Shanghai Disneyland releases first photos of theme park

Two characters from Pirates of the Caribbeanare featured in this view at Shanghai Disneyland. [Photo/Chinanews.com]

Monday marked the 100-day countdown to the opening of Shanghai Disneyland. The resort will open its doors on June 16, the Walt Disney Company and its Chinese partner said in January.

To mark the occasion, the $5.5 billion resort published its first batch of Shanghai Disneyland images, giving people a glimpse of China's biggest foreign investment project to date.