Friday, March 25, 2016

David Younger's Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment Is the Awesome Book About "Imagineering" You've Always Dreamed About !


It's with great pleasure that i introduce to you today THE best book ever done about Theme Park Design. Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment", is written by David Younger, former Creative Designer at WDI, and has a Foreword by Imagineer Tony Baxter and an Afterword by Imagineer Joe Rhode. The book has 570 pages (!) and 80 illustrations, a 11" x 8.5" format size, and in two words, is the book about theme park design that you've been dreaming about since years! 


David Younger tell you more about "Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment": "Over the past century, theme parks have created worlds where pirates still loot Caribbean towns, where daring adventurers explore booby-trapped temples, and where superheroes swing from New York skyscrapers - and allowed us to step into them too. This is a book about how to design those fantastic places, and the ingenuity that goes into their creation.

More than just Hub & Spokes, Forced Perspective, and Wienies (although they’re covered too!), Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment dives into every discipline and technique a themed designer needs to know to create amazing worlds, explaining vital concepts such as story design, set design, park and attraction layout design, shop design, roller coaster design, fireworks design, character design, lighting design, flat ride design, and much, much more, each pulling together the diverse perspectives and well-earned wisdom of accomplished designers. 

Order now Theme Park Design in one click with the Paypal button below, or continue to learn more about this fantastic book:

Theme Park Design Book

This is a handbook for the practicing designer, a textbook for the aspiring student, and a behind the scenes guidebook for the theme park fan, drawing on hundreds of interviews with accomplished designers from Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Creative, Merlin Entertainments, and more. Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment explores everything from the stories, themes, and characters that theme parks bring to life, to the business models, processes, and techniques that allow them to do it.
 
From rocket ships to roller coasters, fairy tales to fireworks shows, and dinosaurs to dark rides, never before has a book dived so deep into the art form of themed entertainment."
David has written the book while undertaking the world’s first ever Art & Design PhD examining theme park design. In the course of doing so, David has served an elected two year term on the International Board of Directors of the Themed Entertainment Association, and has worked as a Creative Designer at Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California. 
 
Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment is without a doubt the most in-depth book on theme park design ever written! Across nine chapters and almost six hundred pages, the book guides the reader through every aspect of theme park design, drawing from more than two thousand quotes from both historical and brand new interviews with designers from Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Studios, Merlin Entertainments, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, and more. 













David Younger: “As a young person within this industry, I viewed the process of writing this book as an opportunity to learn from the best designers in the history of theme park design, documenting their advice, their perspectives, and their tried-and-tested approaches to design so that, like me, others can learn from them too. 

Rather than trying to prescribe any particular approach to design, my aim was to document all possibilities theme parks have found so far, and show just how innovative, exciting, and varied theme park design can be. In fact, I first had the idea of the book when I was a student: while lots of books have touched upon aspects of theme park design, I wanted a book that pulled it all together, and covered the areas other books missed out. If it didn’t exist already, I decided, I’d write it myself!








Those of you who own my Disneyland Paris book know how much i love Imagineering. Some consider Disneyland Paris, From Sketch to Reality as the "bible" about Disneyland Paris, but let me tell you this: David Younger's Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment IS the bible about anything Imagineering and how to create theme parks and will be for years to come. And, to be perfectly honest, i can't see anyone doing a book about the science of creating theme parks better than this book.

But may be you're interested to know what Imagineers themselves think about Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment? Well, as i told you the book’s Foreword is written by legendary theme park designer Tony Baxter, and here is what Tony says about David book:

“I can’t imagine a person contemplating a role in themed entertainment not coming out of this immersive experience inside David Younger’s mind without the equivalent of a Master’s Degree in the psychology of the themed experience. Add to that the good fortune to have a large reserve of inbred talent, and they should be fully charged to make a major leap towards discovering that elusive next big thing!”
- Tony Baxter, Theme park designer, Disney Legend, and Themed Entertainment Association Lifetime Achievement Award winner


...And Tony is not the only one who love David's book. Here is further praise from more WDI Imagineers and Theme Parks Creatives: 


“This is the most thorough book on theme park design I have ever seen. One that quotes real designers with priceless knowledge.”
– Peter Alexander, Lead Designer of Universal Studios Florida (1990)

“What a fantastic, very comprehensive, book. I’m a forty year veteran of the themed entertainment industry and I still learned a few things! I would recommend this to aspiring theme park designers, and to my colleagues as well.”
– Jon Binkowski, Lead Designer of Hard Rock Park (2008)
“It's the kind of book our young industry has never really had before - equal parts academic, celebratory, and archival, with the Herculean and noble goal of trying to summarize and quantify a half-century sprawl of disparate, disconnected design techniques, achieving it admirably.”
– Dave Cobb, Lead Designer of Men in Black: Alien Attack (Universal Studios Florida, 2000)

“The most comprehensive book in experiential design! David Younger’s in-depth research and collection of comments from the most influential theme park designers in the world will make this book the gold standard for the themed design industry.”
– Tim Delaney, Lead Designer of Discoveryland (Disneyland Paris, 1992)

“An invaluable reference for both the practicing designer and for anyone who wants to learn this art form.”
– Anthony Esparza, Chief Creative Officer of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment

“You have in your hands David Younger's Theme Park Design, a colossal compendium of the best guidance that has been collected from the best in the business. Theme Park Design covers all the bases. I speak from experience. I'm one of Walt Disney's original eighteen 1954 Imagineers. We started the whole theme park industry, an unending trial and error saga. All the hard earned lessons of the past sixty years are now offered in Theme Park Design to guide YOU.”
– Bob Gurr, Lead Designer of the Disneyland Monorail (Disneyland, 1959)

“A comprehensive textbook that codifies theme park design in a way that no single book has achieved before it.”
– Craig Hanna, Chief Creative Officer at The Thinkwell Group

“David Younger has distilled the theme park design and production process from a vast cloud of pixie dust into a thoroughly-researched and incredibly detailed account of how dreams are made. It’s the perfect balance of pull-back-the-curtain magic and intelligent discussion of theme parks from concept to completion.”
– Garner Holt, Chief Executive Officer at Garner Holt Productions

"David Younger has created one of the finest studies of the themed entertainment industry ever attempted. It is a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of every aspect of this most complex design discipline from the micro to the macro levels without once becoming heavy handed. Congratulations on providing both the novice and the grizzled veteran with this wonderful compendium!”
– Steve Kirk, Lead Designer of Tokyo DisneySea (2001)

“I have never seen such an exhaustive, thoroughly researched treatment of this subject, anywhere; well organized and extremely readable. If I were teaching a course in theme park theory and design, I would want this as my standard text.”
– Tim Kirk, Lead Designer on Muppet*Vision 3D (Disney’s Hollywood Studios, 1991)

“Authoritative, entertaining, and fascinating, Theme Park Design is a themed entertainment aficionado’s dream. David Younger has created a one-of-a-kind work that is both a scrupulously researched reference and a jolly good read; an excellent encyclopedia on its subject, and a 'bathtub book’ one can open to any page and have a wonderful time exploring.”
– Jeff Kurtti, Lead Designer of The Walt Disney Family Museum (2009) and Author of The Art of Disneyland (2005), Walt Disney’s Imagineering Legends (2008), and Disneyland Through the Decades (2010)


“Probably the most comprehensive summation of themed design committed to print. David Younger has really pulled it all together, in one very readable package.”
– Joe Lanzisero, Lead Designer of the Disney Dream Cruise Ship (2010)

“Theme Park Design is an amazing compendium of theme park and themed entertainment knowledge. This book covers the who, what, where, and why of creating themed entertainment projects and includes personal insights from the top thought leaders and designers who have shaped the theme park industry over the last sixty years. This is a must read for anyone interested in this highly creative and technical industry.”
– Monte Lunde, Founder of the Themed Entertainment Association

“This is a seminal tome for our industry. David Younger has compiled and made sense of the incredibly wide range of work and art that our industry has produced. With clear affection, but intelligent discrimination, he examines the successes and failures that have already evolved in the short history of the art form. Many of the issues he tackles have come again and again in my career, and he provides a wonderful compendium of diverse perspectives. I read it with constant fascination.”
– Luc Mayrand, Lead Designer of Treasure Cove (Shanghai Disneyland, 2016)

“David Younger has created an essential document for those wishing to have a deeper understanding of the theme park industry. Filled with indispensable quotes from industry luminaries, it provides both the layman and the professional with an excellent resource on how theme park attractions are imagined and brought to fruition.”
– Chris Merritt, Lead Designer of Far Far Away (Universal Studios Singapore, 2010) and Author of Knott’s Preserved and Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier

“The art of theme park design involves more alchemy than it does art or science, and much of the secret sauce resides behind the obvious surface. Perhaps that’s why so little has been written about the subject, let alone anything of practical value. David Younger’s book is the first to break down many of these illusive and temporal theories into distinct, understandable, and enlightening observations.”
– Tom Morris, Lead Designer of Hong Kong Disneyland (2005)

“A great resource! This extensive, well-written guide should be on the desk of any person who wants to understand the business, art, and science of theme parks. Whether you’re new to the themed entertainment industry or an old pro, you’ll find this handy reference an indispensable guide.”
– Paul Osterhout, Lead Designer of Walt Disney Studios (2002)

“Expertise is real, and, at least in part, quantifiable, as David Younger’s magnum opus demonstrates. By amassing the communal knowledge of this disparate and diverse group into a single opus, David Younger has provided us all with a landmark in our intellectual space.”
– Joe Rohde, Lead Designer of Disney’s Animal Kingdom (1998)

“David Younger has pulled together an engaging anthology of theme park design information that is vast in its levels of detail and well worth exploring. His book acts much like an Epcot pavilion, providing a grand doorway through which the interested reader can pass to gain insight on a plethora of subject matter, provoked to dig deeper and learn more about the complexities of our industry and the design process by which it is continually enriched.”
– Rick Rothschild, Lead Designer of The American Adventure (Epcot, 1982)

“David Younger has done his homework. This book is chock full of insights into the theme park design process. Comprehensive in its scope, it is a must read for anyone wishing to understand the full development process of complex themed environments.”
– Bob Shreve, Lead Designer of Jurassic Park (Universal’s Islands of Adventure, 1999)

“Walt Disney said it’s fun to do the impossible. David Younger has done just that by capturing an entire industry between two covers. If you want to be a theme park designer, or just love the history and inside jargon, this book is a labor of love - an E Ticket!”
Eddie Sotto, Lead Designer of Main Street, U.S.A. (Disneyland Paris, 1992)

“Theme Park Design is an exhaustive, in-depth exploration of storytelling in three dimensions. Featured are the words of the creators of this unique art form, as well as David Younger’s well-informed analysis of the history, the business, and the process of creating themed entertainment. The scale and scope of the book is totally unprecedented. For a serious fan, student, or employee, here is the complete story, a real deep dive into the Art of the Show. Indispensable.”
– Michael Sprout, Lead Designer on The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (Disney’s Hollywood Studios, 1994)

“In this insightful book, David Younger burrows into the theme park industry in an intelligent and thorough way, analyzing it from the perspective many of us take for granted and never bother to articulate. This book will become the definitive work to guide theme park designers.”
– John Wardley, Lead Designer of Alton Towers (1980)


As this amazing list of endorsements attest, the book is written to be suitable for professional designers looking for a valuable reference handbook suitable to their projects, theme park design students looking to learn the ins and outs of the discipline, and the curious theme park fans, looking for peek behind the curtain to learn how the magic is made.

How to Purchase David Younger's 570 Pages "Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment" Book?

As Disney and more is a site specialized in Imagineering, D&M is happy to work in partner ship with David and to propose this fantastic book. You can place your order RIGHT NOW as the book has its worldwide release this Monday, March 28th, 2016. The book is available in ENGLISH Hardcover Color Edition priced at $69.95 with free shipping to the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and all Europe countries.

Payment can be done with Paypal, credit card or bank transfer. For a payment with Paypal you can either send the $69.95 directly from your Paypal account to: neverlandeditions@gmail.com OR you can use the Paypal button below, which allows you to select to order one or several copies.

For a payment with credit card or bank transfer, please send me an email at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com

Theme Park Design Book
Once the payment is received, i will confirm you and the order with your name and address is sent instantly to David who will ship the book to you in the next days. Note that, in addition to the name and address the post office requires a telephone number to be indicated on the package. So, don't forget to send me by email - or to indicate in your Paypal payment - a telephone number, thanks.

And, good news, as there won’t be any custom taxes for orders from U.S, Canada, European countries or Australia as the U.S and Canada orders will have the book ship from the U.S, the European countries order will have the book ship from England, and Australian orders will have the book ship from Australia.


OR Enjoy my Special Limited Offer: David Younger's "Theme Park Design & The Art of Themed Entertainment" PLUS Disneyland Paris From Sketch to Reality book!
For those of you who don't own yet the fantastic Disneyland Paris From Sketch to reality book, i'm doing for a limited time a great Special Offer which include David's Theme Park design book hardcover edition AND the Disneyland Paris book, a great way to own in one time two of the best books about Imagineering! If you choose to order both books, you have a 15% discount on the DLP book at $85 ( 75€ ) instead of $100 ( 90€ ) normally. The total amount for the two books is $154.95 and include FREE shipping for both books.

Payment can be done with Paypal, credit card or bank transfer. For a payment with Paypal you can either send the $154.95 directly from your Paypal account to: neverlandeditions@gmail.com OR you can use the Paypal button below, just make sure to choose the option with the two books. 


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Theme Park Design +Disneyland Paris From Sketch to Reality Books
Once the payment is received, i will confirm you and the order with your name and address is sent instantly to David who will ship the Theme Park Design book to you in the next days, and I will send you the Disneyland Paris book. Note that, in addition to the name and address the post office requires a telephone number to be indicated on the package. So, don't forget to send me by email - or to indicate in your Paypal payment - a telephone number, thanks.

For all additional informations, if needed, please send me an email at: neverlandeditions@gmail.com

Pictures: copyright David Younger

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Awesome Shanghaî Disneyland Week-End Update ! Edited With the Best SDL Aerial Pictures We Ever Had !




Spring is arriving at Shanghaî Disneyland and here is the awaited Shanghaî Disneyland week-end update that i post a little bit more early this week as i'm working on another post that will be online tomorrow, and it's something that you don't want to miss, so make sure to be back on D&M this week-end! As usual i've found for you great pictures, and the four first pictures are the best aerial "crystal clear" pictures we ever had! Others have apparently been shot a few weeks ago but they're great anyway!






Next pictures show Shanghaî Disneyland Enchanted Storybook Castle, including the unusual one above in B&W. All picture below were posted either on Weibo or by HNBTV in China.







By the way, if you wonder how looks SDL Castle from outside the park, the picture below brings the answer. It was shot from behind Disney Town, you can see the back of Disney Town buildings in the foreground.


Behind the castle there is the Journey to Crystal Grotto ride and the two pictures below shows Aladdin Genie and The Little Mermaid scenes.


 

We stay near the castle for a series of pictures showing SDL workers at work on the giant Red Queen head in the Alice in Wonderland Maze.





Always in the Alice in Wonderland Maze...


The next picture below shows a building most probably in Fantasyland, but which one? I put my bets - wrong or right - to one in the Winnie the Pooh area.



Let's move to Treasure Cove with a picture of the wrecked ship and we learn that this one had for name "La Belle France" (!)










Next is a picture of Adventure Isle Roaring Rapids mountain shot with a telelens, from outside the park.


A mural that could be located in Treasure Cove...



Next is a great picture showing the parking lot and entrance of the Shanghaî Disneyland Hotel. I still don't like the red roofs but i'm not Chinese, so hopefully the Chinese will like it...



The two next pictures are showing the entrance signs of the Shanghaî Disneyland Hotel and the Toy Story Hotel.












The last picture of this update shows one of the entrance of Shanghaî Disneyland train station, probably the first thing that most of you will see when you'll come to visit the park!

We'll end with a Chinese video showing workers at work on pieces for SDL Enchanted Sytorybook Castle!




See you soon for a new Shanghaî Disneyland update, and make sure to come back tomorrow on D&M!

Pictures: copyright dfic.cn, hnbtv

First Picture of the Stunning Lobby of Shanghaî Disneyland Hotel - And: All You Need to Know To Purchase SDL tickets !



The Shanghaî Disneyland picture of the day is a great picture showing the stunning art-nouveau lobby of the Shanghaî Disneyland Hotel!

I will post my Shanghaî Disneyland week-end update tomorrow Friday, but in the meantime here is a Q&A list released by Shanghaî Disneyland - more precise than the one i've posted yesterday - that will be precious for all of you who intend to go at SDL as soon as it opens and also to roder tickets when they will finally be on sale Monday March 28. And the list include Q&A for SDL Hotels reservations as well as for The Lion King show.

An important thing you need to know: if you don't live in China you can pay with your credit card ( Visa, Master Card, JCB or Diner's but not American Express ). You cannot pay with Paypal. Once your reservation will be done they will send you by email a reservation code / number. They will NOT send you the tickets, and you better don't lose the code as you'll need it to get the tickets when you'll drive at the park, as well as the ID of the person who purchased the tickets. Why don't they send you the tickets? Most probably to avoid China's famous black market. On another hand it means that you better come at the park early as i predict long lines of guests all with their reservation number wanting their tickets, i'm curious to see how SDL is gonna deal with that...

Q: When do ticket sales start for Shanghai Disneyland?
Shanghai Disneyland park ticket sales begin on March 28 at the following times:
12:01am at Shanghai Disney Resort’s official website (http://www.shanghaidisneyresort.com)
12:01am at the official Shanghai Disney Resort store on Alitrip
12:01am at Shanghai Disney Resort’s official WeChat account
8:00am at the Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center 400-180-0000 or +86-21-31580000.
Also, a full list of Shanghai Disney Resort authorized travel partners can be found on the Shanghai Disney Resort website.
Q: How many types of tickets are available? 
Shanghai Disneyland park offers both regular and peak-priced tickets, with regular pricing set at ¥370 and peak pricing for high-demand dates set at ¥499. Pricing during the Grand Opening period (June 16-30, 2016) is set at ¥499. Please refer to the calendar on the Shanghai Disney Resort official website for regular and peak dates. All tickets are date-specific.
Special pricing will be provided to many of our guests, including children, seniors and guests with disabilities (eligibility criteria defined on website). Children 1.0M and below are admitted free. A two-day ticket will also be available at a discount. A detailed price listing can be found on the Shanghai Disney Resort official website.
Q: What is a dated ticket?
Tickets will be date-specific and valid for admission only for the date shown on the ticket. Guests with valid admission will be guaranteed entry into Shanghai Disneyland Park for the date shown on the ticket. To guarantee access to the theme park, it is recommended that guests plan the trip in advance and purchase tickets accordingly, in advance.
Q: Do children need tickets, too?
Children 1.0M and below, accompanied by a responsible adult with a paid admission ticket, receive free admission to Shanghai Disneyland park.
Guests (1.4M and below) can purchase child tickets. Guests who are height above 1.4M and below 65 years old need to purchase regular admission. 
Guest must be at least 16 years of age to purchase tickets on their own to Shanghai Disneyland park. Guests under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a guest age 16 or older to enter the park.
Q: Are there any age limitations for purchasing tickets?
Guest must be at least 16 years of age to purchase tickets on their own to the Shanghai Disneyland theme park. Guests under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a guest aged 16 or older to enter the park.
Q: Are there maximum purchase quantities?
Guests may purchase a maximum of five tickets per government ID.
Q: What kind of payment methods can I use to purchase tickets to Shanghai Disneyland park?
Shanghai Disney Resort official sales channels accept the following payment methods:
Shanghai Disney Resort official website (www.shanghaidisneyresort.com) accepts domestic cards with China UnionPay, and foreign Visa, MasterCard, JCB and Diners Club cards, as well as Alipay.
Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center accepts domestic cards with China UnionPay, and foreign Visa, MasterCard, JCB and Diners Club cards.
Shanghai Disney Resort official Wechat account accepts Wechat Tenpay.
The official Shanghai Disney Resort store on Alitrip accepts Alipay.
For payments to authorized travel partners, please contact them directly for details.
Q: How do I know that my purchase has been successfully completed?
Upon completion of the order and payment, the guest will receive a confirmation notice:
For tickets purchased from the Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center, guests will receive an email confirmation.
For tickets purchased on the Shanghai Disney Resort website, guests will have the choice of receiving either an email or an SMS text message.
For tickets purchased on Shanghai Disney Resort official WeChat account and Alitrip store, guests will receive a confirmation according to the respective process.
For tickets purchased from authorized partner channels, please contact them directly for details.
Q: How can I tell if a ticket is real or counterfeit? 
To guarantee that guests purchase official and valid tickets to Shanghai Disneyland, guests should only purchase park tickets from the following authorized channels:
Shanghai Disney Resort direct channels:
Shanghai Disney Resort official website (www.shanghaidisneyresort.com)
Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center at 400-180-0000 or +86-21-31580000
Official Shanghai Disney Resort store on Alitrip
Shanghai Disney Resort official Wechat account
A full list of official travel partners can be found on the Shanghai Disney Resort website.
Upon completion of the order and payment, the guest will receive a confirmation and it is the guest's sole responsibility to ensure their confirmation is stored in a safe place that cannot be stolen or copied.
Should guests have any questions or concerns, they may contact Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center at 400-180-0000 or +86-21-31580000.
Q: What documents are required to enter Shanghai Disneyland park?
To guarantee access to the theme park, please make sure to do the following:
Bring ticket confirmation.
Bring the identification document used to purchase the tickets.
When entering Shanghai Disneyland park, the holder of the identification document should enter the park with the entire travel party.  For example, if the father purchases three tickets for his family using his government ID, the father must enter the park with his government ID together with his family.
Q: Can minors enter Shanghai Disneyland park by themselves?
Guests under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult age 16 or older when entering the park.
Q: Do I have to purchase tickets in advance? Can I buy tickets on site?
Yes, subject to availability. To guarantee access to the theme park, it is recommended that guests purchase tickets through our official channels in advance.
Q: Are there any refunds or exchanges available if I’m unable to use my pre-purchased tickets? Are there any cancellation or change fees?
Once a ticket has been purchased, guests can change the date of the ticket once.  Changes must be made at least 48 hours in advance of the ticket validity date. Park tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. All date changes are subject to availability.
Q: How do I purchase tickets for seniors, children and guests with disabilities?
Guests can purchase senior and child tickets through our official channels.
To purchase tickets for guests with disabilities, please call Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center at 400-180-0000 or +86-21-31580000.
Q: Can I purchase a ticket and give it to another guest as a gift?
Tickets may be purchased as a gift. However, the recipient's identification information must be entered into the system at the time of purchase. Please note the recipient’s identification documents will be required at the time of park entry.
Q: Where can I find the hours of operation for the date I am visiting?
For 06/16 Grand Opening day, Shanghai Disneyland park will start operation at 12:00 pm and close at 10:00 pm.
Guests may refer to the Shanghai Disney Resort official website for the park hours on future dates.
Q: Can one get access to all the attractions in Shanghai Disneyland park with one ticket?
A ticket to the theme park will provide a full day of world-class family entertainment and immersive storytelling experiences. One ticket provides admission and access to all of the attractions and entertainment inside Shanghai Disneyland park. THE LION KING production at the Walt Disney Grand Theatre at Disneytown, Shanghai Disney Resort’s shopping, dining and entertainment area, is a separately ticketed event.

About Hotel Reservations
Q: How can guests make reservations for Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and/or Toy Story Hotel, at Shanghai Disney Resort?
Reservations for Shanghai Disney Resort hotels may be made beginning March 28 through the following channels: 
Beginning at 12:01 am at the Shanghai Disney Resort official website  (www.ShanghaiDisneyResort.com)
Beginning at 12:01 am at SHDR flagship store on Alitrip
Beginning at 8:00 am at Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center at 400-180-0000 or +86-21-31580000
Guest can also make reservations through SHDR’s official travel providers. A complete list can be found at www.shanghaidisneyresort.com.
Q: What is the maximum capacity of a resort hotel room at Shanghai Disney Resort?
The maximum capacity per hotel room varies from three to five guests, depending on the room type. Room rates are based on two adults, and an additional CNY200+15% per person will be applied for each additional person thereafter. Children under the age of 12 sharing a room with their parents may stay free of charge. Exceeding the maximum room capacity is strictly prohibited.  
Q: How many rooms can a guest book under one online reservation?
Guests may book one room per online reservation. Guests may book a maximum of three rooms per guest name.
Q: What are the terms and conditions for no-shows, cancellations, upgrades, reservation date changes and other changes?
Guests who book their stay through Shanghai Disney Resort website or the Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center and wish to make any changes or cancellations to their reservation must call the Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center.
Guests who book their stay through a registered third-party partner must call that third party to notify them of the change request or cancellation.
Cancellations and changes must be made at least 48 hours prior to the check-in date. Change of room type is subject to availability.
Room upgrades are subject to availability. Additional charges may apply.
Terms for no shows: Guests will be charged for the first night’s stay.
Q: If I made a reservation at one of the resort hotels on site, does that mean I get free access to Shanghai Disneyland? 
A hotel reservation does not include park entrance. Tickets to the Shanghai Disneyland theme park must be purchased in addition to resort hotel reservations.
Q: I have successfully booked a hotel room at Shanghai Disney Resort hotels. Am I guaranteed to be able to purchase park tickets?
YES. Both Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and Toy Story Hotel will sell admission tickets to the Shanghai Disneyland theme park. All ticket types will be available for purchase at the hotels, and registered hotel guests will be guaranteed admission upon purchase.
Q: What is the price for Shanghai Disney Resort hotels?
The price of Shanghai Disney Resort hotels will vary based on the season. Detailed pricing information will be available through our official and authorized sales channels sales beginning March 28th.

About THE LION KING TICKETS
Q: When do tickets for THE LION KING musical start to go on sale?
Tickets for The Lion King show will go on sale beginning Mar. 28.
Q: What is the price for THE LION KING show?
Ticket prices for The LION KING show will vary based on the season and the sections of the theater. Detailed pricing information will be available through official Shanghai Disney Resort channels on Mar. 28th.
Q: Will THE LION KING at Shanghai Disney Resort be performed only in Chinese?
Yes. Shanghai Disney Resort proudly presents the first-ever Mandarin stage production of the Broadway hit, THE LION KING.  African phrases used in the Broadway production will remain in their original language.
Q: Will children be able to understand THE LION KING??
Although THE LION KING is a family show, we recommend it for children age 6 and older.
Q: Do children need tickets for the show?
All audience members for THE LION KING musical require tickets, including children.  Seat prices in different sections vary. Detailed pricing information will be available through Shanghai Disney Resort official channels beginning March 28th.
Q: Where can one buy THE LION KING tickets?
THE LION KING tickets can be purchased through the Shanghai Disney Resort official website, the Shanghai Disney Resort Reservation Center and the Walt Disney Grand Theatre Box Office.
Q: How many tickets can one buy per order?
Guests may purchase five tickets per order through the Shanghai Disney Resort official sales channels.
Q: How will I receive my ticket?
The E-ticket will be sent to your mobile phone or email after the order is successfully processed.
Q: Where I can find the calendar for THE LION KING?
The calendar for THE LION KING musical will be announced through Shanghai Disney Resort official channels on March 28.
Q: What is the modification and cancellation policy for THE LION KING?
THE LION KING musical tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after they are sold.
Q: Is the Walt Disney Grand Theatre accessible for guests with disabilities?
Yes. Walt Disney Grand Theatre at Shanghai Disney Resort is fully accessible for guests with disabilities.  Please contact the Disney Reservation Center at 400-180-0000 or +86-21-31580000 for more details.