Disney has set an opening date for the third hotel at Shanghai Disney Resort. Shanghai Disney Enchanted Star Hotel will welcome its first guests on December 16th, with 400 rooms and suites beside Wishing Star Lake and next to Shanghai Disneyland Hotel. Bookings for select room types are open now. Here’s the latest.
Shanghai Disney Enchanted Star Hotel Opens December 16th at Shanghai Disney Resort
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- The Wishing Star design and what the lobby offers
- The room categories, from Deluxe to the Celestial Suite
- Dining, shopping, pools, and character experiences
Shanghai Disney Resort now has a third hotel for guests to enjoy. Disney says Shanghai Disney Enchanted Star Hotel is a premium, family-friendly retreat. It joins Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and Toy Story Hotel on the resort’s lineup. The design carries the idea of wishing upon a star from the lobby out to the gardens.
The Wishing Star Design
Disney says the Wishing Star shows up across the hotel’s architecture, interiors, landscapes, and experiences. It comes from generations of Disney Animation stories. Art Nouveau shapes the look, with flowing forms, organic details, and nature-inspired elements. The hotel also follows the resort’s “Authentically Disney, Distinctly Chinese” design approach. Magnolias, the city flower of Shanghai, appear throughout the interiors and gardens. A magnolia sits at the top of Enchanted Storybook Castle too, next to a crown representing the Disney Princesses.
The lobby is where that story starts. A spiraling chandelier cascades like a swirl of stardust above the Wishing Star, and Disney says it will light up through the day before an evening surprise. Arched windows frame views of Enchanted Storybook Castle, while a mural behind the reception desk moves through 16 Disney stories with nearly 140 characters and landscapes, shifting from day to night.
The grand staircase has magnolia artwork alongside characters from Mulan, with illuminated blossoms nearby. Sorcerer Mickey and the Wishing Star will inspire lighting moments across the chandelier and window arch at selected times.
Rooms and Suites
Every room and suite has Wishing Star details, including headboard artwork of Tinker Bell soaring above Shanghai Disneyland and Wishing Star Lake. Five pieces of Disney artwork come to life when activated, sending pixie dust through scenes of wishing that end in a starburst from Sorcerer Mickey’s wand.
Disney lists these room categories:
- Enchanted Star Deluxe Room and Deluxe Room (Park View): the standard room, with views of Shanghai Disneyland on the Park View version.
- Enchanted Star Dream Room: built for families, with a hidden fold-down bed that reveals artwork of Duffy and Friends gazing up at the Wishing Star.
- Duffy and Friends Room and Zootopia Room: dedicated themed rooms for each.
- Enchanted Star Club Room: upgraded finishes and furnishings, plus access to the Celestial Club Concierge Lounge and dedicated concierge services, with Personal Hosts to help with dining reservations and park information.
- Starlight Suite and Celestial Suite: expansive living areas for families and friends, with the same Celestial Club Concierge Lounge access and concierge services as Club Room guests.
Dining, Shopping, and Recreation
Guests can eat without leaving the hotel. Enchanted Seasons Restaurant serves Chinese and international cuisine. Options include a breakfast buffet, à la carte dining through the day, a semi-buffet dinner, and private dining rooms. Those rooms take their inspiration from the traditional Chinese “24 Solar Terms.” Journey Café, beside the lobby lounge, has snacks, desserts, and beverages, and Pelican Poolside Café near Mickey & Pals Pavilion Pool and Nemo Reef Water Play offers light bites and refreshing beverages. Celestial Club sits at the top of the hotel for Club Room and Suite guests, with panoramic views and an “Astronomer’s Library” theme. Wonderful Wish Boutique sells exclusive merchandise, and a chandelier of dangling stars hangs overhead.
The recreation list is long, and it gives families reasons to stay on property:
- Garden’s Wish Pool: the first outdoor pool in the resort’s hotel portfolio, with a Mickey-shaped living wall. It is seasonal and operates subject to weather and operational conditions.
- Mickey & Pals Pavilion Pool: an Art Nouveau-inspired indoor pool with Goofy’s Silly Slide.
- Nemo Reef Water Play: an indoor water-play area inspired by Finding Nemo and Finding Dory.
- Pixie Dust Playground and Winnie the Pooh Playhouse: outdoor climbing and play, and an indoor soft-play space themed to the Hundred Acre Wood.
- Fitness center: open 24 hours, with exercise equipment and free weights.
- Wishing Star Lawn and the landscaped gardens: open-air space for gatherings and quieter moments.
Character experiences fill out the schedule. Chip ‘n’ Dale host a lobby party with their “Nut Dance.” Goofy appears at the indoor pool in a new swimming outfit. Club Room and Suite families get a bedtime visit from Magician Mickey. After dark, the lobby becomes “Swing into Shanghai: A Jazzy Night Out.” Live jazz plays, and Daisy or Clarabelle appears in Shanghai-inspired attire.
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