Toy Story Hotel is the less expensive of Shanghai Disney Resort’s two currently open official hotels, and it is the one I would look at first if you want Disney hotel benefits without paying Shanghai Disneyland Hotel prices.
I stayed here for three nights with my family. The rooms are simpler than the resort’s more upscale hotel, but the Toy Story theming is everywhere, transportation to Shanghai Disneyland is easy, and registered hotel guests get access to the Disneytown priority park entrance.
The biggest thing to understand before booking is that Toy Story Hotel is not really a luxury resort. You are paying for location, Disney theming, family amenities and convenient park access.
| Toy Story Hotel quick facts | What to know |
|---|---|
| Location | Shanghai Disney Resort, Pudong, Shanghai |
| Address | 360 Shendi West Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai |
| Rooms | 795 rooms across Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear wings |
| Check-in | After 3:00 PM |
| Checkout | Before 11:00 AM |
| Park transportation | Complimentary hotel shuttle |
| Priority park entrance | Yes, through Disneytown for registered hotel guests |
| Main restaurant | Sunnyside Café |
| Swimming pool | No traditional swimming pool listed |
If you are still comparing both Disney properties, start with our Shanghai Disneyland hotels guide.
How much does Toy Story Hotel Shanghai cost per night?
There is no fixed Toy Story Hotel price per night.
Shanghai Disney Resort prices its hotel rooms in Chinese yuan and states that rates can change based on market conditions. Your check-in date, room type, weekends, holidays and current demand can all affect the total.
For rough planning, recent 2026 listings have shown Toy Story Hotel rooms around roughly CNY 1,300 to CNY 1,800 or more per night on many ordinary dates. Busy dates can be higher, so treat that as a reference point rather than a guaranteed range.
I would not convert an old U.S. dollar rate and build the trip budget around it. Search your exact dates in CNY and then convert the final price into your home currency.
Toy Story Hotel is generally less expensive than Shanghai Disneyland Hotel. If you want to understand the premium hotel’s pricing separately, see our Shanghai Disneyland Hotel price guide.
What the Toy Story Hotel is actually like
The hotel does not make any attempt to hide its theme. From the moment you arrive, the design is built around the idea that you have stepped into the world of Andy’s toys.
Disney says the hotel has 795 rooms divided between the Sheriff Woody Wing and Buzz Lightyear Wing. Around the property you will also find Toy Story character displays, children’s activity spaces and heavily themed landscaping.
During our stay, the overall atmosphere was bright, energetic and unmistakably aimed at families. My kids kept noticing new Toy Story details as we moved around the hotel.
If you want calm, elegant hotel design, Shanghai Disneyland Hotel is the better match. If your children would rather walk past Woody and Buzz every morning, Toy Story Hotel has the stronger theme.
Toy Story Hotel rooms
Our room was colorful, clean and functional rather than luxurious.
The Toy Story theme continued into the room through artwork, bedding and decorative details. Our room had two beds and enough space for the family, although luggage made the room feel noticeably more compact once everyone was settled in.
I would describe the rooms as a well-themed Disney value-hotel experience. That is not a criticism if you are spending most of the day inside Shanghai Disneyland, but travelers expecting a high-end resort room should set expectations accordingly.
Current booking listings include room categories such as Garden View, Courtyard View and Park View accommodations. Availability varies by date.
Toy Story Hotel early entry and priority park access
One of the biggest reasons to stay here is park access.
Registered Toy Story Hotel guests can use the Shanghai Disneyland priority entrance in Disneytown before the park’s regular main entrance opens.
Disney does not currently describe this as a permanently fixed 30-minute window. Park hours and morning operations can change, so check the schedule for your stay rather than planning around an old 7:30 AM or 8:30 AM entry time.
To use the priority entrance, Disney currently requires:
- the credential provided by the hotel;
- valid Shanghai Disneyland admission; and
- the original government-issued ID or travel document connected to the park ticket.
Disney issues one credential per room, and all registered guests using that credential must enter together.
During our stay, getting into the park ahead of the main crowd was one of the strongest reasons for paying for an official hotel. We used the morning advantage to hit major attractions before standby waits increased.
Our dedicated Shanghai Disneyland early-entry guide explains the current hotel benefit and the other ways guests can get early park access.
How do you get from Toy Story Hotel to Shanghai Disneyland?
For the morning priority entrance, Disney’s current instructions direct Toy Story Hotel guests to use the hotel shuttle to Disneytown.
The shuttle drops hotel guests at the Disneytown parking area, where Cast Members direct them toward the priority turnstiles.
The exact morning shuttle schedule can change, so Disney tells guests to check with the Front Desk rather than relying on a fixed timetable found online.
After the morning transportation period, return transportation to Toy Story Hotel operates from the West Public Transportation Hub.
During our stay, the shuttle was easy to use and made more sense with children than trying to optimize every trip on foot.
Sunnyside Café and Toy Story Hotel breakfast
Toy Story Hotel’s main restaurant is Sunnyside Café, and the current offering is more substantial than some older descriptions of the hotel suggest.
Shanghai Disney currently lists Sunnyside Café as:
- a buffet;
- Character Dining;
- a Family Feast location;
- a restaurant accepting reservations;
- Chinese cuisine;
- a kids’ meal location; and
- a quick-service restaurant.
Disney currently places the restaurant in its RMB 101 to RMB 300 per adult price category.
Our stay included breakfast. When we visited, the buffet had a mixture of Chinese and Western breakfast items including eggs, sausages, congee, steamed buns, toast, cereal and fruit.
Breakfast inclusion depends on the room rate or package you purchase. Do not assume every Toy Story Hotel reservation includes it.
If dining is important enough that you are considering the more expensive hotel instead, compare it with our Shanghai Disneyland Hotel breakfast guide. The broader Shanghai Disneyland restaurant guide can help with the rest of the trip.
Does Toy Story Hotel have a pool?
Toy Story Hotel does not currently have the traditional indoor swimming pool you get at Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.
Shanghai Disney currently highlights children’s recreation at Toy Story Hotel instead, including the indoor Play Room and the outdoor Launch Pad activity area.
Disney’s own resort information has also described a water-play area at the hotel.
If swimming is an important part of your hotel stay, the difference matters. Shanghai Disneyland Hotel has the indoor King Triton Pool, which we cover in our Shanghai Disneyland Hotel pool guide.
Does a Toy Story Hotel room include Shanghai Disneyland tickets?
Do not assume a normal Toy Story Hotel room includes park admission.
Shanghai Disney sells hotel reservations as well as separate Toy Story Hotel packages that can combine accommodation with park tickets and other benefits.
Check the exact product before paying so you know whether you are buying:
- a hotel room only;
- a hotel rate with breakfast;
- a room-and-ticket package; or
- another promotional hotel package.
If you want to bundle the major components, see our Shanghai Disneyland hotel and ticket package guide. You can also compare standalone admission in our Shanghai Disneyland ticket guide.
Check-in and checkout times
Shanghai Disney Resort’s current hotel policy sets:
- Check-in: after 3:00 PM
- Checkout: before 11:00 AM
The person named on the booking must complete check-in at the Front Desk. Disney also requires guests, including children, to be registered with the required original identification documents.
For international visitors, that generally means bringing the valid foreign passport used for the reservation and associated travel arrangements.
Toy Story Hotel vs. Shanghai Disneyland Hotel
The more expensive Shanghai Disneyland Hotel is not simply a nicer version of Toy Story Hotel. The two properties serve different types of trips.
| Toy Story Hotel | Shanghai Disneyland Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| General price | Usually lower | Usually higher |
| Theme | Bright, playful Toy Story | Elegant Disney resort |
| Priority park entrance | Yes | Yes |
| Morning transport | Hotel shuttle | Walk, ferry or hotel shuttle |
| Swimming pool | No traditional swimming pool | Indoor King Triton Pool |
| Character dining | Sunnyside Café | Lumière’s Kitchen |
| Best fit | Park-focused families and lower-cost official stays | Guests who want a fuller resort experience |
If you are only sleeping at the hotel between long park days, I find it harder to justify paying considerably more just for the upscale property.
If you plan to use the pool, eat a longer character breakfast, spend time around Wishing Star Lake or treat the hotel as part of the vacation, Shanghai Disneyland Hotel makes a stronger case.
Should you stay off property instead?
Toy Story Hotel is still an official Disney hotel, so it can cost substantially more than ordinary accommodations outside Shanghai Disney Resort.
An outside hotel can make more sense if:
- room price is the main priority;
- you have several park days and do not need every possible morning advantage;
- you have hotel loyalty points;
- you need more space; or
- you are comfortable using a hotel shuttle, Metro or taxi.
But compare transportation carefully. A much cheaper room is less attractive if you lose time every morning or need repeated taxi rides.
Our guide to hotels near Shanghai Disneyland gives you alternatives to compare.
How to book Toy Story Hotel
Shanghai Disney Resort recommends booking park tickets and hotels through its official direct channels or authorized travel partners.
Official channels include the Shanghai Disney Resort website, official app, WeChat account, Disney Reservation Center, official Jingdong store and official Fliggy store.
You do not need to assume that a third-party reservation automatically loses the hotel benefits. The priority-entry rules apply to registered guests staying at Toy Story Hotel. The important part is booking through a legitimate official or authorized source and making sure every guest is properly registered.
You can check current availability through the official Shanghai Disney Resort website.
Who Toy Story Hotel makes the most sense for
After three nights here, I think Toy Story Hotel makes the strongest case for families who want to stay inside Shanghai Disney Resort but expect the theme park to remain the center of the trip.
I would consider it especially when:
- your children love Toy Story;
- you want the Disneytown priority entrance;
- you want Disney-operated hotel transportation;
- Shanghai Disneyland Hotel costs substantially more for your dates;
- you expect to spend most of each day inside the park; or
- you only need one or two hotel nights around your park visit.
I would be more inclined to pay for Shanghai Disneyland Hotel if a pool, quieter atmosphere and more upscale hotel amenities were a major part of the vacation.
For a short park-focused trip, however, Toy Story Hotel gives you many of the official-hotel advantages without requiring the resort’s highest room rate.
If you are deciding how long to stay before choosing the hotel, see how many days you need at Shanghai Disneyland. You can also check Shanghai Disneyland crowd levels because the value of priority park access increases considerably on busier dates.
For the rest of the trip planning, use our main Shanghai Disneyland guide.
