Disney Announced Third Tokyo Park

[roomraider]

https://nerdist.com/new-disney-theme-park-tokyo/

Nearly 35 years ago, Disney expanded its international reach with Tokyo Disneyland, later adding Tokyo DisneySea in 2001 as a second theme park in Japan. Now, Disney and its partners in the Oriental Land Company have revealed plans for an all-new Japanese theme park that will shift the focus to its host country with new characters and attractions.

Via Kotaku, Mainichi News is reporting that the company is going to invest $2.7 billion in the new park, which will be focused on the culture of Japan and targeted to tourists visiting the country. It sounds like a similar approach to the one that was used to create Disney California Adventure. It should also be noted that all of the Disney parks in Japan are owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company, but Disney has full creative control.



Further plans for the new park will be revealed in May 2018, and the report seems to suggest that construction may begin in 2025. That would allow almost a decade for Disney Imagineers to map out the new park and its rides, as well as the ancillary attractions.

Although this new park is still several years away from fruition, Disney watchers will likely keep a close eye on it because any new rides that are built for this resort may eventually come to Walt Disney World or Disneyland. Shanghai Disneyland’s popular Tron ride is already slated to come to Disney World, and we’re eager to see what comes out of Disney’s newest creations.

Are you excited about the new Disney theme park coming to Tokyo? Let us know in the comment section below!

 

[davidm]

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Tokyo-Disney-eyes-biggest-expansion-in-nearly-20-years
^ bit more in that report ; multi-storey parking to free up space etc - but its speculation so far, Disney/OL not confirming anything.... and Oriental Land do have a habit of announcing things that never materialise don't they?

 

[peep]

Some of the Japanese articles actually make it sound like either current park expansions or maybe something else. Some have suggested it might be the company looking at building a museum about Japan rather than a park etc. Even if they buy up a few places in the nearby area and build a multi storey car park I can't imagine they'll have room for a third gate.

Part of me hopes I'm wrong but either way we have like 8 years until construction begins on this rumoured project. So if it was to be a park it won't open till about 2030.

 

[Jamesss]

Yeah, when I first read about this (can't remember where it was now) it sounded more like existing park expansions rather than an entire new park.

 

[Crazycoaster]

Could they reclaim more land for a new park? It looks like land reclamation is happening right next door to the park on the google earth images, so theoretically they could add room that way?