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Forget Disney, Hello Kitty World Theme Park To Open Near Shanghai in January

Posted: 11/28/2014 6:25 pm

hello kitty worldDie-hards of Japan’s famous Hello Kitty can eat their hearts out: Hello Kitty World, a massive new theme park, will open in China on New Years Day. The park will be Hello Kitty’s first in China and the largest in Asia. It has been under construction for the past five years.

The park will star Hello Kitty and her popular Sanrio friends by devoting a specific zone for each character. Hello Kitty will be featured at Hello Kitty Home, My Melody in Melody Village, Keroppi in Happy Harbor, Badtz-Maru in Steam Kingdom, and Monkichi in Spirit Forest. A sixth zone, Friendship Plaza, is presumably where other Sanrio characters will be found.

hello kitty hotelA theme park wouldn’t be complete without a matching hotel, so Hello Kitty will feature castle-themed accommodations.

The bad news, fans, is the park won’t be very easy to get to. It is near Huzhou in Zhejiang Province, which is a three-hour drive from Shanghai’s Pudong Airport. Tickets for adults are RMB 260 ($42) and will rise to RMB 320 yuan ($52) on holidays. Children’s tickets are RMB 200 ($33) and RMB 260 ($42.35) using the same pricing scheme.

Here are more concept photos of the park from an aerial view:

hello kitty worldhello kitty worldThe theme hotel is features the color pink:

hello kitty hotelhello kitty hotelhello kitty hotelAnd here are some preview shots of the park before opening day:

hello kitty sneak peakhello kitty sneak peakMeanwhile, PRD residents who can’t wait to celebrate the Sanrio mascot’s 40th anniversary have some local options. In Macau, a Hello Kitty dessert store has opened up and is offering the Hello Kitty experience with branded egg tarts and almond cakes.

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Photos: Everyday Yuhang, The Iceberg, vogueda

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Disney Unveils Plans for Massive Shanghai Theme Park

Posted: 11/17/2014 1:00 pm

shanghai disneyworldSet to open next year, Shanghai Disney Resort has unveiled its plans for an enormous entertainment complex next to a manmade lake, reported Xinhua.

Details released at the 2014 China International Tourism Trade Fair, indicated that the theme park will have two main hotels, one of which will feature a “Toy Story” theme.

shanghai disneyworldShanghai’s Disney Resort will be the sixth in the world, and will include the largest castle to date. Of the six entertainment sectors, one will have a “Pirates of the Caribbean” theme, while another will have Chinese characteristics and be called the “12 Friends Park”.

In other Disney developments, Hong Kong Disney World recently announced admission prices will increase from HKD $450 to $499.

More concept photos of the new Shanghai Disney Resort are shown below:

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Haohao

Universal Studios Coming to Beijing

Posted: 10/14/2014 8:30 am

universal studios theme parkHave you ever wanted to take a trip on a train leaving platform No. 9 and three-quarters? Dreamed of staring a dinosaur in the face? Or perhaps enjoy the company of China’s favorite blockbuster franchise, Transformers?

If you can hang around China for another six years, you’re in luck: Universal Studios plans to open a theme park in the Tongzhou District of Beijing in 2020.

The park, first announced back in 2001, is expected to cost RMB 20 billion and take up 120 hectares of Tongzhou’s cultural tourism zone. There are also plans to build a resort at the site taking up another 400 400 hectares.

The theme park will also apparently include “Chinese elements”. As these have yet to be determined, we’ll have to use our imagination. Perhaps something like:

  • Transformers Ride of Harmony: There is Nothing More that Meets the Eye
  • The Terminator Non-Time Traveling Killer Robot Show
  • Musical: The Blues Brothers Sing Red Songs of Patriotism
  • Stage Show: Harry Potter and the Galvanizing Foreign Presence of Evil
  • Interactive Exhibit: ET: Phone Home: Sichuan Edition

Photo: China News

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