THE GOOD AND BAD OF TOKYO DISNEYLAND...

Well, some nice and not so nice findings:
For thumbs up,

(1) I found a Piglet (*screams*) mascot!!

This is one I totally can’t find in HK Disneyland. I only saw Pooh and Tigger there. But the weird thing was I only saw Piglet and Eeyore in Tokyo Disneyland. HUH? They split to different lands? *Haahaa*

(2) I wore a Stitch hairband for fun. Heh.

(3) I went to Big Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain

Yeh the rides here are MUCH more exciting! And they are prettier, longer and more detailed than what you get in HK Disneyland. But that also means longer waiting…:(

(4) The restaurants are very cute and detailed

They put a cake inside this cup which you can actually bring home and keep as a souvenir. It was inside a plastic container so that your souvenir cup will not be dirtied. Best of all, they will give a plastic bag so that you can carry your cup around the themepark. INTERESTING!!

(5) I found Cinderella Castle…YEAH!

Look at the mosaic! It was wonderfully done; piece by piece.

The ‘glass slipper’ shop in the castle. They have many glass ornaments made on the spot for buyers. Really good handicraft! But the price was very steep.

(6) Land of the rising popcorn Tokyo Disneyland offers a myriad of flavoured popcorn: Curry Popcorn, Hunny (Honey) Popcorn, Chocolate Popcorn, Soda (Cream Soda) Popcorn, and Caramel Popcorn. They are stored in commemorative refillable Disney bucket (See mine below). The flavours reflect the area you are in. Stitch Container Obviously mine would only be a Piglet, Cinderella or Stitch one…..but they only have Stitch (and other characters which I’m not interested…) so I gotten it at 1200¥ (=SGD$16.80). Expensive but it’s only available in Tokyo Disneyland. And the container is REALLY cute. What you do is hang it around your neck and eat as and when you like. Is air-tight so you dun have to worry about it turning bad and you can even carry it to rides! Cool huh! And best of all, the container is so big you can use it to store food (YES AIR TIGHT!! HOORAY!!) again. However, I can’t help thinking it as a waste paper basket..haahaa… (8) It’s a small world

Enjoy the small clip I managed to record!

(8) The themepark is BIG. And yes one day is definitely not enough. You need at least two days WITHOUT queuing in order to finish the attractions. Their services are really good, so that is one I REALLY MUST GIVE THEM THUMBS UP!

For thumbs down,
(1) Everything is in Japanese, which is quite intimidating as I dun really understand what they are conveying
Well, I guess HK Disneyland out win Tokyo Disneyland as they have 3 languages for you to select. There is no way you won’t understand anything. For me, probably I will really enjoy the themepark if there is some English in it. Heh. I totally look like an idiot during those interative sessions.

(2) They are such ‘law-by-law’ people
Yes. Everything is according to PROCEDURES. No negotiation, no nothing. Even if you are 1second late and they have yet to close the gate of the attractions or there are still places in the rides, they will ask you to wait for the next round. Why? Because is against their rule. What can you do? WAIT. And wait. ARGH. So again, HK Disneyland is better..I dun have to wait that long. HAH.

(3) THERE’S NO SNOWGLOBE!!!!!
I flew all the way and paid so much for the Disneyland ticket. One main reason is to buy the snowglobe. BUT there was not even one. Because they did not sufficient snowglobes and the goods are still on the way. SOB!
And that concludes my second day in Tokyo. My take? The theme park is pretty nice overall, but language is a barrier. Better to choose English-speaking Disneylands so that you will be able to understand and thus enjoy more! However, I’m still planning to go back but to DisneySEA the next time round as it is the only water-based theme-park in the whole world!