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Miscellaneous Tokyo Thoughts

Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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There's a very short list of attractions that were in both Disneyland and The Magic Kingdom in the 70s that were not built in Tokyo and the PeopleMover was one of them*

I get why they went with the then newer Pinocchio over Mr Toad, or decided not to build Submarine Voyage, but not even a covered PeopleMover like in WDW? Even after duplicating the North and South Tomorrowland buildings from Florida that were designed with it in mind? And an elevated Star Jets?

*I can think of 4 total: PeopleMover, Mr Toad, Submarine Voyage and Mission to Mars
 
EricsBiscuit

EricsBiscuit

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Question: with the potential redevelopment of adventure land, are they going to be getting rid of the railroad? If so, that would be such a shame. When I had the pleasure of visiting this May, it seemed very popular and I truly enjoyed it.
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Robbiem

Robbiem

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EricsBiscuit said:
Question: with the potential redevelopment of adventure land, are they going to be getting rid of the railroad? If so, that would be such a shame. When I had the pleasure of visiting this May, it seemed very popular and I truly enjoyed it.View attachment 891531View attachment 891532
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The railroad traverses Westernland (Frontierland) and Critter Country as well as Adventureland so it would be a massive change to remove it.

I really hope it stays because it is a fun little attraction which feels different to the other railroads around the world
 
EricsBiscuit

EricsBiscuit

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Robbiem said:
The railroad traverses Westernland (Frontierland) and Critter Country as well as Adventureland so it would be a massive change to remove it.

I really hope it stays because it is a fun little attraction which feels different to the other railroads around the world
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Yes I love how there is only one station. It’s much nicer then starting and stopping every 4 minutes
 
Disney Analyst

Disney Analyst

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Toys Wondrous Christmas is a worthy successor to Christmas Stories! :)

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I'm avoiding spoilers for now, apart from the photos I've seen. So it seems worth it to take the time to check it out on our full Disneyland day?

Not sure if we should be taking the time to see that.... or the normal day parade?

Electrical Parade is a must of course for me, but may try to knock that out on our evening ticket.
 
PiratesMansion

PiratesMansion

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Disney Analyst said:
I'm avoiding spoilers for now, apart from the photos I've seen. So it seems worth it to take the time to check it out on our full Disneyland day?

Not sure if we should be taking the time to see that.... or the normal day parade?

Electrical Parade is a must of course for me, but may try to knock that out on our evening ticket.
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Do all of the above.

Tokyo really is the best at parades worldwide and isn't a slouch when it comes to other entertainment either.

I'd say see all of the parades at bare minimum.
 
PiratesMansion

PiratesMansion

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Okay! But only if we have time haha.
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Like I've said in the past, you'll see massive amounts of people waiting for the parade well in advance of their start time, which makes it seem like an intimidating proposition, but you can often get a good spot within 30 minutes of them starting because 1) Almost all parade viewing in Tokyo is seated, which makes it easier to see what's happening, and 2) I guarantee that you and partner are taller than 90% of the Japanese audience, which again helps your view immensely, even if there are huge crowds of people in front of you.

Optionally, you can do it Japanese style and fold out the parade mat in advance to clearly designate your space.

Oh, and watch the parades by Haunted Mansion, where the parade starts, so that you can dart into queues while other people are still watching the parade.

Obviously not all entertainment is to all tastes, and I wouldn't say this is best of the best entertainment lineup in the history of the resort, but what Tokyo offers is generally among the best in entertainment of all Disney parks anywhere, especially when it comes to parades, especially when it comes to costuming. It tends to be higher quality stuff than what the US parks are offering, at the very least.

The ONLY exception to this entertainment rule is fireworks, the modest little show Tokyo offers cannot compare to the ones in the US no matter what they're calling it this week; otherwise, Tokyo is the best or among the best.
 
TTA94

TTA94

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Does anyone know what’s out there as far as the music for the Dreamlights Christmas Version? Is it only the one track they released several years ago? Would be awesome to have a track with the underliners. I did see something on YouTube with the underliner but I don’t believe it’s the full parade and not source. Also does not have the most recent introduction.
 
AxolotlTales

AxolotlTales

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TTA94 said:
Does anyone know what’s out there as far as the music for the Dreamlights Christmas Version? Is it only the one track they released several years ago? Would be awesome to have a track with the underliners. I did see something on YouTube with the underliner but I don’t believe it’s the full parade and not source. Also does not have the most recent introduction.
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The most recent one they released was in 2019 for Dreamlights Christmas.

As for underliners, there's some BGM ones on youtube my multimedia monorail. Not source, but fairly close. The most recent release for Dreamlights was the "3D sound" version they released on CD only for the 40th music-go-round album. In that version it had the new intro, and the actual source underliners. However, with what was posted online for it, it sounded horrible. It seemingly disappeared from everywhere now due to DMCA/ copyright strikes and I have yet to find anyone who has reuploaded it. It was stereo mixed to have the left side playing the underliners and the right side playing the soundtrack. The underliner changed depending on what unit the soundtrack was on. They had a sample on the official site for the album and it sounded just as bad. I remember getting a headache from listening to it.
 
TTA94

TTA94

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AxolotlTales said:
The most recent one they released was in 2019 for Dreamlights Christmas.

As for underliners, there's some BGM ones on youtube my multimedia monorail. Not source, but fairly close. The most recent release for Dreamlights was the "3D sound" version they released on CD only for the 40th music-go-round album. In that version it had the new intro, and the actual source underliners. However, with what was posted online for it, it sounded horrible. It seemingly disappeared from everywhere now due to DMCA/ copyright strikes and I have yet to find anyone who has reuploaded it. It was stereo mixed to have the left side playing the underliners and the right side playing the soundtrack. The underliner changed depending on what unit the soundtrack was on. They had a sample on the official site for the album and it sounded just as bad. I remember getting a headache from listening to it.
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Thanks, I forgot about the 2019 release. I do have that one. I agree the immersive mix I believe it was called was horrible.
 
TTA94

TTA94

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@AxolotlTales Do you know if they ever released the English version of Christmas Family from the old Christmas Wishes show? Not the pop version but the cast version I guess it would be called.
 

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