I just got back from Tokyo Disneyland! It was so much fun! I went with Hannah, Monique, Melissa, and Nobuko. We met at the park at 8:30. The main street and castle look quite different, but it's actually a lot less stressful and crazy than the Anaheim one.
We started out with Pirates of the Carribean, which is very similar to the American one. (Voice overs and recordings in Japanese are kind of hilarious. XD) After that, Melissa explained that one of the attractions in Disneyland and DisneySea are the popcorn flavors, which are made available on different dates in certain lands. I decided I wanted to try some of them and got curry flavored popcorn in Westernland (American equivalent = Frontierland). We followed that up with the Jungle Cruise. Japanese skippers are actually quite energetic, which was not what I was expecting. It's more of a cheezy, over the top funny than a sarcastic, monotone funny. We finished up Westernland with Big Thunder Mountain.
Next was Fantasyland, where we went on the Haunted Mansion, which was decked out with Nightmare Before Christmas. It's a little less impressive than the American one, though the mansion itself looks pretty cool. Then we went on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (白雪姫と七人のこびと), which was also about the same. I tried some of Hannah and Nobuko's Chocolate flavored popcorn and also bougt the Honey flavor popcorn, which was absolutely delicious. (Really, the best popcorn I've ever had.)
After eating lunch, we went on AstroBlasters and went on to Space Mountain, which for some reason doesn't have any music. It was a little more eerie that way. Then we watched the Christmas Parade. (Yeah, Christmas already.) There was Soda flavored popcorn here, but it smelled funny so we passed it up. Instead, we had honey-lemon churros, which were yummy. (I think I have a thing for honey now.)
For dinner, Melissa and I went to The Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall (the others opted for something a little less pricey). We had to eat there, the atmosphere was just too amazing. It was made to look like a mix between the flower garden and the rose garden in Alice in Wonderland. There are playing card statues around, and you have to walk through the doorknob's mouth to enter the restaurant. There are big flower lights, and almost all the windows are stained glass, most of them with hearts on them. Very cool. =) (The chicken was delicious too.) I wish they had that in Anaheim. After that, Melissa and I went to Pooh's Honey Hunt.
Oh, Pooh's Honey Hunt. It's my absolute favorite Disney ride, ever. Basically, you walk into a gigantic Pooh storybook and get into a honey pot. Then you're off into the story, seeing scenes of all Pooh's adventures. The coolest thing about it is that even though you're in a huge room and can see the other honey pots, you have absolutely no idea which way you're going or where you're going to turn because there is no track. There's no track! (Jerry told me it's done by GPS.) There's also animation added in the backgrtounds for movement, and some cool effects with mirrors and puffs of wind. You also get to bounce with Tigger, which had me and Melissa laughing our heads off. Yes, basically the best Disney ride.
We headed to the Tea Party after that, where the lady said, "お誕生日じゃない日おめでとう！" ("Happy Unbirthday!") I forgot how dizzy those cups make me. The Dream Lights parade started while we were on it, but we were able to get off and rush to watch the majority of it. The light parade was really pretty. It had a few newer things like Monsters Inc. and Finding Nemo that looked really good. We met back with everyone else, then Nobuko and I went on the Castle Carosel. We finished by watching the fireworks. (They were a lot less than stellar if you compare them to the 50th Anniversary ones in the U.S.) Then we did some shopping on Main Street. (Actually, in between rides, we went shopping, so we hit most of the stores in the vicinity we were in. Haha.) I restrained myself from buying any Disney headgear. It was so hard, especially since so many people were wearing them, and they were really warm. (Mickey earmuffs or hats, character ear and hat clips, headbands, etc.)
Overall, definitely a fun trip. =D Next on the hit list? DisneySea! Heehee.
