The big idea: Given the success of Walt Disney's first two U.S. theme parks, the company sought to replicate its formula globally. The scenario: Even for a company that was built on the creative risk-taking culture of Walt Disney, the plan to open Shanghai Disneyland this year, the first in mainland China, is an audacious bet. The sixth global Disney resort, its biggest, will occupy nearly 1,000 acres and will feature several themed lands, including Tomorrowland, Treasure Cove, Disney Town and the Enchanted Storybook Castle, which will also be the biggest and tallest Disney castle. Near the center of the park will be the Garden of the Twelve Friends, where Disney characters will be featured as the 12 animals of an enormous Chinese zodiac.
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