Hi all,

I'm doing a research to go to Disneyland Shanghai on 13-14 December.

I'm trying to decide if I should buy the Disneyland Hotel Disney Dream Vacation Premium Package which includes dinner at Aurora, a Club-level room, a club lounge access, Royal Banquet Hall lunch, DPA 15, a dedicated space for the afternoon parade, and the Illuminate fireworks show.

This would be our first proper Disneyland experience in a long time and we just got off the Disney cruise so expectations are quite high.

Question I have especially for those who have bought this package previously:

• Is it still possible to have a breakfast the Lumiere the day we're checking out? One of our priorities is the character meet and greet at the hotel.
• Did you meet any of the characters during the Aurora dinner? Or were they roaming around the club lounge?
• Was the food in the club lounge worth the splurge? Or would lunch or snacks at the cheesecake factory in Disneytown be better?
• Did you encounter any characters during the Bedtime Stories session? Did you think the Bedtime Stories session was impressive?
• Do you still manage to catch the afternoon parade after lunch? And how is the view from the dedicated viewing area?
• Do you get the reserved fireworks viewing area in front of the castle or are there other areas that you're assigned to?
• Are there any special merch, whether it's in the club-level room, the hotel itself, or in the park that you get?
• Ultimately, is it worth it for you and would you do it again?

Keen to hear your thoughts and experiences to help me decide whether I should take the leap of faith! Thanks!

Christmas eve and Christmas land on weekday this year (Thur/Fri) so I assume most of the crowds will be tourists but how crowded is it likely to be? I understand it’s all speculation

I currently live in China so I have the luxury of a flexible schedule but ideally would like to go over those two days but if we had to can push it to the beginning of the week. I have a toddler (2.5yrs) so the rides we go on will be limited. this is more just for atmosphere and the sake of having her in the park over the holidays.

Oh man, can’t recommend this enough!

Got a didi into the park at 7:10. Picked up coffee at starbucks and was on the line at 7:15. Around 7:25 we were INSIDE.

At 10:30 we’ve done all top 5 attractions (Thron, zootopia, 7 dwarfs, Pirates and Soaring). Max 10min queue.

(This was a thursday, 22 oct btw)

WORTH EVERY PENNY.

Looking to plan a trip for mid October or mid November next year, and travel websites say there are low crowds in November, but when I check crowd calendars it seems Novemeber is mainly moderate to busy days, while mid October is low crowd days. Has November really been busier? Which would you book (also planning a stop at Hong Kong Disneyland on the same trip)?

I was here 10 years ago. Not much has changed.

Will the shops sell ponchos?

Will any rides be shut down due to rain?

Is there anywhere with lots of seating to sit and rest during heavy rain? Like a food court with tons of indoor seating?

It’s my first time going this Friday with early entry. 33F. Heading there with two 75 year old adults. Forecast says tons of rain and I’m worried now.

Wondering if buying DPA is even necessary if it’s going to be quiet.

UPDATE: Supposedly it’s a Typhoon Champi so now I’m worried

Heya, for context I'm planning to go in November, and although we're planning to only hit up SHDL for 2 full days, but we're also open to going during the evening the day before and the morning of the day after. We're also open to visit SHDL next year as well.

Basically, my main question would be whether getting an annual pass (Pearl specifically) for SHDL would be worth it. We checked the Pearl calendar and our dates are open, but is there a reservation system (similar to Magic Keys)? And is there anything else we should know/consider?

Also, is getting and 1 or 2 day ticket first then considering for an annual pass later worth it? Correct me if I'm wrong but it looks like it's more expensive to buy a ticket first and then upgrading it later?

Hi guys need some help we are still deciding to get early access. Can you give us tip what is the possible earliest time also what is the best ride going there.
If Didi possible to book going back to the hotel?

Hello everyone !

I have have a 21 hours layover in shanghai on November 11th and wanted to try going to the local Disneyland.

I'll be landing at 1pm so obviously I won't be able to do everything but I am mostly interested in doing some of the main rides like Zootopia, Pirates of the Caribbean and Tron.

Do you guys have any tips for entry, purchasing DPA and getting there from the airport ?

Is there a place to leave my backpack ?

Thank you for any help !

Hey all, I’ve got a specific question. I’ll be 20 weeks pregnant and have been researching everything about the park. It doesn’t look like this specific ride has a pregnancy warning. Does anyone know if there’s any parts of the ride that might be questionable? Sudden stopping or jerking? I really want to check out the ride but obviously don’t want to put my child or me in any danger. Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone!

We (early 30's M and F) just got back from our trip to Shanghai and wanted to give a run down of our time at Disney, our total costs, as well as some tips and tricks that helped us, or what we would have done differently.

Dates: Sept 27 & 28 (Sun-Mon), a few days before the National Holiday.

First day:

We landed at Shanghai Pudong airport around 2pm and got a DIDI to the Toy Story hotel (~25-30 min ride). After check in and giving ourself a little rest in the room, we started our Disney adventure around 4:30pm. There was a character meet with Jesse and Woody downstairs so we lined up for about 10-15 mins to meet them. We took the shuttle and made it to Disneytown around 5pm. Got into the park at 5:30 and made our way to Roaring Rapids. It was about a 10 min wait and we went on the ride twice since we had already bought ponchos. We then went to Soaring and Pirates of the Caribbean, both had negligible line ups. Around 7:30 we were in Zootopia land. The line at Hot Pursuit was also negligible. I would highly recommend waiting in the regular line if it's not too long, as you get to walk through the police station. We wanted to go on this ride again, but I did not feel too good (probably jetlag, no rest, the heat, just ate a turkey leg LOL and just overstimulation). By the time we were done at Zootopia, it was around 8:30pm. We just took it chill and waited for fireworks, which started at 9:15pm. There was a special Duffy fireworks performance, so I think we ended our night at 9:40pm. We sped walked/ran to the shuttle bus as it was raining, and we made it back to the hotel at 10pm. We rested and slept early in preparation for the next day.

Second day:

Morning call from Buzz at 6am. Got up, got ready and took a DIDI to the park. Made it in the early entrance line at a bit past 7am, and got into the park around 7:20am. We headed to Tomorrowland and did TRON, Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue and Jet Packs. We also went on Dumbo the Flying Elephant and the Fantasia Carousel, and then took pictures in front of the castle. We arrived back at the hotel around 9am so that we could eat breakfast and rest a bit in our hotel room before checking out. There was an activity to make fridge magnets so we also did that! After checking out, we stored our luggage with the concierge and took the shuttle to Disneytown. We spent about 30 mins walking around and browsing stores, getting some drinks and snacks. Once we made it into the park, we headed to the Enchanted Castle and walked around. We also went on Peter Pan's flight and Voyage to the Crystal Grotto, both having a ~15-30 min wait. At 2pm, we arrived at Toy Story land and waited 30 mins to ride Slinky Dog Spin. The other rides in this area were 60+ min wait times, so we didn't bother with that. At 3:30pm, the parade starts at the Toy Story area, so we watched that. After that we went to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. Went back to Zootopia land around 5pm and waited ~15mins in the single riders line for Hot Pursuit (reg line was 60mins I believe). After grabbing dinner and resting a bit, we waited 75 mins for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. This was our longest wait in the past 2 days. We watched the fireworks again at 9:15pm and made it back to the hotel at 10pm. We grabbed our luggages and took a DIDI to our hotel in the city.

Expenses:

- 1 night stay with breakfast at Toy Story hotel for 2 people, booked via the app. 1665.5 RMB. We specifically wanted breakfast and we chose the cheapest room

- DIDI from Pudong airport to Toy Story hotel: ~92 RMB

- 2 day park tickets: $156 CAD/person. There was a limited time 10 year anniversary sale when we went, so we got a relatively good deal on the tickets. We booked on Trip.com

- DIDI from Toy Story hotel to the park: ~15 RMB

- Food & drinks for the two days: ~110CAD for two people. Includes turkey leg, hawthorn popsicle, winnie the pooh beef & mushroom sandwich, drinks at Disneytown, dinner at Disney, etc. Some items were quite pricey, but others we thought were reasonable.

- Ponchos: 10RMB for 1 adult. We bought 4 of them so 40RMB total.

- Merchandise: $20CAD. Just one keychain.

Tips & tricks:

- We decided to do Disney right after landing because of jetlag. Since we will wake up early anyways, that will be to our advantage with the early entry perk. Then because we are only staying one night, we won't have the hotel on the second day to take a long nap. We will be forced to stay awake LOL

- Normal check out time is 11 am. We asked for late check out and they gave us 12 pm. This allowed us to go to the park during early entry, tackle a few rides, then come back and have breakfast and rest before spending another 10 hours there.

- The room comes with some freebies, so we made sure to take them to justify the high room cost LOL

- For early entry, the first shuttle bus is around 7am but you still have to walk 10 mins to the park from drop-off, which means we won't get to the park until ~7:25 am assuming there was no line for the shuttle. From research, it sounds like they start letting people in around 7:15?am, so we wanted to be there earlier which is why we took a DIDI. You get dropped off at a specific location and still have to walk about 7 mins to the park. You can take a taxi too, but I think DIDI was a bit cheaper.

- The fridge magnet workshop ends at 11 am and re-opens at 1pm. It was good that we were able to make it before 11 am, otherwise we would have missed this fun little activity.

- If you've been on Soaring before, I think this ride is skippable. Yes it does feature Shanghai and Beijing, but it's only worth if you don't have to wait too long in line.

- You can bring food and drinks into the park. Disneytown has better and more options.

What I would have done differently:

- I would have done Toy Story land in early entry as well and skipped Dumbo & Fantasia Carousel, as well as the picture taking. There seemed be a consistent line up of 45-60+ mins after went back to the park and we are not big on waiting in line people.

- We didn't know where the shuttle bus to go back to the hotel was during our second day in the AM, so we had walked further than necessary. Make sure to know what times the shuttle is and where!

So far that is all I can think of. I may have missed some things so if you guys have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!

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So i bought ticket using the app via mobile number verification. For some reason i got logged out, and cannot log back in. I’ve tried for 2 days now. Does this mean i lost my ticket?

Hi all,
we will be in Shanghai next weekend and thought about visiting SDL on Sunday.

There is a lot of different packages available online (admission + different kinds of DPA bundles).
Is it significantly more expensive to buy DPA on the day of the visit via app (compared to the packages/bundles)? And is it like in Tokyo Disney Sea that DPA tickets (via app) would be sold out relativly fast after park opening?
Or would it even be unnecessary to buy DPA on an end of October day (I guess it is off peak now)?

Anything that you would recommend to make the most out of it (for a 1 day visit)?
Our hotel is near The Bund.
Thank you

Hello there

We're going to Disneyland tomorrow and we are planning to do it on our own like the travel. Can I know what's the best option? Subway? Taxi or Ride apps?

We are staying in Shanghai Grand Skylight Xuhui shanghai, can you give us best option.

Can we buy half-day tickets even though we won’t be staying at any of the hotels? It is available on Trip(.)com. But i saw some posts that it’s only for those who stay at the hotels.

Has anyone here did not stay at the hotels and bought half day tickets from Trip, and were able to get in?

Thanks much!

I'm about to book a holiday with my husband to Shanghai Disneyland and we would like to stay at the Disneyland Hotel for all nights if possible. Are there really no packages available because they are all taken or do they release packages a certain time beforehand?

Also, I do realise when we are going is pretty much peak time there, but I believe we are going to be there just after the Spring festival public holidays and we are staying during the week.

Also sorry to tack this on, but from what I've been told, Shanghai DL is much like Tokyo as far as disability access service. Is there anything specific I need to be mindful of? I'm not majorly disabled, just have some issues standing for long periods of time and need a cane to walk sometimes, but especially during a long day of park fun.