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Shanghai Disneyland
Theme park · Asia
🇨🇳 Shanghai, China
The newest, boldest castle park
Overall score7.6
Opened
2016
Size
963 acres (390 ha)
Rides
30 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$66–$112 USD
Events & shows
Disney Christmas
Christmas season with tree lighting, festive decoration and seasonal shows.
Halloween Time
Halloween season with themed decor, villain-focused entertainment and seasonal food.
Visual Archive
Shanghai Disneyland is the most technologically advanced Magic Kingdom-style park Disney has built. TRON Lightcycle Power Run and Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure are best-in-class attractions, and the Enchanted Storybook Castle is the largest ever constructed.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 8:30am-8:30pm, extended on peak days
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round
- Queue-skip pass
- Disney Premier Access sold per attraction or as a bundle in the resort app. From about $25 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day tickets sold at a discount, popular with visitors staying at the resort hotels.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $250 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Shanghai Pudong (PVG), ~15 km; Hongqiao (SHA), ~45 km
- Public transit
- Metro Line 11 to Disney Resort Station, at the park entrance
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $14 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and Toy Story Hotel on site, plus the Wishing Star Park area hotels
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Modern, fully step-free design with wide pathways, wheelchair and stroller rental, accessible toilets and a Disability Access Service equivalent for eligible guests.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Broad family appeal with large-scale castle entertainment; a handful of rides such as TRON are genuinely intense
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in March, April or November; avoid Chinese public holidays and Golden Week entirely
- Dining
- Extensive Chinese and international menus; table-service reservations recommended at peak times
- Outside food
- You can bring your own food and drink.
- Weather cover
- Good indoor mix — TRON's show building, Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure and Zootopia keep a wet day going.
- Baby care
- Baby Care Center in Mickey Avenue with nursing rooms, changing tables and supplies.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- CNY; Alipay and WeChat Pay dominate, foreign cards are accepted but linking a mobile wallet first is smoother.
- Official app
- Shanghai Disney Resort app (iOS/Android): wait times, Disney Premier Access, mobile ordering and dining bookings.
Archival records
Largest castle at any Disney park
Fastest roller coaster at any Disney park (TRON Lightcycle Power Run)