Shanghai Disney braces for Chinese New Year holiday

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In the approaching Chinese New Year, Shanghai Disney announced on Wednesday it has been embarked on recreation programs for visitors during the Lunar New Year’s feast.

Given the holiday marking the Year of Rooster, one of China's twelve zodiac animals, the resort is going to provide a group of recreation programs, seasonal food, and beverages offerings, lucky bags and holiday-themed shopping, the park said.

Loads of tourists go sightseeing in the Disney Resort in the afternoon at New Year holidays on January 1, 2017. /CFP Photo

The Chinese Lunar New Year begins on January 28. Chinese people will have a week-long holiday for the traditional festival meaning reunions and celebrations for Chinese families.

The theme park will be highlighted in the nightly program, "Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light" followed by a special event featuring New Year wishes from tourists throughout the Spring Festival.

Loads of tourists go sightseeing in the Disney Resort in the afternoon at New Year holidays on January 1, 2017. /CFP Photo ‍

Shanghai Disneyland received four million visitors in its first four months’ operation since mid-June last year, announced by the Walt Disney Company on November 11 in its 2016 fiscal year report.

Located in Pudong, Shanghai, the theme park is run by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Shanghai Shendi Group, via a joint venture. The theme park began its construction on April 8, 2011 and opened on June 16, 2016.

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