Tokyo Disneyland
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Status | Operating |
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Opened | April 15, 1983 |
Operated by | The Oriental Land Company |
Theme | The Kingdom of Dreams and Magic |
Area | 115 acres (47 ha) |
Website | Tokyo Disney Resort Homepage |
Tokyo Disney Resort |
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Theme parks |
Resort hotels |
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Shopping, dining and entertainment |
The Oriental Land Company |
Tokyo Disneyland (東京ディズニーランド, Tōkyō Dizunīrando) (local nickname TDL)
The park has seven themed areas: the
History
The idea of a Japanese Disneyland dates back to the late 1950s when Japanese businessman Kunizo Matsuo approached
Masatomo Takahashi of The Oriental Land Company[clarification needed] approached Walt Disney Productions with the idea of Tokyo Disneyland in August 1978. Due to the success of the recently opened Disney World in Florida, Disney and Takahashi negotiated, and the initial contract for the construction of Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture was signed in April 1979.[5] Japanese engineers and architects visited California to tour Disneyland and prepare to construct the new park.[6] The construction of the park began a year later and was covered by hundreds of reporters as an indication of the high expectations for the park in the future. The final cost of Tokyo Disneyland was 180 billion yen rather than the projected 100 billion yen.[6]
On February 28, 2020, Oriental Land announced a temporary closure of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea from February 29 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] The closure, originally slated to expire in mid-March, was later extended twice, with the latest extension being until July 1, 2020.[8]
Park layout and attractions
With a few exceptions, Tokyo Disneyland features the same attractions found in
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World Bazaar
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Adventureland
(exterior of Polynesian Terrace Restaurant) -
Big Thunder Mountain)
World Bazaar
World Bazaar is the main entry corridor and primary shopping area of Tokyo Disneyland. Despite the use of the word "World" in its name, the general look and theme of World Bazaar is that of early 20th-century America, matching the "Main Street, U.S.A." areas of other Magic Kingdom-style parks. World Bazaar consists of two intersecting "streets": Main Street (the primary corridor running from the main entrance toward Cinderella Castle), and Center Street, which forms a perpendicular line with Main Street and leads to Adventureland in one direction and Tomorrowland in the other. World Bazaar has a permanent canopy covering the Main Street and Center Street areas, designed to protect guests from the elements.[citation needed]
Adventureland
Adventureland consists of two distinct yet complementary areas: A New Orleans-themed area and a "jungle"-themed area. It borrows stylistic and architectural features from the New Orleans Square and Adventureland areas found in Disneyland Park in the United States.[citation needed]
Westernland
Westernland is an "old west" themed area, the counterpart of
Critter Country
Critter Country is a small area of the park with the key attraction being Splash Mountain, a log-flume ride which opened in 1992 and is based on the animated sequences of Disney's 1946 film Song of the South.[citation needed]
Fantasyland
Like other Magic Kingdom theme parks, Fantasyland's central entryway is a castle, in this case
A new Beauty and the Beast sub-section opened in September 2020 as part of the theme park's largest expansion. A dark ride named Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast is housed in the new Beauty and the Beast Castle with Maurice's Cottage and Gaston's Fountain at its entrance.[9] The new section also houses Belle's Village which includes the La Taverne de Gaston eatery, and Village Shoppes selling souvenirs and gifts.[10]
A new stage show venue named Fantasyland Forest Theatre is also part of the expansion. With a capacity of 1,500 people, the venue will introduce a 25-minute Mickey's Magical Music World show.[11]
Toontown
Like its counterpart at Disneyland, Toontown (called "Mickey's Toontown" at Disneyland) is heavily inspired by the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The major attraction here is Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin.[citation needed]
A new attraction named Minnie's Style Studio opened in September 2020 as part of the theme park's largest expansion. As a character greeting area, it allows guests to take photos with Minnie who will be wearing a rotating selection of seasonal outfits.[10]
Tomorrowland
As is the case with other modern-day Disney theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland's
A rotating car ride named
Attendance
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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12,900,000[13] | 13,906,000[14] | 14,293,000[15] | 13,646,000[16] | 14,452,000[17] | 13,996,000[18] | 14,847,000[19] | 17,214,000[20] | 17,300,000[21] | 16,600,000[22] |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Worldwide rank (2020) | |||
16,540,000[23] | 16,600,000[24] | 17,907,000[25] | 17,910,000[26] | 4,160,000[27] | 6,300,000[28] | 6 |
Future
Since the park opened in 1983, Tokyo Disney Resort has regularly been one of the most profitable Disney resorts. By 1994, over 149 million people had entered through the gates of Tokyo Disneyland, more than Japan's entire population of 127.6 million at the time.[29] In 1996, it employed 12,390 people, making Tokyo Disneyland the biggest workplace in Japan's diversionary outings at that time.[29] Many speculate that Tokyo Disneyland is such an economic success due to timing and location; the theme park lies in a metropolitan area with a population of 30 million and opened at the height of a booming economy where hard-working citizens desired an escape from reality.[30]
Tokyo Disneyland states that one of its main aims is to improve the park and diversify from the limits of the
Incidents
See also
- List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions
- Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
- Tokyo DisneySea
References
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- ^ a b c "Oriental Land Co, Ltd. creation period – 50 years of History". OLC Group. November 28, 1980. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns". CNBC. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Yasharoff, Hannah. "Tokyo Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan extend park closures over coronavirus". USA Today. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Beauty and the Beast ride to open in 2020 at Tokyo Disneyland". Blooloop. September 20, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Tokyo Disneyland's Beauty and Beast Castle, largest expansion in park's history, to open on Sept 28". Japan Today. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ a b Leggate, James (September 17, 2020). "Tokyo Disneyland expansion with 'Beauty and the Beast' castle opening this month". Fox News. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "New Experiences at Tokyo Disneyland Park Featuring New Fantasyland, Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast and More Open Today!". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "TEA/ERA 2006 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association/ERA. 2007. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "TEA/ERA 2007 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association/ERA. 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "TEA/ERA 2008 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association/ERA. 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM. 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM. 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2012 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2013 Global Attractions Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2014 Global Attractions Attendance Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM. 2015. p. 7. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2015 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2017 Theme Index and Museum Index" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2018 Theme Index and Museum Index" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2019 Theme Index and Museum Index" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "TEA/AECOM 2020 Theme Index and Museum Index" (PDF). Themed Entertainment Association. 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Events & News". Themed Entertainment Association. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
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