Tokyo DisneySea Getting New Soarin' And Shanghai Disneyland Getting Zootopia Land!

Tokyo & Shanghai's Disneylands are really starting to eclipse our own. Their attractions are always on the next level of innovation. Their two amazing announcements this week are no exception. First, Soarin' is coming to TokyoSea, but not the way we're used to. It will feature a trip around the world, feeling the breeze with new sights of famous landscapes & scents, but this one will have it's own theme & backstory. Not to mention cool DaVinci-esque looking flyers. Oriental Land Company gave a look at its backstory, "Nestled in the hills of Mediterranean Harbor, amidst the backdrop of an old-world Italian village, the Museum of Fantastic Flight is dedicated to humankind’s enduring dream of flying. Today, the museum celebrates Camellia Falco—a visionary innovator in the fledgling field of aviation—with a special retrospective of her life.

A grand tour of the museum includes a magical visit from the spirit of Camellia and culminates with Guests boarding her latest and greatest achievement—a flying vehicle of her own design called the Dream Flyer. Guests soon experience what Camellia believed, that our imagination can propel us into the future and take us everywhere in the world we wish to go. And before Guests know it, their spirits are sent soaring." This sounds totally amazing on so many levels. I love Soarin', but with this announcement it seems second rate all the sudden. While the next announcement from Shanghai Disneyland doesn't come with that much detail, it makes up for it in size. They've announced a whole Zootopia themed land! Their 8th themed land at that. It will feature a state of the art attraction that will bring the characters of Zootopia alive. Along with the obvious amount of merchandise & foods, fully immersing fans in the world of Zootopia. Construction is targeted for this year. Shanghai has become the park I want to visit the most. It's a little too far to hop in the car & go. There's also the matter of all that water in between. There's some concept art below that came with these articles, check it out. Afterwards throw your thoughts in the comments, like, & share.

Major Tokyo DisneySea Expansion! Tangled, Frozen, & Peter Pan!

The Oriental Land Co., Ltd. has announced that an agreement has been reached with The Walt Disney Company on plans for developing a new themed port at Tokyo Disneysea, including a new hotel. With this, the licenses for the Disney theme parks along with other licenses between The Walt Disney Company & Oriental will be extended to 2076. The expansion at Tokyo Disneysea will create an eighth "magical springs" themed port, comprised of three distinct areas recreating the worlds of the Disney films Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan. The deluxe hotel will contain some of the most luxurious accommodations ever at Tokyo Disney Resort. Most excitingly, four new attractions will be developedfor this expansion. Operations are projected to begin in fiscal year 2022, with Oriental Land investing about 250 billion yen. The largest investment to date for existing facilities. This combined with the large changes coming to Tokyo Disneyland, scheduled to start operations in 2020, I'm gonna start putting back a little every year until a 2022-23ish trip to Tokyo Disneyland. This all came with this awesome concept art, letting us get a little taste of what to expect. Out of all of it, hands down, Peter Pan looks amazing. With Tangled coming in a close second. I'm loving this new immersion trend running through the parks. This is gonna be fun! What do y'all think? Are y'all trying to make future plans to Tokyo as well? Put it in the comments, like, & share.

"Tokyo Disney Resort 35th 'Happiest Celebration'" Kicks Off April 15th

Tokyo Disney's 35th "Happiest Celebration" will take place April 15th through March 25th, marking the 35th anniversary of the Grand Opening of Tokyo Disneyland Park. While it doesn't quite excite me as much as FanDaze in Paris, it still looks like a pretty awesome time. It will kick off at Tokyo Disneyland Park with the premiere of "Dreaming Up!", a new daytime parade taking you to a world of fantasy & imagination. Main Street in World Bazaar will be transformed into Celebration Street for the duration of the celebration. My favorite part of this though, is the 40 new figures based on Disney films that will be added to "it's a small world". Tokyo DisneySea will debut characters in new costumes for a new show called "Happiest Celebration on the Sea". Not the most original with names I'm seeing. From July 10th, there will be a show at Cinderella Castle that seems like a mash-up of Fantasmic & Happily Ever After shows stateside called "Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland". They'll also have a show called "Let's Party Gras" at Theater Orleans, with DisneySea having "Hello, New York!" at the Dockside Stage. I'd definitely have to hit the Party Gras if I was there. They're also going to have special menus, 35th anniversary merchandise, & a limited period shop specializing in Chocolate Crunch, a classic Tokyo Disney Resort souvenir. All & all this sounds like a lot of fun, no FanDaze, but a lot of fun nonetheless. What do y'all think though? Put it in the comments, like, & share.