Shanghai Disney seen as nation's top future draw

[Photo provided to China Daily]

Hu Dongyuan, a 29-year-old Shanghai resident, went to Shanghai Disney early this month with her parents during the resort's trial operation.

"Each of us spent about 400 yuan, as we didn't have to pay much for transportation, and we brought food ourselves," Hu said.

"We had to stand in line for one or two hours in order to get into each place, but generally speaking it's good and worth the trip."

Ctrip said about four out of 10 current visitors are couples and 30 percent are parents accompanying their kids. But as the summer vacation arrives, more parents are expected to visit the resort with their children, the agency said.

[By Liu Chen/China Daily]

It also forecast that a peak in visitors would appear during the 10 days after the official opening of the resort and in early July. So trying to avoid the peak would be better, the agency suggested.

The resort is expected to receive at least 7.3 million visitors within the year, according to the agency.

Cao Yin contributed to this story.