TOKYO DISNEYLAND

is an 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 - Tokyo Disneyland was, up until seven years ago, the single most visited theme park in the world. Its sister Tokyo DisneySea was the fourth most visited theme park in the world upon opening.
Tokyo Disneyland will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of its grand opening in 2008.

Contents

Dedication

Themed Areas

World Bazaar

Adventureland

Westernland

Critter Country

Fantasyland

Mickey's Toontown

Tomorrowland

External links

Dedication

Themed Areas

With only a few exceptions, Tokyo Disneyland for the most part has the same attractions found in Disneyland and Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.

World Bazaar

Instead of a Main Street USA, Tokyo Disneyland has the World Bazaar, whose most noticeable aspect is that it is enclosed under a glass canopy.

Adventureland

Unlike its sister parks, Tokyo Disneyland does not have a railroad encircling it. There is, however, an attraction in Adventureland called the Western River Railroad, but it cannot be used to travel from one area of the park to another; rather it makes a scenic round-trip excursion.

Westernland

Critter Country

Fantasyland

The icon of Tokyo Disneyland, Cinderella Castle is nearly identical to its counterpart at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Also in Fantasyland, one can find ''The Mickey Mouse Revue'', an ''Audio-Animatronic'' musical show. This attraction originally debuted at Walt Disney World in 1971; it was later translated into Japanese and moved to Tokyo Disneyland. (The 3-D film ''Mickey's PhilharMagic'' now occupies the former Mickey Mouse Revue theater in Florida). The major E-ticket attraction in this land is Pooh's Hunny Hunt, an unique attraction featuring trackless technology and state-of-the-art special effects. The Haunted Mansion also makes its home in Fantasyland due to the Japanese belief that ghosts exist only in fairy tales, yet its exterior is the same Hudson River Gothic design as Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion in Liberty Square.

Mickey's Toontown

Tomorrowland

External links

★ Tokyo Disney Resort web site in Japanese and English

★ Resort Maps in Japanese and English

★ Google Maps (satellite image) (Latitude: 35.633 Longitude: 139.882)

★ Happy Jappy - Tokyo Tourist Guide including large Disneyland section

★ Tokyo Disney Resort at Home