List of incidents at Shanghai Disney Resort

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This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at Shanghai Disney Resort in China. The term incidents refers to major accidents, injuries, deaths, and significant crimes. While these incidents are required to be reported to regulatory authorities for investigation, attraction-related incidents usually fall into one of the following categories:

  • Caused by negligence on the guest’s part. This can be refusal to follow specific ride safety instructions, or deliberate intent to break park rules.
  • The result of a guest's known or unknown health issues.
  • Negligence on the park’s part, either by the ride operator or maintenance.
  • Act of God or a generic accident (e.g. slipping and falling) that is not a direct result of an action on anybody's part.

Shanghai Disneyland[]

Tron Lightcycles[]

Main article: Tron Lightcycle Power Run
  • On October 6, 2021, a guest fainted in the queue area of the attraction. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died.[1]

Guest Altercations[]

  • On February 21, 2021, a 35-year-old guest from Guam attacked and verbally abused a stage performer. The guest was later diagnosed with acute psychosis and hospitalized.[2]

Resort-wide incidents[]

COVID-19 pandemic[]

Further information: COVID-19 pandemic
  • On January 24, 2020, the Shanghai Disney Resort closed for an undetermined amount of time to help prevent the further spread of coronavirus.[3][4][5][6][7][8] The park refunded admission tickets as well as hotel bookings for those guests affected by the closure.[9][10] The resort partially reopened on March 9, 2020 with the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel, Disneytown, and Wishing Star Park resuming limited operations with new health and safety protocols in place. Disney fully reopened Shanghai Disney Resort on May 11, 2020 with new social distancing guidelines, temperature screenings, and mandatory face masks.[11]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Man dies after fainting at Shanghai Disneyland". Shine. 2021-10-21.
  2. ^ "Shanghai Disneyland show cancelled, police called after audience member attacks actor. Family blames her mental health". South China Morning Post. 2021-02-23.
  3. ^ "Temporary Closure of Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown including Walt Disney Grand Theatre and Wishing Star Park | Shanghai Disney Resort". Shanghai Disneyland. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Trepany, Charles (January 24, 2020). "Shanghai Disneyland closes in midst of coronavirus scare, reopening date to be determined". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Yu, Sophie; Munroe, Tony (January 24, 2020). "Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus". Reuters.
  6. ^ "Toll From Outbreak Climbs in China as Infections Reach Europe and Australia". The New York Times. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Novak, Matt (January 24, 2020). "Shanghai Disneyland Closes to Halt Spread of Virus That Has Killed 26 and Sickened 881". Gizmodo. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  8. ^ McDonald, Brady (February 4, 2020). "Disney expects coronavirus outbreak to keep Shanghai and Hong Kong theme parks closed for two months". Orange County Register. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Reuters (January 24, 2020). "Shanghai Disney shuts to prevent spread of virus". CNBC. NBCUniversal. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Pham, Sherisse (January 24, 2020). "Disney closes Shanghai park as deadly coronavirus spreads". CNN. WarnerMedia. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  11. ^ Woodyard, Chris (May 5, 2020). "Disney's Shanghai theme park to reopen May 11 with precautions; what about US parks?". USA Today. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
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