Photos: Shanghai Disney Resort opens

Performers take part in a parade at the Disney Resort in Shanghai on June 15, 2016, on the eve of the park’s grand opening. Disney will open its first resort in mainland China on June 16.

(Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

June 15, 2016 1:27 PM PT

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A float passes by in a parade at the Shanghai Disney Resort.

(Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

An actress dressed as Snow White stands in front of the Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disney Resort in on June 15, 2016.

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A Chinese girl gets a princess makeover at the Disney Resort in Shanghai on June 15, 2016. The debut of the Shanghai park offers Walt Disney Co. “incredible potential” for boosting its brand in the world’s most populous market.

(Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

A woman dressed as Cinderella listens to a young Chinese girl during a tour on the eve of the opening of the Disney Resort in Shanghai on June 15, 2016.

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A visitor snaps a selfie while wearing Minnie Mouse ears and a Mickey Mouse T-shirt and eating a mouse-ear-shaped ice cream bar at the Disney Resort in Shanghai.

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Shanghai Disney Resort workers greet guests outside the Tron Lightcycle Power Run ride on the eve of the theme park’s grand opening in mainland China. Analysts expect it to become the world’s most-visited theme park, attracting up to 50 million guests a year.

(Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)