My friend Miku later told me that because so many Japanese have season's passes, they see no point in going when it's pouring rain outside. We were so happy that we could hardly contain ourselves! It was a stark contrast from our experience at Disneyland and the crowding we had seen yesterday. Kristina and I ran from ride to ride, enjoying the coastal and underwater themes the park had to offer. The first area we went to made me really happy, because when I was a child The Little Mermaid was my favorite Disney movie. Mermaid Lagoon was themed inside a giant building made to look like King Triton's Castle, and was full of rides and beautiful scenery that made you feel truly immersed in the movie. The live show inside was one of the best I've seen at any Disney because the acrobats were incredible. (It also happened to be in English and so I could understand it better, but that's not the reason I enjoyed it.) Ariel flew around the room and looked like she was swimming since she was suspended from advanced cable rigging. It was really quite neat.
The whole park was a ton of fun, and I thoroughly enjoyed "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Stormrider," and of course, "Indiana Jones and the Search for the Crystal Skull." (This was written back before the movie made me not happy about the whole Crystal Skull thing. I just couldn't get behind the new movie.) As an anthropologist, how could I not love Indiana Jones for all his wonderfully exaggerated (albeit inaccurate) archaeology and his extraordinary adventures. The ride was so fun that I had to buy the photo afterward of us screaming when the giant boulder was coming at us. My conclusion, Tokyo DisneySea is well worth the Fifty bucks and you'll have a blast.
Signing out in Joy,
Lady Laura Jones
In the Arabian Coast-themed area braving the rain.
The gigantic temple next to Indiana Jones and the Search for the Crystal Skull in the Lost River Delta themed area.
King Triton in the beautiful Mermaid Lagoon.
The submarine Nemos and the Transit Steamer in the Mysterious Island.
The archaeological-dig-themed site rollercoaster in the Lost River Delta.
A particularly good view of the New York part of the harbor.
The new Tower of Terror (like the one back in the US) is set to open in September.
A view of the Mediterranean Harbor Area.
Is it just me, or did Universal Studios have something like this back home?
Hm....
Well I guess it's not the same (or is it?) because this one explodes with water every two minutes and looks like a big watery globe.
3 comments:
All those photos, and not a single one of Ariel for me to drool over. you are a bad friend. ;)
I mean, would it be SO hard to get shots of the Little Mermaid for me? No, I don't think it would. Hmph.
Indiana Jones is the reason I used to want to be an archaeologist. Then I learned that it was nothing like what he does... and decided to do something else instead. I really need a job where I can punch Nazis and hang over giant pits and stuff.
lol. Yes. That is truly the job we all need.
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