Spencer Lloyd 
Today marked the momentous date in theme park history, as Universal Studios Japan became the first park to reopen following 99 days of the extended COVID-19 closure. While we aren’t able to visit yet as we don’t have anyone living in Osaka Prefecture, many fans of the park were on-site today to give a peek … Read more
The highly-anticipated Zootopia expansion coming to Shanghai Disneyland is finally on its way to us! Today, the Shanghai Disney Resort went vertical on its first major expansion project! Let’s take a look at the photos, shall we? Workers and Imagineers working on the project in Shanghai signed the first steel column to go vertical. Then, … Read more
As the long and choppy journey of the first wave of COVID-19 comes to a close in Japan, we’re beginning to see the resumption of businesses across the country. And while Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are still closed for the foreseeable future, we seem to be on the way towards reopening. The state of … Read more
While Tokyo DisneySea (along with the rest of the resort) has been closed since February 29th due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Oriental Land Company decided to undertake some major pavement projects across both parks. About three weeks ago, we reported that they’d torn up AquaSphere Plaza’s pavement at Tokyo DisneySea’s entrance. Now, … Read more
With Ikspiari reopened with increased social distancing protocols, surely the Tokyo Disney parks aren’t far behind! Well, we still aren’t sure when Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will welcome Guests once more, but we do know that they’re inching closer to their return! On a trip around the Disney Resort Line today, we noticed new … Read more
Earlier this week, Universal Studios Japan became the first major park in Japan to announce its reopening. Soft openings for Osaka Prefecture residents with Annual Passes begin on June 8th, while the park will reopen to Guests in the Kansai region of Japan on June 19th. Since concerns are still high regarding COVID-19 in Japan … Read more
With the announcement last fall that Tokyo Disney Resort’s fleet of monorails on the Disney Resort Line would be replaced with new “Type-C” trains came the inevitability that the old trains would face retirement. And it seems the replacement has claimed its first victim – Monorail Yellow. Let’s take a look! On a trip around … Read more
As theme parks adjust to operating in a COVID-19 world, the idea of “virtual queues” is often thrown around, and it seems Shanghai Disneyland has introduced a trial of a new virtual queue system at their park. According to Twitter user @gourmetdyy, Guests wishing to ride The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh must now … Read more
We’re big fans of merchandise here at WDWNT. In particular, we’re pretty crazy about the wacky and unique merchandise sold at Tokyo Disney Resort. Our latest acquisition is a bit of a large, rare piece: the “Dioramap” created for the 20th Anniversary of Tokyo Disneyland in 2003! You can watch Spencer put together and demonstrate … Read more
June is Pride Month every year, and Disney is once again celebrating with a neat rainbow-centric line of merchandise on shopDisney! Starting today, you can celebrate Pride from top to bottom with the new Disney Rainbow Collection. Let’s take a look at this neat collection! Rainbow Disney Collection Mickey Mouse Plush – $24.99 Rainbow Disney … Read more
Theme park history was made once again by Universal today. But this time, it was across the Pacific Ocean in Japan. As we reported earlier, Universal Studios Japan in Osaka announced today that they will be reopening their gates on June 8th to passholders, and June 19th for general guests! This makes them the first … Read more
While the COVID-19 situation has improved in Japan, we aren’t out of the woods just yet it seems. The State of Emergency was lifted across Japan last week, but it seems Tokyo Disney Resort still isn’t ready to reopen yet. In a rather vague statement on the official TDR website, the Oriental Land Company stated: … Read more
We may once again see theme park history very soon. An accidentally-posted video on the official Universal Studios Japan Twitter account may have revealed that Japan’s third-most-popular theme park will reopen its gates on June 19th, the first major park to return in Japan! The news came from a video that was accidentally tweeted by … Read more
Last week, we spotted metal detectors and x-ray machines being installed at Tokyo DisneySea, as part of the Oriental Land Company’s plan to increase security at the resort. Now it seems Tokyo Disneyland is also ready to start these procedures once the parks reopen. On a trip around the Disney Resort Line today, we spotted … Read more
With the announcement that Ikspiari, Tokyo Disney Resort’s shopping and dining center, will reopen on June 1st also came the restrictions with it. In an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Guests will have to undergo a temperature check and sanitize their hands at the entrance to Ikspiari. And thanks to a … Read more
Disney+ has already taken the world by storm in the age of stay-at-home orders, and they’ve set their sights on their next conquest – Japan! That’s right, the very first tweet from the official @DisneyPlusJP account went out this afternoon! The service will launch in Japan on June 11th for ¥700, or about $6.49 per … Read more