1 . Mickey Mouse welcomed visitors to his new home in China on June 16, 2016 as Disney opened its first theme park in the country.
The park, located in the city of Shanghai, opened with fireworks.
Joe Schott, president and general manager of Shanghai Disney Resort, said, “I can promise you that there is still so much left to be revealed, and I cannot wait to share it all with you in the months and years to come.”
Tens of thousands streamed into Shanghai Disneyland for its debut(问世), an event that was nearly two decades in the making. The $ 5.5 billion resort(度假胜地) covers 963 acres, but Disney has already begun expansion.
Company officials said they tried to reflect Chinese preferences in the new park.
“We didn’t build Disneyland in China, we built China’s Disneyland,” said Bob Iger, Disney’s chairman.
There’s a traditional Chinese tea house featuring local food. The Lion King performed in Mandarin for the first time, features the Monkey King and characters dressed in Chinese opera garb(服装)to appeal to an Asian audience.
In the castle, guests not only walk through, as they do in other Disney parks, they can also eat and shop. When it was discovered that Chinese people didn’t have a favourite Disney princess, the company decided that the castle would feature all the princesses. Parks in California and France are based on the Sleeping Beauty story.
“The visitors can learn the princesses over time, and this gives them an opportunity to have an introduction to all of the princess stories,” said executive producer Ali Rubinstein.
However, China’s Disneyland sometimes are not closely related to China. Disney’s only animated film based on a Chinese story, Mulan, which tells the tale of a Chinese warrior woman, got neither its own ride nor stage show. The character appears only as a statue and afloat in the parade.
1. What’s Joe Schott’s attitude to Shanghai Disney Resort?| A．Disappointed. | B．Concerned. | C．Doubtful. | D．Confident. |
| A．They build the theme park in China. |
| B．The theme park belongs to China. |
| C．The theme park has Chinese elements. |
| D．The theme park has a long Chinese history. |
| A．Chinese people have no certain favourite Disney princess. |
| B．Chinese people don’t know any princess characters in Disney movies. |
| C．Chinese people believe “the more, the better”. |
| D．Parks in other countries are based on the Sleeping Beauty story. |
| A．To show the Chinese character of Disneyland. |
| B．To show Mulan is an important part of Chinese culture. |
| C．To show China’s Disneyland has not reflected enough Chinese culture. |
| D．To show Disneyland has too few Chinese character films. |
