In Focus:A picture-driven look at what's new, cool, special and weird about Shanghai. This is the view from the ground, through the lens of our photographers.
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Welcome, friends. Construction on Shanghai Disney Resort started in 2011, and they're finally in soft opening (no, you can't go without an invite). When it opens for real in June, Mickey's kingdom will hold 50,000 people.
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The park is divided into Mickey Avenue, Adventure Isle, Treasure Cove, Fantasyland, Gardens of Imagination, Disneytown, and Tomorrowland. Here we are on Mickey Avenue, and it's all love.
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So, there is no Space Mountain at this Disneyland, but they've got a Tron ride that's way faster.
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It's really fast. Someone threw up immediately after disembarking on Friday.
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Disney owns almost all your childhood memories at this point, including Star Wars.
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These are not the droids you're looking for...
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The parade.
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Unfortunately, there is no Big Grizzly Mountain or Haunted Mansion, but they've got a Pirates of the Caribbean lagoon cruise.
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Johnny Depp's career. (Zinggggg.)
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Spotted in the Treasure Cove zone.
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Fun fact -- there hasn't been a feature Mickey Mouse film in over 50 years. He is a mouse of mystery.
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Under da sea.
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The "Hunny Pot Spin," where you can "take a dizzying ride in a whirling honey pot."
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Ever Disney park has something from a Disney movie that almost no one remembers, like this 1963 feature. Nothing from Song of The South though. (Sword in the Stone is great, however.)
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So instead of the Grizzly Mine, they've got a "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train" in Fantasyland.
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A tea party in the Alice In Wonderland Maze, over in Fantasyland.
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"Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Presented by China Eastern Airlines." Hmmm... kind of a red flag.
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The tallest Disney castle in the whole wide world.
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"Step into your personal jet pack and take an unforgettable ride in the sky."
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The TRON Lightcycle Power Run really is the best attraction here. Let's end on that note.
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That's all, folks. Look out for more on Disneyland as their grand opening draws nearer.