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Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea raising ticket prices, free Fast Pass ending next month

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 16, 2026
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New economic realities are coming to the place that bills itself as the land of dreams.

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• (Amusement Parks • COK • Disney • Disney Sea • Disneyland • Japan travel • Oriental Land • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • tourism • travel)

Tokyo Disneyland fails to get top spot in survey asking Japanese kids what theme park they want to visit

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2025

Surprising number-one pick wasn’t Universal Studios Japan either.

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• Japan
• (Chiikawa • Chiikawa Park • Tokyo Disneyland • tourism.Disneyland • travel • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan)

Tokyo Disney Resort’s low park attendance continues amid extreme heat

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 13, 2025

With a new temperature record set in Japan, more people than ever seem to be saying no thank you to going outdoors altogether.

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• (extreme • heat • low attendance • Oriental Land Company • theme park • Tokyo Disneyland)

Tokyo Disneyland loses top-attendance crown for Japanese theme parks for second year in a row

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 26, 2024

Why does Tokyo Disneyland keep falling behind its Osaka rival?

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• (Amusement Parks • Disney • Disneyland • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ)

Wrong Exit Exploring – The serene solitude of taking the wrong exit at Tokyo Disneyland’s station

• SoraNews24
  Sep 9, 2024

Hardly anyone uses the North Exit of Maihama Station, but we did.

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• (COK • Maihama • Maihama Station • SNJO • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • tourism • travel • urban exploring)

Tokyo Disneyland’s Space Mountain is now closed

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2024

Our reporter tries in vain for one last ride, but daddy-daughter day at work does not go as planned.

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• (Amusement Parks • Disneyland • P.K. Sanjun • roller coasters • SNJO • Space Mountain • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • video)

Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area: Peter Pan’s Never Land has the best ride of all

• Oona McGee
  May 16, 2024

An attraction so good it’ll rival Space Mountain!

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• (Amusement Parks • Disney • DisneySea • Fantasy Springs • food • frozen • Never Land • Peter Pan • Peter Pan's Neverland • restaurants • SNJO • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)

Tokyo DisneySea’s Frozen Kingdom: Elsa’s home at Fantasy Springs has a surprising attraction

• Oona McGee
  May 10, 2024

Japan-exclusive Disney zone is a place where you can let it go. 

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• (Amusement Parks • Disney • DisneySea • Fantasy Springs • food • frozen • Frozen Kingdom • Peter Pan's Neverland • Rapunzel's Forest • restaurants • SNJO • Tangled • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)

Tokyo DisneySea’s new Fantasy Springs area reveals the beauty of Rapunzel’s Forest

• Oona McGee
  May 9, 2024

A pre-opening look at the new US$2 billion expansion, including the rides and yes — Disney food!

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• (Amusement Parks • Disney • DisneySea • Fantasy Springs • food • frozen • Frozen Kingdom • Peter Pan's Neverland • Rapunzel's Forest • restaurants • SNJO • Tangled • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)

This Tokyo hotel has everything you could want–including a great location

• Dale Roll
  Feb 3, 2024

We tested it out so you don’t have to–but you’ll want to!

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• (hotels • Shiomi • Tokyo • Tokyo Disneyland • travel)

Disney Shinkansen coming to Japan’s rails, starts service this month

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 18, 2023

Magical Dream Shinkansen celebrates 40 years of Disney theme parks in Japan.

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• (bullet train • Disney • Disneyland • Japan Railways • JR East • shinkansen • Tohoku Shinkansen • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • trains • travel)

Want to wear a student uniform to Tokyo Disneyland? Uniform rental shop opens just outside park

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 11, 2023

Men’s and women’s uniforms offered to add an extra youthful fun aura to your Tokyo Disney photos.

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• (Amusement Parks • COK • Disneyland • fashion • School Uniforms • student uniforms • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • uniforms)

Man jumps in front of Tokyo Disneyland parade, gets tackled to sound of Christmas music【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 15, 2022

Cast members spring into action in surreal moment for parkgoers.

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• (Christmas • COK • crazy • crime • Disneyland • parade • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • video • weird)

Tokyo Disneyland is giving the Haunted Mansion an anime-style re-theme

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 27, 2022

Anime-style characters star in limited-time mystery addition to classic Disneyland attraction.

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• (anime • Disney • Disneyland • Haunted Mansion • manga • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland)

5 shocking changes at Tokyo Disney parks since we visited two years ago

• Shannon
  Dec 21, 2021

The most important takeaways: plan well, and don’t forget to bring your smartphone.

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• (DisneySea • shocking • SNJO • Tokyo Disney Parks • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland)

Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea are getting their own exclusive Pocky

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 18, 2021

It’s a chocolate snack and a hidden Mickey all in one, but it’s not cheap.

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• (Amusement Parks • cool • cute • Disney • food • Glico • Hidden Mickey • Pocky • sweets • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)

Kingdom Hearts Keyblades open the doors at new Tokyo Disneyland hotel rooms【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 13, 2021

And yes, you get to take them home with you.

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• (cool • hotels • Kingdom Hearts • Square Enix • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • travel • video games)

Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade returns after nearly two years

• Dale Roll
  Nov 6, 2021

The long-awaited parade is finally back, along with extended park hours!

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• (Amusement Parks • Disney • Electrical Parade • pandemic • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Land • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland)

Tokyo Disney Resort announces Frozen, Tangled expansion【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 15, 2021

Fans will be able to visit Arendelle, Rapunzel’s tower, and one more classic Disney setting.

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• (Amusement Parks • Disney • frozen • Tangled • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • video)

Toy Story Hotel opening at Tokyo Disneyland resort this year

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 8, 2021

Pixar’s hit franchise serves as the inspiration for a new class of Tokyo Disney Resort accommodations.

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• Japan
• (Disney • movies • Pixar • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disney Sea • Tokyo Disneyland • Toy Story • travel)

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