Another Voice
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- Jan 27, 2000
That other website is running another fantastic pictorial essay of DisneySea in Tokyo. Anyone who is feeling down about the current state of the company should take a look at it to remind you about what Disney can still accomplish when they have good management. The first page can be found at http://www.mouseplanet.com/tokyo/edwards/edwards03.htm .
And to counter the stupid Japanese spent too much money" spin, the visit documented in the article took place on January 29, 2002. A Tuesday, it was very much the off season in Tokyo. The author describes the weather as the weather was spectacular clear and sunny but always windy and thus always numbingly cold and the pictures show the guests dressed in full winter clothes. So the day wasnt your typical busy theme park day.
The guest started lining up TWO HOURS before the gates opened. Theres a picture of the swarm of people waiting to get in. Even the guests at Disneys Mira Costa Hotel, who can use a special entrance to the park, started lining up ONE HOUR before the park opened. Theres another picture of the line pouring down the hotels hallways.
The rumored attendance for California Adventure on the same day 3,500.
And to counter the stupid Japanese spent too much money" spin, the visit documented in the article took place on January 29, 2002. A Tuesday, it was very much the off season in Tokyo. The author describes the weather as the weather was spectacular clear and sunny but always windy and thus always numbingly cold and the pictures show the guests dressed in full winter clothes. So the day wasnt your typical busy theme park day.
The guest started lining up TWO HOURS before the gates opened. Theres a picture of the swarm of people waiting to get in. Even the guests at Disneys Mira Costa Hotel, who can use a special entrance to the park, started lining up ONE HOUR before the park opened. Theres another picture of the line pouring down the hotels hallways.
The rumored attendance for California Adventure on the same day 3,500.