Family Travelogue: Getting Around Japan: Tokyo Disneyland Themed Areas / Family Travelogue 15 March 2016

Sunday 8 May 2016

Getting Around Japan: Tokyo Disneyland Themed Areas / Family Travelogue 15 March 2016

Cinderella Castle (castle forefront)

Cinderella Castle is the icon of Tokyo Disneyland. The castle is also the entry way to the Fantasyland, one of the themed areas of the park.

Continued from the post, Getting Around Japan: From Ochanamizu to Tokyo Disneyland...

We arrived at the park at 9:20am and managed to get Fastpass (FP) for Star Tours with return time at 11:40am. At 11:30am we got FP for Space Mountain with return time at 3:30pm. After the Star Tours: The Adventure Continues ride, we had mickey shaped burger at the Tomorrowland Terrace. We were not lucky anymore to get more FP for the other attractions. All were taken till evening schedules. That was how packed the Tokyo Disneyland. Most visitors were locals and students from the other cities and regions in Japan. We noticed the excitement on their faces geared up with costumes. We watched daytime parade, Happiness is Here at 1:30pm. We then further explored the 115 acre (47ha) theme park, started at the Toontown then the Fantasyland, Critter Country and the Westernland. We were at Adventureland when we decided to go back to the Space Place FoodPort at Tomorrowland to wait for the Ana and Elsa Frozen Fantasy Parade.

After we had watched the Frozen Fantasy parade, we went back to the tomorrowland themed area and took our scheduled fastpass, Space Mountain ride.

Space Mountain at Tomorrowland, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Space Mountain boarding area at Tomorrowland, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

FANTASYLAND

Fantasyland

Pooh's Hunny Hunt

Pinocchio's Daring Journey

Castle Carousel

Dumbo The Flying Elephant

Peter Pan's Flight

Peter Pan's Flight. Flying Pirate ship for 2 sails from London to Neverland.

Alice's Tea Party

Snow White's Adventure (no photo). Travelling in a car for 4 bound to the deep dark forest, meeting the seven dwarfs and the witch offering the poisoned apple.

It's A Small World at Fantasyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Children all over the world, dressed on their national costumes, sing It's A Small World while cruising the continents.

Haunted Mansion is one of the attractions at Fantasyland.

Mickey's PhilharMagic is a 15 minute 3D show in a 454 seating capacity theatre.

Cinderella Castle (castle forefront)

Seasonal Fireworks display over Cinderella Castle. Happiness on High to show the next blog.
Also, the castle becomes a giant book at night for the Once Upon A Time show. Video to show the next blog.

Partners Statue: Walt Disney and Mickey

The Partners Statue is positioned in front of the Cinderella Castle.

Critter Country

The smallest area of the park with only two attractions.

Critter Country at Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Critter Country is the smallest area of the park with only two attractions.

Splash Mountain at Critter Country, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Beaver Brother Explorer Canoes is one of the attraction at Critter country themed area, 16 persons per canoe and 10 minute duration.

WESTERNLAND

Westernland

Westernland is Old West themed area. Its landscape dominated by the man made waterway, Rivers of America, The themed area attractions are:

Westernland Shootin' Gallery
Country Bear Theatre
Mark Twain Riverboat
Tom Sawyer Island Rafts
Big Thunder Mountain

Big Thunder Mountain at Westernland themed area, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Big Thunder Mountain Warning

Westernland Shootin' Gallery

Country Bear Theatre

Pagoda at Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

We were not in Kyoto or Sensuji Temple. I wonder what's this Pagoda at Westernland themed area, Tolyo Disneyland.

ADVENTURELAND

Adventureland, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Adventureland themed area at Tokyo Disneyland is a combination of New Orleans Square and Adventureland areas in the US Disneyland. Normally, Adventureland is more of Jungle themed area.
Attractrions in the themed area are:

Western River Railroad
Pirate of the Carribean
Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expedition
Swiss Family Treehouse
The Enchanted Tiki Room- Stitch Present "Aloha to Komi Mai"

From Tomorrowland themed area, we went to the Adventureland. The queue for the rides: Western River Railroad and Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expedition were fast. We took the two rides. We were not able to take nice photos while taking the Jungle cruise. It was already dark.

Jungle Cruise Wildlife Expedition

Western River Railroad at Adventureland, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

Above photos were taken while we were at the Critters Country themed area.

Western River Railroad at Adventureland, Tokyo Disneyland, Japan

After two rides at Adventureland, we went to find a place to watch the nighttime parade, Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights.

Frozen Fantasy characters, shows, parades and fireworks the next blog.

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