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Resort News - (5/20/10) A photo update from Tokyo Disneyland can be found this week at Behind the Thrills where spend a lot of time looking at Parade and costume characters in the parks.
    (4/13/10) I’ve updated the attraction closure and rehab schedules for both parks below.
    (4/5/10) The Tokyo Disney Resort has announced that park attendance dropped by 5.2% over the past year, for a total of 25.81 million visitors in 2009. That said… attendance was expected to drop in 2009 following the big 25th Anniversary push from the previous year. Even so, the 25.81 million guests is still 4 million HIGHER than what OLC projected they would receive in 2009, and is the second largest annual attendance figure for the resort ever.
    (2/20/10) I’ve updated the rehab schedule for Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea below in their respective sections. Good news for DisneySea guests… the start of the long rehab for Journey to the Center of the Earth has been pushed back by two months, making it much shorter and tolerable.
    (2/10/10) The Oriental Land Company has announced that they will sell their entire stake in the local Disney Store shops to the Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd. Next month for an undisclosed amount. From here on OLC will focus entirely on their theme parks.
    (4/15/09) The next time to visit Tokyo Disney, be sure to bring your Nintendo DS with you, as shoppers visiting the Ikspiari will be able to download a free “interactive shopping guide” onto their DS starting April 25th.
    (4/3/09) The Oriental Land Company was happy to announce that the total number of visitors to the resort in 2008 hit an all time record high of 27.2 million, soaring up 7% from 2007.
 

TOKYO-DISNEYLAND
Japan (Abbreviation: TDL)
Disney & Oriental Land Company

Park News - (1/21/10) According to the Disney Dreaming site Tokyo Disneyland’s Monsters Inc. dark ride will be closed from March 23rd to April 30th for an extensive rehab that will add several new interactive monsters to the attraction, as well as more of Boo.
    (1/4/10) Some new great pictures from Tokyo Disneyland can be found at Theme Park Photography.
    (10/26/09) While Tokyo Disneyland hasn’t gone for the full Ghost Galaxy ride experience (since they failed to upgrade their ride to have onboard audio when they did a big rehab a couple of years ago) they are apparently planning on putting on some kind of Christmas themed light show on the outside of the building this winter, according to the advertisement pictures posted to MiceChat. This is part of the Tokyo Disneyland Christmas Fantasy event, which will take place from Novemebr 10th to December 25th.
    Other special features include the White Holiday Parade, Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights Christmas Version, Super-Duper Jumpin’ Time Christmas Version, and Christmas Wish In The Sky.
    (7/13/09) A great update showing off Tokyo Disneyland at night can be seen at Westcoaster this week.
 

Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Mark Twain – NOW CLOSED through 7/16/10
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt – NOW CLOSED through 7/14/10
Tiki Room – NOW CLOSED through 7/14/10
Pinocchio – 7/15/10 through 9/17/10
Haunted Mansion – 8/24/10 through 9/8/10
Star Tours – 8/29/10 through 9/17/10
Jungle Cruise – 9/27/10 through 10/20/10
Small World – 10/19/10 through 11/7/10

2010 - Captain EO - Rumor - (4/27/10) Tokyo Disneyland has confirmed that they will bring back Captain EO as a replacement to MicroAdventure for one year, running from July 1st, 2010 through June 30, 2011.
    (12/2/09) From what I’ve been told by a few sources, the Oriental Land Company is currently in talks with Disney to bring back Captain EO to the park sometime in 2010 if possible.

2011 - Mickey’s Philharmagic - Confirmed - (6/16/10) According to Laughing Place Tokyo Disneyland will open Mickey’s Philharmagic on Jan. 24, 2011.
    (11/5/08) Oriental Land Company has just announced that they will open Mickey’s Philharmagic at Tokyo Disneyland in 2011. The popular attraction from Florida’s Magic Kingdom will be placed into Fantasyland, replacing the current Mickey Mouse Review show that will close down on May 25th, 2009.

2011 - Cinderella Walk-Through - Confirmed - (5/8/09) OLC confirms today that they will build a new walk-through attraction inside Cinderella’s Castle that will tell the story through dioramas and paintings. In short, it sounds like they are getting a Cinderella themed version of the Sleeping Beauty walk-through attraction that was rebuilt and reopened at Disneyland in late 2008. The official name of the attraction has yet to be decided, but it will include a trip through the Grand Ballroom. The estimated cost of this attraction is 2 billion Yen.

2012-2014 - New Tomorrowland - Rumor - (11/5/08) With the announcement of Philharmagic coming in 2011, it seems certain that any plans for Tomorrowland will have to wait a little longer.
    (10/22/08) With the new Monsters Inc. attraction on the horizon for 2009, many have wondered just what was next for Tokyo Disneyland. Apparently the Imagineers have been hard at work coming up with ideas for a massive remodel of the rest of Tomorrowland. This isn’t the first time Tokyo has wanted to create a Tomorrowland 2.0… way back before Tokyo DisneySea was announced they were looking at creating a very high-tech neon-filled stylized concept that was nicknamed Sci-Fi City, one concept of which was Cyber-Mid, a clone of Rock ‘n Roller Coaster enclosed in a giant neon pyramid with the storyline that guests would be beamed into the chaos of the internet. A fun aspect of this from what I was told was that the launch tunnel would feature a visual effect for the spectators that might remind you of the old Adventures through Inner Space ride at Disneyland, where the coaster train would pass through a device to be visually broken up into raw energy, focused into a beam and shot into the ‘Net.
    There is no telling if the new concepts will bring this attraction back to life or not, but from what I’ve heard the overall plan is that once they are done the only existing attractions in Tomorrowland that will be left untouched is Buzz Lightyear. Space Mountain may finally get it’s long overdue soundtrack and the Autopia may get a dramatic update moving from just a simple car ride to something with electric cars that may actually have a story as well as an overlord control system that would bring you car to a stop briefly in certain areas to view some kind scene before giving you back control. Then there is the long in development Star Tours 2 project that will be rolled out to all the parks when it is ready.  And then there is Microadventure… known elsewhere as Honey, I Shrunk The Audience. From what I’ve heard the theater will be redesigned to add some kind of new 3D show that will also include live action segments, possibily an evolution from the concepts used in the Aladdin show at DisneySea. While a new version of the Rocket Jets is also being looked at, they project isn’t just about new rides, as new shops and restaurants are also planned along with the concept of possibility of building the area up to become a two level environment.
    Finally, there is the unknown E factor… as in Wall-E. Plans are said to be in development for a few Wall-E attraction concepts, one of which may also include a restaurant. The kicker is waiting to see just how well Wall-E is received in Japan since the film wont open there until December. That said, this project could open anywhere between 2010-2012, or may actually open in phases over all three years.
    For everyone feeling left out in the USA, don’t feel bad yet as many of these same concepts are also being looked at for the next version of Tomorrowland in California as well as attractions for the other parks around the world. So for now think of Tokyo as your crystal ball to the future.

TOKYO-DISNEYSEA
Japan (Abbreviation: TDS)
Disney & Oriental Land Company

Park News - (12/24/09) ThemeParkPhotography.com has added close to eighty new pictures of Tokyo DisneySea this week. Enjoy!
    (10/26/09) The Tokyo DisneySea Harborside Christmas event, they will offer Candlelight Reflections, Jolly Holiday Drive, Big Band Beat Christmas Special, Over The Waves Christmas Tag as well as Christmas Wish In The Sky.
    (8/20/09) A new photo update from Tokyo DisneySea can be found at Westcoaster this week.

Ride Rehabs - The following information is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Aquatopia – NOW CLOSED through 4/28/10
Journey to the Center of the Earth – 5/6/10 through 7/23/10
Magic Lamp Theater – 6/7/10 through 6/24/10
Stormrider – 7/3/10 through 7/16/10
Raging Spirits – 9/1/10 through 9/12/10
BraviSEAmo – 9/3/10
20K Leagues – 9/13/10 through 9/26/10
Mystic Rhythms – 9/27/10 through 10/10/10
Mermaid Lagoon Theater – 10/11/10 through 12/3/10

2010 - Nothing new expected

2011 - Jasmine’s Flying Carpets - Confirmed - (3/19/10) According to this press release Tokyo DisneySea will introduce a new flat ride called Jasmine’s Flying Carpet by Summer 2011. The ride will go into the Arabian Coast section of the park in front of the Magic Lamp Theater. Since Florida’s Magic Kingdom park was preparing to remove their version of Aladdin’s Magic Carpets, converting it into a second Dumbo themed ride, I’ve got to wonder if the Magic Carpets themselves will be going to Tokyo for this ride.

2011 - Fantasmic! - Confirmed - (2/3/10) The big news from Japan today is that Tokyo DisneySea will add a brand new version of Fantasmic! to the park in April 2011 to celebrate the park’s 10th Anniversary. The show will take place in Mediterranean Harbor and feature Mickey Mouse along with scenes from Aladdin, Cinderella, Finding Nemo as well as a sequence of Mickey fighting a giant Dragon that will set the waters on fire. Fantasmic is budgeted to cost around 3 Billion Yen… which is a bit over $33.1 million. The current BraviSEAmo show will end forever on November 13th, 2010.

2012 - Toy Story Mania - Confirmed - (5/8/09) The OLC confirmed today that a copy of the popular Toy Story Mania attraction will be built in DisneySea, in the New York themed area of the American Waterfront. The new ride will be built for an estimated 11.5 billion Yen.
    (2/23/09) According to Blue Sky Disney, the next major attraction slated for Tokyo DisneySea will be a new version of Toy Story Midway Mania that will be placed in the American Waterfront section of the park. They also mention that this idea will delays the previous plans to build a new version of Soarin for the time being.

2013-2015 - Soarin’ - Rumor - (2/23/09) The latest word is that the Soarin’ project has been put on the backburner for now while they look at adding a couple of other projects to the park first.
    (5/7/07) The latest rumor claims that we likely wont see Soarin’ show up until 2011 or 2012 now, possibly as part of DisneySea’s 10th Anniversary (Sept. 4th, 2011). Between now and then, Oriental Land Company will be focused on plans for Tokyo Disneyland’s 25th Anniversary (April 15th, 2008) and the opening of the Monster’s Inc. ride in 2009. Again, Soarin’ is apparently just one of a few different attraction ideas under consideration for the park’s 10th Anniversary, so don’t count on it just yet.
    (5/4/07) If the latest rumors are true the Oriental Land Company is looking to add a custom version of Soarin’ somewhere in the park’s Mediterranean Harbor area. Obviously this version of the ride would have to feature a brand new ride film that would appeal to Japanese audiences.