PHOTOS: Special “The Happy Fair with Baymax” Merchandise Coming January 8 to Tokyo Disneyland

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The Happy Fair with Baymax starts January 13th at Tokyo Disneyland, so the Oriental Land Company has revealed some of the Baymax-centric merchandise (in addition to the line already available for The Happy Ride with Baymax‘s grand opening) that will go on sale for the special event starting January 8th! Postcard – Â¥380 ($3.61) Pin … Read more

“The Happy Fair with Baymax” Special Tomorrowland Event Coming to Tokyo Disneyland January 13 with NEW Character Meet & Greet, Decorations, and More

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While Tokyo Disneyland announced back in August that almost all of its special events were cancelled through March 2021, the one left on the table was The Happy Fair with Baymax, originally slated for summer 2020. Now, Tokyo Disneyland has announced that this Tomorrowland-centric special event will take place from January 13th through March 18th, … Read more

VIDEO: Watch the NEW Christmas Version of the Mickey & Friends Greeting Parade at Tokyo Disneyland

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The holiday season is upon us once more, and Tokyo Disneyland is getting in the festive spirit with decorations park-wide (except a tree) and a special Christmas greeting with festive music and Santa Claus-themed costumes for the Disney Friends! Over at Tokyo Disneyland, the greeting takes place along the parade route two times a day, … Read more

VIDEO: Take a Tour of the Iconic Teddy Roosevelt Lounge at Tokyo DisneySea

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The Teddy Roosevelt Lounge is one of Tokyo Disney Resort’s most beloved and iconic institutions. Located aboard the majestic S.S. Columbia in American Waterfront, the cozy and intricately detailed lounge is a tribute to the 26th President of the United States and features a number of portraits, photographs, and items from his era around a … Read more

PHOTOS: Toy Story Hotel Facade Installation Continues, Bayside Monorail Station Refurbishment Underway at Tokyo Disney Resort

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While we’re usually focused on the two theme parks at Tokyo Disney Resort, there’s some fairly major work happening behind the two parks in the Bayside area—a new Toy Story-themed hotel is under construction between the Hilton and Hotel Okura! Construction has progressed rather significantly since our last update, so let’s not dilly-dally any longer … Read more

Universal Studios Japan Announces 20th Anniversary Theme of “No Limit!”

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On March 31, 2021, Universal Studios Japan will celebrate its 20th anniversary, and they’re planning a huge celebration to commemorate! While we don’t quite have all the details yet, the park did reveal the theme of the anniversary—”No Limit!” The park offered the following statement regarding their 20th anniversary: In these days when we cannot … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW Minions, Jurassic World, and Peanuts Ski Coats Available at Universal Studios Japan

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If you’re looking for a suitable ski jacket as the chilly winter approaches, come on down to Rodeo Drive Souvenirs at Universal Studios Japan for these new jackets themed to Peanuts, Jurassic World, and Minions! Let’s take a look! Each of these jackets is available for Â¥8900 ($84.98). Minions Ski Jacket Peanuts Ski Jacket Jurassic … Read more

PHOTOS: New Pink Type-C Monorail Delivered to Tokyo Disney Resort

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Tokyo Disney Resort has recently started to replace its 19 year-old fleet of Disney Resort Line monorails with a new “Type-C” rolling stock through 2024. The first monorail was delivered way back in December last year, now the second of five new trains has been delivered to the resort—Monorail Pink! Twitter user @P29294180 spotted the … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Tokyo DisneySea 11/4/20 (Mt. Prometheus Refurb Complete, Harbor Pit Open, Pixar Greeting, and MORE!)

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It’s a lovely, sunny day here in the Tokyo area! Perfect for a voyage around the seven ports of Tokyo DisneySea. Its been quite some time since we’ve checked in on the latest developements and there’s a lot to cover, so let’s not dawdle anymore and get going. Guests still gather around the AquaSphere at … Read more

VIDEO: Meet Socially-Distanced Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” in Tokyo DisneySea’s Mermaid Lagoon Theater

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Although close-contact greetings are currently suspended at the Disney Parks worldwide, Tokyo Disney Resort has recently resumed character greetings, albeit a safe 2 meter distance from Guests. Entry to these is based on the Entry Request lottery system, but we were lucky enough to win a visit with Ariel from The Little Mermaid inside the … Read more

PHOTOS: Cute NEW “Winnie the Pooh”, “101 Dalmatians”, and “Toy Story” Hamm Lunch Cases Available at Tokyo Disney Resort

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It’s lunchtime again, and you’ve got your lunch in one of those sad dollar store lunch cases. Why not take a page from Tokyo Disney Resort and add a Disney touch to your lunch with these cute new character lunch boxes available now across the resort? Each of these lunch cases are insulated and adorned … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Universal Studios Japan – Halloween 2020 (Super Nintendo World Sneak Peek, Kawaii Halloween Banners, JAWS Reopens, and MORE!)

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Happy boo-lated Halloween from Universal Studios Japan! We’re checking in towards the end of spooky season here at the world’s most visited Universal park, so let’s check out the latest developments here in Osaka! Outside the park, banners outside the park signify Halloween at the park! We’ll take a closer look at these once we … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW Neon Universal Studios Japan Merchandise Now Available

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Universal Studios Japan is always playing with fun new ways to create merchandise for Guests featuring the park logo, like the pink and blue “Most Exciting Day” line from this summer. Now its latest variant is this neon green and pink line, available now at Rodeo Drive Souvenirs and the Universal Studios Store in Hollywood. … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW “Disney Wonderbles” Attraction Poster Themed Mystery Boxes Coming December 2nd to Tokyo Disney Resort

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Tokyo Disney Resort has been experimenting more lately with mystery box merchandise, including mystery box pin sets. Now, the resort is taking on a whole new collection of mystery boxes based on attraction posters—Disney Wonderbles! These attraction poster-themed items focus on five attractions from the resort: Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Country Bear Jamboree from … Read more

BREAKING: Castle of Magical Dreams at Hong Kong Disneyland Opening November 21st

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After nearly three years of work and construction, the transformation of Hong Kong Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle to the Castle of Magical Dreams, inspired by the various Disney Princesses, is complete. And to celebate off the park’s belated 15th anniversary, the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort announced today that the reimagined castle will open on November … Read more

PHOTOS: NEW Light-Up Glowing Na’vi Ears Land at Pandora – The World of Avatar in Disney’s Animal Kingdom

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Sivako from Pandora! Our latest journey to Windtraders yielded quite the novel discovery—Na’vi ears. But the best part is that they glow with little LEDs! And there’s several lovely flower ornamentations like you might find around Pandora! Let’s take a look, shall we? Glowing Na’vi Ears – $28.17 These ears feature a few flowers native … Read more