Tokyo Disneyland Archive
Everyone loves Disney Parks restaurants with crossover appeal. Be Our Guest Restaurant is one of Walt Disney World’s most popular dining options because it lets you dine inside the Beauty and the Beast castle. Same goes for Cinderella’s Royal Table. Then there are restaurants inside of attractions, most famously Blue Bayou. That restaurant is an
We are big fans of Beauty and the Beast. Not a huge surprise given that we are millennials who came of age during the Disney Renaissance. Because of that, we were really excited for Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast, the mega E-Ticket trackless dark ride and accompanying Fantasyland expansion at Tokyo Disneyland. Suffice to say,
Despite a growing number of Walt Disney World fans claiming its overrated or downright bad, Be Our Guest is still our #2 restaurant in Magic Kingdom. We enjoy the food and 3 of the 4 dining rooms inside Beast’s Castle. It’s a fun restaurant that we recommend to first-timers, especially fans of Beauty and the Beast.
This explains how to use the most accurate crowd calendar for Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea in 2024. Using a Tokyo Disney Resort crowd calendar is important for choosing least busy days in the parks to avoid long wait times, congested viewing areas for parades, and more. We’ll also offer tips for avoiding crowds at
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced “Disney Pal-Palooza,” a series of new special events will take place at Tokyo Disneyland in 2024. This post shares dates and details about the first seasonal festivity, Minnie’s Funderland, its new parade, decorations, food, merchandise and more, along with our commentary about these offerings. According to OLC, the Disney Pal-Palooza
Ranking our favorite Disney attractions around the globe–not just at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, but also Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, etc–is no easy task. It’s tough to balance sentimentality and storytelling with wow-factor and modern technology. That’s also a lot of rides and shows to narrow down into a relatively short list. (Updated October
Line-skipping at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea saves you time waiting in line for rides, which means more for the important things…like snacks! This guide explains how to use Priority Pass and Premier Access, which are the replacements for FastPass at Tokyo Disney Resort. Here’s a comparison of the free vs. paid services, ride rankings, our
Over the last two decades, we’ve seen numerous nighttime spectaculars and fireworks shows at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, as well as in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Some are guest favorites standing the test of time, running for decades. Others are short-lived, only lasting a season or two by design. Much like attractions, not
Splash Mountain could be reimagined at Tokyo Disneyland, per the operator of Japan’s Disney parks. This post covers comments from OLC and why we think the ride is unlikely to close–plus photos of Critter Country, which is basically “Splash Mountain Land.” (Updated June 10, 2023.) Tokyo Disneyland’s Splash Mountain is now the only operational version
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that free FastPass is being permanently retired, but in a plot twist, it’s not being fully replaced by a completely paid alternative like Genie+ and Lightning Lanes. Instead, unpaid Priority Pass is being introduced. This post details the Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea attractions that’ll offer free line-skipping again, plus our commentary,
Our 1-day Tokyo Disneyland touring plan covers our ideal day in the park with attractions ordered to minimize time in line and maximize efficiency. To that end, these are the attractions we would do, the restaurants at which we’d dine, the shows we’d see, and the details we’d try to enjoy. (Updated March 5, 2023.)