I can still watch movies!, Sightseeing and experiencing the first "happy bus" in Shanghai, in the thunder and lightning rainstorm

"The starting station of the 'Happy Bus' is facing Madame Tussauds wax museum in Shanghai. As soon as you enter,' Yao Ming 'greets you; the most famous food in the International Hotel is Butterfly Crisps, and people queue up every day..." On September 15, when the Shanghai Tourism Festival is about to open, Shanghai Happy Fried Dough Twists, together with the Dragonfly Sightseeing Bus of Spring and Autumn Group, launched the building readable shuttle bus 2.0 product - "Happy Bus" · building readable theme bus, and launched a "sightseeing+drama" tour around a young storyteller who is obsessed with Shanghai culture.

The "Happy Bus" fully integrates elements such as urban sightseeing, theater performance, immersive experience, navigation, and interaction, and innovatively upgrades the sightseeing experience on the basis of the "building readable" dedicated line. It not only becomes the first "drama bus" in Shanghai that combines sightseeing experience, but also a "mobile theater" that fully integrates into urban blocks.

Tourists and spectators sit on the "Happy Bus", while actors play the role of "storytellers" to explain the scenery of Shanghai along the way. On this magical double decker bus, one often encounters people who have "traveled" from different times and times. On the afternoon of September 15, when thunder, rainstorm and strong wind came together in Shanghai, two "uninvited guests" came on the bus. A lady from Shanghai in 1936 "crossed" to Madame Tussauds wax museum in 2023. A thief stole her silk scarf and was brought to the present together. During a dispute between Miss Shanghai and the thief, she accidentally boarded the "Happy Bus" from the entrance of the wax museum and embarked on a fantastic journey

Photo by Zhuge Yi, the female protagonist who travels through time

Photo by Zhuge Yi, the thief

Photographed by Zhuge Yi, a storyteller

The language and music of the entire drama are imbued with the characteristics of the old Shanghai era, while also taking into account the perspective and emotions of modern people. "Happy Bus" allows every audience to see, understand, and experience the century old city of Shanghai in this imaginative and reasonable story. Learn to sing the dock chant, answer the composition of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, and review the past and present life of the Bund building... When the audience is in the carriage, with the story slowly advancing, the window will become a "historical screen", constantly presenting the essence and heritage of the city. By combining historical stories with real-life scenes, create a unique sightseeing journey spanning both sides of the Pujiang River and spanning a century of history in 70 minutes.

The "Happy Bus" and the "Architecture Readable" line overlap, basically covering the core tourist and commercial areas of Shanghai, passing through Pudong and Puxi, passing through the "Three Piece Set" of Big World, Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Lujiazui, Dongchang Road Dock, Garden Bridge of Shanghai, People's Heroes Memorial Tower, the Bund, Yu Garden and other city landmarks, and taking the audience to feel the ever-changing urban development.

Photographed by Zhuge Yi of Garden Bridge of Shanghai in the rain

Writer and director Zhang Xiaofan once participated in the multimedia stage play "Three Body", Yu Garden Lantern Festival, "Notes on Tomb Robbing", etc. This time, Zhang Xiaofan uses classic dislocation comedy as the creative technique, using the characters of Miss Shanghai and the thief to enter contemporary time and space, and creating comedy effects through the setting of dislocation. The intricate interweaving and conflicting contrast between the dual perspectives of "past" and "modern" make the work itself full of interest. In the character dialogue, the audience seems to be able to see the scroll of Shanghai's century old history slowly unfolding before their eyes.

The first floor of "Happy Bus" is a retro style Shanghai style venue, which complements the plot and creates a Shanghai style cultural experience space for the audience to take photos, check in, and shop. The second floor is an immersive performance area, allowing the audience to watch actors perform and sing from zero distance. In this intriguing drama and sightseeing bus experience, the creative team creates a comfortable new viewing experience, with modular stories implanted corresponding to the scenery outside the window. This not only allows the audience to appreciate the beautiful scenery outside the window, but also allows them to keep up with the development of the plot and "swim together, play together" with the actors.

Happy Bus

Yu Garden is the end of the Happy Bus Tour

The happy bus at night has a unique charm

Warm and fun filled decoration

In recent years, Fried Dough Twists Happy Shanghai has tried to move the performance scenes to the smoky commercial plaza, providing more new options for audiences and tourists who are in or come to Shanghai, such as "watching dramas, enjoying scenery, shopping, and making friends". Dragonfly Sightseeing Bus is the operator of urban sightseeing buses under Chunqiu Group. As a "mobile city business card", the Dragonfly Sightseeing Bus has continued to innovate since September 2021, opening a "building readable" dedicated line, which has been welcomed by domestic and foreign Shanghai tourists as well as local citizens and tourists. In March 2023, the "Architecture Readable" dedicated line will upgrade its services, maintaining public welfare micro travel services while connecting tickets with other urban sightseeing bus routes, thus better serving tourists. In 2023, the management team of Dragonfly Sightseeing Bus discovered that compared to three years ago, tourists have been staying in the carriage for a longer period of time, and the characteristic of leisurely and relaxed riding to enjoy the city's street scenery is becoming more and more obvious. When Kaixin Fried Dough Twists proposed cooperation, the two sides hit it off and "Kaixin Bus" came into being.

"Happy Bus" closely revolves around urban positioning, spiritual character, and historical context, shaping tourism through culture and highlighting tourism, promoting high-quality development of cultural tourism integration, and continuously establishing Shanghai culture and tourism brands. In the future, Happy Fried Dough Twists and Chunqiu Group plans to replicate "Happy Bus" to more cities and create more "mobile city cards" printed by local cultural stories.

Link: How to board the Shanghai "Happy Bus"

Starting from September 20th, "Happy Bus" will officially operate

Starting from September 20th, "Happy Bus" will operate three sessions per day on weekdays: 13:00, 15:30, and 19:00; An additional 10:30 games will be held on weekends. The specific operation situation shall prevail. Citizen tourists can purchase tickets in advance through urban tourism WeChat applet, Ctrip, Meituan, Tiktok and other platforms.

From September 20th to October 31st, you can enjoy a discounted early bird ticket price of 180 yuan per person, including a single "Happy Bus" ticket and a one-day sightseeing bus ticket, as well as a surprise gift.