10,000 Chinese to create some magic at Shanghai Disney

Walt Disney's 389-hectare, $5.5-billion resort seeks to set a new high bar for service

Zhou Jian, a 26-year-old folk dancer, dreams of a stage career, and he said he believes the Magic Kingdom can help him get there.

Zhou recently made a 14-hour journey by train from inland Shanxi province, to attend a jobs fair in Shanghai, where he hoped to land work at Walt Disney Co's 389-hectare, $5.5-billion resort set to open on June 16. He covets a role in the Lion King musical production that will be performed in Mandarin for the first time.