Tokyo Disneyland Archive

Tokyo Disneyland 35th Anniversary Merchandise

Tokyo Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary, the Happiest Celebration!, begins April 15, 2018, but the resort has released its slate of merchandise and souvenirs in advance. In this post, we’ll share photos and thoughts on the designs available through the end of the anniversary in March 2019. If you read our relatively-recent “Tokyo Disneyland Merchandise: Awful or

Plazma Ray’s Diner Review

Plazma Ray’s Diner is a new counter service restaurant in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland with a mid-century modern/googie theme and outer-space decor. The menu features rice bowls and even vegetarian options, a rarity at Tokyo Disney Resort. In this review, we’ll share food photos, take a tour of this new dining spot, and offer thoughts

Beauty and the Beast Land Construction Update

In this construction update, we’ll share progress photos from the Beauty and the Beast mini-land being added to Fantasyland, the Big Hero Six attraction in Tomorrowland, and Minnie’s design studio in Toontown at Tokyo Disneyland. Since StarJets closed earlier this fall, construction walls have swallowed more of the park, and work has progressed noticeably since

Tokyo Disneyland Merchandise Guide

Depending upon who you ask, Tokyo Disneyland either has the best or worst merchandise of any Disney destination in the world. In this post, I’ll share some photos of merchandise from the Japan parks so you can form your own opinion, and offer some of my commentary. There’s very little middle ground in attitudes towards

Halloween Snacks at Tokyo Disneyland

Yeah, Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare is cool and the music in Halloween Pop’n LIVE is a beautiful ear-worm, but the real reason to visit Tokyo Disneyland at Halloween? The food. Okay, maybe not the reason, but one reason. For us, one really big reason. We cover Halloween at Tokyo Disneyland elsewhere on the blog, but

StarJets Tribute

It’s the end of a Disney theme park era: the last StarJets attraction closes today (October 10, 2017). Is a post paying tribute to a spinner attraction that was long-ago retired at Walt Disney World and Disneyland excessive? Eh, probably. At Disney Tourist Blog, something being “unnecessary” has never stopped us from babbling about it,

Halloween at Tokyo Disneyland

Disney’s Halloween is the seasonal event at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea during September and October. The Japan parks definitely get into the Halloween spirit, with a special parade, fireworks, stage shows, and even special foods. At Tokyo Disneyland, some guests also get into the spirit, wearing elaborate costumes during certain weeks. This post takes a

Camp Woodchuck Kitchen Review

Camp Woodchuck Kitchen is a new counter service restaurant at Tokyo Disneyland themed to Huey, Dewey, and Louie and the Junior Woodchucks. The menu includes s’mores and other campfire favorites (although I don’t ever recall making waffle sandwiches in my Boy Scout days). In this review, we’ll take a tour of this cool new dining