Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2024 Edition

[Smugpugmug]

Same! Just finished 4 days at Tokyo Disney.

I'm encouraged by the fact that WDI is exploring how to keep the Vision 3D film for future fans to enjoy. If they find a new spot for it and it takes a few years, the closure will also give it a temporary popularity boost upon reopening.

Hey me too! I probably passed by you in the parks lol

I do like that too. It would be a shame for the last project Jim Henson personally worked on to go away permanently. I will say that if the Rock N Roller Coaster retheme sucks, I may never visit HS ever again. I'm having less and less reasons to bother going there.

 

[DianaMB333]

Same! Just finished 4 days at Tokyo Disney.

I'm encouraged by the fact that WDI is exploring how to keep the Vision 3D film for future fans to enjoy. If they find a new spot for it and it takes a few years, the closure will also give it a temporary popularity boost upon reopening.

Cool! How did you like Tokyo Disney? Planning to go next year

 

[Smugpugmug]

Cool! How did you like Tokyo Disney? Planning to go next year

People sitting down for parades is going to forever ruin WDW and DL for you.

 

[BrianL]

Cool! How did you like Tokyo Disney? Planning to go next year

I have been. @Smugpugmug isn't kidding - it could totally ruin the US parks for you! Tokyo DisneySea is the greatest, and I went like 10 years ago before they added so much. It's all a top-notch experience, and the guests are more polite too.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I have been. @Smugpugmug isn't kidding - it could tottally ruin the US parks for you! Tokyo DisneySea is the greatest, and I went liek 10 years ago before they added so much. It's all a top-notch experience, and the guests are more polite too.

I agree generally but I did have a rude experience that still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I was riding the Peter Pan ride in FS solo (which was actually my favorite out of the bunch weirdly enough?) and I was assigned to sit in the 1st row with a group of late teens girls. One of the girls was sitting in my spot and didn't move. I politely said 'excuse me' in Japanese and she looked at me and didn't move. A cast member had to come over and ask her to move and she did, but then she immediately started talking to her friends while glaring at me. Yup, I know you're talking about me.

I've had that happen before while doing Test Track single rider but didn't expect it at Disneysea of all places.

 

[BrianL]

I agree generally but I did have a rude experience that still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I was riding the Peter Pan ride in FS solo (which was actually my favorite out of the bunch weirdly enough?) and I was assigned to sit in the 1st row with a group of late teens girls. One of the girls was sitting in my spot and didn't move. I politely said 'excuse me' in Japanese and she looked at me and didn't move. A cast member had to come over and ask her to move and she did, but then she immediately started talking to her friends while glaring at me. Yup, I know you're talking about me.

I've had that happen before while doing Test Track single rider but didn't expect it at Disneysea of all places.

That would be unexpected in Japan. In my experience, people were polite to the point of defference. Well, it's a country of 124 Million people, so I guess there's bound to be one or two jerks.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I agree generally but I did have a rude experience that still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I was riding the Peter Pan ride in FS solo (which was actually my favorite out of the bunch weirdly enough?) and I was assigned to sit in the 1st row with a group of late teens girls. One of the girls was sitting in my spot and didn't move. I politely said 'excuse me' in Japanese and she looked at me and didn't move. A cast member had to come over and ask her to move and she did, but then she immediately started talking to her friends while glaring at me. Yup, I know you're talking about me.

I've had that happen before while doing Test Track single rider but didn't expect it at Disneysea of all places.

I felt like the CMs were super nice, difference is a good word there. But the guests were not necessarily super nice. Just average folks in my experience, except for the orderly behavior like queuing up for everything. Sorry the teen girls were rude to you, there are rude people everywhere...

Peter Pan was our least favorite of the Fantasy Springs rides, but DH did say that "if you have to do a screen-heavy ride, this is a good way to do it." Our favorite was Frozen by far. Rapunzel's lantern festival is good but a bit short.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I have been. @Smugpugmug isn't kidding - it could tottally ruin the US parks for you! Tokyo DisneySea is the greatest, and I went liek 10 years ago before they added so much. It's all a top-notch experience, and the guests are more polite too.

Tokyo DisneySea is beautiful and really unique, I loved it as well. But I liked Tokyo Disneyland a lot also, mostly because they have great entertainment: The Diamond Horseshoe dinner show and Mickey's Magical Music World are both top notch. They are also currently running three different parades and all are very good. And the new nighttime spectacular, Reach for the Stars, was pretty good, too (though doesn't beat Happily Ever after). I wish we had more shows like what they do at DLP and TDR in the US parks.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Cool! How did you like Tokyo Disney? Planning to go next year

If you can swing it, I recommend staying at Hotel MiraCosta. Loved it! And ditto to what others said about the norm of sitting for parades.

If you can, avoid the summer, it can get miserably hot. But if you can't avoid it, I'd still go!

 

[jade1]

Wait a minute, I hate that idea.

 

[BrianL]

Tokyo DisneySea is beautiful and really unique, I loved it as well. But I liked Tokyo Disneyland a lot also, mostly because they have great entertainment: The Diamond Horseshoe dinner show and Mickey's Magical Music World are both top notch. They are also currently running three different parades and all are very good. And the new nighttime spectacular, Reach for the Stars, was pretty good, too (though doesn't beat Happily Ever after). I wish we had more shows like what they do at DLP and TDR in the US parks.

Three parades in one park - WDW is lucky to get one!

 

[soniam]

People sitting down for parades is going to forever ruin WDW and DL for you.

Still have our leisure mats

I agree generally but I did have a rude experience that still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I was riding the Peter Pan ride in FS solo (which was actually my favorite out of the bunch weirdly enough?) and I was assigned to sit in the 1st row with a group of late teens girls. One of the girls was sitting in my spot and didn't move. I politely said 'excuse me' in Japanese and she looked at me and didn't move. A cast member had to come over and ask her to move and she did, but then she immediately started talking to her friends while glaring at me. Yup, I know you're talking about me.

I've had that happen before while doing Test Track single rider but didn't expect it at Disneysea of all places.

I think some people all over the world are getting tired of tourists. Plus, teenagers everywhere can still be rude and entitled.

Japan is amazing! Still feel like the whole trip was a dream.

This stuff going away who knows when is exactly why I booked a trip during Xmas the day after the expo while riding Mater’s at DCA. Everyone kept saying it would be fine, these things aren’t closing, you will have plenty of time. I wasn’t willing to risk it. Saying goodbye to some of these is definitely going to be a multiple Kleenex day

 

[Brian Noble]

For anyone considering a trip to Japan---if you are there during baseball season go to a game. It is a fantastic experience!