Day Four - Disneyland Tokyo
Day Four - Disneyland Tokyo
Marlon Scott
Tokyo Disneyland is similar to the Florida Magic Kingdom but deceptively disorienting (though my jet lag contributed to that I'm sure).
Space Mountain is an exact copy of the track layout of CA Disneyland (minus the new sfx) and very average. Big Thunder Mtn has a nice double dip into their "Dinosaur Gultch". The best ride there was Winnie the Pooh's Hunny Hunt, a childrens dark ride with most amazing ride vehicles I've ever seen!
A few of us have already sneaked over to LaQua for our first rides on Thunder Dolphin. Other than the first drop, the forces are not as extreme as other coasters of it's type, The location precariously perched atop a several story set of buildings in the middle of the city is a stunner!
Owen Rees
This was my first ever Disney. The staff where very friendly. The park was in pristine condition. Light parade was magical.
David Cornell
Disneyland Tokyo was great. Today the rain worked to our advantage, keeping the crowds away. It was amazing that one of the best rides in the park was Winnie the Pooh. The cars, or "Hunny Pots" ran on an open floor spinning and dancing and even bouncing. Space Mountain was OK. Two cars with 6 seats each. I still like the Florida configuration better. Buzz Lightyear was much better than Florida, There were four different point totals for each type of target. I almost got to level 4 of 7, 95,500 pts. I am so glad our tour busses were able to pick us up at 10pm. Got a quick sleep and now am going back to hit Disney Sea.
Robert Hill
Fantastic day at Tokyo Disneyland. Rode Space Mountain 10 times, and all the people here (employees and other customers) are the nicest people in the world! The queue lines for every attraction were quick due to the excellent system of how great they work here. An excellent experience, pure pleasure and fun!
Ricky Cooper
Tokyo is my first time at any Disney Park.
You haven't lived until you hear the bear jamboree with Achy Breaky Heart in Japanese!!
The Tiki Room in Japanese is a riot.
Loads of fun.
Dolores Damm
Today was truly a magical day because I was able to see it through the eyes of a "Disney Virgin," my friend, Ricky Cooper. Starting with his exhilaration and gleeful laughing on Space Mountain, to jammin' along with the Bears in the Country Jamboree; from the surprises along the way in Splash Mountain to clapping and jivin' in the Tiki Tiki Room. Watching the afternoon parade through his eyes made me feel like a child again, and grateful that I was able to share this wonderful day with Ricky, Maggie, Bill and Hector.
John Coffield
This was my third visit to Disneyland. Because of the morning rain everything was a walk on. Space Mountain is excellent and Big Thunder was one of the best of the disney parks. Gadgets Go Coaster is the only Roller Skater I've seen with two train operation, but the highlight of the day had to be Winnie the Pooh's Hunny Hunt, with probably the most unique transportation system there is. A very beautiful park to say the least.
David Rager
I was able to share today with my wife and two sons (4 and 1.5 years old). It was their first Disneyland park. The biggest thrill I had today was sharing the three coasters with my eldest son. They were his first big coasters. The Winnie the Pooh ride was technically amazing. And my favorite souvenir is my Hero metal from The Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour.
Kevin Moran
Great day at Tokyo Disneyland! Space Mountain an unprecedented walk-on. More Disney fun today. Bye.
Andrew Weiss
Rain kept crowds away,which was great. Park was nice with 2 great rides, Pooh, which is an amazing ride. And the walkthrough Cinderella Castle. Rest of park was standard Disney. Theming not as good as Disney Paris.
John Covan
I find riding the bus and gawking out the window to be enormously fascinating. Tokyo is quite a visual sight with its close up views in neighborhoods and grand vistas of skyscrapers both near and far. Lots of spectacular waterways that look even more appealing at night. Much more interesting than I expected. I also got a kick out of seeing things singularly Japanese like little kids with backpacks hiking to school and construction workers all lined up doing calisthenics before starting their day. Tokyo Disney worked out quite well regarding crowds - I wonder how many more people there would have been if the weather had not been rainy. My friend Bob and I took in one of the parades. I chuckled when I saw the American Indians with Japanese faces.
Tom Barr
Unusual Things you see:
Most people sitting on the ground for parades and waiting for the park to open.
The big bike parking areas - most bikes are not locked.
Although crime does not seem to be a problem, they keep all the CDs behind the counter.
Andycoasterboy-san
Tokyo Disneyland is my favourite Disney due to the pleasant guests and ride operators, and the lack of people in the park. Winnie the Poooh is up there as the best indoor dark ride. After Disney we went to LaQua, as we were told by the front desk of the hotel that the weather was OK and not raining, and had two goes on Thunder Dolphin. Martin, stop being sarky.
Evan Hoagland
Hi Judy! Hi CJ!
Pooh's Honey Hunt is wonderful. Was different hearing shows in Japanese. Some the songs in the parades were done in English. Had a lot of fun.
Tokyo the city really is safe. Bicycles park on the sidewalk with skimpy locks, and some seemed to have no locks at all.
Hector Jimenez
My best days at a Disney park ever. With virtually no lines throughout the two days we were able to experience the parks as they were intended. My favorite ride all day was Pooh with its amazing ride system and a very unique bouncing effect. It is also amazing how nice and clean everything is in Tokyo and how nice and helpful the people are here.
Martha and Al
Great day at Disneyland. Winnie the Pooh was the most incredible dark ride of my life. Crowds were light, and I had the opportunity to enjoy so many ride we usually avoid. Justin has fired me three times (Justin: Soon to be four!) Enjoying Japan and all the sights, souinds and smells and food.
Lisa Scheinin
Screw Disney, I went to the parasite museum instead. All it needs is a coaster or ten. Now I'm hungry...
Matt & Betsy
Had a fantastic time- the rain in the morning kept the crowds away- we never had to wait more than 15 minutes for any ride, a miracle for this park. The Winnie the Pooh Ride was amazing, and we enjoyed all the coasters and dark rides as well. The only disappointment was the souvenir selection- despite acres and acres of retail space, all of the merchandise was generic junk. We were fairly sure at the start that we would not have that good a time, mainly based on our past experience with the crowds, but boy were we mistaken.
Tim Herre
I have never experienced a Disney park that deserted. Almost all rides were walk on or had a short wait of approx. 5 - 10 minutes. Winnie Pooh was a blast, so was the classic Space Mountain. Cool day that was!
Malcolm Marr
Now this is how Disney should be; no lazy and overweight people in electric carts, no fake "have a nice day" sincerity, no attitude, no unruly kids (this includes schoolkids who were in the park too) and just all round hospitality and enjoyment. The people were so nice and being geijin were quite popular with the locals. The Winnie the Pooh ride is more fun than Spiderman and is probably my favourite dark ride. I won't spoil it as there are enough people on the trip who think spoiling ride details will make them popular with their geeky chums. It is a shame that people would have to travel all the way to Japan to experience it.
B. Derek Shaw
Today was Disneyland Tokyo. While it was not crowded and I got on everything I wanted to ride, I still prefer "Iron" and traditional amusement parks to the plastic, synethic theme park it is. Disney does do a great job, for what they do. The Pooh ride was exceptional, Space Mountain decent, Big Thunder Mountain fun and Gadget's Go Coaster nicely themed. My biggest dissapointment was the lack of any Tokyo Disney logoed patches, magnets, buttons, postcards and polo shirts. Perhaps I'll send them a letter thanking them for helping me save money, since they had no souvenirs I wanted. That's not how you keep your per caps up Disney!
Tim Galvelis
Disneyland, Pooh's Honey Hunt was excellent. All of the coasters are identical to California so if you've ridden them then you know what to expect. The park overall is way to Americanized to think that your in Japan.
George Greenway
The rain was here for the next few days thanks to a hurricane nearby, but this being a Disneyland day we were not to be let down. all the rides were running. thunder mountain is a the classic design. I'd been here before and headed for the pooh dark ride. it was soo good I got another fast pass to ride it again. Its the most amazing interacting ride story book you'll find. It runs 3 cars at a time and they all have different patterns through the story so try it again with a different car.