r/ShanghaiDisneyland

THU 07:15
Hotel Gate
Be at the hotel's dedicated park entrance. Early Entry is non-negotiable.
THU 07:45
Zootopia Land
Hot Pursuit: Ride the world's most advanced trackless ride first.
THU 08:30
Jumbeaux’s Cafe
Snack: Grab "The Big Donut" (Zootopia themed) and a Coffee.
THU 09:15
Treasure Cove
Pirates of the Caribbean: Use the short morning queue to see the full "Indy-style" set details.
THU 10:30
Tomorrowland
TRON: Use the Single Rider Line. High-speed technical masterpiece.
THU 11:30
Adventure Isle
Roaring Rapids: Use the Single Rider Line. Extreme water thrill (find the monster).
THU 12:30
Barbossa’s Bounty
Lunch: BBQ Ribs. Request a seat overlooking the Pirates boat launch.
THU 14:00
Toy Story Land
Rex's Racer: The most extreme physical G-force in the park.
THU 15:00
Mickey Avenue
Remy’s Patisserie: Best park coffee. Grab a Mickey-shaped Chocolate Tart or Churro.
THU 16:00
Fantasyland
7 Dwarfs Mine Train: Final thrill. Use the Single Rider Line.
THU 17:30
Disneyland Hotel
Break: Take the ferry to the flagship hotel. A quiet drink at Bacchus Lounge to reset.
THU 19:00
Toy Story Hotel
Retrieve bags from Bell Desk.
THU 19:30
Departure
Didi Premier back to the city. Beat the 9 PM firework exit chaos.

Hey all, I am going to Shanghai Disneyland on 14 May (Thursday) for 1 day. Different crowd prediction sites seem to show different info. Got my Disneyland ticket from Klook.

I love rollercoasters and am hoping to:

• ride everything at least once
• do TRON twice (once in the day, once at night)
• check out Zootopia / Hot Pursuit

I would like to check:

1. Is early entry worth it on a weekday? (up to one hour prior to the published park opening time) (199CNY) If you have purchased early pass before, what time would you recommend to reach? And how long are the queues generally for early access?
2. Should I get Premier Access or just buy individual rides if needed? (180CNY for single ride)
3. Which rides are actually worth skipping the queue for?

Also wondering if this is doable in 1 day without spending too much 😅

Any tips / rough plan would help a lot! Thank you for your help!

Is there one in DisneyTown?

One day to see the park. Might need caffeine.

Ciao a tutti. A Settembre sarò in Cina con la mia ragazza. Abbiamo 22 anni e venivamo dall’Europa quindi faremo un viaggio per capire e comprendere almeno un poco di questo Paese. Vorrei sentire le vostre opinioni dato che sono in mezzo alle feste!
Andata e ritorno saranno da Nanchino.

Itinerario
Giovedì 10 settembre: volo di andata
Venerdì 11 settembre: arrivo a Nanchino ore 9. Treno (1 ora) per Shangai + visita a Shangai
Sabato 12 settembre: Shangai
Domenica 13 settembre: Shangai
Lunedì 14 settembre: Disneyland Shangai
Martedì 15 settembre: treno per Suzhou (25 minuti) e giornata lì. Treno notturno alle 22 15 per Pechino
Mercoledì 16 settembre: arrivo a Pechino ore 9 30. Check in e visita al palazzo d’estate
Giovedì 17 settembre: Grande Muraglia sezione di’ Mutinyau
Venerdì 18 settembre: visita alla Città Proibita
Sabato 19 settembre: giornata a Pechino e treno notturno alle 20 30
Domenica 20 settembre: arrivo a Xi an alle 8 30 e visita Xi an
Lunedì 21 settembre: Visita all’esercito di terracotta
Martedì 22 settembre: treno per Chengdu (3 ore e mezza): e giornata a Chengdu
Mercoledì 23 settembre: Chengdu Panda Base
Giovedì 24 settembre: trasferimento a Leshan per pranzo. Giro in battello per vedere il Buddha + sera a Zhanggongqiao + visita serale al Buddha di Leshan e Oriental Buddha Park
Venerdì 25 settembre (festa di mezz’autunno): treno da Leshan a Congjiang (4 ore, arrivo alle 15 30): spostamento e notte a Zhaoxing Dong Village
Sabato 26 settembre: mattina a Tang’an e alle 17 30 treno (1 ora) Congjiang - Yangshuo
Domenica 27 settembre: Yangshuo
Lunedì 28 settembre: Yangshuo
Martedì 29 settembre: aereo da Guilin a Nanchino (17:00-19:00)
Mercoledì 30 settembre: Nanchino (museo del massacro o Monte Niushoushan)
Giovedì 1 ottobre (Golden week): relax Nanchino
Venerdì 2 ottobre (Golden Week): volo ritorno ore 12:00

1. Leshan: aggiungerlo o no? Fare 1 giorno in più a Chengdu oppure fare Leshan e poi Leshan - Congjiang (4 ore treno) o Chengdu - Congjiang (5 ore treno)?
2. Nanchino 30 settembre: visitare il museo del Massacro di Nanchino oppure il monte Niushoushan?

Thinking of going between October 16-25 this year on a weekday (probably Tuesday since I read it's slowest).

Have a 5yr old with us so definitely not queing for 40mins+. Plan to go with early entry, probably with hotel access. And get the premium entry thing for all rides maybe 30min+.

Is one day enough or not? I like planning and we're effecient but if we find something we like we will probably do it several times.

We're the type of travelers who like to see everything in a park and not feel like we didn't have time to do something. We just completed Europa-Park (was AMAZING btw!) and did 3 full days there, did every ride that we wanted to, some of them several times, saw every show that looked interesting and saw the full area. And barely made it in 3 days, I'd say 2 would've been too little. Looks like Europa-Park is 2x bigger in park size and has 100+ attractions, and Disney has 17, so guess by math Disney would need 1.5 days if we want to see everything?

I remember in the US the magic hour was not for everything and rides like Tiana Bayou were not open on Magic hour. Wondering if Shanghai Disneyland is the same?

I got a premier Access for Zootopia but I want to donut one time morning and one time evening and use my premier access to avoid the crowd of the night

Or maybe go to Seven Dwarfs on early entry?

Thanks all for your help

Also small side question: I love pin trading in the parks (I am not a professional collector, I just like to pin trade in the parks for the interactions). Is there pin trading in Shanghai? How are the rules? In the US there is a bunch of fakes and in Paris they check your pins to make sure you only trade reals).

Going Disney first time October on a weekday after Golden Week. Staying at Toy Story hotel to get early entry.

Everyone says you don't need to pre purchase DPA packs for this specific park, but to just buy them individually via the app when you're in the park, and they won't sell out like in Japan so planning to do that.

Question: Do individually bought DPA tickets have any limitations, such as:

after using one for Zootopia you can't use another one for Zootopia in 2 hours

Or

you can only use one DPA per ride per day

Or

It's unlimited with no limitations, just keep buying tickets via app and can keep riding as many times as you want?

If my son son likes something, we like to go again immediately, sometimes several times, so want to know if this strategy allows that or do we need to look for a VIP package or Consierge package or something above single DPA tickets.

Disney website has a million tickets so not going to try to figure it out there :D Thank you