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Even though Tokyo Disney Resort is closed through at least mid-May 2020, that doesn’t mean the reveals ever stop! Thanks to Disney Fan, the official Disney magazine in Japan, we’re still seeing previews for new merchandise at Tokyo Disneyland. And one we’re particularly interested in is the next set of Pozy Plushie costumes for the … Read more
Even though Tokyo Disneyland is closed through at least mid-May and New Fantasyland is only set to open in “2020”, that doesn’t mean we won’t get sneak peeks at the awesome new merchandise! Thanks to the May issue of Disney Fan magazine in Japan, we got a gander at the full range of items coming … Read more
Usually when new food is revealed for an event, we also see the new merchandise. This wasn’t the case back in January for Disney Easter 2020 at Tokyo DisneySea. Even before the temporary closure for COVID-19, we never saw the full selection of merchandise and it never appeared online. Not until we got our copies … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort has gradually rolled out a “retro attractions” line since last year featuring art and character designs reminiscent of the 1980s. We’ve already seen pins, phone cases, and a larger line of items in this line. Now, a stationery segment is on its way too! For those that don’t know, Japanese Guests love … Read more
Even though Tokyo Disney Resort is closed through at least mid-May, the merchandise never stops! Case in point, the official Disney magazine in Japan, Disney Fan, recently revealed some new heat-reactive coffee mugs coming to the parks! Both mugs feature icons and buildings from their respective parks, and transform with any hot beverage. Why don’t … Read more
While the Tokyo Disney Resort is closed through the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, construction has continued across the resort. And by far the most easily visible has been the Tokyo Disneyland Entrance construction, which we’ve monitored since last summer. It all started on April 16th, 2018, and now after two years, it’s finally complete! Since the … Read more
Tokyo Disneyland celebrated its 37th anniversary last week. Traditionally, this would be marked with a special line of merchandise released on April 15th. But since the parks have been closed since February 29th due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we didn’t get to hear much about the line. Until the latest issue of Disney Fan … Read more
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea have been closed since February 29th due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean the merchandise reveals stop! In the latest issue of Disney Fan magazine, special merchandise honoring Donald’s birthday on June 9th was revealed, and it’s coming soon to Tokyo Disney Resort! This year, he’s having a … Read more
While the Tokyo Disney Resort (including most of the Ikspiari) remains closed through at least mid-May 2020, three shops on the first level of Ikspiari reopened on April 13th. These three stores serve locals that live around the Maihama area – a pharmacy, grocery store, and dentist. From the Maihama Station/Resort Line level, it looks … Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Disney Parks icons around the globe showed their solidarity with healthcare professionals during this trying time for World Health Day. This included park icons like Walt Disney World’s Cinderella Castle lit in blue. Now, the Tokyo Disney Resort has followed suit. Pictures of both Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland and … Read more
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While the Tokyo Disney Resort remains closed through at least mid-May, Guests are able to enter the first floor of the Ikspiari shopping center for three essential local businesses – a dentist, pharmacy, and grocery store. Most stores and restaurants on the first floor, as well as the entirety of the three other floors, remain … Read more
A long time ago, a giant Beauty and the Beast-centric expansion was supposed to open at Tokyo Disneyland last week. Unfortunately, things have kind of pivoted a bit since then. But the Disney Store in Japan still has our backs! They’re tiding us over with a new line called “Be Our Guest”, inspired by the … Read more
After pushback from out-of-work Cast Members over pay during the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus-related closure of Tokyo Disney Resort, the Oriental Land Company announced this week that the “work cancellation allowance” for Cast Members will be extended. According to Yahoo! News (only in Japanese), the pay allowance will provide relief to the over 20,000 Cast Members … Read more
While the Tokyo Disney Resort theme parks remain closed through at least mid-May due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, operations on other segments, such as the Disney Resort Line monorail system, continue. And in preparation for the launch of the new Type C monorail trains this year, the Oriental Land Company has taken advantage of … Read more
It’s Tokyo Disneyland’s 37th birthday! As they say in Japanese, otanjoubi omedetou! For many of you, you may have never been to Tokyo Disneyland. So when Tom or I hype it up, you might ask “what’s all the fuss about?” Or you might have been before and wish you could be there right now. So how about … Read more