Shanghai — Disney Store has opened its flagship store in the popular Lujiazui area of Pudong, Shanghai, China. The landmark store is the largest retail space of any Disney Store in the world featuring 53,819 square feet of shopping space plus an outdoor plaza.
“We couldn’t be more delighted to open our first Disney Store in China, in Shanghai,” says Paul Candland, president of The Walt Disney Company, Asia-Pacific region.
The opening of the Disney Store in Shanghai comes one day after the topping of the Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disney Resort, which is due to open next year. “We want to thank the people of Shanghai for welcoming us to the city,” says Candland.
The store has numerous design features unique to Shanghai which include:
• A Disney Magic Kingdom Castle, measuring 19 feet high at the heart of the store, featuring an hourly musical and projection show.
• Unique Mickey Mouse-shaped roof sculpted with over 8,000 LED lights visible from key tourism vantage points such as the Pearl Tower.
• A landscaped plaza
For more information on Disney Store China, visit www.disneystore.cn.
The Disney Store retail chain, which debuted in 1987, is owned and operated by Disney in North America, Europe and Japan. Disney Store is the retail merchandising arm of Disney Consumer Products, the business segment of The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates that extends the Disney brand to merchandise. Disney Store opened its first store in Glendale, Calif., and, in doing so, originated the themed retail business model. There are currently more than 200 Disney Store locations in North America; more than 40 Disney Store locations in Japan; and more than 70 Disney Store locations in Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom.
SOURCE: Disney