Oriental Land Company to Slash Winter Bonuses by 70%, Urges Tokyo Disney Performers to Transfer or Retire

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Tough times have struck the Oriental Land Company, owner and operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort. After the resort’s unprecedented 122 day-long closure, the company reported a massive ¥114.3 billion loss, around $1.08 billion during its first fiscal quarter this year. While the second quarter is still underway, it seems prospects are still low, as … Read more

PHOTOS: Construction Continues on Massive Fantasy Springs Expansion at Tokyo DisneySea (9/11/20)

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The massive Fantasy Springs project at Tokyo DisneySea still has such a long way to go until we’re walking through the land ourselves in 2023, but that doesn’t mean progress comes slowly by any means! Let’s take a look at the latest status of the construction and a couple of surrounding projects. Tokyo Disneyland Unknown … Read more

PHOTOS: Facade Installation Begins, Construction Progresses on Toy Story Hotel at Tokyo Disney Resort (9/11/20)

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The Toy Story Hotel is set to open next year at Tokyo Disney Resort, and although we haven’t heard anything new about it since last year, the project keeps chugging on towards completion! The eleven-story hotel hasn’t quite reached its topping-off point yet, but facade work has already started, giving us a small idea of … Read more

PHOTOS: Adorable New “Pink Pop Paradise” Candies Now Available at Tokyo Disney Resort

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When Japanese Guests travel, one of the traditional customs is to bring back omiyage, or a gift to family or friends in lieu of their absence, usually in the form of small treats. Many attractions get creative with their package designs, and Tokyo Disney Resort, king of adorable and wacky merchandise, is no exception! The … Read more

Mickey & Friends Greeting Parade Receiving “Very Very Minnie” Overlay September 14-30 at Tokyo Disneyland

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo Disneyland is running a special short greeting parade in place of its daily Dreaming Up! parade. Right now it consists of the Fab Five in their standard outfits, greeting Guests to “Tokyo Disneyland is Your Land” and “When You Wish Upon a Star”. But starting Monday, September 14th, Tokyo Disneyland … Read more

PHOTO REPORT: Tokyo Disneyland 9/7/20 (New Metal Detectors, Showbase Scaffolds Up, Missing Statue, Splash Mountain, and More!)

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Tokyo Disneyland truly is the Kingdom of Dreams and Magic, and while the park is still a bit in shock after its July 1st reopening, things are slowly happening at the world’s most-visited theme park outside the United States. So let’s take a spin around the park and see what the happenings are this sunny, … Read more

Tokyo Disney Resort Resuming Vacation Package Reservations Starting September 10, with Special Character Greeting Packages Through October 15

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The latest step in the recovery of Tokyo Disney Resort would appear to be the resumption of Vacation Package reservations, which bundle park tickets with a stay at a Disney Hotel among other benefits. While these plans don’t include some of the more helpful benefits, like extra FastPasses, special show seats, or Happy 15 Entry, … Read more

Tokyo Disney Resort Releases Refurbishment Calendar Through February 2021

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Although a number of annual refurbishment projects were either completed during or cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 extended closure, Tokyo Disney Resort is ready to resume routine annual maintenance on some of its attractions. As such, a refurbishment calendar has been released through February 2021 on their official website. Please note that … Read more

REVIEW: New “JAWS Splash” Ramune Drink Chomps Our Thirst at Universal Studios Japan

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Welcome to Amity Village, where it’s humid as all heck in summertime. Totally Massachusetts and not Osaka, Japan! And where do you go when the humidity gets unbearable in “Amity”? Why, down to Boardwalk Snacks! Home of two delicious JAWS summer treats. We’ve already touched on the JAWS Frappe, so now let’s try its drinkable … Read more

PHOTOS: Tokyo Disney Resort Introducing New Shopping Bags, Will Charge Starting October 1st

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Last year, Japan passed a law stating that retailers must charge for plastic bags unless they were made of a certain amount of biodegradable material starting July 1, 2020. Initially, Tokyo Disney Resort qualified for this exemption, but also started selling reusable eco-bags when the parks reopened. Now, the resort will be introducing a charge … Read more

VIDEO: Take a Merchandise Tour of the Adorable Snoopy Studios Store at Universal Studios Japan

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Who doesn’t love Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang? If you’re a fan of the black-and-white beagle, there’s a whole shop at Universal Studios Japan packed full of highly adorable Snoopy merchandise! Can’t make it to Osaka because of the pandemic? Well fear not, because we took a full video tour … Read more

PHOTOS: Spooky Street Entertainment & Character Greetings Coming to Universal Studios Japan for a Scaled-Back Halloween from September 18th to November 8th

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As the spooky season ramps up around the world, Universal Studios Japan has announced its plans for its Halloween event this year! Due to COVID-19, things will be a little bit different this year compared to previous years, with no, unfortunately, Horror Nights or Universal Surprise Halloween. But there’s some spooky streetmosphere and character greetings … Read more

PHOTOS: Spooky “Casper” Merchandise Materializes at Universal Studios Japan

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It’s the spookiest time of the year, when ghosts, goblins, and demonic beagles come out for a scream! But not all ghosts are here to give you a scare, like our good buddy Casper! Since he truly is the friendliest ghost, Universal Studios Japan is honoring him with some adorable merchandise in the spirit of … Read more

PHOTOS: New Chucky Merchandise Appears at Universal Studios Japan

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The Halloween season is upon us yet again! And a beloved tradition around the world is to celebrate the season with thrillers and horror films like the classic Child’s Play. As such, Universal Studios Japan is honoring this cult classic with a number of Chucky-themed items available at the park right now! Chucky T-Shirt – … Read more

PHOTOS: Universal Studios Japan Spooks Us With De-fright-ful Halloween Treats Manifesting September 28th

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Spooky season is almost here at Universal Studios Japan! And even though the park is operating things quite a bit differently due to COVID-19, that doesn’t mean there won’t be spooky, delicious treats for all to enjoy this Halloween! After all, it wouldn’t be a Japanese theme park event without special food. So let’s take … Read more

PHOTOS: New Halloween and Tokyo DisneySea 19th Anniversary Monorail Passes Arrive at Tokyo Disney Resort

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They say cloud has a silver lining. For example, even though the monorails on Tokyo Disney Resort’s Disney Resort Line charge fares, the resort makes up for it with unique day passes to celebrate recent occasions and special events! The last time we saw a new pass was in April, so we’re pleased to show … Read more