Final touches being made to flagship new resort for local tourism boom

 

Chinese Disney fans won't need a visa or a permit to shake hands with their favorite characters for much longer, as work on the Shanghai Disney Resort continues apace, which is expected to be opened at the end of next year.

 

Many of the resort's main buildings and attractions have already been completed, including its castles, mountains, a huge Pirates attraction, the "Treasure Cove", and the Walt Disney Grand Theatre.

 

The resort recently recruited its 1,000th local "Cast Member", as its staff are called, many of whom have been taken on as a result of an extensive recruitment process targeting some of the country's most talented graduates from local universities and colleges, according to a management team for Shanghai Disney Resort.

 

So keen is the company to make sure the levels of customer service are maintained at the new site, that many have been sent to its other sites for training.

 

In July this year, more than 200 students spent two months on an international summer internship with Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, for instance.

 

The program provided a special opportunity for the students to gain tourism industry experience, training alongside some of the company's most talented entertainment and guest relations professionals.

 

Comments (0)

Name

Email

Title

Comment

smaller | bigger

Subscribe via email (Registered users only)

I have read and agree to the Terms of Usage.

Write the displayed characters

Add Comment