At Wanda’s theme park in Hefei at least half of its 25 attractions were closed on a visit in January. Mr. Wang saw theme parks as a way to promote China’s history and legends, people familiar with his thinking said. A week after the visit, Mr. Wang appeared more serious about improving his theme parks, the current Wanda executive said. No Lines, No Waiting The number of visitors to Wanda’s theme park in Nanchang is off so far in 2017 after beating internal targets in 2016. The company in a statement last week said Wanda’s theme park and tourism projects have potential for real-estate development.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 20, 2017 14:26 UTC