Deep in the Hundred Acre Wood, you might come across this lovely new candy case themed to the story of “Winnie the Pooh.” And if it’s not in the Hundred Acre Wood, it’ll certainly be at Tokyo Disneyland starting June 9! “Winnie the Pooh” Candy Case – ¥1100 ($8.63) The candy case features a Winnie … Read more
Oriental Land Company (OLC) has released two plans outlining their medium-term and long-term goals through 2030 for Tokyo Disney Resort. The plans focus on guest experience value, including more exclusive experiences, and sustainability. Here are the points of the medium-term plan, which is being put into place from now to 2024: Enhance guests’ experience value: … Read more
The Oriental Land Company has announced that the classic Space Mountain attraction at Tokyo Disneyland is to be replaced with an entirely new version of the attraction, set to open in 2027. With this, Space Mountain as we know it will close permanently at some point in 2024, following the park’s 40th Anniversary celebrations. The … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort has become the first Disney resort in Asia to significantly roll back COVID-19 protocols as approaches to the pandemic change. With this, they have officially removed or nullified all physical distancing markers and lines throughout Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea virtually overnight. Reports came in from across social media as guests entered … Read more
Red alert, red alert! The Usatamas are on the run, for the first time in three years! Last Friday, the beloved “Usatama on the Run!” returned to Tokyo Disneyland, so naturally we were around to capture the Usatama Chasers hard at work trying to wrangle up the troublesome eggs with bunny ears before they could … Read more
The Walt Disney Company isn’t the only Disney-focused company embroiled in scandals right now. Today, a 41 year-old woman won her lawsuit against Tokyo Disney Resort owner and operator The Oriental Land Company over verbal abuse allegations. According to Netolabo, the unnamed woman filed her lawsuit in 2018 due to violations of safety obligations and … Read more
Everyone loves the themed garbage cans found at the Disney Resorts worldwide, and we’ve seen plenty of love for them here in Japan. From a special Baymax overlay in Tomorrowland to mini garbage can-shaped pencil sharpeners, Tokyo Disney Resort knows how much we love our trash! So it’s no surprise that the resort will release … Read more
For the first time in six years, Tokyo Disney Resort has increased the minimum wage for its Cast Members by ¥100 ($0.83). This situation comes as the Japanese Yen continues to deflate against the US Dollar. The minimum Cast Member wages will increase to the following hourly rates: Grade A Cast — ¥1100 ($9.08) per … Read more
As the Tokyo Electric Power Company requests businesses and citizens to reduce their electricity shortage in the wake of last week’s massive earthquake, Tokyo Disney Resort has activated its private power generation methods for the first time to alleviate the extremely high demand on the Tokyo metropolitan area’s power grid the resort requires, according to … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day, and sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we’ve rounded up all our stories in one place to get today’s news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Friday, March 12, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
This article originally ran last year, we have made some small changes and wanted to share it again as the anniversary of the disaster approaches. March 11 marks eleven years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, also known as the Tohoku Earthquake, or 3.11 in Japan. At 2:46pm local time, a massive magnitude 9.1 earthquake, … Read more
This article was originally published on February 11, and has been updated with the full lineup of merchandise announced. Tokyo Disney Resort is well-known for its annual anniversary merchandise even in off-years without a full celebration. And for the last anniversary of the park before its momentous 40th Anniversary celebration next year, Tokyo Disneyland’s 39th … 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 Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
If you were keeping up with Tokyo Disney Resort back in 2019 and into early 2020, you might remember the infectiously catchy “Jamboree Mickey”, which invaded Tokyo Disneyland as a new dance program and evolved into spontaneous dance parties around the park. Well, the dance parties are coming back to the park starting April 1 … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced a special version of Splash Mountain coming to the park this year to get guests extra-wet in the miserably humid Tokyo summer! From July 1 through August 31, Splash Mountain will become Splash Mountain “Get Wet MAX”, where guests will get even more soaked than usual (which isn’t much really) … Read more
According to a new schedule posted on the Oriental Land Company’s website, two of the park’s annual seasonal events are confirmed to return to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea this year! Both Disney Halloween and Disney Christmas will be held at the two parks, maybe even with some entertainment to match. Disney Halloween is set … Read more
