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Tokyo DisneySea reviews

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Posted: January 3, 2012

History of Tokyo DisneySea
Tokyo DisneySea opened in September 2001, the first Disney theme park outside the United States not to use the "Magic Kingdom" design. DisneySea employed many of the concept designs that Walt Disney Imagineering had developed for a possible Long Beach, Calif. theme park, back when Long Beach and Anaheim were competing for Disney's second theme park in Southern California. Anaheim "won" that battle, and ended up with Disney's California Adventure.

How do you get to Tokyo DisneySea?
By train, take the JR Keiyo Line or Musashino Line to Maihama Station. By car, take the Wangan Expressway to the Urayasu exit. An express bus from Tokyo's airports is also available.

When is the best time to visit?
The most uncrowded times to visit are any weekday while school is in session. Peak visitor seasons are Christmas-New Years Holiday, Summer Holiday (late July-late August), Obon (late summer) and Golden Week (early May).

A tour of Tokyo DisneySea
In December 2011, Theme Park Insider editor Robert Niles visited the Tokyo Disney Resort and posted this photo/video tour of DisneySea:

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Readers' Tips for Visiting Tokyo DisneySea

[24 + / 3 -] Never attempt to visit Disneyland in Tokyo during the weekend. Sunday is very crowded.

[8 + / 0 -] Many locals have yearly passes and will come after school or work, so the park tends to fill up in the late afternoon. But weekday mornings are often wonderfully quiet.

[2 + / 0 -] Ask at each ride if they have an English Translation. Some shows give you a hand-held sub-titling device, and others will give you a flyer with an overview of the theme/story. I especially like the one from Tower of Terror.

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Readers' reviews:

Attractions
American Waterfront(Rating)(Height)
Tower Of Terror940
Turtle Talk9
Big City Vehicles9
DisneySea Electric Railway8
Toy Story Midway Mania
Arabian Coast(Rating)(Height)
Sindbad's Storybook Voyage9
The Magic Lamp Theater8
Caravan Carousel8
Jasmine's Flying Carpets
Lost River Delta(Rating)(Height)
Indiana Jones - Temple of the Crystal Skull946
Raging Spirits746
Mediterranean Harbor(Rating)(Height)
Fortress Explorations9
DisneySea Transit Steamer Line9
Venetian Gondolas8
Mermaid Lagoon(Rating)(Height)
Ariel's Playground10
Mermaid Lagoon Theater9
The Whirlpool8
Scuttle's Scooters8
Jumpin' Jellyfish7
Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster735
Blowfish Balloon Race6
Mysterious Island(Rating)(Height)
Journey to the Center of the Earth1046
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea8
Port Discovery(Rating)(Height)
Aquatopia8
StormRider8

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Dining
American Waterfront(Rating)
S.S. Columbia Dining Room10
Cape Cod Cook-Off9
Restaurant Sakura8
Sailing Day Buffet8
New York Deli7
The Teddy Roosevelt Lounge5
Arabian Coast(Rating)
Casbah Food Court8
Sultan's Oasis7
Open Sesame7
Lost River Delta(Rating)
Yucatan Base Camp Grill8
Miguel's El Dorado Cantina7
Lost River Cookhouse
Mediterranean Harbor(Rating)
Magellan's10
Mamma Biscotti's Bakery9
Magellan's Lounge9
Ristorante di Canaletto8
Cafe Portofino8
Zambini Brothers Ristorante8
Mermaid Lagoon(Rating)
Sebastian's Calypso Kitchen7
Mysterious Island(Rating)
Vucania Restaurant8
Refreshment Station8
Nautilus Galley
Port Discovery(Rating)
Horizon Bay Restaurant7

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