08Apr 09
I’m finally back in Singapore and I thought I’ll continue to post pics of my Tokyo trip.
We had to wake up extra early in order to catch the bus to DisneySEA. It has been quite some time since Jas and me visited a Disney park and we were both pretty excited. DisneySEA is the newest addition to Tokyo Disney parks and it is the only one of it’s kind worldwide. The entrance to the park was packed to the max and as soon as the gates opened, the Japanese visitors literally started running to the various rides to queue. The pic above shows the massive crowd entering DisneySEA.
The DisneySEA worlds are all themed after various aquatic lands. In the middle of the park is the huge volcano.
You can see how much effort went into designing the park when you walk around. From the top two pics, the Arabian Coast, Mediterranean Harbour and Mermaid Lagoon. Mermaid Lagoon was a spectacle to behold. You literally felt that you were underwater.
They even had this real cruise chip, the SS Columbia which was docked in American Waterfront. Managed to take some pics on the ship.
What I really liked was how each of the Disney shops kept to the theme of the various lands. From the top, American Waterfront, Arabian Coast and Mermaid Lagoon.
Of course any trip to a Disney park would not be complete without the rides. And we managed to catch the main ones. The Indiana Jones Adventure was the main attraction with queues up to over 3 hrs with the Fastpass ticketing running out before noon.
Though even with the queues, the rides were worth waiting for and a whole lot of fun!
The landscaping of the park was also one to note with beautiful Tulips, Sun Flowers, etc. blooming here and there.
On the whole, DisneySEA was heaps of fun. A bit more adult oriented, but still good for the whole family!
After DisneySEA, we had a bit of time for my first of 3 visits to Akihabara, famous for it’s electronics and toys
Yes I was more excited about the toys, but I’ll leave that to another post soon.
We ended our day with some Krispy Kreme that was kinda opposite our hotel. There were queues for the donuts 2 years ago when I last visited, and there are still queues after all this time. Even in the freezing cold (8 degrees) of the nite! I was happy that they gave out fresh hot donuts while we waited in the queue. Goooo customer service!
Nothing better than watching the donuts that you are about to buy come straight out of the production line. yumm
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hi there,
may i know which day of the week were you at DisneySea? was it on any holidays?
it was so packed! scary…….
thanks in advance
yeah it was their 1 week holiday. Was on a Monday.
Try to keep to the early weekdays.