The Corporate Sage: Disneysea!

Last February 8, me and my friend went to Tokyo Disneysea as a birthday celebration for my friend. It was both our first time to go, and we didn't know anything about it. So we just went with the flow. We met 7am, took the local train to JR station Maihama, and started our wonderful experience.

Going down the station, we transferred to Disney Resort's private line. Apparently Disneysea was on the last stop (Resort Station-Disneyland-Bayside Area-Disneysea-Resort Station), so we had to wait longer. Everything was in a Mickey design (obviously). Passing by Disneyland, we were shocked to see a LOT of people waiting in line. By a lot I mean that if I were a politician, this would be the place for me to do campaigning. And to think it was a Friday. Seeing the crowd, I wished that Disneysea would have lesser people, but to no luck. It was still crowded, but I guess you can say its not as many compared to Disneyland. Luckily, we arrived just in time for the gates to open, so we didn't have to wait long.

Upon entering the park, a huge fountain with a globe at the center and Mickey's Fantasia scene will greet you. People wait in line to have their pictures taken at the fountain. But the rest of the people just rushed in to the rides so that they wouldn't have to wait long. So yeah, we took our time taking pictures and then went to the park's main attraction, the Tower of Terror.

The line was really long. We waited at most 2 hours just to get to ride it. It was also dissapointing that most of the Japanese people are inserting in lines, or having friends reserving for them. I mean come on, everyone falls in line fair and square, everyone wants to get a ride, and somebody just slips in the line just because a friend fell in line for them. That is so unfair. Anyways, as we got in, we were already tired from waiting, but the first part of the attraction made us excited again. I can't describe the whole event because it might make my post too long. Anyway here's a video of the whole attraction.

Link: Tower of Terror Tokyo Disneysea

Yes, the freefall was frightening as hell. As we got our seatbelts secured and seated properly, the lady assistant looks at us with fear as she starts to close the door as she says "Please come back" in Japanese. Then hell broke loose. I thought that it was only going to be a one long free fall. But then it was 4 scary, trolling free falls. After the ride, my legs were shaking bad, my organs felt as if they were now crammed in the place where my lungs are supposed to be. ever riding that again.

We decided to buy popcorns then went to the second ride, Toy Story Mania. The entrance was the mouth of Woody. Luckily we only waited for about an hour, so it wasn't that tiring. The place was like you shrank down to the size of a toy. The ride is a competition for 2 people, shooting balloons, boards, and stuff for points. And I won! Haha enjoyed this ride.

We then went and had some picture taking, then took a rest while eating pork ribs. After we got our energy back, we rode the attraction for Waterworld. As the title suggested, it was underwater and exploration on the species under the sea. It was also nice that we only waited for around 30-40 minutes. But the ride was quick too. So not that entertaining.

Next, we went out again to have a picture at the fountain before sunset would come. Luckily the gang of mascots was there, so we were able to take pictures with Minnie and Pluto. There was also a band playing disney music. We did a bit of shopping, then went back for another ride.

We went to Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull. It was a short wait. The ride was a jeepney like ride, the one used in explorations. It was the best ride for me. The route was so fun, turning and making you sway with the car. And the fire and the boulder as we neared the end, amazing!

Lastly, we went to watch Aladin's Magic Lamp Theatre. It was in Japanese, so it wasn't that entertaining at first. But the show with 3D glasses and the magic show was fun! Too bad it had to end quickly.

There was supposed to be the Fantasmic, DisneySea's main attraction for the night. But we were too exhausted to wait for another hour and a half, so we decided to go home. Slept on the train. And were groggy by the time we arrived to the school. But it was a lot of fun! One unforgettable experience!

Some pictures during the trip. Enjoy!