:
Shanghai Disneyland opens officially to the public tomorrow morning (which is later tonight in the United States). Keep watching Theme Park Insider for more coverage of Shanghai Disneyland's opening.
More on Shanghai Disneyland:
Seriously, I would agree that all those amazing new attractions have been wasted on a park that is unlikely to ever make back the billions that were sunk into it. Too bad they couldn't just build new E Tickets stateside instead. But that would make too much sense.
We continually bash Eisner and Iger or any other DIS leadership name we can recall for sinking billions of dollars into what is sure to be a MONEY LOSING OPERATION.
When you take a step back and look at it from a long-term perspective, and understand the business cycle, you start to understand the long-term benefits Shanghai will provide in the world's most populated country. With a government that is starting to shift the economy from manufacturing to consumption. With a growing middle class that will be flush with money to spend as they try to achive status.
So let's keep bashing Eisner, Iger and any other DIS leader because, after all, we know better.
This article has been archived and is no longer accepting comments.
