M-O-U-S-E! On Friday, I will be leaving for Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I can't wait to be a kid again, and it's going to be even more fun with my 6 nieces and nephews. My whole family--all 16 of us--are meeting at Disney World for the Thanksgiving holidays. One place I didn't get to visit while in Japan was Tokyo Disneyland. Here is a little info about Tokyo Disney.
Tokyo Disneyland is a 115 acre (466,535 m²) theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. It was the first Disney park to be built outside of the United States and was opened on April 15, 1983. The park was constructed by Walt Disney Imagineering in the same style as Disneyland in California and the Magic Kingdom in Florida. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. It, along with its companion park, Tokyo DisneySea, are the only Disney parks not owned by The Walt Disney Company.
There are seven themed areas, each complementing each other yet unique in their style. Made up of the World Bazaar, the four classic Disney lands: Adventureland, Westernland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, and two mini lands, Critter Country and Mickey's Toontown, the park is noted for its huge open spaces to accommodate the massive crowds the park receives on even moderate attendance days. In 2007, Tokyo Disneyland hosted approximately 13.9 million guests, ranking it as the third-most visited theme park in the world, behind its American sister parks, the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.
Here is the Tokyo Disney website: http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdl/index.html
While at Disney World, I plan to stop by the World Showcase of Japan in Epcot. Pictures of my adventure will be posted when I return!
