DAY TWO: DISNEY SEA

Ohayo gozaimasu!

Oh DisneySea what a fantastic place! Has said earlier this was my first visit to the Tokyo disney parks so I had no idea what the parks held. Disney sea is situated around a large lake in the middle of the park and is home to many classic attractions. 

Our plan for the day was just to explore and go wherever DisneySea takes us. 

As I can recall our first stop was Ariels grotto and mermaid lagoon. Ok so the little mermaid is by far my favourite Disney animated film so this was so special to me. This themed land- Palace of King Triton is a large indoor 'play' zone which takes you under the sea! It includes many fun kiddy rides (which of course I went on!) like Jumpin' Jellyfish and Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster. Also inside the mermaid lagoon there is Ariel's playground which I had to check out. As I explored all the caves and crevices  of the lagoon I came upon the secret area where Princess Ariel kept all her gadgets and gizmos, but the best of all was of course the statue Prince Eric. I'm in love! 

Next we headed for the journey to the centre of the earth attraction which was great! We just wanted to ride it again and again!   

For lunch we headed to Sebastian's Calypso Kitchen for some 'sea' food. I lunched on - Creamy scallop croquete sandwich. Totemo oishii desu ne!

Toy story land was next. The lines were huge for a lot of the toy story attractions so we decided to skip them and go into the theatre instead.  We watch a live stage performance including Mickey and friends! Super cute! The stage performers were also very talented. 

After wondering around for a while we ended up in the Alladin themed section of the park which was super cool. We even rode on genies back!

A decision was made that we would wait in an hour long line to watch the Alladin show which featured a 3D genie. It was quite good. 

Lastly was waiting for Fantasmic to start! we got a viewing spot super early since everywhere was filling up so quick. As we sat and waited I could help but notice there was screaming sounds coming from behind me. As I looked up to investigate, I spotted it in all it's glory- THE TOWER OF TERROR. Can I just say one of the best rides ever created. So naturally I couldn't help myself. I told the other to hold my place while I ran off to ride it! One of my friends decided to join me and we had a blast. Tokyo's story of the tower of terror is a little different to the ones in California and Florida. It tells a tale of an traveller who collects a cursed idol by the name of Shiriki Utundu. It is quite exciting. 

Once our ride was over we quickly ran back to our spots to watch FANTASMIC. The show was such a joy to watch with all the lights and water effects. Truly fantastic. 

Shorty after we had to say goodbye to Disney and head to our hotel.

Even though my my time in Tokyo Disney was short and sweet it was still an amazing experience. It defiantly got my hooked on disney parks and I would recommend any disney lover to got check it out! 

Until my next blog, keep dreaming! xx

TOKYO DISNEYLAND

Tokyo Disneyland, my first disney park visit EVER! You couldn't imagine how ecstatic I was to be here! I didn't have much of any idea about disney parks of what to expect but I was about to find out!

Let's talk accommodation: 

Seeing I was oblivious about how amazing it is to stay on disney property we did not stay in one of the two disney hotels at Tokyo disney, but we did say in the Hilton which was a disney recommended hotel. The Hilton was still great as it offered a disneyland shuttle to the parks as well as having themed rooms. We stayed in the happy magic room! So cute! This hotel is a great choice when wanted to stay close to the disney park and also an affordable choice but I think now from my experience of staying in Disney hotels I would pay the extra to stay at the Tokyo Disneyland hotel or DisneySea hotel Miracosta. Just so I stay in my disney bubble a little bit more. I would also recommend spending more then one day at each park. We only did one day at disneyland and one at DisneySea and it was not enough! If you are a hard core disney fan I would say stay a week. 

DAY ONE: TOKYO DISNEYLAND RESORT

We started out day with breakfast at the Hiltons buffet breakfast but I could hardly eat I was too excited! After breaky we headed of the disney shuttle bus outside out hotel. We arrived at disney just after the park open time (so around 8:30am) and lucky we already had out pre bought tickets because the ticket line was HUGE. We entered the park and the magic. One thing to day about Tokyo disney is that it's packed! I mean the population is incredible but this didn't bother me at all you'd have to except it in Japan. 

Our first stop- Cinderella's castle of course! It was so beautiful! We then headed for Tomorrow land. The first fast pass we got was for space mountain as that is one of the most popular rides. I'd defiantly recommend learning the fast pass system and using it! Then we just explored. Tokyo Disney has the cutest merchandise Iv ever seen!

After a few attractions we stopped for a snack at tomorrow land terrace where we had mini Mickey head chicken nuggets! 

Then it was off to Fantasy Land for flying dumbos and its a small world. The line for its a small world was surprisingly not ridiculous, and as we waited I noticed people throw yen into the water (for luck I guess) so I though my coins too. Maybe just like a the Trevi fountain it means I might one day return to Tokyo Disney!  

After that we decided to lunch at Alice in wonderland cafe. It's the coolest looking cafe which ended up being a quick service restaurant. 

Next stop- Frontier Land. Splash mountain was said to be a not to miss so we waited and waited and waited and waited. 110 minutes for splash mountain. *Note most of the queues for the large attractions are incredible long. 

As we explored adventure land and made our way back to fantasy land I spotted Mary Poppins! A swarm do people started to crowed around her but i ended up getting a photo with her and also had her sign my hat. I was super happy about this because Mary Poppins is one of my favourites! 

After a little bit more shopping and a giant Dumbo plush purchase later, we headed to find a spot for the parade. 

We ended the night with the Tokyo Disney Electrical Parade! It was so amazing! not to be missed! The floats were just awesome and left me and awe.

Once the parade was over it was time to leave the magic and we heading back to our hotel. 

Tomorrow we would be off to DisneySea! 

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My intro into the magic

Frequent traveler to Disney are sorts around the world. 

Let's start. As we know in Australia there is no disney. No disney parks, no disney resorts, no disney cruise line and you would seldom come across a disney store. This made me sad. The thought of ever being able to visit a Disneyland Resort was just a far away dream which I  never thought would come true. Me being young with no previous travel experience and no concept of how to visit any other country at all. When I was younger I must have thought it would cost a million dollars to go anywhere! So I dreamed on. 

Until I reached the age of 21 and my dreamed was realised as I looked upon that large castle in the distance. Tears filled my eyes as we got closer and I had made it to disneyland. 

Tokyo Disneyland  was my first ever disneyland resort visit in June 2013. Since then I have made my way to Disneyland CA (twice), Walt DisneyWorld Orlando, Florida and Disney Cruise line of the Caribbean.  Staying a week - two weeks stay at the resorts each visit. I have become an addict, a disney addict. I just can't get enough of the magic! 

A blog seemed like a smart idea considering I intend to plan lots of future vacations with disney. So for all you disney parks fans out there keep reading!