Originally Posted By vicenzo83 Hi everyone, I've got a lot of info from u guys and thanks a bunch. Just got back from Tokyo on the thirteenth of May and let me tell ya, Tokyo is beautiful. Love it. Well, mt fiancee and I left Singapore on the fourth of may, headed towards changi airport and started our journey. Once we landed in Narita, we immediately took our luggage and headed towards the train and headed towards aoyama-itchome where our first hotel was. We stayed at the Asia Center Hotel of Tokyo for the first two nights. The hotel is clean and all but THERE WAS NO AIR CONDITIONING!!!! Approached the front desk and they told us that the air conditioning for the whole building is down and it would only be ready on the ninth. They offered us one of those portable air conditioners though. Well enough about that, let me fast forward to our stay at the Disney resort. After our stay in Aoyama-itchome, we headed to borad the train to MAIHAMA!!!! WOOHOO. Stopped at Maihama and headed to the TDR Welcome Center for our reservation at the Miracosta. Let me sidetrack for a moment. I recently went for a trip with my family to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim during December and let me tell ya, the service at TDR is AMAZING!!! No one from the resort will fail to greet you and they are eager to help. No doubt, language was a barrier, but they'll do anything to understand and try to help. Astounding!!! Once that was done we took the resort liner and headed for MIRACOSTA!!! Checked in and once again service was fast and smooth and headed for our rooms. Our first two nights at the miracosta was a superior room on the venice side and our next three was a superior room on the porto paradiso harbor side. The views from both rooms were breathtaking. My fiancee had a tear in her eye when she saw the ceiling from the lobby and the view from our rooms. Well, as for the parks, I'm gonna write more about dining as most of u guys already know bout the attractions. We only dined at 2 restaurants with priority sitting and those were Magellan's and Ristorante de Canaletto. We had our meal in the wine cellar of the Magellan's and the atmosphere was nice and all but was deeply dissapointed by the food. Ristorante de Canaletto on the other hand was beautiful. The food was good and as we sat outside just beside the canals. The atmosphere was amazing. Overall our trip to TDR was a 10/10 PERFECT. The atmosphere in the resort especially the Miracosta and Disneysea was amazing. The service was impeccable. The cast members never fail to smile and try their very best to help. We're already planning for our next trip to the Miracosta next year. WOOHOO!!! I can't type anymore as a tear is fallin from my eyes with all these wonderful memories and the aquasphere music i'm listenin to rite now ain't helpin... Summary: We love TDR. It's the perfection that Disney is and Walt would have bee proud. I LOVE TDR!!!
Originally Posted By Mr X Cool. Yet another recommendation for MY favorite little out of the way restaurant. I really love that place, good food, reasonable prices, and an awsome view if you sit outside (I would never sit inside at that place, outside along the canal is the ONLY way to go). I've never eaten at Magellens. What exactly was so disappointing about the food. Was it really BAD, or just mediocre for the price, or what?
Originally Posted By Faith Glad you had a great time, and that you saw for yourself that the hype about TDR and the awesome CM's is all true. I had a tear in my eye just reading about it, and thinking of my own memories.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I'm glad to hear that you had a good stay at TDR. I'm also interested to hear what you didn't like about Magellan's (I've never eaten there myself, but always thought I might want to someday). Oh, the Mira Costa. I can't wait to go back.
Originally Posted By wildghostz I went to TDS in March, it was packed with people but I still enjoyed the park. It was so amazing!! I was staying in Prince Shinyuku Hotel, I wondered the air conditioning was not working too.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I recently went for a trip with my family to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim during December and let me tell ya, the service at TDR is AMAZING!!! No one from the resort will fail to greet you and they are eager to help.<< You have experienced the "hallmark" excellence of service at TDR. >>Astounding!!!<< Yup! sounds like my TDR alright. >> My fiancee had a tear in her eye when she saw the ceiling from the lobby and the view from our rooms.<< Don't take your fiancee to WDW or DLP or she will be shedding a tear or two for totally different reasons... especially now that you have been to TDR. >>Overall our trip to TDR was a 10/10 PERFECT.<< Give or take a bad meal at Magellan's... Yup! Sounds like my TDR alright! >> The atmosphere in the resort especially the Miracosta and Disneysea was amazing. The service was impeccable. The cast members never fail to smile and try their very best to help.<< This is NOT TDLFAN writting this folks... Do you WDC-apologists believe me now?? >> I can't type anymore as a tear is fallin from my eyes with all these wonderful memories and the aquasphere music i'm listenin to rite now ain't helpin...<< The *power* of TDR. Simply amazing!! >>Summary: We love TDR. It's the perfection that Disney is and Walt would have bee proud.<< Yes, he would have been, and reason why WDW and DLP should be ashamed to the core. >> I LOVE TDR!!!<< And so do I. Rock on dude!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Air Conditioning side note: Seems to be customary for most hotels and buildings in Japan to disconnect their cold air compressors during early November thru early May, and set their units to "heater". This is the way it has always been in Japan it seems. Sometimes it does get hot and you have to advise the hotel management if you are not happy.
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 Well, Magellan was overpriced for me. The food was not that great for the price but the atmosphere in the wine cellar was nice. Way prefer the Ristorante de Canaletto. I WANNA GO BACK TO TDR NOW!!!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yeah, who doesn't . I was back at TDR a month ago and still miss it . I love the little new Stitch parade and DisneySea is as sparkling as ever . I can't WAIT to ride TOT in a few months .
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Little parade?? Compare that "little" Parade with the "Buy a Snowglobe Parade" from the MK at WDW.
Originally Posted By Megara We just got back last Wednesday from TDR and we are depressed also. We had a great trip and loved DisneySea and all the souvenirs were bursting out of our bags. Glad I bought those 13 tins I NEEDED ! I would love to stay at the Miracosta, but its too expensive when we converted to Aussie dollars. We just had to make do buying souvenirs from their gift shop and using their bathrooms to feel special.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Megara... I was so sorry I could not visit with you while at TDR. I was in Tokyo the evening of the 12th of May and wanted to come over and say hello. It so happen that G-Fan was also in Tokyo that eveing, but the weather was not all that wonderful and I was actually concerned your visit was being rained out. Glad to know you had fun. I too am depressed because I have not been to TDR since April 17th, and won't be there until mid June...
Originally Posted By Faith >> I too am depressed because I have not been to TDR since April 17th, and won't be there until mid June...<< You poor dear... ...as I sit here miserably counting the days to next March...
Originally Posted By Megara I said to my hubby when it was our last day at DisneySea "take a good look around coz we won't be back for a few years". Now I am back (a week today).. I desperately wanna go back next year again. Is that being greedy?
Originally Posted By Megara The rain during our stay did not bother us. It was only light drizzle and it wasn't that cold - which was good. I did hamper us taking a few photos here and there, but nothing serious. TDLFAN we will get to meet you eventually, but it may take a few decades. It might be when we are 80 and with walkers at DisneySea and we won't even remember why we are there.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ^^^LOL!!! >>Is that being greedy?<< Not greedy, but it means recognizing quality, and you certainly know where to get it.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I've always wanted to go to TDR one day, and having read this it's *definitely* become a priority! Sounds like a great trip.
Originally Posted By vicenzo83 It was a great trip. The best Disney resort in the world in my opinion and I have been to them all except for HK so I can't compare to HKDL. But when it comes to service and atmosphere TDR is number 1 in my opinion.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>It was a great trip. The best Disney resort in the world in my opinion and I have been to them all except for HK so I can't compare to HKDL. But when it comes to service and atmosphere TDR is number 1 in my opinion.<< Can you please repeat that statement again in the WDW, DLP and HKDL sections of LP, as well as other Disney sites I post on??? At last!! Someone else who can actually "see, feel and recognize" the superiority that is TDR.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I had the pleasure of accompanying four Americans to their first TDL visit last night, and cleanliness was one of the first things they noticed. When we sat down to watch Dreamlights, one of them commented that the pavement was perfectly clean and looked like it had just been paved yesterday and perhaps could be eaten off of, and that they'd never feel comfortable just sitting down on the ground at one of the US parks.
