Shanghai Disney Resort will officially open and welcome its first guests on June 16, the Walt Disney Company and Shanghai Shendi Group announced Wednesday.

The resort will host a spectacular welcoming ceremony for the first group of tourists, part of a multi-day grand opening celebration, according to the developers.

Construction of the resort, the sixth of its kind worldwide, started in 2011 with an investment of 34 billion yuan (about US$5.5 billion).