Comments on: China approves plans for a new Disney theme park

By: Vacation

Vacation — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:56:53 +0000

Sound great. I am planning on taking a trip this december, but im not sure where yet. Anny suggestions? Vacation All Inclusive Resorts

By: Disney theme parks will shed light on whether theme parks are starting to recover | TheDailyDisney.com from OrlandoSentinel.com

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:47:18 +0000

[...] may also provide more details about their plans for a new theme park in Shanghai, China, which was recently approved by the Chinese government. The resort, with an initial phase that will reportedly cost about $3.6 billion and take between [...]

By: k

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:47:59 +0000

LOOKS LIKE THE MOUSE IS TURNING INTO A RAT ? VARY SAD

By: L Scott

L Scott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:56:54 +0000

Obviously you do not know me so I will let you know that I am an incredibly open minded person and would probably even sympathize with your story if you had shared it. Your comment came off, however, as a typical closed minded comment that many Americans sadly share: that the USA is the only place in the world worth visiting, which just is so far from the truth it is pathetic. Also, while I do not know your relationship with your son, it sounded as if you have shut him out of your life for moving to China. Life is way too short and family is way too important for petty differences. I apologize if I have offended you, but your comment was such that it seemed very sad to me.

By: DriveBy Poster

DriveBy Poster — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:50:33 +0000

Cool! The usual anti-Disney crowd is now merging with the anti-American crowd. That’s a development I hadn’t expected, but on second thought, it does make sense to criticize the, ahem, “westernization of indigenous world cultures” in a general sense the same way people criticize Disney for its greed in a more local sense. (And thus people like Jane Doe think there’s some contradiction between laying off a tiny number of employees in some locations while building another.). How very narrow-minded to imply that “cultures” should remain in some sort of stasis and that nations and peoples should steadfastly resist any business and interaction with foreign entities or forces. Funny how foreign entities doing business in America are never accused of, say, the “Easternization of America” or the “Europization of America”. Americans get accused (as always…) of betraying their country by buying foreign goods, but those nations never get accused of taking over OUR indigenous culture. But I du
suppose that’s just a reflection of the spreading belief that America is the lone source of evil in the world, while every other nation and culture in the world except ours is pure, original, noble, innocent, and authentic.

By: Roger Agness

Roger Agness — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:10:30 +0000

SORRY, LEFT OUT A FEW SALIENT WORDS: With a one-day one-park pass costing $80 here in the States and a Disneyland Paris one-day one-park past costing 40 British pounds = $66, HOW IN THE WORLD are they going to get Chinese people to come? The average Chinese person does not have anywhere near the “disposable income” that we do here.

I have visited China, Shanghai specifically and even the Pudong area, but this seems crazy to me. Sad that the march of westernization of indigenous world cultures is led by Disney, such that Disneyland Paris now receives more visitors than the Eiffel Tower or the Musee Pompidou.

By: Roger Agness

Roger Agness — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:06:40 +0000

With a one-day one-park pass costing $80 here in the States and 40 British pounds = $66, HOW IN THE WORLD are they going to get Chinese people to come? The average Chinese person does not have anywhere near the “disposable income” that we do here.

By: gary m

gary m — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:22:56 +0000

I lovwe Shanghai also. I want to visit as many countrys as possible before I die.

By: gary m

gary m — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:21:42 +0000

China is not expensive to visit. a flight costs about $1000. good Hotels can be found for well under $100 a night and food is much cheaper than the Us. Plus the people are really nice. Visaa are not that hard to get and besides a passport no other travel docs are needed. I have been their 9 times for work and enjoy Shanghai a lot.

By: Carbon

Carbon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:15:23 +0000

HA! I knew about this 3 months ago.