Travel Notes #浦东
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum: a science classroom on Century Avenue
At 2000 Century Avenue in Pudong, this museum covers 68,000 square metres and opened in December 2001 with the theme of nature, people and technology. Thirteen permanent galleries and two cinemas make it the city's most popular science venue for families, and an adult ticket costs forty-five yuan.
Shanghai Disneyland: The First in Mainland China, and How to Fit a Whole Day Inside
It opened on 16 June 2016 over 1.16 square kilometres, 3.9 with the resort around it, the first Disney park in mainland China and sixth in the world. Beyond the six themed lands, a seventh, Zootopia, opened in December 2023 as the first of its kind anywhere. Its centre piece, Enchanted Storybook Castle, stands about 69.28 metres tall, the tallest, largest and most playable castle Disney has built. Metro line 11 drops you at the gate, some forty minutes from the centre.