Despite the opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Walt Disney World and the Disneyland Resort, attendance at Disney Parks worldwide showed stagnation last year, and even backslid in some places, according to the newly released 2019 Theme Index and Museum Index published by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and AECOM. Worldwide, Walt Disney … Read more
Tokyo Disney Resort is well-known for its seasonal events, covering the entire year with reasons for Guests and Annual Passholders to come back often with unique entertainment, food, and merchandise offerings. But in the wake of COVID-19 safety precautions, the Tokyo Disney Resort announced today that they are cancelling almost all special events at both … Read more
While the Tokyo Disney Resort reopened on July 1st, both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea were limited to a capacity of 15,000 Guests each. However it seems that after a successful first week, the resort is already ready to increase the numbers a bit, with the Oriental Land Company releasing more tickets to the market … Read more
Join us at 8 PM ET for Pressing Issues as we present an in-depth discussion and analysis of the biggest stories of the week and their impact on Disney Parks, Guests, and Cast Members. On this week’s episode, we discuss the various technical difficulties Disney had this week – from erroneously billing Annual Passholders, to … Read more
After a long saga of deliveries, tests, and delays, the first of the new “Type-C” monorails entered service today at Tokyo Disney Resort! These new additions to the Disney Resort Line feature a number of changes compared to the old trains. But why blather on about them when we can show them to you ourselves! … Read more
As Japan moves towards becoming more eco-friendly, a law was passed last year to institute a plastic bag tax from July 1st of this year. Fortunately, the Tokyo Disney Resort is currently exempt from this, as more than 40% of their bag materials comes from biomass. But they, like Universal Studios Japan, still want to … Read more
Today’s the day! Tokyo Disneyland has finally returned to business after 123 days of closure, and we were lucky enough to have a friend of the site at the park today to give us an overview of the situation! Let’s take a look at what we’ve seen so far! Just like we showed over the … Read more
The Tokyo Disney Resort app is notoriously only available in Japan, and only recently in English…. until today! As of July 1st, the Tokyo Disney Resort App is now available in the United States iOS app store! Now visitors to Tokyo Disney Resort can experience the handy features like Digital FastPass and show lotteries without … Read more
Ever since Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea closed on February 29th, one of the questions avid fans have had is “what about the merchandise?” Well, wonder no more! Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that special merchandise from these events will go on sale to valid ticket holders through the Tokyo Disney Resort app on July … Read more
It’s almost time for Tokyo Disney Resort to return to making magic every day! But before the resort opens, a few things have to be confirmed, like safety and social distancing measures. In this effort, the Tokyo Disney Resort hosted a media event for newspapers and TV crews today, along with releasing three YouTube videos … Read more
On June 25th, Disney announced that Splash Mountain in the Magic Kingdom and in Disneyland would be receiving a retheme to Princess and the Frog. Now, according to The Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo Disneyland is considering if their Splash Mountain should receive a retheme as well. In the article, it states: “Oriental Land Co., operator of … Read more
After a few setbacks due to the soon-to-conclude extended COVID-19 closure, the first member of Tokyo Disney Resort’s new monorail fleet will enter service on July 3rd! In a video released on the official Tokyo Disney Resort YouTube channel, the new monorails undergoing construction and delivery to the resort were shown off. We’ve seen off-and-on … Read more
Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea are reopening on July 1st, but it seems some parts of the resort are returning to business sooner. Starting tomorrow, June 25th, Bon Voyage, the park goods store outside of Tokyo Disneyland, will reopen to Guests! Bon Voyage will be open from 11am to 5pm through June 30th, except on June … Read more
Although the Tokyo Disney Resort is finally returning to business on July 1st, there’s a few caveats. Namely, some offerings will remain closed at the parks until further notice. Let’s take a look at the list released today by the Oriental Land Company. Some of our favorites, tragically, seem to be remaining closed. Please note … Read more
At last, the 3rd park to reopen, after Shanghai, Hong Kong, the Tokyo Disney Resort has finally announced that they will return to operations on July 1st, 2020! Closed since February 29th, the two parks will reopen to Guests under severely limited capacity, with the following restrictions in place: Masks must be worn at all … Read more
As if we weren’t already excited enough for the new “Beauty and the Beast” area to open in the expanded Fantasyland in Tokyo Disneyland, Twitter user @DONGDONG has just shared a sneak peek at an incredible new design for a popcorn bucket that will be on sale upon opening. This stunning popcorn bucket is the … Read more
