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Just finished going through the last few pages, this entire report has made me so nostalgic of Japan. Fantastic, brilliant reporting! So, uh... When is TPR hitting Japan again? Just some stuff I remembered: so the Sinbad ride in DisneySea was one of the rides I missed when I went, I now see how silly I was to discount it as a poor man's It's A Small World. That music is so uplifting... And completely sung in Japanese, of course. But look at the English booklet they gave you. Try singing those words to the tune... Another example of the extraordinary amount of detail present - they really thought of everything! Pooh's Hunny Hunt is definitely an amazing ride and I can't wait to see how they use that technology elsewhere. Apart from Acquatopia, of course. Were there rumours it'll be used in the new Ratatouille ride at DLRP? But in closing, thank you so much for the wonderful photos. It certainly looks like you had an amazing time, and thanks to your reporting and photography skills... so did we!

Hello TPR, long-time lurker here. I've been following the Japan and Europe trip reports for a while. This one especially has been so much fun - I've been reading them, looking at the photos and watching the videos before going to sleep each night and they never fail to make me wish I was there! I actually used to live in Japan, and unfortunately the only park I managed to get to see apart from Tokyo Disneyland was Haus Ten Bosch, which while lovely, doesn't exactly have any credits. Tokyo Disneyland was the second "Magic Kingdom" I'd ever been to after Paris and yeah, it may not be the most beautiful park, and the "standard" rides may not be exceptional, but the staff, shows and general atmosphere are awesome. Unlike Robb, I am very much a show and parade person, and TDL certainly delivers. The only think I don't like about the Japanese parks is the... "lack" of audience participation. I know it's not "Japanese nature" to whoop and holler, but I do feel audience reactions add a lot to the rides and shows. And then there's Tokyo DisneySea. I don't really want to repeat what's already been said, but yeah. It's an AMAZING park. The theming is mindblowing and the rides are unique. Actually, I especially loved the last few updates because I only got to visit for one day and judging by your photos I missed a lot! Right. Before this becomes an essay, I just wanted to thank Robb and the TPR crew for a fantastic set of photos and videos, and leave you with another example of Tokyo DisneySea's meticulous attention to detail. Taken in the Mediterranean Harbour area, it shows one of the boats moored near the entrance piazza. They're called "Qui", "Quo" and "Qua"... which are the Italian names of Huey, Dewey & Louie. Nobody will ever get that and yet, they went to the trouble of making that zone "authentically Italian". Amazing.