Shanghai Disneyland is an upcoming theme park which is to be built as part of the Shanghai Disney Resort. It is expected to open in 2016 and will be owned and operated through a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...

 and the Shanghai Shendi Group. Construction began on April 8, 2011.

Construction

Ground was broken for the new theme park on April 8, 2011 (along with Hong Kong Disneyland's 5 years), with the expectation that it will take 5 years to complete. An official opening date for the park has not yet been given.
The park itself will contain classic Disney attractions that can be found with in other Disney Parks worldwide, along with new attractions built especially for the new park. The park will feature 4 lands, and will follow the traditional 'wheel/spoke' design that was designed by Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

 for Disneyland Park in 1955. At the center of the park, as per tradition, will lie a castle which will become the parks icon. It will be called Enchanted Storybook Castle and it will be the largest Disney castle to date and it will be the first castle to represent every Disney Princess instead of just one princess. This castle includes a walkthrough experience named Once Upon a Time Adventure and it will be part of a boat ride that cruises around Fantasyland. As shown from early concept art, it appears that the Adventureland

Adventureland

Adventureland is one of the "themed lands" at the many Disneyland-style parks run by the Walt Disney Company around the world. It is themed to resemble the remote jungles in Africa, Asia, South America, and the South Pacific...

 area (which traditionally has always been placed to the left of The Hub, has been moved to the traditional location of Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

- Tomorrowland 1955–1967 :The first Tomorrowland opened at Disneyland on July 18, 1955, with only several of its planned attractions open, due to budget cuts. The construction of the park was rushed, so Tomorrowland was the last land to be finished. It became something of a corporate showcase,...

(the right of the hub), which is an element taken from the orignial designs for Disneyland. Unique to Shanghai Disneyland will be an 11 acre 'green area' located in front of the castle.