[2025 Shanghai ] Travel Guide for Madame Tussauds Shanghai (Updated Apr)

Madame Tussauds was founded in London, England in 1835. With its exquisite wax figure making technology, it reproduces famous figures in politics, entertainment, sports, fashion and other fields in various periods around the world. Each wax figure is an irreplaceable contemporary work of art that costs millions of dollars to create. Now it has exhibition halls in many cities around the world, such as Amsterdam, Bangkok, London, Hollywood, New York, Beijing, Wuhan, Chongqing, etc. Madame Tussauds is one of the wax museums with the highest level of craftsmanship in the world. Madame Tussauds Shanghai is the sixth Madame Tussauds in the world and the first in mainland China. It is also the largest Madame Tussauds in Asia, with an area of nearly 9,000 square meters. It was completed on May 1, 2006 and is a 4A-level Attraction. The museum exhibits nearly 100 lifelike celebrity wax figures including Jackie Chan, Yao Ming, Liu Xiang, William Chan, Yang Yang, Sun Li, Yang Mi, TFBOYS, Zhu Yilong, Chris Lee, David Beckham, Audrey Hepburn, etc., and also the world's first robot wax figure - the actors Jing Boran and Huba from the movie "Monster Hunt". The Marvel Super Heroes Zone gathers wax figures of Marvel superheroes. Visitors can not only interact closely with them, but also go to the Hero Challenge Game Area to show their "superhero skills" and realize their heroic dreams. In the A-List Party Zone, which is inspired by the city label "Shanghai Film Festival", visitors can walk on the electronic red carpet, experience the unique characteristics of the Magic City and technological innovation, and experience a variety of interesting interactive installations. The E-Fashion Zone, a new force in Chinese fashion, focuses on China's new fashion, unlocks a trendy new life, and reveals to visitors a fashionable and personalized journey from behind the scenes to the front of the stage. Madame Tussauds Music DreamWorks innovates to unlock light The cool immersive music interactive experience area opens a high-quality music feast; the immersive film and television scenes in the film and television entertainment area bring a rich and diversified gaming experience; the Technology Pioneer Area leads tourists on a journey to the forefront of science and technology, where they will experience the perfect fusion of technology and art, and personally participate in the wonderful world of innovative technology, as if they were in the future; the Light and Shadow Fashion Area presents China's new fashion, allowing tourists to travel through the ELLE cover story gallery and feel the romance and charm of modern fashion. The classic Shanghai buildings constructed with light and shadow are blended with the modern catwalk, and a fantasy fashion journey begins with wax models. A-list party zone Modern Shanghai integrates the essence of Eastern and Western cultures, and is both profound and prosperous. Both sides of the Huangpu River record the passage of thousands of years, with the collision of light and shadow adding brilliance to the scene. Inspired by the city label "Shanghai Film Festival", the newly upgraded A-list party area of Madame Tussauds Shanghai presents a film festival with a Shanghai style, inviting you to stand on the star-studded red carpet and realize your dream of entering the International Hall of Fame. Here, you can experience the unique characteristics of Shanghai and technological innovation, dance with your own brilliance on more than 200 digital red carpets, and the leading "body sensing technology" will also present the shining stars; professional stage scenery and 360° sound effects will restore the "Film Festival" award stage, while holding up the little golden man trophy, recreate the immersive award-winning moment like the best actor/actress; at the Bund rooftop celebration cocktail party, choose a special cocktail, and the "MT touch" sensing system will make the atmosphere move with you; surrounded by the dreamy night view of the international buildings, play the crystal grand piano, and watch the "Shanghai International Buildings Point Cloud Interaction" created and developed by the design team of the domestic Academy of Fine Arts, and you can change the situation with magic in Shanghai. Fashionable stars, treasures, and films, the beautiful dream of the Shanghai Film Festival is perfect at this moment. Marvel Super Heroes Zone As a landmark of Shanghai's trendy entertainment that has always gathered celebrities with creativity and ingenuity, Madame Tussauds Shanghai and Marvel have created a major upgrade experience - the "Marvel Superhero Zone". Here, Marvel superheroes gather again to show those exciting battle stories about courage and strength. You can step into the time and space shuttle tunnel leading to the Marvel Universe, unravel the mysteries of comic stories with Spider-Man on his spider web, raise the hammer of thunder to release the awakened power of Thor, stand on the rainbow bridge to witness the power of Loki, compete with the Hulk in the ruins of the city, fight the evil Chitauri with Captain America, transform into Iron Man and take off from the top of the Stark Building, follow Doctor Strange through time and space to enter his Sanctum Sanctorum, and face the ultimate test of superheroes. When you come to the Super Hero Challenge Area, you will also have the opportunity to show off your heroic skills:【Hulk Punch】Feel the power of Hulk's hands, smashing through the hard concrete slabs;【Iron Man Transformation】Use virtual technology to try on Iron Man's high-tech equipment, raise your hands to launch shock waves, repel enemies and defend our city;Captain America's ShieldGet ready to test your reaction speed and shoot out the shields that keep lighting up. How many shields can you hit?Spider-Man Power Suspension Rod】Get ready to test your arm endurance, jump up, hold on to the hanging bar, how long can you hold on?Captain Marvel Flash StrikeGet together with your friends to put on Captain Marvel's suit and fire photon blasters! Light and Shadow Fashion Zone Inspired by the neon lights and shadows of new Shanghai fashion and the golden dreams of old Shanghai, Madame Tussauds Shanghai and the world-renowned fashion magazine "ELLE World Fashion Garden" have once again cooperated to create the "Light and Shadow Fashion Zone Fashion Zone" after the powerful combination of the original fashion zone landscaping, comprehensively upgrading the immersive fashion experience and international photo show. The new Fashion Zone is inspired by the classic buildings in Shanghai constructed by light and shadow. Through high-tech interaction and artistic interpretation, it uses light and shadow to deeply deconstruct fashion elements, showing tourists the unique charm of Shanghai as the times change, and tasting the evolution and brilliant development of culture together. The time-traveling light and shadow show created with great effort slowly unfolds the history of Shanghai, and the fashion is like flowing water, sketching out a picture of a dream world for tourists. Step elegantly into ELLE's celebrity cover story gallery, and you'll see the old Shanghai Shikumen passageway. The neon signs representing Shanghai's landmarks create a beautiful street view T-stage. At the end of the T-stage is an immersive interactive light and shadow show, where fashion lovers can stop and watch; stroll on the T-stage to feel the gorgeous and charming interactive effects on the ground; and share the stage with international supermodel Liu Wen, go on a city show, and show off yourself under the beautiful lights. Here, it seems that every visitor is part of the whole event, witnessing the light and shadow fashion of the Magic City with celebrity wax figures, and going on a magical modern journey together. Technology Leader Zone Introduction Throughout the long history of humankind, science has served as a beacon, illuminating our understanding of the world. The starry sky is immense, science brings together a consensus of thought, and the exploration of the unknown truth is endless. Inspired by the design of boarding the "Future" time-space train, the newly upgraded "Technology Navigator" area of Madame Tussauds Shanghai invites you to customize your own MT ticket, board this time-space train, explore the unknown with scientific giants from different fields, and light up the light of science. In this train carriage that travels through time and space, you can learn about the photoelectric effect and the law of parity non-conservation that won Einstein and Yang Zhenning the Nobel Prize through interesting scientific games and experiments; listen to the wonderful speech of AI Steve Jobs at the "Stanford University Graduation Ceremony" and use your fingertips to start the interactive projection of Steve Jobs' ups and downs in history; experience the rocket launch immersively with Yang Liwei in a simulated space capsule and enjoy the fantastic journey of flying in space; you can also take a short break at the "Moon Gas Station" or have a moon-exclusive snack, make your own interstellar wax hand and wax art Souvenir, and appreciate the endless scenery of the moon's surface. With the unveiling of the "Technology Navigator" area, the "Future" time-space train will travel through time, present global scientific achievements from a new perspective, constantly inspire, and explore the vast "unknown territory". China Fashion New Force Zone As an international hall of fame that has spanned a century but has always grasped the pulse of fashion, Madame Tussauds Shanghai conforms to the new trend of "Created in China" and devotes itself to creating the new area of "E-Fashion, a new force in Chinese fashion". Focusing on China's new fashion and unlocking a new trendy life, it reveals a fashion personality journey from behind the scenes to the front stage for tourists, and allows them to appreciate the contemporary celebrities' self-loyalty, casual and free fashion life attitude. The entire area consists of a modern tunnel, a VIP styling area, a fashion live broadcast room and a colorful party area. Fashion lovers will pass through the modern tunnel branded with the silhouette of the Magic City, experience colorful makeup and ever-changing outfits in the VIP styling area, and then transform into fashion experts to play with their own exclusive live broadcast room, relax and enjoy the colorful party. Here everyone is a fashion expresser, and experience an immersive Chinese fashion star experience with you as the focus. TV entertainment area In the TV entertainment section, you can co-host "Happy Camp" with Mr. He; then step into the Qing Palace to reminisce the court life of Sun Li, who played "Zhen Huan" in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and Wu Qilong, who played "Fourth Master" in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and meet Hu Ge, who plays Mei Changsu in the popular TV series "Nirvana in Fire"; and be sure to stop by the world's first machine wax figure - Jing Boran and Huba in "Monster Hunt"; step into the romantic era of the Republic of China, and explore the secrets of "The Mystic Nine" with Chen Weiting, who plays Zhang Dafo in handsome military uniform. Music Dream Factory The Music Dream Factory brings together many legendary music stars from home and abroad, including Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, SHE, TFboys, Hua Chenyu, Li Yuchun, Xiao Jingteng, Han Geng and other music celebrities, inviting you to sing passionately with them, and you can also dance across dimensions with the world's first virtual singer Luo Tianyi in AR. Royal Garden Area Next, we invite you to travel to Buckingham Palace, come to the Royal Garden Party, stroll in the back garden, experience the British aristocratic style, learn authentic British royal etiquette from William and Kate, share Afternoon Tea time with Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and enjoy queen-like treatment. There are more popular areas in the museum: existUniversal Film and Television Zone, meet the stars created from the black and white film era to today's movies, and share Breakfast at Tiffany's with Audrey Hepburn; existSports ZoneLearn basketball skills from international stars Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, and learn sports knowledge from Guo Jingjing, Liu Xiang, Sun Yang, Li Xiaopeng and Zou Shiming;  The celebrity wax figures in Madame Tussauds Shanghai may go on tour across the country from time to time. For more information on the tour, please follow the official Weibo and WeChat accounts. The wonderful audio-visual effects and novel and exciting interactive experiences allow you to immerse yourself in famous eras or scenes, get close to your favorite idols, and feel the charm of the stars.