Di Lu

Review of Shanghai Disney Resorts [SHDR]...

This is Disneyland so how bad could it be?

This is Disneyland so how bad could it be?
As a fan of Disneyland who's been to a few of them around the world, I find Shanghai Disney to include and almost only include some of Disney's newest collections. Frozen, Malificent and Toys Story are huge deals here. Surprisingly Mulan isn't. As of some of the older classics.
A lot of the rides are utilizing modern projection and machanics. Which does make me miss the LA Disneyland's hand crafty charm a little bit.
There's no Haunted Mansion here. But Soaring Over the Horizon and Tron are wonderful additions. The Pirates of the Caribbean ride was the best amongst its branches, must see. If you're like me who's seem plenty of Broadway productions, the Frozen sing-along probably wouldn't impress you, yet it's just so funny to see familiar songs done in Chinese. I also found this Disneyland to be probably the most affordable one in comparison to its American sisters. The food in the park are tasty and cheap, even with some healthy options. Not to mention they allow you to bring your own snacks into the park. The entrance tickets are half of the price of the American ones.
Another factor that makes this park special is the sheer amount of young people and children dressed up in costumes here. Almost every single child had some sort of cute costumes on. You can also find a lot of attractive young people dressed in Lolita, Gothic, anime, and other creative outfits here.
Now about the lines and how to optimize rides. We reserved a fast pass for Soaring Over the Horizon at 1pm. At 8:30am before the park was punblically open, we utilized the early entrance to ride Tron (enough time to ride three rides if you enter at 8am). The park is relatively small so for the rest of the rides you just have to keep an eye on the Disney app and pick times when the wait time is short. Lunch and dinner hours, parade hours, firework hours and after 7:30pm there will be some of the shortest lines, know your priorities and utilize them. When done right you should be able to easily fit 5-8 rides in a day.