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Tokyo Disneysea is undergoing a HUGE change right now, with a brand new port, Fantasy Springs!
Fantasy Springs Concept Art ©Disney
Set to open in 2023, this largest-ever port will have THREE new areas, each dedicated to a fan-favorite film: Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan!
Over the past year, we’ve seen a LOT of changes at Disney Parks.
Tokyo Disneyland Resort Pre-Closures
Most of those changes were due to new health and safety guidelines and were implemented at Disney Parks worldwide, including a Park Pass Reservation requirement, a facial covering requirement for guests over two years of age, new social distancing protocols, and more.
2020 was QUITE the year.
Disney World
You may remember the day that you heard Disney World or Disneyland would be closing temporarily due to the pandemic — I know I do. And you might remember watching Shanghai Disneyland reopen, that park being the first Disney park around the world to reopen after the closures. But, did you remember that Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway opened in Disney World literally DAYS before the parks closed? Or that several new movies in EPCOT debuted in early 2020? SO much happened in just one year. And today we’re breaking it all down for you.
Due to the global health crisis, Tokyo Disneyland — along with Disney’s other resorts across the world — closed its doors in February 2020. Its theme parks reopened in July, later seeing the return of nighttime entertainment, as well as character meet and greets.
Splash Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland
In December, Japan announced a travel ban on non-resident foreign travelers due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Soon after, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea announced reduced hours through January, and then later through March 7th.
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced additional changes to park operating procedures in the interest of health and safety.
Tokyo Disney Resort ©Disney
In response to ongoing health concerns, Tokyo Disney Resort has implemented a number of changes. The Resort has temporarily closed select restaurants, briefly paused ticket sales, and reduced park hours through January.
Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, there have recently been a LOT of things canceled, postponed, or temporarily closed at Tokyo Disney Resort.
Beauty and the Beast Attraction at Tokyo Disneyland ©Tokyo
After reopening in July, the park slowly brought back offerings like fireworks and even opened some new attractions, but now the resort has had to backtrack, canceling events, temporarily suspending fireworks, and closing several restaurants for the time being. They also reduced park hours, placed a ban on non-resident visitors, and halted ticket sales. Now, ticket sales are being offered once again.
After reopening in July 2020, Tokyo Disney Resort was reinstating normal operations, the return of nighttime fireworks and parades and character meet and greets in the fall.
Tokyo Disneyland ©Disney
But in recent weeks, Japan has had a major surge in COVID-19 cases, leading to a travel ban on non-resident foreign travelers coming into the country.
Recently Tokyo Disneyland opened a whole bunch of new rides, shops, and restaurants as part of the expansion of its Fantasyland, including The Happy Ride with Baymax, a Beauty and the Beast attraction with some seriously incredible animatronics and special effects, and more!
The Happy Ride with Baymax at Tokyo Disneyland ©Disney
But, the resort has also seen some other changes recently due to an increase in COVID-19 cases in Japan. Japan recently set a travel ban on non-resident foreign travelers coming into the country, Tokyo Disney Resort reduced its hours, nightly fireworks at the resort were suspended, and park ticket sales have been temporarily suspended. Now, another change is coming to the resort as several restaurants are set to temporarily close.
Like all of Disney’s parks, Tokyo Disney Resort shut down earlier last year in response to the global pandemic.
Tokyo Disney American Waterfront
Tokyo Disney Resort reopened in the summer. In the fall, the resort resumed nighttime fireworks and parades, as well as character meet and greets.
Last year, the global health crisis shut down all Disney Parks, including Tokyo Disney Resort, which includes two theme parks: Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.
Tokyo Disneyland Resort
Both parks reopened last summer, and eventually, some entertainment resumed, including character meet and greets, and nighttime parades and fireworks.
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