I am in Tokyo on business. I had a free day so I decided to go to Tokyo Disneyland. The park was open from 8am - 10pm. I arrived there about 10:30am. It was packed and I mean PACKED. I would compare the crowds to that of 4th of July. The wait times for rides exceeded 150 minutes.
I went right to Space Mountain and got a fast pass. The line just to get fastpasses was about 10 minutes long. I didn't let this bother me though. I went walking through Tomorrowland and then to Fantasy Land. I decided I wanted to go to the Haunted Mansion. The wait time was 130 minutes but I was through in just about 90 minutes. The attraction is a little different than the WDW one. The library has some added features which are really cool. It was mostly the Same though
Next I walked around and went to the Enchanted Tiki Room which was just redone with a new theme. It was all in Japanese so I didn't know what they were singing but I knew the songs from the beat
By this time I could get another fastpass so I decided to go to Pirates of the Caribbean. When i got there the wait time was 30 minutes. I asked if that was correct and the CM said yes. The queue for this is MUCH different than that of WDW. It is inside a building that has the same decor as an old Plantation house. It's modeled like an old New Orleans House. Probably converded to that attraction. Maybe it is not that popular in Japan because it was a short wait. I enjoyed the ride. Only 1 drop though.
After that, I went to get some lunch. I ate at the place called "Refreshment Stand" which resembles Casey's Corner. I ordered a Hot Dog, Fries and a Diet Coke. It did not taste like Casey's at all. I was semi-disappointed.
After that, It was time to go to Space Mountain. I got in and on that ride in about 5 minutes with my Fast Pass. I must say, this ride is completely different from WDW. The queue is different, the cars ar different and the ride is totally different. There are no drops and it's basically just going around in circles. It is much faster than WDW. Also the cars are 2 riders per row. so each car sits 6 instead of 3.
After that it was parade time. They have a daily parade at 3 called "Disney Dreams on Parade." The parade was great. It was so much fun. They do things a lot differently there too. When waiting for the parade, they make everyone sitd down. Noone is allowed to stand until about 50 feet away from the road. This ensures that everyone can see. It worked great. No, children on shoulders and everyone had a great view. This should be done everywhere.
I then went over to Toon Town. Their version is much bigger than WDW and they have a lot more. They have a roger rabbit ride, Chip and Dales Treehouse and a bunch of other stuff like an Electric Company (when you try to open the door, it sounds like lightning) and a city hall, bank, etc...They also have Goofy's Bounce House which is apparently like a giant bounce attraction.
Well, it was getting a little chilly so i decided to go to some stores. The stores were literally packed to the brim. It was like a sardine can in every one of them. Needless to say, I didn't do much shopping. I was pretty tired after that. I was going to stay until closing and watch their version of Spectromagic and the fireworks but since I heard it was a nightmare to exit the park and catch the train, I decided to go.
All in all I had a great time. I would have liked to have done more rides but the waites were too long. Fast Passes were mostly gone by noon.
Another thing I noticed is that the characters roamed freely around. There were hardly ever any escorts with them and they were all over. It was great. Everytime you looked there was a character and they had everyone imaginable. Very nice experience. Their version of Main Street U.S.A was called "World Bazaar" and had a roof over it so you would not get wet in rain while standing on the road. I didn't like that too much but I guess it's a good idea.
Let me know if you have any questions. I will be posting some pictures below.
I went right to Space Mountain and got a fast pass. The line just to get fastpasses was about 10 minutes long. I didn't let this bother me though. I went walking through Tomorrowland and then to Fantasy Land. I decided I wanted to go to the Haunted Mansion. The wait time was 130 minutes but I was through in just about 90 minutes. The attraction is a little different than the WDW one. The library has some added features which are really cool. It was mostly the Same though
Next I walked around and went to the Enchanted Tiki Room which was just redone with a new theme. It was all in Japanese so I didn't know what they were singing but I knew the songs from the beat
By this time I could get another fastpass so I decided to go to Pirates of the Caribbean. When i got there the wait time was 30 minutes. I asked if that was correct and the CM said yes. The queue for this is MUCH different than that of WDW. It is inside a building that has the same decor as an old Plantation house. It's modeled like an old New Orleans House. Probably converded to that attraction. Maybe it is not that popular in Japan because it was a short wait. I enjoyed the ride. Only 1 drop though.
After that, I went to get some lunch. I ate at the place called "Refreshment Stand" which resembles Casey's Corner. I ordered a Hot Dog, Fries and a Diet Coke. It did not taste like Casey's at all. I was semi-disappointed.
After that, It was time to go to Space Mountain. I got in and on that ride in about 5 minutes with my Fast Pass. I must say, this ride is completely different from WDW. The queue is different, the cars ar different and the ride is totally different. There are no drops and it's basically just going around in circles. It is much faster than WDW. Also the cars are 2 riders per row. so each car sits 6 instead of 3.
After that it was parade time. They have a daily parade at 3 called "Disney Dreams on Parade." The parade was great. It was so much fun. They do things a lot differently there too. When waiting for the parade, they make everyone sitd down. Noone is allowed to stand until about 50 feet away from the road. This ensures that everyone can see. It worked great. No, children on shoulders and everyone had a great view. This should be done everywhere.
I then went over to Toon Town. Their version is much bigger than WDW and they have a lot more. They have a roger rabbit ride, Chip and Dales Treehouse and a bunch of other stuff like an Electric Company (when you try to open the door, it sounds like lightning) and a city hall, bank, etc...They also have Goofy's Bounce House which is apparently like a giant bounce attraction.
Well, it was getting a little chilly so i decided to go to some stores. The stores were literally packed to the brim. It was like a sardine can in every one of them. Needless to say, I didn't do much shopping. I was pretty tired after that. I was going to stay until closing and watch their version of Spectromagic and the fireworks but since I heard it was a nightmare to exit the park and catch the train, I decided to go.
All in all I had a great time. I would have liked to have done more rides but the waites were too long. Fast Passes were mostly gone by noon.
Another thing I noticed is that the characters roamed freely around. There were hardly ever any escorts with them and they were all over. It was great. Everytime you looked there was a character and they had everyone imaginable. Very nice experience. Their version of Main Street U.S.A was called "World Bazaar" and had a roof over it so you would not get wet in rain while standing on the road. I didn't like that too much but I guess it's a good idea.
Let me know if you have any questions. I will be posting some pictures below.
