Disney theme park
Tokyo DisneySea
Location	Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Opening Day	September 4, 2001
Resort	Tokyo Disney Resort
Theme	Nautical, exploration and adventure
Website	Tokyo Disney Resort Homepage
Operator	The Oriental Land Company

Tokyo Disney Resort
Tokyo Disneyland Tokyo DisneySea Ikspiari Bon Voyage!
Resort hotels
Disney's Ambassador Hotel Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta Tokyo Disneyland Hotel
The Oriental Land Company

Tokyo DisneySea (東京ディズニーシー, Tōkyō Dizunīshī^?) is a 176 acre (714,000 m²) theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside of Tokyo. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives builds and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts as well as a variety is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) is a Japanese leisure and tourism corporation that owns the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu Chiba, Japan. is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. is a shopping dining and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu Chiba, Japan. is the official Disney goods specialty shop located in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Disney's Ambassador Hotel was the first hotel built at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta was the second hotel built at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The Tokyo Disneyland Hotel is the third Disney-brand hotel of the Tokyo Disney Resort. is a Japanese leisure and tourism corporation that owns the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu Chiba, Japan. Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group is a Theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo (Coordinates) is a city located in western Chiba, Japan, on the border with Tokyo. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines--> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Greater Tokyo Area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. It opened on September 4, 2001. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. It is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the theme from The Walt Disney Company. is a Japanese leisure and tourism corporation that owns the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu Chiba, Japan. Tokyo DisneySea and its companion park Tokyo Disneyland are the only Disney parks not owned by The Walt Disney Company. is a 115 acre (466535 m² Theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo.

Tokyo DisneySea has become one of the world's most-visited theme parks and one of the most popular Disney Parks in the world. An estimated 12. 4 million visitors visited the park in 2007 ^[1]. Tokyo DisneySea was the second theme park to open at the Tokyo Disney Resort and the ninth park of the eleven worldwide Disney theme parks to open. Tokyo DisneySea is also the most expensive theme park ever built, estimated to have cost over $4 billion (in U. S. dollars) to build, although the actual figure has been kept confidential. Tokyo DisneySea recently experienced its 5th Anniversary celebrations, with new attractions and shows, including The Legend of Mythica and the Tower of Terror. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror more commonly known as Tower of Terror is a simulated Freefall Thrill ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Contents 1 Concept 2 Dedication 3 Layout 3.1 Mediterranean Harbor 3.2 Mysterious Island 3.3 Mermaid Lagoon 3.4 Arabian Coast 3.5 Lost River Delta 3.6 Port Discovery 3.7 American Waterfront 4 Awards and Credits 5 Symbols 6 References

Concept

Tokyo DisneySea has an overall nautical exploration theme to it. The idea for the park can be traced to a proposal to build a second theme park in Southern California called "DisneySeas" in Long Beach, California [1]. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast However the idea was scrapped after the company endured financial trouble with its EuroDisney project. Disneyland Resort Paris' is a Holiday and Recreation Resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a New town in the eastern suburbs of Paris Later the idea was passed on to the Oriental Land Company to expand their resort. Unlike Tokyo Disneyland, the overall intention was to create a more adult-themed park, including faster, scarier rides and shows designed more for an older audience. By the time Tokyo DisneySea opened in 2001, its concepts and designs had been in development at Walt Disney Imagineering for well over 20 years.

Dedication

Welcome one and all to a world where Imagination and Adventure set sail. Tokyo DisneySea is dedicated to the spirit of exploration that lives in each of us. Here we chart a course for Adventure, Romance, Discovery and Fun and journey to exotic and fanciful Ports of Call. May Tokyo DisneySea inspire the hearts and minds of all of us who share the water planet, Earth. Planetary habitability is the measure of a Planet 's or a Natural satellite 's potential to develop and sustain Life.

—Michael Eisner, September 4, 2001

Layout

There are seven uniquely themed areas or "ports of call". Michael Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30 The entrance to the park is Mediterranean Harbor, which opens up to six more nautically themed ports: American Waterfront, Lost River Delta, Port Discovery, Mermaid Lagoon, Arabian Coast, and Mysterious Island.

Mediterranean Harbor

Mediterranean Harbor is the entrance "port-of-call" and themed as an Italian port city, complete with Venetian gondolas that guests can board and ride. A Gondola is a traditional Venetian rowing Boat. Gondolas were for centuries the chief means of transportation within Venice and still have Littered throughout the port are various shops and restaurants. Mediterranean Harbor's layout differs from the entry "lands" of other Disney parks as it is a large "V" shape rather than a main street that leads to a hub (as found in Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. or Disney's Hollywood Studios' Hollywood Boulevard"). Main Street USA is the first "themed land" inside the entrance of the many Magic Kingdom -style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest If followed to the right, the path leads to Mysterious Island, while if followed to the left, the path leads to the American Waterfront. Built into the architecture in this port is the Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta. The Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta was the second hotel built at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. The hotel itself serves as a full-scale reproduction of the various buildings of Portofino and Venice's ports. The design choice of combining a real hotel within the themed park areas helps to further the illusion that (as either a park or hotel guest) you are in the actual city; since the hotel is a functioning building (rather than a 'set facade' -- the general standard in theme park designs) the hotel guests that may peek out from the hotel's rooms, balconies, and terraces serve in adding an almost surreal level of kinetic authenticity in passing for an authentic Italian villa for park visitors, while the hotel guest enjoys the harborside views and novelty of location. Additionally, the Hotel MiraCosta also serves as the southern berm (or border) of the park. Mediterranean Harbor also features attractions such as the Fortress Explorations which is a meticulously themed, large-scale interactive play area for guests that features exploration themed activities and attractions, The Legend of Mythica, a twenty-five minute show located on the harbor, and BraviSEAmo!, a nighttime spectacular also situated on the harbor that uses special barges, fountains, pyro effects, and fireworks.

Mysterious Island

Mysterious Island is a "port-of-call" within Mount Prometheus, the giant volcano that is the Park's centerpiece and most prominent feature. It relies heavily on the storytelling of Jules Verne and, specifically, the mythology of the volcano fortress mentioned several times in the books called "Vulcania. Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction " The smallest "port of call," it nevertheless holds two of the more popular attractions: Journey to the Center of the Earth, a thrill ride (using Test Track technology from Epcot), and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a next-generation dark ride (using a new type of 'overhead monorail' system resembling the one used in Peter Pan's Flight) where you board your own mini submarine and ‘dive’ into the deep. Test Track is an attraction at Epcot. Sponsored by General Motors, Test Track is a simulated excursion through the rigorous testing procedures that General Motors Epcot is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The park is dedicated to international Culture and technological Innovation. WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> Peter Pan's Flight is a single-bench (two to three person suspended Dark ride at the While appearing to be a volcano on the water, Mysterious Island is not an island at all. It is instead built into the side of Mount Prometheus, which is part of the show building of the two attractions. The architecture in this port is of Victorian style, as the Jules Verne novels featured here all take place in this era.

Mermaid Lagoon

Mermaid Lagoon is home to the characters of The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid is a 1989 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation with a pencil test beginning on September 23, 1988 and The facade is made to look like the Palace of King Triton and features fanciful seashell-inspired architecture. This "port of call" is unique in that it is mostly indoors and recreates the feeling of being underwater. Most of the rides in this area are geared towards younger children. Attractions in this "port of call" include Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster; Scuttle's Scooters; Jumpin' Jellyfish; Blowfish Balloon Race; The Whirlpool; all of which are meticulously themed children's rides. Also in this area are Ariel's Playground which is a children's playground/extensive walkthrough attraction that recreates the various settings in the movie; and the Mermaid Lagoon Theater which is home to 'Under the Sea', a musical show featuring live actors, large-scale puppetry and Audio-animatronics that recreate the story of The Little Mermaid. Visitors can also take photographs with Ariel at Ariel's Greeting Grotto.

Arabian Coast

This "port of call", like Mermaid Lagoon is themed after a popular Disney animated film, this time Aladdin. Aladdin is a 1992 animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on November 25 It recreates an exotic Arabian harbor combined with an "enchanted world from 1001 Arabian Nights. " There are three attractions in the land: Sindbad's Storybook Voyage, an indoor boat ride whose art direction seems to be (at first glance) a variation on "it's a small world" (complete with its own theme song, composed by Alan Menken), but actually (because of newly developed audio animatronics which, despite their miniature scale, have a full range of movement just like Pirates of the Caribbean's life-size figures) ends up even surpassing the technical accomplishment of the classic Pirates of the Caribbean; Caravan Carousel, a double-decker carousel that can hold over 190 passengers; and the Magic Lamp Theater, which houses a combined live-action/animatronic based magic show with a 3D movie featuring the Genie. It's a Small World (formatted “it's a small world” by The Walt Disney Company) is an attraction at several Walt Disney theme parks Disneyland Alan Menken (born July 22 1949 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American Broadway and an eight-time Academy Award Development Originally envisioned in the late 1950s as a walk-through Wax museum featuring pirates from history the attraction evolved into a boat ride through complex Development Originally envisioned in the late 1950s as a walk-through Wax museum featuring pirates from history the attraction evolved into a boat ride through complex A carousel ( carrousel in French) is an Amusement ride consisting of a rotating platform with seats for passengers The Genie is a Fictional character and a Protagonist from the Disney animated features canon movie Aladdin, as well as related series

Lost River Delta

Located at the back of the park, The dominant structure in this "port of call" is a huge, ruined South American Aztec pyramid which houses the E. Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political M. V. attraction Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull. Indiana Jones Adventure Temple of the Forbidden Eye is a Dark ride attraction at Disneyland Also located in the Lost River Delta is the DisneySea Steamer Line which transports guests back to Mediterranean Harbor, 'Mystic Rhythms' a live theatrical show that takes place in an abandoned hangar that has been reclaimed by the jungle, and Raging Spirits, a roller coaster situated in the ruins of an ancient ceremonial site featuring a 360 degree loop. Raging Spirits a new roller coaster attraction in Tokyo DisneySea, began operation on July 21 2005

Port Discovery

This "port of call" is hailed as "the marina of the future". It is sometimes called the "Tomorrowland" of Tokyo DisneySea and is somewhat of a cross between the never-built Discovery Bay concept for Disneyland and Discoveryland in Disneyland Park (Paris). Disneyland Park ( Parc Disneyland in French) is a Theme park which is a part of Disneyland Resort Paris. Home to the fictional 'Center for Weather Control', Port Discovery is home to three attractions: StormRider, a large-scale simulator ride; Aquatopia, a boat ride that uses LPS tracking (the 'trackless' technology also used in Tokyo Disneyland's Pooh's Hunny Hunt) to move and spin through a lagoon amid waterfalls and whirlpools, and the DisneySea Electric Railway, an overhead electric 'trolley' that transports you to and from the American Waterfront. For the Aquatopia in Antwerp Belgium see Aquatopia (Antwerp Aquatopia is an attraction at Tokyo DisneySea theme park at the Tokyo Disney History After the rise in popularity of Walt Disney's film adaptation of Winnie the Pooh, Disney Imagineers made plans in the late 1970s for a Winnie the Pooh

American Waterfront

This "port of call" represents the northeastern seaboard of the United States in the early 20th century. It features two themed areas, an "Old Cape Cod" section, and a "New York Harbor" section with an elaborate backstory. This land is dominated by the large passenger ship, "S. S. Columbia", which is usually the site for various shows and events. A restaurant is also located within the ship. Guests have the option of riding the area's "Big City Vehicles" which roam the streets of this area. It also features the "DisneySea Electric Railway" which takes passengers from The American Waterfront to nearby Port Discovery, This Port is the site for many of the park's live entertainment, among them are the shows staged at the Broadway-themed theater which currently plays the show "Big Band Beat". The port's most popular attraction is a Japanese version of Tower of Terror, an elaborately themed free-fall E-ticket ride with a unique storyline which is markedly different from other incarnations of the same ride. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror more commonly known as Tower of Terror is a simulated Freefall Thrill ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios

Awards and Credits

In 2002 Tokyo DisneySea won a Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association. The award was for the concept, design, and construction of the theme park which was presented at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, CA. During the ceremony and on its official website a long list of people were credited for the concept, design, and construction of the park.

Symbols

The park's two symbols are the DisneySea AquaSphere - a water fountain with a large model of the earth - in the entrance plaza, and the gigantic volcano, Mount Prometheus, located in the center of the park. The volcano and Cinderella Castle in Tokyo Disneyland, the other park in the resort, are exactly the same height.

References

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