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[BasiltheBatLord]

Officially confirmed that Ikspiari is reopening June 1 with limited capacity, shortened hours and mandatory temperature check.

No word on rest of the resort yet.

Ikspiari Reopening on June 1, 2020, at Tokyo Disney Resort

Tokyo Disney Resort's verison of Disney Springs, named Ikspiari, is reopening June 1, 2020, after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

tdrexplorer.com

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

OLC is now asking that only people who live in Chiba prefecture visit Ikspirai. This seems like not a good sign for reopening the parks and comes amid fears of a second wave in Japan as the number of cases are slowly starting to increase since the lifting of the state of emergency, including in some parts of the country which hadn’t seen any cases at all for weeks.

 

[HongKongFooy]

Will Ikspirai require masks?

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Will Ikspirai require masks?

Yes and they won't allow visitors outside Chiba Prefecture Temperature would be taken at each stores hand sanitizers will be around the vicinity and Capacity will be very limited to guests.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Yes and they won't allow visitors outside Chiba Prefecture

I don't think this is true, it's not like they could enforce that anyway. They just put a statement out asking only Chiba residents to come for now.

 

[HongKongFooy]

I ask about masks because I didn't see it required based on that article above #21

I read about temp. checks and the asking for only local traffic to visit but nothing on mandatory masking.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

USJ tweeted out and then quickly deleted a video this morning announcing USJ reopening June 19.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

And then here's a new statement from OLC about the parks, basically saying "keep waiting"

東京ディズニーリゾート・オフィシャルウェブサイト

東京ディズニーリゾートでは、遊ぶこと、泊まること、食べること、ショッピング、すべてがエンターテイメント！東京ディズニーランド、東京ディズニーシーの2つのテーマパークを中心とした滞在型テーマリゾートです。

www.tokyodisneyresort.jp

However they do mention that the new areas in TDL will not be opening (or even have an opening date decided) until after the park re-opens.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

And then here's a new statement from OLC about the parks, basically saying "keep waiting"

東京ディズニーリゾート・オフィシャルウェブサイト

東京ディズニーリゾートでは、遊ぶこと、泊まること、食べること、ショッピング、すべてがエンターテイメント！東京ディズニーランド、東京ディズニーシーの2つのテーマパークを中心とした滞在型テーマリゾートです。

www.tokyodisneyresort.jp

However they do mention that the new areas in TDL will not be opening (or even have an opening date decided) until after the park re-opens.

Yes and i Think of the reasons is that they need to implement full reservations on all facilities within the parks especially the TDR app. and prepare the park for Covid 19 theme park procedures aka social distancing measures temperature check points and Park capacity limitation.

Disney Easter Might replace the summer events, As DisneySea Had already prepping easter since march.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

And here's the official word on USJ. Phased reopening beginning June 8. Park entry will be limited to Kansai residents for an undetermined period.

Universal Studios Japan Begins Phased Reopening on June 8, 2020

Universal Studios Japan will begin a phased reopening on June 8, 2020, after closing on February 28, 2020 to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

tdrexplorer.com

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Congratulations to Tokyo Due to high number of cases today, Tokyo Alert would be activated from tonight, That Leaves TDR parks closing might be longer.

 

[Brummyboy92]

Do we think that will prevent Ikspirai from opening as well?

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Do we think that will prevent Ikspirai from opening as well?

It’s already open.

Tokyo cases were back down to 12 today. I wouldn’t expect the Tokyo Alert to change anything at this point beyond maybe some increased caution.

 

[Brummyboy92]

Arrr okay.

Japan seem to be taking this extremely seriously. I don't mean to downplay it or anything, but it's a bit hard when you live in a country so badly affected, and have a government/population who don't seem to care.

Good to see cases are way down again today in Tokyo though.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Tokyo Prefecture announced today that it will proceed to step 3 of the reopening plan effective tomorrow, which includes the reopening of "amusement parks"

This will not have any immediate effect on the reopening plans of TDR (as there is nothing legally barring TDR from reopening whenever it wants to) but it is certainly a positive development for the eventual reopening, especially considering OLC mentioned in their last statement that part of what they're waiting for is "external requests" to be lifted by local governments.

I'm not sure what the reopening plan/status is of Chiba, anyone know?

 

[SweetDuffy101]

within the past couple of days Tokyo Disney Resort has been doing dress rehearsals for both parks.
and every week the website gives us an update regarding park operations and Easter event at Disney sea is still unknown, And Tokyo Disneyland PARK Cast member costumes has received an update that gives the park a rebirth.

 

[Brummyboy92]

That's positive, still have my trip booked for September, however quite doubtful, and may end up pushing it back to Feb 2021. Is Disney Tokyo nice to visit in February? Weather, crowds, etc...

 

[IMDREW]

That's positive, still have my trip booked for September, however quite doubtful, and may end up pushing it back to Feb 2021. Is Disney Tokyo nice to visit in February? Weather, crowds, etc...

I went last week of January last year. VERY cold, but doable. The sun did warm things up a little in the afternoon. Lighter crowds, though still busy and long lines at popular rides. But if you can work with Fastpass it should not be a problem. Definitely less crowded in the evenings. All entertainment was a go and I even did Splash Mountain for the first time in a cold climate. Did not get wet and had one of the best experiences on that Ive ever had on Splash. Definitely recommend TDR Splash Mountain. It's amazing.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

That's positive, still have my trip booked for September, however quite doubtful

The bigger problem for you is going to be the travel restrictions. Nobody can enter Japan right now unless they're a citizen (not even foreigners with permanent residence). The Government is slowly working to change that, but still no sign tourism is going to be back in Japan anytime soon.

 

[Brummyboy92]

The bigger problem for you is going to be the travel restrictions. Nobody can enter Japan right now unless they're a citizen (not even foreigners with permanent residence). The Government is slowly working to change that, but still no sign tourism is going to be back in Japan anytime soon.

Yeah I get that. Even if they start opening up, I reckon it will be very much country by country, and I can't see Japan being in a rush to let UK citizens in yet.

I think by Feb though things will be more or less back to normal/calmed down. And I can incorporate the Sapporo Snow Festival into the mix, so may well be a win win situation. A cold win, but a win nonetheless.