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<\/a>As a customer, you gotta love an empty car park at a theme park.<\/p><\/div>\n
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Well, it’s actually Disneysea, which is a part of the Disney Resort in Tokyo.\u00a0 It took us about 90 minutes and 2 trains to get to the resort, and then a 3rd train to get to Disneysea.\u00a0 Kaoru had purchased tickets in advance, saving ~1300 yen ($15), and being the week after Golden Week, we were expecting it to be fairly quiet.<\/p>\n
And we were spot on!\u00a0 The longest we had to wait for any ride was about 15 minutes!<\/p>\n
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We started by seeing the “Welcome to Springtime” show – an Italian-based show down on the water.\u00a0 It was quite funny, how the dialogue was in Japanese, but the lyrics to their songs were in English.\u00a0 So I could understand a part of the show, and Kaoru translated the story line for me.<\/p>\n The show started at 11.30, but we were there by 11, so had a bit of a wait.\u00a0 We were getting hungry so ate 3 of the 4 sandwiches we brought along with us.\u00a0 We figured we could buy more food if we needed it.<\/p>\n After the show, it was time to see some of the rides.\u00a0 The first was a gentle boat ride.\u00a0 Basically operating on magnets, and a very random pattern!\u00a0 You could see the track below, but you didn’t know which turn off you would take, and everybody would be on a slightly different route.\u00a0 The engineer came out in me, as I admired what went in to such an amusement.<\/p>\n Our next ride was the “Stormchaser”.\u00a0 We were in a theatre, which shook during parts!\u00a0 And as we got sucked in to a Tornado and our ship sprung a leak, a light mist of water got us.\u00a0 It was a very enjoyable ride, and at times almost made you feel sea sick as you felt like you were flying – similar to an iMax theatre.\u00a0 Apparently one young person on the ride did vomit!\u00a0 Glad they weren’t next to me!!!<\/p>\n Then it was time for the roller coaster.\u00a0 Now, I’m not much of a roller-coasterer.\u00a0 But thought I should give it a go.\u00a0 It wasn’t until I was committed to the idea that I saw the following sign…<\/p>\n There was a bit of a wait (maybe 15 minutes), but it was worth it!\u00a0 Managed to get the adrenaline going!<\/p>\n In Alladin’s Cove, we had a tamer ride – the magic carpet ride.\u00a0 This was basically a merry-go-round but 4 people were on a “carpet” – and you had a control to go up and down.\u00a0 From the top (and at the right point) you could get a pretty good view of the park.<\/p>\n Walking through Alladin’s Cove, we got to the theatre for a show just as it started to rain.\u00a0 Luckily it didn’t take too long for us to get in.\u00a0 I was given an English subtitle machine, so I could keep up with the story.\u00a0 It started with a 3 minute introductory narrative, during which we could hear the thunder outside quite loudly, and we were thankful to be indoors.\u00a0 We then moved in to the main auditorium and got our seats, but instead of starting the show, they told us the storm was bad outside, and we had to stay seated.\u00a0 My subtitle machine didn’t get the memo though, so I had a “sneak preview” of the story.\u00a0 Which I thought would be useful, as I could watch the stage and have an idea of what was happening.\u00a0 After about 10 minutes, they opened the doors, said the main part of the storm has passed, and we have to leave.\u00a0 WTF?!?!?!?\u00a0 So we went outside, with our umbrellas up (which we threw in at the last minute), being told that everything was closing indefinately because of the rain. It didn’t look too bad, so we went to Mermaid Beach – the childrens area, but at least it was under cover, and not too crowded (surprisingly).\u00a0 Rides were going in there, so we had a go of the “Jelly Fish” ride.\u00a0 We then thought we see if the rain had stopped.<\/p>\n It was still going, so we got some food, and then found the “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” ride (which was also going).\u00a0 This was quite fun.\u00a0 The “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” was closed and they were giving tours, but didn’t have an English speaking tour guide, so we gave that a miss.<\/p>\n The performance by the “Big Bass Band” was a fantastic Jazz performance – all in English!\u00a0 We found that Mickey can play the drums, as well as do a bit of tap dancing!\u00a0 There was a cast of about 30 people, and we were thoroughly entertained for about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n Hotel in the background, in the park.<\/p><\/div>\n Volcano in the background<\/p><\/div>\n The next show wasn’t until 8.00, so we had about 90 minutes to kill.\u00a0 We had done pretty much all the rides we wanted to, so it was time for some doubling up!\u00a0 We started with another go of the Tower of Terror (as that was closest), and then went across the park back to Alladin’s Cove to see the show we missed out on last time.\u00a0 That was quite enjoyable.\u00a0 After doing the roller coaster again (which was great in the dark – especially the view over the park from the top!) and the Indiana Jones jeep ride, we thought we’d better get back to the entrance for the next number.<\/p>\n This was a magical show in the middle of the water.\u00a0 Music, lights, and the occasional fireworks going off made for a very enjoyable 20 minutes.<\/p>\n Mickey on the top<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n After this show, we were treated with the usual “Closing Ceremony” fireworks.\u00a0 Nothing too fantastic here, but by this time (8.30) we were getting hungry (as we hadn’t had dinner), tired, and had a long trip home.\u00a0 So we made our way to the Disney Train to get back to the JR station.\u00a0 We had some dinner there, and got home not long after 11.00.\u00a0 The streets of Fujisawa were amazingly quiet on our way home.\u00a0 I thought it would have been busier on a Thursday night.<\/p>\n We went to bed very tired, but very happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, it took me until my 3rd trip to Japan, but I finally made it to…. Well, it’s actually Disneysea, which is a part of the Disney Resort in Tokyo.\u00a0 It took us about 90 minutes and 2 trains to get to the resort, and then a 3rd train to get to Disneysea.\u00a0 Kaoru … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Over to the “Indiana Jones” area, we found a line and waited in that.\u00a0 We were told it was about a 20 minute wait.\u00a0 Looking ahead, we could see people getting photos with Mickey.\u00a0 I was quite impressed with that – something to break up the wait.\u00a0 After 5 minutes, we hadn’t moved very far at all.\u00a0 Looking around, there were people of all ages, however we were starting to question the line we were in.\u00a0 So Kaoru asked a member of staff, and we found out this was just a line to have a photo with Mickey!\u00a0 Bloody Hell!\u00a0 If it wasn’t for the fact that there were groups of teenagers (and no young children amongst them) I wouldn’t have joined the line in the first place, but they made it look like we were in the right place!\u00a0 So we got out of that line, and joined a 10 minute one, to get in a jeep with some Indiana Jones style driving.\u00a0 I wasn’t going to pay 1300 yen for the photo, but copied everybody else and just took a photo of the photo :).\u00a0 For 400 yen, yes, I would have – and they just don’t realise how many more they would sell if they charged less.\u00a0 It never ceases to amaze me.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>After walking across the park, a ride on the electric railway took us to the American Harbour.\u00a0 We wanted to catch a performance of the Big Bass Band – a musical performance that sounded enjoyable.\u00a0 But as we had 45 minutes to kill, we stopped in at the “Tower of Terror”.\u00a0 This was a great ride, which was basically in a sit-dwon elevator that went up and down.\u00a0 OK, sounds boring, but when it got to the top, with the window open, we were given a wonderful view of the park!\u00a0 Only problem was it was so dark inside, that it took a few seconds for your eyes to adjust to the light, in order to take it in.\u00a0 And by then, it was off back down in the elevator!\u00a0 Again, some clever marketing (such as pictures from 2 rides at a special price) may have had us buy one.\u00a0 But out with the camera again to take a photo of the photo!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n