Our 45th entry in this blog is our trip to Tokyo Disney Sea in Chiba, Japan. This is Ate Rei and Sai’s first time to enter Disney Sea. And our Ate Rei is very excited to meet her favorite character (as of this writing, since she changes fave characters every month) the little mermaid herself, Ariel. But before that, notice that our little Ate Rei is wearing a costume from her favorite character last month (and ever since her 4th birthday), Queen Elsa. And you can see how happy she is with her outfit for the day! 🙂

But… As soon as we entered the entrance gate, one of the guards told her to clip her cape so as not to hurt others and herself as well. So… What happened to Ate Rei? She’s no longer in the mood… 🙂

But all the drama in the entrance gate gradually changed into a happy mood, since of course… we are in one of the happiest place on Earth! DisneyLand! errr… Sea! 🙂
We started at the Mediterranean Harbor. This is the entrance “port-of-call” and themed as an Italian port city, with Venetian Gondolas that guests can board and ride. Littered throughout the port are various shops and restaurants. As we entered the harbor area, the morning show was already about to end. Lots of people are looking at the show with all of the characters in DisneySea. Well, that was sad since we were not able to see it but lets hope to visit next time and make sure to be early. 🙂

Next, we walked towards the Mysterious Island.  This is a “port-of-call” within Mount Prometheus, the giant volcano that is the park’s centerpiece and most prominent feature. It holds two of the more popular attractions: “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, a thrill ride, and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”, a dark ride. The architecture in this port is of Victorian style. (-wiki)  We ate at Vulcania restaurant for lunch and went on to ride the submarine-like ride: “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”.

Next is the Mermaid Lagoon. Mermaid Lagoon is home to the characters of The Little Mermaid. The facade is made to look like the Palace of King Triton and features fanciful seashell-inspired architecture. This “port of call” is mostly indoors and recreates the feeling of being underwater. Attractions include Flounder’s Flying Fish Coaster; Scuttle’s Scooters; Jumpin’ Jellyfish; Blowfish Balloon Race; The Whirlpool; all of which are children’s rides. Also in this area are Ariel’s Playground which is a children’s playground and extensive walk-through attraction that recreates the various settings in the movie; and the Mermaid Lagoon Theater which is home to ‘King Triton’s Concert’, a musical show featuring live actors, large-scale puppetry and Audio-Animatronics that recreate the story of The Little Mermaid. (-wiki) This is where we spent most of our day, waiting for our dear mermaid Ariel.

And after we watched the show, we finally got to take a photo with her.

After that, we went to the Arabian Coast. This is themed after Aladdin. It recreates an Arabian harbor combined with an “enchanted world from 1001 Arabian Nights”. There are three attractions in the land: Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage, an indoor boat ride whose art direction seems to be a variation on “it’s a small world”; Caravan Carousel, a double-decker carousel that can hold over 190 passengers; and the Magic Lamp Theater, which houses a combined live-action based magic show with a 3D movie featuring the Genie. (-wiki)

Of couse, we tried the carousel since this is Sai’s favorite ride, and also the Sinbad’s Voyage. We were about to enter the theater for the magic lamp but the show on that hour was cancelled due to technical problems. Ate Rei and Papa Dave also tried Jasmin’s Magic Carpet at the far end of the Arabian Coast.
Our next stop was the Port Discovery area. This “port of call” is home to the fictional ‘Center for Weather Control’, Port Discovery is home to attractions: Aquatopia, a boat ride that move and spin through a lagoon amid waterfalls and whirlpools, and the DisneySea Electric Railway, an overhead electric trolley that transports riders to and from the American Waterfront. (-wiki) Here we tried the rides in Aquatopia and the Electric Railway.

We also went to the farthest area, the Lost River Delta, but most of the rides are for adults. So our last stop is the American Waterfront. This “port of call” represents the northeastern seaboard of the United States in the early 20th century. It features two themed areas, an “Old Cape Cod” section, and a “New York Harbor” section. This land is dominated by the large passenger ship, SS Columbia, which is usually the site for various shows and events. This port has the Broadway-themed theater which plays the show “Big Band Beat”, which features 1940s style swing jazz. The port’s most popular attraction is a version of The Tower of Terror, an elaborately themed free-fall E-ticket ride. (-wiki)

We were not able to enter the Toy Story Mania ride since there are lots of people in line, we instead watched the “Big Band Beat” where Papa Dave and Me enjoyed it so much but Ate Rei and Sai were fast asleep. hehehe 🙂 Then, since it is time for dinner, we went back from where we entered, at the Mediterranean Harbor, and ate Seafoods for dinner. Yum! (forgot to take photos of our food, ugh!)

And that is it…. Our fun day at Tokyo Disney Sea… weeeee! 🙂