Shanghai Disneyland, the first Disney park on the Chinese mainland, will feature scenes and characters from the blockbuster ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ films.

Xinhua news agency reports Shanghai Disney Resort announcing today that the first pirates-themed land in the Disney park will be named ‘Treasure Cove’.

A major attraction at the Treasure Cove will be ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle of the Sunken Treasure’, a boat ride incorporating new effects and technologies and visitors will be able to travel with Captain Jack Sparrow on an epic journey to find Captain Davy Jones’ treasure.

Today also marks the completion of the key structural work on the Pirates attraction.

“We are excited to celebrate this new milestone in Shanghai Disney Resort’s development,” said Bill Ernest, president and managing director for Asia with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.

“The resort’s theme park will be home to a first new themed land and attraction, inspired by the phenomenal Pirates of the Caribbean movies that were originally inspired by a Disney attraction.”

Construction of Shanghai Disney Resort began in 2011 in the Pudong New District and is scheduled to open at the end of next year.

The complex will include Shanghai Disneyland, a Magic Kingdom-style park, two themed hotels, a large retail, dining and entertainment venue, recreational facilities, a lake and parking and transportation hubs.

- Bernama