Shanghai Disneyland
Site in Shanghai, China.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakneck | Dan Wang | backdrop | Thirty thousand visitors were trapped for much of a day in 2022 until all tested negative, with rides still running. |
Breakneck — Dan Wang (2025)
Source: Readwise highlight
visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were told that they could no longer depart from the happiest place on earth because a close contact of a confirmed case had passed through it.
- Role: backdrop
- In the book: Thirty thousand visitors were trapped for much of a day in 2022 until all tested negative, with rides still running. Later the author imagines a drama about a couple stuck there.
- Why it matters: A short but memorable example of surprise lockdowns of public space; minor in scale.