Disneysea - Tokyo
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| Walking into the Arabian Coast |
DisneySea
is amazingly detailed. You really do feel like you are in Venice or in Morocco,
or just somewhere else entirely! The scenery is utterly amazing and so
photogenic. We ate at the Casbah Food Court located in the
Arabian Coast and the food was extremely delicious.
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| The Casbah food court - can definitely recommend the curries here |
The Gondola boat ride was quite scenic, and the gondoliers actually sing. It’s a relaxing ride.It is a bit odd when half way through you see a giant volcano though!
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| The Gondola Ride |
My favourite ride in all the Disney parks is the Indiana Jones ride, and the DisneySea ride did not disappoint. We actually rode this as a single rider – which took all of 5 minutes to get on the ride – and that was because you had to go past all the railing to get to the front! Disney Sea has the Indiana Jones ride (Anaheim version) AND the Indiana Jones version that is in Euro Disney! The Euro Disney version in Disney Sea however is called ‘Raging Spirits’ and right next door to the Indiana Jones ride. It has had all the Indiana Jones stuff taken off and is just a roller coaster although similarly themed for the area its in. Apparently it's a rough ride! For those of you who don’t know what the Indiana Jones ride entails, you are basically in this jeep, that travels around volcanoes and things, narrow escapes and is a great ride. Tip: Don’t leave your sunglasses on!
20,000
Leagues under the Sea Ride – Unique again to DisneySea. You get into an old
fashioned Submarine and go on this
journey, get attacked by a giant squid and see all these ‘aliens’ under water. It’s
a cool ride. Very different. You are in a very enclosed space however so if you
are claustrophobic, I would not recommend. I did notice there is a phone in there for emergencies. You do not actually go underwater.
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| 20,000 Leagues under the Sea ride - extremely unique ride in DisneySea |
Autopia
– Unique again to DisneySea, you ride these watercraft. They are on a track,
but it’s a bit hard to know where they will go next. Apparently it’s a better
ride in the dark. You will get wet!
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| Aquatopia |
Fortress
Explorations – And, yet again, another unique experience just at DisneySea,
lots of castle rooms and lookouts to explore, and some very cool renaissance science
to play around with (like moving planets around the room). Even a 16th
Century Spanish Galleon is there to run amok.
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| Fortress Explorations - lots of rooms within the castle to explore |
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| And yes, the cannons aren't real, but they make a very loud bang |
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| Inside Fortress Explorations - where you can make the planets move around the room! |
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| In DisneySea there is a 16th Century Spanish Galleon to explore |
SS
Columbia ship in DisneySea, from the top floor, you can see Mount
Fuji, on a clear day. You can see it from the Bow of
the SS Columbia.There is also a little pathway at the front of the ship you can get an even better view
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| View of Mount Fuji from DisneySea |
Tritons Kingdom/Mermaid
lagoon - Well, all I can say is this is paradise for young kids. Amazing. We
could have spent all afternoon just here. All the rides are 'under the sea' and
it certainly feels like it. There is also a huge playground, but not like other
playgrounds, its got ropes, caves, caves where you find magic mirrors and treasures.
All sorts of things. Very unusual.
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| Mermaid Lagoon |
Everywhere you go in Tokyo DisneySea, is the ever present Volcano, that blows its top every so often. The whole park shakes and there is an enormous booming noise when it erupts. This is the home of Mysterious Island.
The Magic Lamp Theatre, make sure
you get an English Translator device, before the show. The show is in 3D/4D.
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| Magic Lamp theatre |
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| The Statue (above) lights up at night (YouTube video below) |
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Meeting
Characters in the Park
It was very
hard to get up close with the Characters in the park. Generally there are
characters near the park entrance. The lines don't seem to be orderly however
and a Cast Member told us you really need to say 'hello'. There are no real
lines. Best place to see Mickey and Minnie Mouse is in their House (which is in
Disneyland)! When rides are closed often the characters of that themed land
tend to come out. On one occasion the Gondolas were not sailing - so the
characters from Italy's Pinochio came out for photos.
Tokyo DisneySea Pins
Similar
to Disneyland, the number of Pins inside DisneySea are practically
non-existant. What is there are very generic ones like Captain Hook. There may
be a few seasonal ones that say DisneySea.
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