Shanghai Disneyland Announces Entertainment Program

Shanghai Disneyland will feature favorite Disney characters from Snow White to Luke Sky walker, under an entertainment program announced for the upcoming park on Wednesday.

The stories of classic Disney princesses will be staged in the site’s signature Enchanted Storybook Castle, said Matt Almas, the company’s creative executive.

Visitors will learn to draw Marvel characters and interact with the heroes and villains of the Star Wars universe in sci-fi zone Tomorrowland.

Chinese elements will also be incorporated, Almas said.

The final carriage of Mickey’s Storybook Express, a train running through the park, will be dedicated to Mulan, an animated movie depicting a female war hero of ancient China. Each carriage will be based on a different Disney film.

The Lion King musical will be performed in Chinese at the park’s theater. Visitors will also join Donald Duck and Chip’n’Dale to practice traditional Chinese martial art Tai Chi.

Construction of Shanghai Disneyland, the sixth of its kind worldwide, started in 2011. It is due to open in spring of 2016. (PNA/Xinhua) JBP/EBP