Tokyo Disneyland Archives

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

November 11, 2020

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

November 11, 2020

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

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

November 7, 2020

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

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

November 5, 2020

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

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

November 2, 2020

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

Oriental Land Company Releases Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results, Revenue Down 76% Due to Tokyo Disney Resort Closure & Low Attendance

October 30, 2020

It’s time once again for financial results! The Oriental Land Company held its quarterly earnings call on October 29th, and released their still fairly dismal second quarter results. The results improved somewhat over Q1, but the COVID-19 pandemic has still left OLC in a problematic position as less Guests can visit the park on a … Read more

Oriental Land Company Further Reduces Executive Compensation Amid Disappointing Q2 for Tokyo Disney Resort

October 29, 2020

Cinderella Castle, featuring beige stone and blue turrets, at Tokyo Disneyland

Back in June, the Oriental Land Company reduced salaries for their executives until March 2021 amid the low business performance surrounding the COVID-19 extended closure. But as a result of disappointing Q2 financial results and predictions that low revenue will continue through the end of the fiscal year in March 2021, the company is cutting … Read more

PHOTOS: New Chocolate Crunch & Tomato Snack Mugs Now Available at Tokyo Disney Resort

October 27, 2020

There’s a long Japanese tradition of bringing home gifts called omiyage for friends, family, and coworkers after travelling, usually in the form of snacks or small trinkets. And with dozens of potential choices both permanent and seasonally-themed, Tokyo Disney Resort certainly obliges! Now to celebrate two of their more popular permanent choices, the resort has … Read more

Tokyo Disney Resort App to Allow Shopping from Home Starting November 1st

October 26, 2020

The Tokyo Disney Resort app features a nifty feature that allows visitors in the park (with a Japanese address) to shop for goods from within the park. who visited the parks that day, but the Oriental Land Company has made some extenuating exceptions this year. Back in May, they allowed everyone to use the feature … Read more

PHOTOS: Baymax Curry Mochi & Tapioca Drink, Belle Special Meal Set Coming November 2nd to Tokyo Disneyland

October 26, 2020

Back in February, we were promised a few special snacks and drinks to celebrate the opening of New Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland. While the souvenir desserts and sparkling tapioca drink came to the park back in September, we never saw some of the other items promised. Now, the Oriental Land Company is ready to release … Read more

PHOTOS: S.S. Columbia & Mickey Floral Nanoblock Sets Now Available at Tokyo Disney Resort

October 25, 2020

If you love building block sets like the LEGO Cinderella Castle, you’ll love the Tokyo Disney Resort’s special take—Nanoblocks! Popular in Japan, Nanoblock sets are often very detailed, with price tags to match. But Tokyo Disney Resort has several, from Casey Jr. in Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights to large miniatures of both Tokyo Disneyland … Read more

PHOTOS: Adorable New "Year of the Ox" Disney Friends Stuffed Animals Coming November 25 to Tokyo Disney Resort

October 23, 2020

New Years merchandise is an annual tradition at Tokyo Disney Resort, usually themed to a Disney animal similar to the year’s zodiac animal. 2020 was the Year of the Rat, which featured a line of Mickey and Minnie-centric traditional Japanese goods earlier this year, but it seems 2021 has lead to an interesting compromise as … Read more

BREAKING: Tokyo Disney Resort Cancels Annual Passport Extension, Ending Lottery in December, Refunding All Annual Passports

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Tokyo Disney Resort is resetting all Annual Passport-related matters to zero after December. In a shock move, the Oriental Land Company has announced that they are cancelling the Annual Passport extension and ending the lottery after December 2020. When the Tokyo Disney Resort reopened, the Oriental Land Company promised that extensions were coming for all … Read more

PHOTOS: New "Imagining the Magic" Character Photo Merchandise Coming November 11th to Tokyo Disney Resort

October 20, 2020

The “Imagining the Magic” line is an annual staple of Tokyo Disney Resort, with new merchandise annually celebrating the Disney friends in creative outfits and settings. Last year featured a celebration of the long running One Man’s Dream II: The Magic Lives On, and now this year celebrates the Disney friends in their generic outfits … Read more

VIDEO: Take a FULL POV Ride on Tokyo Disneyland's Splash Mountain

October 14, 2020

Image of Splash Mountain at Tokyo Disney, featuring red rock formations and a log flume amid lush greenery under a clear blue sky. A standby pass sign with a rabbit character is prominently visible in the foreground.

Tokyo Disneyland has a lot in common with the other castle parks around the world, and that also includes its own version of the classic Splash Mountain log flume. While many think that the ride is just a mirror copy of the version at Walt Disney World, there’s actually several differences between the two journeys … Read more

PHOTOS, VIDEO: Face Characters Return to Tokyo Disneyland with Mary Poppins, Bert, Rapunzel, and Flynn

October 12, 2020

It looks like face characters are returning to Tokyo Disneyland. While a handful of character meet-and-greets reopened last month, Mary Poppins, Bert, Rapunzel, and Flynn are the first face characters we’ve seen since the reopening. Mary Poppins and Bert were waving and speaking to guests from a safe distance. Rapunzel and Flynn Rider were also … Read more