We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, March 19, 2021. Walt Disney World … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, December 11, 2020. Walt Disney World … Read more
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
Character greetings are no joke at Tokyo Disney Resort, and neither are their wait times. While Guests have been able to meet Minnie Mouse since the park opened in 1983, Tokyo Disneyland has never had a dedicated greeting facility for the mouse herself, until 2020! We finally got a sneak peek inside Minnie’s Style Studio, … Read more
Cinderella has only been appearing in The Royal Princess Processional for the past two months. But today, she stepped out to greet guests at Princess Fairytale Hall in Magic Kingdom. Cinderella stood under the building’s overhang while waving at guests and blowing kisses. Stanchions kept guests a safe distance away from the princess. Cinderella’s stepsisters … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort is very quickly ramping operations back to normal, with the resumption of fireworks and a short nighttime parade earlier this month and the grand opening of the massive and highly-anticipated New Fantasyland expansion in just 12 short days, and now they’re ready to cautiously resume character meet-and-greet facilities! Meet-and-greets at the park … Read more
The latest step in the recovery of Tokyo Disney Resort would appear to be the resumption of Vacation Package reservations, which bundle park tickets with a stay at a Disney Hotel among other benefits. While these plans don’t include some of the more helpful benefits, like extra FastPasses, special show seats, or Happy 15 Entry, … Read more
Yesterday, we reported that face character greetings around Tokyo Disney Resort, including Ariel’s Greeting Grotto, had been suspended entirely until further notice (reportedly due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak). After visiting the park today — along with several videos from Twitter — we’ve found that that is not the case. Face characters are no longer greeting … Read more
Following the temporary allowance of Cast Members wearing sick masks, it seems more precautions are in place at Tokyo Disney Resort. According to the Tokyo Disney Resort website, Ariel’s Greeting Grotto, already scheduled for closure on March 31st, has been indefinitely suspended. The official TDR website points to “maintenance”, but further reports on Twitter suggest that … Read more
With the Coronavirus outbreak facing China, Hong Kong Disneyland is taking precautions by reportedly suspending face character meet-and-greets. 香港ディズニーは今日からフェイスキャラクターのグリはキャンセルになりました。 — しおり🎀✈️ (@maestro_mickey) January 24, 2020 (Translation via Google Translate: Hong Kong Disney has canceled face character [greetings] from today.) Cast members have reportedly been told that character meet-and-greets have been suspended over “health concerns.” As … Read more
Good Morning from the Magic Kingdom! We started bright and early today. Let’s take a look at what was going on in the park… It was actually kind of crowded for first thing in the morning. Normally the Main Street area is pretty clear during the first hour, but not today… Just a couple of … Read more
If you’ve ever taken a ride on any of the elevators at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, you’ll know that on your ascent or descent, you’re welcomed by the friendly voices of Mickey, Minnie, and even Goofy. It’s a small touch, but a sweet one nevertheless as it adds the quintessential “Disney touch” to any Disney Resort. … Read more
D23 has just come to an end and the dust is settling at the domestic parks. Out here in Tokyo, however, we were absolutely shocked when it was silently revealed that Fantasmic! will be ending March 25, 2020 with no replacement currently. In addition to this shocking news, several other entertainment cuts were also announced, … Read more
Have you been to Tokyo Disney Resort in the last year? The resort’s year-long 35th-anniversary celebration ends on March 25, 2019. Here, we’ll look back at 35 photo highlights, pulled from six trips to the resort spread out over the last twelve months. Because it was the main celebration hub, four of our trips during … Read more
Tokyo Disneyland is winding down its year-long 35th-anniversary event. The park’s “Happiest Celebration!” Grand Finale ends on March 25, 2019. In this Tokyo Disneyland photo report, we’ll take a look at things such as: Crowd levels in March (one of the busiest times of year!) The return of the ever-popular Green Alien Mochi snack The … Read more