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Shanghai to get a Disney theme park: Does it need one?

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Business, China, NewsIn five to six years, Shanghai will have joined Tokyo, Hong Kong and Paris as a city out of the U.S. with a Disney theme park. China may or may not need a Disney theme park, but Disney's aim is that the... ...full story at Gadling

from Gadling on Wed, Nov 04 2009

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