Originally Posted By Rebekah This topic is for discussion of the 11/1/2001 news item <b><a href="http://www.unitedstates.com/news/farticle/623670?20011030154018TOKYO" target="_blank">UPI: Crowds still pack Tokyo Disneyland</a></b> An October 30th <I>UPI</I> article examines the attendance numbers at Tokyo Disneyland in spite of recession and perhaps because of the reduction of overseas vacations.
Originally Posted By woody "In fact, officials are almost embarrassed that the two parks continue to do so well when the number of visitors to Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida have dropped significantly since the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington. " Maybe people KNOW that the quality is there in Tokyo.
Originally Posted By OrlandoBoi I saw it Woody-it IS. After ordering my four day magic pass and specifying which parks I would visit on which days I was pleasantly surprised. As it stood, I opted for, Day 1). TDS 2). TDS 3). & 4). Park Hopping My initial reaction had been that I would spend AS LEAST as much time as necessary in TDL to just ride Hunny Hunt and then hop back to TDS. On that Friday a couple of weeks ago however, I FELL IN LOVE with TDL. One of the reasons was simple. TDL's Fantasyland is a VERY DIRECT homage to the era of Walt and the "glory days" of the studio that created enduring animated works of art. Those like myself(as in, NOT people reared on the films from "Mermaid" onwards)would fnd TDL's FL to be the kind of place that makes you rlive childhood memories of the REAL classic films. The little touches are EVERYWHERE, from actually seeing Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham and even Friar Tuck walking around for greets but also such attractionss as the wonderful "Mickey Mouse Review" where AA's of the classic characters come to life. This attraction actually made me cry as I remembered just WHY I loved Disney so much(Snow White, Cinderella, The Three Little Pigs...). Even though it was in Japanese, "Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo" is STILL pronounced that way in Nippon. I WILL NOT even go into the AMAZING Castle Mystery Tour..... A REAL trek up into the castle AND the rise of the Horned King and his demonic hordes!!!! WOW!!!!!
