Tokyo 2 - DisneyLand

After spending a great night in the Hotel Miracosta, it was time to get up fairly early, check out and avoid the queuing crowds at Disneyland. Thankfully we were able to leave our luggage at the Miracosta and head off to the Park with a fairly light baggage load.

To get from DisneySea to Disneyland you can walk or take the rather fun, monorail, see my photos below. In fact the monorail also offers great views of the park (like the one above).

Luckily at Disneyland we avoid the queues for entry, either because we were late or not many people were coming...it proved out to be the former. Disneyland was PACKED. Although not as bad as I'd feared, but still busy.

This is mainly due to the amount of kids that come here. DisneySea is more adult themed, with a little less of the cuteness that saturates Disneyland. Mind you, the Spinning TeaCup ride is a dizzying blast and Pooh's shop is really cute.

The amount of snacks avaliable at Disney is mind boggling...Hotdogs, Pastries, and most importantly, POPCORN. They have a myriad of flavours here, from Caramel and Salted to Strawberry and Honey. Most bizzare, and quiet nice is Curry flavour!

The parades here lacked the impact of the shows at DisneySea, but that didn't stop people lining up at least 2 hours before a schedualed show.

As for the rides, again the FastPass system allowed us to take the Big Splash Mountain ride (again well done to Shiori!!!!) and for me to take the Big Thunder Mountain rollercoaster. We also had simple fun on an electronic raceway, which proved I am not a great driver!!!

I had much more fun at Disney than I thought I could. Somehow I'd always avoided the supposed magic of the Florida and Paris attractions. But being there makes you feel like a child again...