China, Day 5: Shanghai Disneyland, Day 1

Shanghai Disneyland! 
A bit smaller than Disneyland California, even when excluding California Adventure but less walking. 
A few rides were the exact same: Buzz Lightyear, Winnie the Pooh, Soarin', Dumbo, Peter Pan. 
Some rides were similar but updated, and amazing, like Pirates of the Caribbean. 
Some rides were unique: Tron, Dwarves Mine Train, The Crystal Grotto, even a really fun ropes course
There was also more greenery in the park, it felt like walking through a big garden. Overall, really fun. 

Our tickets! 

The castle is pretty amazing, especially when compared to Disneyland California

We went to one show, Captain Jack Sparrow's stunt show. It was fun but 100% in Mandarin. At one point, the pirates came out and talked with Jacko. We smiled and stared. Then one of the pirate asked him in broken English, "Are you a pirate!" Jack said he was so they told him to say, "Yo ho!" He did and they made upward motions with their hands so he stood up. They laughed, along with the whole audience, and said, "No, louder!" It was pretty funny. 
Jack also got a gold coin from the chest they used in the play, he was excited about that. 
Even though it was fun, we didn't go to any more shows (b/c of the language). 


Just skipping around Disneyland in the middle of China





Tron ride -- really fun. Jack wanted to stay on this ride the entire two days. We ended up letting him sneak off a bunch of times to get on and go through the single rider line. 



A performance in front of the castle. Several of the songs were in English, everything else in Mandarin. Really fun to experience. 





















The girls, mostly Autumn, would sneak into every little store to shop and try stuff on. 





Last ride of the day (Soarin'). So very tired. 


Watching the fireworks while we ate. 







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