Tokyo Disneyland is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (near Tokyo). It was the first Disney park to be built outside the United States, and it opened on April 15, 1983. Along with Tokyo DisneySea, it is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses Disney characters and themes from The Walt Disney Company.
This castle at Tokyo Disneyland is a near aesthetic clone of Cinderella Castle in Magic Kingdom Park, the main difference being a slightly different brick pattern and subtle color changes. Instead of a restaurant inside the castle, Tokyo’s version features Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall, a walk-through attraction telling the story of the 1950 animated classic film through dioramas and displays. A representation of the Disney family coat of arms can be found on the center balcony on the castle’s Fantasyland facing side. The official Coat of Arms consists of three gold fleur-de-lis on a red fess (representing purity), a crest with a red lion passant-guardant (representing bravery or courage), and the motto Vincit qui patitur meaning: He conquers who endures. The emblem used on the castle is a custom design featuring the lion symbol. A similar emblem can be found on its clone castle in Magic Kingdom Park and on Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland. Be sure to take a look at the other iconic Disney Parks castles: Sleeping Beauty Castle (Disneyland Park) Sleeping Beauty Castle (Disneyland Paris) Castle of Magical Dreams Cinderella Castle (Magic Kingdom) Enchanted Storybook Castle This location is mentioned in our blog post: A Photo Tour Of […]
Tokyo Disneyland
The Partners statue is an iconic statue of Walt and Mickey located in front of Cinderella Castle in Tokyo Disneyland. Designed by Disney Legend Blaine Gibson, it’s one of five identical statues located around the world. Discover all of them and learn more in our blog post: Partners: The History, Details, and Insight Into Walt & Mickey’s Most Famous Statue. Official Information: TokyoDisneyResort.jp
Tokyo Disneyland
In 1987, the original version of Star Tours opened in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. The motion simulator ride based on the Star Wars franchise featured Captain Rex, a droid that attempted to fly guests to the planet Endor. In 2011, Disney debuted an updated version of this ride: Star Tours – The Adventures Continue. The new ride uses advanced 3D technology, randomly chosen alternate scenes, and frequent updates with new characters and locations as new Star Wars films come out. The new version also exists at other Disney Parks around the world: Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disneyland Park, and Disneyland Paris. Queue Details A video screen displays advertisements from across the galaxy in the first queue room. One of these ads is for ILM: Interstellar Lightspeed Manufacturing. ILM is a nod to Industrial Light and Magic, a company formed by George Lucas to create the unique special effects for Star Wars. ILM has gone on to become a leader in the industry and is now owned by Disney. This hidden detail is exclusive to Star Tours Tokyo. Captain Rex can still be found in the new version, this time labeled as HHG-RX. The droid is in the queue hitchhiking with two other droids, a […]
Tokyo Disneyland