I really need to get out to Japan. These reports are awesome. DisneySea looks beautiful but I suppose you can't really appreciate it properly until you've been.
I really can't wait for this coaster! I just worry about its throughput. Alton Towers' queues are horrific anyway. At least Rita and Thi3teen will be a little bit quieter!
I remember waiting for around two hours for Space Mountain at Disneyland, and we were stuck forever at the concrete expanse part just before you enter the building. This highlighted for me as well how unimpressive Disneyland's Tomorrowland is. Waited in a queue of similar length over at Splash Mountain, but the queue line and its thematic detail made it bearable.
My local park is Alton Towers, but it's still a train and bus ride away! It's a good Park, it's just a shame that it's in the middle of nowhere. If they had a Citywalk type district I think it could do quite well, but nobody would ever be able to leave because of the dreadful public transport links.