I just got back from a trip to Japan over the Easter holidays. For those of you who have never been there, Japan is definitely one place you should go to at least once in your life. Tokyo alone (where we went to) has a lot to offer! My next several posts will be about this trip, which I'm so excited to share about, so please bear with me.
One of our stops for this trip was Tokyo Disneyland, one of two theme parks at the Tokyo Disney Resort (the other being Tokyo DisneySea) at the Chiba Prefecture just outside Tokyo.
Tokyo Disneyland is easily accessible by train from pretty much anywhere in Tokyo. Tokyo (heck, even Japan in general) boasts of having one of the world's most reliable and efficient train systems, and I can certainly attest to that! We made it from our hotel in Ikebukuro in the northwestern part of Tokyo to the resort in a little over an hour, but only because we got confused at some point.
Tickets to enter the theme park are at Y6400 (roughly around P2800) for a one-day pass for adults aged 18 and above, and Y5,500 (around P2400) for those between 12-17 years old.
My mom was extremely happy to see the famous cherry blossoms up close for the first time! She was almost running just so she could pose for a quick picture under the tree. The landscaping at Tokyo Disneyland is amazing! There was never a shortage of flowers that allowed the guests to take really great Facebook and Instagram-worthy photos...
On the day we were there, temperatures were in the single digits to lower teens--it was really chilly! It was drizzling at times, too. Luckily, we did come prepared and we brought umbrellas. We certainly don't want a repeat of what happened to us at Central Park in New York last year when we were caught in the middle of an intense thunderstorm and we got completely drenched!
A marching band plays lively music to start the day right.
This one is a replica of a Native American community seen from the Western River Railroad ride, which takes you around certain areas of the park. I suggest you take this ride early on just so you could familiarize yourself with the park.
Of course, a trip to any Disneyland theme park is never complete without seeing a parade. Since it was close to Easter, they had an Easter Bunny-themed parade, featuring several Disney characters and performers dressed in bunny-inspired costumes:
The Mark Twain Riverboat is also a great way for you to get a general overview of the resort:
You can drive around these cars along a racetrack with a center guardrail, to keep the cars along a specific path to avoid collisions. We saw some really amazing Cherry Blossom trees along the racetrack--too bad I was too busy driving *coughs* setting a good example here *coughs* so I did not take a photo...or did I? *nudge nudge wink wink*
These creepy robot-dolls at the It's a Small World ride have been the subject of many kids' (and adults') nightmares across generations. Do NOT look them in the eye--they might just wink back at you. They are just so creepy! *shudders*
Just like in other Disneyland theme parks, there are numerous restaurants found throughout the different sections of the resort. After going around different restaurants we decided to settle for a rice meal at the Plaza Restaurant at Tomorrowland:
I decided on this Chicken and Scrambled Eggs over Rice dish, with a side of veggies and potato salad, served on a Mickey Mouse-shaped plate. The boiled egg that came with the dish that my dad ordered (I don;t recall exactly what it was) had a Mickey Mouse-shaped yolk! Disney can get a little too overboard with this branding thing, don't you think?
Later on in the day, we bought some Smoked Turkey Legs at one of the food carts:
At 550 yen, (around P240), it is much cheaper than the ones they sell at the Universal Studios theme park in Singapore, which I visited back in 2012. The turkey legs there cost SG$13, which is more than P400.
The obligatory photo with the giant castle. I love the gothic-inspired architecture!
Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disney Resorts, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Website: www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/
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