It was rumored a while back, but Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun is confirming that Oriental Land Company will "help manage" Shanghai Disneyland. Does this mean they will be acting as a management company, in charge of the day-to-day operations?
Neither OLC nor Disney have commented on the story. If true, this would be OLC's first project outside of Japan.
This is good news for the guest experience at the new Park, but given the strained and sometimes hostile relationship between the Chinese and Japanese I wonder how this will be perceived in Shanghai and Beijing.
Frankly, I'm skeptical the Chinese government will allow such a deal. Hopefully we will get official comment soon.