BasiltheBatLord
Well-Known Member
Enjoyed reading your trip reports.
I agree that Tokyo has the best versions of some of the "flagship" Disney attractions (PotC and HM). Tokyo gained the PotC crown once Disneyland tossed the auction scene. Not that I necessarily want to express support for Japan's more patriarchal society or anything, but I hope they never PC their version. I think Tokyo has the best Splash Mountain too, although I'm guessing you weren't able to catch that as it was down for refurb when I was there a few weeks ago around the same time as you.
Tokyo Disneyland feels to me like a pretty ideal blend of California's mostly superior attractions with Florida's impressive sense of scale, but something about it just doesn't place it over either of the American parks for me.
Maybe this is beating a dead horse because I think I've said this on here a few times before, but I find DisneySea to be good, but very overrated by the Disney parks fan community. I think the reason it's so well lauded is a mixture of orientalist exotiocism and the fact that it's basically the only non-castle park in 2019 with a consistent theme (although this might be changing soon with the whole Fantasy Springs thing). It also is popular among young Japanese adults with its reputation as "the adult park." My biggest problem with DisneySea is that it just doesn't feel like a full-day park yet. Center of the Earth, Indy and ToT are basically the only worthwhile E-tickets in the park (TSMM is a complete clone sans queue and Nemo Rider or whatever is a pretty lame simulator) all three of which can generally be knocked out in 6 hours or less. I know that Soaring is coming and of course the whole Fantasy Springs expansion will add a lot to the park's roster, but I worry about at what thematic cost.
I agree that Tokyo has the best versions of some of the "flagship" Disney attractions (PotC and HM). Tokyo gained the PotC crown once Disneyland tossed the auction scene. Not that I necessarily want to express support for Japan's more patriarchal society or anything, but I hope they never PC their version. I think Tokyo has the best Splash Mountain too, although I'm guessing you weren't able to catch that as it was down for refurb when I was there a few weeks ago around the same time as you.
Tokyo Disneyland feels to me like a pretty ideal blend of California's mostly superior attractions with Florida's impressive sense of scale, but something about it just doesn't place it over either of the American parks for me.
Maybe this is beating a dead horse because I think I've said this on here a few times before, but I find DisneySea to be good, but very overrated by the Disney parks fan community. I think the reason it's so well lauded is a mixture of orientalist exotiocism and the fact that it's basically the only non-castle park in 2019 with a consistent theme (although this might be changing soon with the whole Fantasy Springs thing). It also is popular among young Japanese adults with its reputation as "the adult park." My biggest problem with DisneySea is that it just doesn't feel like a full-day park yet. Center of the Earth, Indy and ToT are basically the only worthwhile E-tickets in the park (TSMM is a complete clone sans queue and Nemo Rider or whatever is a pretty lame simulator) all three of which can generally be knocked out in 6 hours or less. I know that Soaring is coming and of course the whole Fantasy Springs expansion will add a lot to the park's roster, but I worry about at what thematic cost.
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