Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:52 pm
Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:01 pm
tdrexplorer.com wrote:Tokyo Disneyland is celebrating Christmas 2018 with a festive selection of snacks, meals, and drinks.
The special menu is available November 1 – December 25, 2018.
The desserts are the highlight, with new items including a strawberry and cranberry crepe, chocolate churro,
and Christmas doughnut. There are cute Mickey and SnoSnow candy cases too.
Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:19 pm
tdrexplorercom wrote:Tokyo DisneySea is celebrating Christmas 2018 with a special menu of snacks, meals, and drinks on sale November 1 – December 25, 2018.
The highlight is the new “Taste of Christmas” festive snacks and hot drinks in the American Waterfront. We’re especially looking forward to the BBQ pork rice roll, teriyaki chicken roll, and the hot apricot cocktail.
Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:58 am
Wed Nov 28, 2018 6:03 am
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. announced today that a new, family-friendly, affordable Disney hotel will be developed within the Tokyo Disney Resort® area. Based on the Toy Story films, the approximately 600-room hotel is projected to open in fiscal year 2021*.
From the hotel exterior to the spacious gardens, Guests will enjoy a world where everything looks like it is made of toys. The guest rooms are inspired by Andy’s bedroom, where Woody, Buzz Lightyear and all the other toys live, designed with colorful furniture and other immersive features inspired by the world of Toy Story.
The hotel guest rooms will be the standard type and amenities will include a restaurant allowing Guests to enjoy a casual resort stay at a reasonable price.
Oriental Land is planning to open new areas at Tokyo Disneyland® and Tokyo DisneySea® Parks in 2020 and 2022 respectively. And with this new hotel, Tokyo Disney Resort will be able to meet the needs of even more Guests and continue to offer a rich experience in a world of Disney dreams that never end.
Please see attachment for overview of the hotel.
*The fiscal year is April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
Overview of New Disney Hotel
Background Story: Andy, the little boy who loves his toys – Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the rest – has embarked on the ultimate backyard project: a building to house all his toys. When Andy is called away by his mom, his toys and their
helpers take over the “toy” tower and open it as a hotel for all the “honorary” toys of the world.
Hotel Name: To be announced
Location: 1-43, 46, 47 Maihama, Urayasu-shi, Chiba
Management Form: Owner — Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
Management/Operations — Milial Resort Hotels Co., Ltd. (Tentative) (100% subsidiary of Oriental Land Co., Ltd.)
Start of Business: Fiscal year 2021*
Structure: 11 floors above ground, one basement
Floor Space: About 40,000 m2 (hotel building only)
Number of Rooms: About 600 rooms
Facilities: Restaurant, Disney shop, parking, etc.
Capital Investment: About 31.5 billion yen
Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:43 am
Wed Nov 28, 2018 9:28 am
Wed Nov 28, 2018 1:46 pm
SharkTums wrote:^Very interesting! Do we know exactly where it is going? I googled the address but that didn't really work, other than to assume it should be IN the main area!??!
tdrexplorer.com wrote:According to the Chiba Nippo (a local newspaper in Chiba Prefecture where Tokyo Disney Resort is located), the new hotel is being built between the Hilton Tokyo Bay and Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay. This new hotel is going on the former site of the Tokyo Bay NK Hall (closed in 2005).
Fri Nov 30, 2018 1:14 am
Sun Dec 02, 2018 12:57 am
Japan elected host country of World Expo 2025 - Nov.23 2018
Member States of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) today elected Japan as host country of World Expo 2025.
After two rounds of voting during the BIE’s 164th General Assembly in Paris, a majority of Member States voted for Japan’s project to organise World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Kansai under the theme “Designing Future Society for Our Lives” between 3 May and 3 November 2025.