Tokyo Disneyland

On the second day of our trip, we went to Tokyo Disney.


Another view from our hotel balcony. As you can see, the sun was not shining. We had about a 5 minute drizzle, but that was it. For us fair-skinned, red-headed freckle people, it was a nice overcast day. No sunburn. The Ferris wheel in the background is the tallest in Japan, so we were told.



Closer view of the Ferris wheel.







The family on the bus from the hotel, to the Disney monorail. It was only a few minute walk to the monorail, but we decided to wimp out and take the bus. We figured that the kids would be on their feet all day so no need to make them walk further.



Just outside the entrance, they had characters from movies. We ran into the Robin Hood characters. Robin Hood is my favorite Disney move so I was happy to get my picture taken with them.




As you can see, they have Disneyland dressed up for Halloween. It was really interesting to see all of the Halloween decorations.










As soon as you walk through the entrance, you can see Cinderella's castle. This is similar to the volcano that you can see at Disney Sea.





Denny and Savannah receive allowance every week. They did a great job saving up for Disney. Denny bought Mickey ears and Savannah bought Pooh ear barrettes.








The castle just inside Disney.












And another a little closer.











We rode the Snow White ride. We had a hard time keeping Savannah from reading this sign. Luckily, Denny cannot read yet or we may not have made it on this one.









Savannah with her Pooh ears.











Picture of Denny that was taken some time during the day. I can't remember when but I had to put it on the blog based on the look on his face.












Part of the Halloween parade. I have a clip of the parade below as well.







They have a Roger Rabbit Toontown as well. It looks like Roger made his way 'through' this door at some point.











Savannah and Elin sitting near the 'Dip'. Dip is used to melt cartoon characters. The villain in the movie used it.







For those would-be villains out there, here is the recipe. If you get caught, don't tell them I gave it to you.







Savannah trying to pick up the Acme dumbbell in Toontown.







We ate lunch at the Queen of Hearts restaurant. They had roasted chicken which sounded like it was one of the better choices in the entire park. We were glad we chose this place because the food was actually pretty good.

This is Denny and Savannah with the 5 of hearts.









Denny with the Ace of hearts.











This is the train and paddle boat at the Tom Sawyer area.







We had to cross a barrel bridge. I thought this was a good idea and it looked interesting so I took a picture. The bridge moved a LOT as you walked over it. The barrels moved up and down with your weight.











The family under what we think are Casper's uncles. Again, a good example of how decorated the park was. They really do a good job. We heard that they do the same thing for Christmas. Savannah has already planted seeds about going back then...








This is a pagoda in Adventureland.












The man behind us offered to take our picture on the train. He noticed me trying to get a shot of the rest of the family. He proceeded to fall asleep just after the train left the station. It was a relaxing ride. Most of the rides are literally between 1 and 2 minutes. The train was the longest ride that we took that day.



Savannah in front of the castle. It was lit up, but it was difficult to get her lit up and still get the castle light correct in the background.










View of the castle lit up. We sat in the spot for a solid hour waiting on the light parade. If you didn't get a seat early, you were about 20 rows back. We were an hour early and still about 5 people deep.










The family walking into the park.




Part of the Halloween parade. Turn your speakers down... it was loud. It seemed like everywhere we went there was noise and people. It was a little stressful.




It's a small world fans, eat your hearts out. The song is a mixture of Japanese and English, but it is hard to hear.



This is the 'Raft' in the Tom Sawyer. I thought it was interesting that they had outboard motors on them... We stood in line for about 15 minutes to get on the raft... that literally took you across the river. We thought it was a ride, but it was just a ferry.





The family coming down the stairs from the Swiss Family Robinson tree house. Elin told the kids that they were a real family. I disagreed thinking it was a story or a book. We agreed to disagree. She looked it up later (just couldn't let it go, could she?) and now she thinks it might have been a book after all.




Pete's Dragon in the Light show. They had upwards of 20 of these floats. I want to say that they were claiming over a million lights for the whole parade.




Another float in the parade.



This is out of order, but you can see how you have to weave through the crowds. If you listen, Savannah looks for me at one point thinking I was lost. This went on all day long. She is a worrier.