Shanghai Police Arrest 28 Passholders in Shanghai Disneyland Plush-Theft Ring

Overview

• Shanghai police, after reviewing park CCTV in early March, arrested 28 annual passholders on March 12 in what they say were three linked theft groups.
• Investigators say the groups stole limited-edition plush toys priced around 300 yuan and resold them nearby for about 30 yuan, generating more than 100,000 yuan in illegal proceeds.
• The case began when store staff stopped guests leaving without paying and those guests told security they had forgotten, prompting a report to the Pudong Public Security Bureau.
• Following the arrests, police advised Shanghai Disneyland to increase patrols, tighten merchandise controls, and ask visitors to report suspicious low-priced sales to cast members or officers.
• Daily Economic News first reported the arrests, and U.S. theme-park sites later echoed the account while noting that cases of this size are unusual even as smaller thefts do occur.