Tokyo Disneyland
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Tokyo Disneyland, Disney's first international park, is located near Tokyo in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The park opened in 1983, and with it's sister park Tokyo DisneySea and a range of hotels making up the Tokyo Disney Resort, are owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company.
The park features 7 lands, surprisngly not surrounded by a train, the common tradition in all Magic Kingdom style parks. The 7 lands consist of World Bazaar, a turn-of-the-century American town with a glass canopy; Fantasyland, where dreams come true in the land of Walt Disney's animated classics; Tomorrowland, where you can discover the wonder of tomorrow; Toontown, where you can take a look at Mickey and Friends' homes and hangouts; Adventureland, where you can get lost in a jungle, or hang out with some tiki birds; Frontierland, where you can catch up with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn; and finally, Critter Country, where you can follow Brer Bear, Brer Rabbit, and Brer Fox to their laughing place, and a very wet time!
The park was built by Disney's Imagineers during the early 80s, to the specifications of the Oriental Land Company. The company asked Disney for a near replica of the Magic Kingdom, in Florida, with the best of Disneyland along the way. The pavements were built very large to accomodate the large Japanese crowds, but in later years as attenadance has slowly declined some paths have been shortened, freeing up space for attractions. To this day the hub, which is usally quite small at other parks, is a massive expanse of pavement, occasionally disrupted with the odd statue or bench.
[edit] See also
- Tokyo DisneySea
- Chris's Tokyo Resort Fan Page with pictures and detailed information of both Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea
