Wednesday 4 April 2018

Tokyo Plans: Tokyo Disneyland

I’ve loved planning my Tokyo Disney Resort days and I’m sad the planning is over for this part of my trip until the new Christmas information is released later in the year. If you want to read all about my plans for Tokyo Disney Sea and an overview, then you can here. As I’m hoping this won’t be as much of a wordy post as the last one … she says!


As mentioned in my other post I will be in the parks for the 35th Anniversary and the first official day of the Christmas season in the main park which I am so excited about. This post won’t detail any of the parades or Christmas snacks because by the time the information is released it will be too late for me to post this unless it comes out in October when I will do a shorter updated posted.

Like with Tokyo Disney Sea I don’t want to run too much of a schedule as I want to take it all in and enjoy being there rather than running around but the first thing I’m going to do when I get in to the Park is take some photos of the entrances and the covered Main Street before taking a short cut to get a fast pass for Monsters Hide and Go Seek. After this I plan on taking a slow walk back to see the castle and some photos before grabbing some breakfast and then after that its as the day takes me just making sure I see all the shows and parades.

Snacks
Just like Tokyo DisneySea I have my list of snacks I want to try and make my way through and these are completely different which makes it even more exciting.

01. Pizza Spring Roll - After reading the TDR Explores blog and how much he goes on about these they had to be added to my list to try.
02. Mike Melon Bread - I love Monsters Inc so this was on my list from the get go it just looks so adorable.
03. Mickey Cream Bread
04. Scrump Mochi - This trip is going to be very Mochi heavy and you may think why do I need to try everyone? The reason being is they're all different flavours and look different as well.
05. Stromtrooper Mochi
06. Mickey Castella Cake
07. Sparkling Lemon Tapioca Drink
08. Honey Popcorn
09. Chocolate Popcorn
10. Mickey Bread Set - New for the Anniversary
11. Cotton Candy Churro - New for the Anniversary
12. Beef and Rice Cone - New for the Anniversary - This is the weirdest looking snack ever but it has to go on my list!!

Main Meal
Choosing where I wanted to eat in Tokyo Disneyland didn’t take me 30 seconds to decided and this decision was made back in October 2016 when I first started planning my trip and read some amazing reviews.

I absolutely love Alice and Wonderland so when I saw there was a themed restaurant I knew from the get go this was the place I had to eat. The restaurant is called Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall and it is in Fantasyland, the theming is incredible even down to the cute tea pot shaped vending machines outside.

After looking at the menu and seeing all the cute souvenir plates/cups they do I now know I’m getting two desserts, so I can have the cup and the plate as well as the main plate they have now released. Although to my disappointment these are only going to be on sale till the 30th June apparently which is before I go so I may have to see about getting these before then because I'm not sure if they're being replaced with a new style or going completely.

I cannot wait to do my own review when I get back. For my main meal, two desserts, plate and a drink will cost me 4190 yen making that £29 which I don’t actually think is two bad considering all the extra bits I’m getting.

Shows and Parades
What I love even more about visiting the parks is the shows and parades they put on each and everyday. I have loved experiencing all the ones at Disneyland Paris over the last 4 years and I'm super excited to see what the Tokyo parades are like especially with them being new for the anniversary and I will be avoiding any spoilers so I can experience them first hand.

01. Dreaming Up - This is the new day time parade which will replace the current Happiest is Here parade which I really wish I had chance to see but I'm really excited to see all the new floats especially as it includes Big Hero 6 as you don't get to see much of them around the parks.

02. Brand New Dream - A new fireworks show that will be visible above parks which is pretty cool meaning if I don't see it one night least I can watch it the next.

03. Celebrate Tokyo Disneyland - A brand new castle show to replace the current one for the anniversary in the park. Just like they did with Disneyland Paris replacing Dreams with Illuminations so this will be exciting even though I haven't seen the old one it will still be great as I love the castle shows the parks but on they're so well done and so magical.

Rides
So I've decided to do the same and narrow my ride choices down to just the four again as this will make it easier to hopefully get them all done. There are two rides on this list that you might wonder why I'm doing them because I can go on them in DLP but my reason for doing them is because they are special editions.

01. It’s a Small World - Now this ride has been closed for over a year and is due to open at the start of the anniversary and you may be thinking whats the point but its been updated to include dolls from all the movies including Peter Pan, Cinderella and Rapunzel so I cannot wait to see them.
02. Pooh’s Honey Hut - I've been recommend this ride far to many times by people especially because it is like Ratatouille with it being trackless. From what I've seen this ride is just super cute and I love Pooh Bear!
03. Haunted Mansion - Simple enough answer, when I go its going to be a Nightmare Before Christmas version ... Must Do!
04. Monsters Inc Ride and Go Seek - I'm beyond excited to ride this with being a massive fan of the movie.

Character Meets
Like I said before I love Character meet and greets and are one of my favourite things to do in the parks but when you are limited time and with how different the meet and greets run over there it could be a lot of wasted time so I've narrowed down my choices to a select few and shall see how things work out on the day.

01. Robin Hood - This movie is one of my all time favourites and I have seen that Robin comes out on a few occasions so if its my lucky day then I'm defiantly getting in the circle to try and get a meet and greet.

02. Fairy Godmother - This is a must do the Fairy Godmother in TDR is like nothing else I have seen before. She is so creepy and you ask why? Well this is because she is the only one around all the parks to wear a mask a creepy looking mask. Honestly ... go and google it now!

03. Bianca and Bernard - These two sweet mice are from such an underrated movie and one of my favourites growing up. As soon as I found out they met regularly in Disney Sea they were right on my list as they are so rare in the other parks.

04. Aristocats - These little kittens are favourite, and it is a goal of mine to meet the trio together or at least the other two by they’re selves. I was lucky enough to meet Marie in Disneyland Paris back in 2015 which made me so happy so to finally meet the others would be amazing.

05. Rapunzel - In all my times at trying I have never managed to meet her and if I don't manage to during my October trip then she is remaining on this list as she seems to be out more frequently in TDR so will definitely try my luck.

06. Pocahontas - My favourite movie and Princess of all time who is never out in DLP which really annoys me but over in TDR she is out regularly with and without her animal sidekick Meeko so if shes out the day I'm there then I am jumping in that circle because she is a must do for me!

07. Chip and Dale - Anyone who knows me knows these two cheeky chaps are my favourite and may be on my list but unless they’re in some cute outfit then I probably won’t meet with them sorry boys.

So here are my Tokyo Disneyland plans for my day in the park. I know I won't be able to fulfil everything on my list but I will try and complete as much as I can when it comes to rides, shows and snacks. The character meets are just an added extra depending on who is about. Honestly this is such  dream come true to be visiting here and I cannot wait to share it with you all!

 216 Days To Go!

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