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Dalaran rises at full scale in Shanghai

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Players in China walked through Dalaran in real life. A party for World of Warcraft: Forever in Shanghai, from 16 October, rebuilt the city at full scale. Visitors did quests, won prizes and played the beta in the sewers.

The city

The party was a two-day event. Visitors walked past rebuilt landmarks such as The Silver Enclave, Sunreaver’s Sanctuary and the Antonidas Memorial in Runeweaver Square. The Dalaran Sewers became the hall where players could try the beta of Forever. The shop of Mei Francis showed mounts.

An illustrated map of the party in pink and gold, with the Antonidas Memorial, a Horde and an Alliance area, a mount stable, an inn, a bank and the Dalaran Sewers, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Eight photos of the build: a statue, giant mount sculptures, a violet gate, the Dalaran Sewers and sculptures still being painted in a workshop, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Six photos of the halls: a gate with a murloc emblem, white towers, a purple shop, rows of computers to play the beta and a vault door with a number pad, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A round fountain with blue and white tiles, with visitors walking past violet buildings, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A purple stone with a glowing blue rune in front of an arch with the eye of the Kirin Tor, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

An old coffee grinder, a mug and two candles on a blue table in front of a bookcase, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A notice board under the shield of the Kirin Tor, full of wanted posters and notices in Chinese, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A wall covered with hundreds of small paper cards under a spiked decoration, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Quests for gold coins

Every visitor got a wristband to check in at checkpoints across the hall. Quests at those checkpoints paid Dalaran Gold Coins, and the coins bought a draw from a chest. The prizes included murloc hats and toys, wax seal sets, stickers and collectible statues. More merchandise was for sale.

An overview of prizes around a painted statue of Illidan: murloc hats, buff stickers, keychains, Alliance and Horde bags and bronze badges, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

An overview of the grand prizes: statues of Varian and Arthas, gaming desks for Horde and Alliance, a Hearthstone pendant and a murloc badge, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Small figures of World of Warcraft characters on boxes next to a cup with a World of Warcraft print, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A bronze collectible statue of a dwarf hunter with a bear, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A painted statue of Illidan with spread wings in colours made for the party, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A golden statue of The Lich King as a Hearthstone card, limited to 300 pieces, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Fridge magnets with the box art of every World of Warcraft expansion, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Keychains in two display cases, small pets and two robot figures from the BlizzCon 2026 capsule machine, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Plush dragons, a red keychain figure and a small hammer pendant as BlizzCon 2026 prizes, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

A wax seal set with a white bronze bust of The Lich King and a World of Warcraft tin, a photo of the Forever Party in Shanghai

Ion Hazzikostas as Medivh

Game director Ion Hazzikostas came to the party dressed as Medivh and spoke to the Chinese players.

Forever launches on 5 November at 00:00 Belgian time.

Source: Wowhead