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Loving the updates, just a bit pissed that I missed out on the Raging Spirits credit this year as well.

Ollie said:
Some of the girls are super fit though. :p
Main reason why to go to Japan!! :lol:
 

robbalvey

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Hey everyone!

I got a bit distracted last week so I apologize for the delay...but now...MORE TOKYO DISNEYLAND photos!

Seriously, can you ever get tired of Tokyo Disneyland photos? No? Well, then, how about a Tokyo Disneyland VIDEO?

We will start off this update with a video from TPR's visit to Tokyo Disney and then another 50ish photos from the park...enjoy!

http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=tokyoDL_2008_web2_o34w
Tokyo Disneyland VIDEO! (And remember, if you like these videos, you can pick up the latest round of TPR DVDs HERE!)

And now some PHOTOS!

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The Tokyo Disney party bus is here to take TPR on another fun fill day of Japanese Mickey Mouse!

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Credit!

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Turn that crank, Helping Hands, turn that crank!

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Splooge from the previous riders.

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Yo Ho, Yo Ho, I'd make a Jahan joke, but nah...never mind....

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Like I said before, not *quite* a much of a suck-fest as Florida's version!

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Ahh, Space Mountain. It got a nice re-hab minus the music, but it's still awesome because it's at Tokyo Disney.

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"You can do whatever you want to the station, but you're only allowed to use the color blue."

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Shooting Dark Ride! Yeah, it's the same as the other versions, but that's ok.

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Country Bears in Japanese = awesomeness!

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Max, Buff, and Yakatori.

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I'm not sure what is more disturbing about this picture - Wall-E and his Levi 501 Jeans or Remi's severed head being held by Iron Chef Morimoto.

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For some very strange reason, this coaster didn't suck this time around!

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Indy queue = better than Disneyland!

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It's almost totally pointless, but at the same time it's completely awesome!

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Hey look! Sign photo!

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The resort bus is on a schedule which is ALWAYS on time!

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Entering into DisneySea is like a whole other world.

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Yummy!

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It's amazing how it's basically DCA's Tower of Terror, but they've made it not suck!

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Robot Boobies!

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"Hey everyone! We are at Tokyo DisneySea and you're not! SO THERE! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"

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There seems to be something missing here that I could SWEAR was on the cover of the Little Mermaid box!

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King Triton is my homeboy.

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That's right! Don't mess with Triton if you know what's good for you.

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This is basically "Flik's Fun Fair" from Disney's California Adventure, but indoors and with a lot less "Californianess" added.

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Have you ever seen the "Evil bastard cook that tries to kill Sebastian" at any other Disney park???

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What are you guys doing to that snail to make him THAT happy???

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Taj Mahal wannabe.

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This is a ticket to GREATNESS!

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DisneySea scores so many points for awesomeness.

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OMG...SOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!!!!

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Yup, we are STILL at Disney!

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Eric - mild smirk. Genie-looking guy - WORRIED!

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This is where Jasmine goes to bang random dudes.

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Good thing everyone had a TPR pancho!

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Nothing like a little camel toe in a nice couple's photo!

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Like I said, Raging Spirits was really fun this time around! I don't know if it's that it had JUST come out of re-hab or if they really made some changes, but it was a *LOT* better than in previous years. (And also, just look at that theming...c'mon! That's awesome!)

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LOOOOP - DEEEEE - LOOOOOP!

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AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME! Every Disney park should have Aquatopia! Why? I actually don't know! But they should.

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Are you sick of DisneySea pictures? No? GOOD!

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More DisneySea randomness.

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Is it true this area is getting TSM?

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This makes Dave feel more like a real man!

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"Come inside it's fun inside!"

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Just in case you forgot what park you were at, there was this awesome looking sign to remind you!

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And we will end this part of the update with another kick-ass night shot looking down Main Street!

Hope everyone enjoyed this update!

--Robb
 

spicy

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Tokyo Disney just looks more awesome everytime I look at pictures of the place.

Its one of them places I have to go one day it looks amazing, especially DisneySea!

Awesome trip reports btw!
 

divvie_dave

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These pictures are just so awesome!!

Its just amazing how they've almost made an entire new world almost :) I love Disney :)
 

robbalvey

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And now...part 3 of 4 Tokyo Disneyland Resort Photos!!!

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Ooooh..Space Mountain all lit up...pretty!

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OMG...does that say 140 minute standby with all FastPass sold out? YUP!

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"What do you mean no pin trading at Tokyo Disney???"

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"Hey Dale, who put the 'kick me' sign on your back?"

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"I think I want to go on Buzz Light year...no I think I want to go on Pooh...no maybe Haunted Mansion..."

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Not in the shot - Donald Duck wearing a Scream Mask holding a gun.

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No, we're not at Universal...

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SEE!

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The entrance to DisneySea is very dark. No, it's not night time, it looks like this all day long. Weird.

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We see you active volcano!

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From some angles the lighting is very "minimalist" but it works so well!

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"And this hours random popcorn flavor is Sea Salt!" (which oddly enough tastes just like normal salted popcorn!)

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"Intense Shaking and Turbulence!" For some reason, Raging Spirits ran pretty smooth this visit!

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There is a train there, it's just cloaked.

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"Grrr! I'm the god of ANGRY FIRE!!! GIVE ME SOME CANDY!"

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Little Miss Sitting on Fake Genie.

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Yup, still active.

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You never get sick of this ride, it's just "perfect" in every way.

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"Is this floppy gyoza kosher?"

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Aww, good thing Big Bird is around to help hold up the bottle!

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Ooh..."Almost Good Tower" lookin' SEXXXXXY!

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And OMG! Another angle of sexy almost good tower!

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Flat Shiriki says "Which do I eat first? The bird or the baby?"

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To view this photo correctly, please stand slightly cooked to one side. We aren't going to tell you which side, but if you really do not know which way to stand you can ASK DAN! mrt0ad13@aol.com We recommend you email Dan and ask him "Learning towards which direction should I stand to view this photo?"

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Our hotel was amazing. I cannot stress how great it was staying on property. While some of the hotels here can be quite expensive, look into them as you may find some good deals to be had.

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Now THAT is what a castle should look like!

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"I thought you said we were getting my picture with Chip N' Dale?"

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Can you find the hidden Mickey in this picture?

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Here is the Mickey Mouse Revue. Originally opened at Walt Disney World in the 70s and moved here when Tokyo Disneyland opened.

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The show features all the classic "Disney and Friends" characters as animatronics.

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Ok, so it also features some apes, bunnies, and elephants too!

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Take a really good look as all this will be gone VERY soon!

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Bye bye Mickey! Soon you will be replaced with a 4D movie!

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Did we mention that they have a castle that you can see from outside the park?

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When you see this, you know that very soon...

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...YOU WILL COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE EVIL LAVA MONSTER THAT WILL EAT YOUR SOUL!!!!

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This is Tokyo Disneyland #25. I personally find this the best of the 30 Tokyo Disneylands.

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Ok, so this is why Tokyo Disneyland is so amazing...while this may look like a normal "stroller parking" it is not. This is actually found about 2/3 of the way through the Pooh queue so that you can have your stroller in the line while you wait and then you come to this section, park your stroller to wait the last 1/3 of the queue, and they nice Japanese cast members take your stroller and line it up so it's ready for you when you exit the ride!

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Hundred Acre Wood cost over a Hundred Million Dollars!

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So random note...go to the park when it's raining! It looks like this!

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Space Mountain only had a 15 minute wait this day!

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So one day it's 140 minute wait for Big Thunder Mountain, the next day, due to the rain (and it wasn't even raining that hard) the place was a ghost town!

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OMG!!! PEOPLE!!!

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It is not often you see the entrance plaza this EMPTY!

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Can you spot Elissa and KidTums in this photo of all the aliens? I can't.

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Hey look! They've already got the Cars Land toys!

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Cutest photo ever? I think so! =)

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Yay! Star Tours was open! (Ok, so I'm only slightly excited because it was closed on our last two visits...) LIGHT-O SPEEEED-O!!!!! (No, seriously, it actually says that, I'm not just making fun of the Japanese!)

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Oooh, what is this I see...something new?

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That's ride! In Ride and Go Seek you'll be able to discover camcorders, Blu-Ray Players, and all sorts of other electronics made by Panasonic.

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All I've heard about this ride is it's supposed to be "Toy Story Mania on Asteroids" ....or maybe it was steroids...I dunno, it was some kind of iods which means the ride is going to KICK ASS.

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"How many TPR members can you cram into an elevator?" If you know the answer... EMAIL DAN! mrt0ad13@aol.com

And if you haven't seen our Tokyo Disneyland Video yet, check it out HERE!


--Robb
 
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