Shanghai Disney seen as nation's top future draw

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Beijing and Tianjin municipalities; Hangzhou, Zhejiang province; Nanjing, Jiangsu province; Wuhan, Hubei province; and Guangzhou and Shenzhen in Guangdong province, are expected to round out the top 10 sources of Shanghai Disney visitors.

Tourists from areas near Shanghai, like Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, spend an average of 1,200 yuan per person, as they don't have to pay a lot for transportation.

Those from cities farther away, like Beijing and Guangzhou, or Shenyang, Liaoning province, spend an average of 2,500 to 3,000 yuan each.

But such a trip is still thought economical compared with one to Tokyo Disney in Japan, which usually costs 7,000 to 8,000 yuan per person.

Chi Huiguang, a Beijing resident who went to Shanghai Disney Resort on a high-speed train, said she has been to Disneyland in Los Angeles, but the one in Shanghai was equally good－especially the smiling staff－despite the long lines and high prices for tickets and food.