Tokyo Disneyland Archive

Inside Disney’s Splash Mountain Restaurant

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

New Minnie’s Funderland Event Starts Disney Pal-Palooza at Tokyo Disneyland

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

Sarah & Tom Bricker’s Top 10 Disney Attractions

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

Will Splash Mountain Close at Tokyo Disneyland?

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

Unpaid Priority Pass Replacing Free FastPass at Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea

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,

1-Day Tokyo Disneyland Itinerary

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.)