Tokyo Disney Resort Archive
As recently covered in our Disney Animated Films Deserving Dark Rides, I’m a child of the 90s with a fondness for the animated films from the Disney Renaissance, which included such all-time greats as Aladdin, Lion King, Mulan, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Pocahontas, and other movies. Personally, I think these films are criminally underrepresented
Tokyo Disneyland has announced new details for the Beauty and the Beast mini-land and ride, plus Fantasyland, Toontown, and Tomorrowland expansions as part of the Japan park’s largest expansion ever. In this post, we’ll share concept art, offer info & details and provide some commentary. We’ll start with the Beauty and the Beast mini-land, which
Cape Cod is one of my favorite places in Tokyo DisneySea, my favorite Disney park in the world. Technically part of American Waterfront and popularized as the home to Duffy, I love this area not because of any attractions or substantive offerings, but because of its pitch perfect atmosphere. On our recent Christmas visits to
In the photo above, you can see over $3 billion worth of new Beauty and the Beast, Big Hero 6, Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan attractions, plus two hotels under construction at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea. In an era of unprecedented development around the world, these are among Imagineering’s most ambitious projects. We’ll take a
You’ve no doubt heard the urban legend that the spires on Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World are removable in heavy winds. Every time a hurricane is heading towards Florida, fake photos of the icon with its top removed go viral on social media. Well, now this urban legend has come true…at least in a
Lately, Walt Disney World has been upping its snack game (particularly at Magic Kingdom), with cute and colorful treats that are perfect for photos. It’s a nice start, especially those items that both look great and taste delicious. With that said, the kawaii foods OG and undisputed snack champ remains Tokyo Disneyland. Snacking is a
When it comes to Disney dining, the words “fine dining” and “inexpensive” don’t normally go together. Sure, there are occasional deals, like Walt Disney World restaurants that offer “secret” summer menus or participants in Orlando’s Magical Dining Month. However, those are the exceptions rather than the everyday rule. Most Signature Restaurants or other fine dining
We’ve devoted a section of our Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea Planning Guide to answering the frequently asked question of whether you should visiting Japan before, during, or after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Following our summer trip and also spending several months in Japan during peak tourist seasons, I thought it’d be worth elaborating. We’ll be
Ikspiari is a dining, shopping, and entertainment complex located within walking distance of Tokyo Disneyland, the JR Maihama railway station, and with its own monorail station. It’s Japan’s take on the Downtown Disney concept, and in this guide we’ll cover some basics tips for visiting Ikspiari, along with restaurants and stores we recommend. With that
Recently, we asked Should You Avoid Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea for the Next Year?, which followed our Visiting Japan Near the Summer 2020 Olympics? post. I was also inclined to put a question mark in the title to this post, but figured that might be excessive. The salient point of those previous two posts and
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea are our favorite theme parks in the world. We’ve made that abundantly clear in previous posts. Since our first visit years ago, we’ve implored Americans to visit the Disney parks in Japan because we want others to share in the great experiences we’ve had at them. More recently, we’ve shied away