OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Working too much, and wanting to get away from everything, Christiana (herblackwings) and I went to Tokyo last week for some R-n-R. We did parts of 4 days at the Tokyo Disney Resort, and then also squeezed in Cosmoworld, Joypolis, and Asakusa. When I go on a trip, I average about 2000 pics a week. I only took about 250 on this trip, so it will be limited. The pics will focus on the 2 Disney parks, mostly "Monsters Inc: Ride and Go Seek" at Tokyo Disneyland and the awesomeness that is Tokyo Disney Seas. There will be some other random pics thrown in, like an almost complete listing of every popcorn cart in both parks!! I'll also have some low-res versions of panoramic stitches I did. But, before the pics - I must thank R&E for their hard work over the years to make a trip like this possible for us. They laid ALL the groundwork for looking up everything: flights, train schedules, hotels etc... Their work is invaluable and can be easily used by anyone. Don't ever forget to thank them for the awesome work that they do!! SO.. Thank you, Robb and Elissa! On to the pics! (They'll tell the story!) Please enjoy! Here we are in the bottom right hand corner, in a 2/3 full car. Awesome night!! TDL coming up next! Raging Spirits looked wonderful! "Fire makes ANYTHING better" - Robb Alvey We got to the park about 7:45pm. They're open till 10. This was the longest wait in the park. We rode Aquatopia, Indy (2x), Raging Spirits, Sinbad, Flounder, JTTCOTE (2x), 20,000 LUTS, and ended on ToT (2x). Damn good night!! Because the prices had dropped since I booked the room, they bumped us up to a top floor (12) room with a pretty descent view. So after we take a 10.5 hour flight, a 1 hour train and a 5 minute cab ride, we arrive at the Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 More pics... Next up are most of the posters you find in line. Mikey's requisition form. No un-"official" flashlights please. Roz telling you what's going on. There's a large screen telling you what's going on (only in Japanese) in the outdoor portion of the queue. Logo FastPass machine. All the FP machines had cast members working them for you. It's not quite Winnie-the-Pooh, but (IMO) it's still a damn good ride!! My first look at "Monsters Inc., Ride and Go Seek" This is the first time I've been here without the Halloween decorations!! Still looks nice!! We have arrived!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 More pics... I never understood these! It's just a sign. What makes a sign a "Photo Spot"??? Next up: Tokyo Disney Seas It was looking pretty damn good too! Now there's a castle!! Here's Gadget for the coaster nerds. Other than Monsters Inc., longest lines were for popcorn!! Typical wait times on ALL other rides. Pooh didn't come up from rehab till the next day. Star Tours was open!! Sucks only slightly less in Japanese. Good for a photo-op. Mikey's car parked out front. The ride was a lot of fun!! You use the flashlights to trigger gags throughout the ride. It's nicely detailed, and a descent length!! The ride vehicles. Loading area. More posters... Video monitor tells us what to do. More posters... Reception desk. Inside roof detail. Castmember uniform. The Japanese LOVE taking, and having their picture taken. Banners hanging over the toy store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Seriously, IMO Tokyo Disney Seas is not only the most beautiful park I've ever seen or been to, it's also one of the best (recurring) experiences I've ever had!! Please enjoy! Nobody inside either! More pics soon... Inside the queue. So does this one. Yes. That sign says it has a "Standby" wait of 5 minutes for Journey. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea just came up from rehab. Looking back toward the entrance. GREAT building! GREAT themeing! GREAT pre-show! LAME ride!! Some views around the Mediterranean Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calicoasters Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Awesome TR so far! That is one cool looking castle! I don't get the point of the photo spot signs either. I'm sure anyone can judge for themselves on where to take a good picture... EDIT: Wow! The views from the Harbor are incredible. That such amazing theming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 More pics.. More pics soon... Raging Spirits. Smokin'! Is this park beautiful, or what?? We still see you Indy! Glimpses from the Arabian coast. Racing through the fog. Loop-de-Loop! Yes. Another 5 minute wait. Raging Spirits looks good even during the day! Yup. 5 minutes. (sigh) Looking good!! There it is! Time to go find Indy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 More... Hi Wes!! I miss you! Next up: That night at Cosmoworld! Try and take a picture of Christiana, and this is the typical result. The queue for Journey is quite interesting, but if you're just walking past, you miss all of it! Aquatopia. Most. Pointless. Ride. Ever. the American waterfront. Impressive, ain't it? We took the "Electric Railway" to get there. Time to go ride Tower of Terror again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 After getting worn out by TDS by mid afternoon, we decided to make the trek down to Cosmoworld. I needed 2 of the 3 credits anyway! Goodbye Cosmoworld! Next up: Tobu Zoo While we were there, we found the "Meat" capsule machine. I got 2 meat steers, a meat chicken and a meat fish. No meat cow. Fail. Fail. Fail. Yup. The "Family Banana Coaster". Yup. Sad and pathetic. I wasn't about to miss this credit again!! Perfect shot ruined by brown skid mark on the track. (The "skid mark" is actually the coaster. So much for the "perfect shot".) Getting ready to take the perfect shot! Yokohama just has a spectacular skyline. I believe the building on the left is the tallest in Japan at 80 stories. I'm guessing that we got there about 6:41pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 So. Now we've moved on over to the Shinigawa Prince hotel. Today we headed over to Tobu zoo. Not many pics from here as I took way too many last September. Park was dead. Please enjoy! Yay!! The Togo looping mouse "Crazy Mouse" was open!! I needed the credit!! Last train ride, and last photo of this TR. Looks as if the "Blue Man Group" has made their way to Japan. Thanks for looking! Next up: Popcorn stands at the TDR. Domo-Kun danglies! I believe that this is the tallest pagoda in the greater Tokyo area. On our last day, we headed out to Asakusa before our bus left for the airport. We went just for the culture and shopping, as we had to be back at the hotel before Hanayashiki opened. This is the temple at Asakusa. That night it started raining, (didn't let up for the whole next day) so we went to Sega Joypolis. The only pic I took from there was this one of the Tokyo Harbor Bridge. Hardly a pose, but even Christiana LOVES riding animals!! (Look for pics of Regina and Kawasemi in the panoramic shots at the end.) Yay! We get to go through the pussy! Loop-de-Loop!! Even Christiana looked excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 I know everyone has heard about the popcorn, but if you're there, you MUST try every single flavor!! First up: Tokyo Disneyland. Soy sauce and butter! Salted #2 Salted #1 Honey Curry Caramel #4 Caramel #3 Caramel #2 Caramel #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Going through these pics I think I managed to miss quite a few popcorn stands. Oh well. Anywho, here are the stands (that I got pics of) at Tokyo Disney Seas Strawberry Sea Salt Curry Chocolate Caramel #2 Caramel #1 Black Pepper #2 Black Pepper #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldJJman Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Finally. Here are the low-res panoramic pictures that I stitched together. I hope you like them. Thank for looking!! -Jeff Behold. The greatness that is Kawasemi!!!!!!! Regina Crazy Mouse at Tobu Zoo. Colombia. The Arabian coast. This park is truly spectacular! Entrance to King Triton's Kingdom This gives you an idea of how big ToT really is. Looking from the American waterfront. Looking across the Mediterranean Harbor. View from our hotel room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I always enjoy your photos, Jeff. I think I even still have an IOA CD around here someplace. Is that a collectors item yet? Anyway, Jeff + Tokyo Disney = Awesome! /Suddenly craving popcorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Really amazing pictures Jeff! I'm glad you captured all the different popcorn carts! Ah, I miss Japan (and Lava Monster...and curry popcorn...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Awesome Jeff! Thanks for sharing. Black Pepper and Curry for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroExtreme Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Awesome pics! looks like you had a great time! I heard the Kawasemi was awesome too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nay Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 That's too bad you guys had to wait on all of those long lines. Great photos - It looks like you had fun! Japan is definitely on my list of places I need to visit someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hattuchili Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Great photo report, Jeff. Looking at all these awesome pictures, makes me really jealous. Now, I so want to go back to Disneyland Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I can't believe you went with out me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Awesome photos. I can't believe the parks were empty! Lucky... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollin_n_coastin Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Great pics! Glad you both had an awesome time! What a cool place for RnR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Wow, I've never really looked at photos of Tokyo's disney, but it looks amazing, great pics so thanks for posting them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I think Larry needs to add a Popcorn page to the Index. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 ^ YES he should!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I think Larry needs to add a Popcorn page to the Index. Amazing idea. This must happen! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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