A view of Wanda Mall in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, May 28, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

About 2,500 parks are planned in China, including Japanese brand Hello Kitty, and there is already a Dwarf Empire in Yunnan province.

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc's $2.4-billion DreamCenter and Six Flags Entertainment Corp's park slated to open in 2019 are among Disney's US competitors.

Domestic rivals include Haichang Ocean Park Holdings, which plans to open the nation's biggest marine park next year, and billionaire developer Wang Jianlin's Dalian Wanda Group, which aims to unveil 15 in China by 2020 and five overseas.

Wang said Disney will be no match for his "wolf pack" of parks.