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| Steampunk Disney Explorer Ship |
*Caution! Pics heavy!
It was started as a random midnight chat on Instagram. I just woke up after accidentally slept on sofa and found some messages from my friends. Then I found this Instagram message from my Junior in University, asked me if I still have no plan for the next day which technically that day since I read his message at midnight. Feeling exited because finally someone asked me out on weekend (27 yo single, with almost no plan in every weekends), I immediately replied his chat. We have no idea where we will go, then Tokyo Disney Sea randomly popped out in my brain, and as spontaneous as I am (we Indonesian are very spontaneous) he agreed so we decided to meet up at Hachoubori St. at 8 AM. Which is actually crazy because we decided it at 2 AM lol.
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| Cute Mickey Monorail <3 td=""> |
From Hachoubori St. we rode another train to Maihama St., and from Maihama St. we walked about 3 minutes to Disney Resort station and use the cute Mickey monorail train that will bring all the passenger to Tokyo Disney Land and Tokyo Disney Sea. (That, actually located in Chiba Perfecture, not in Tokyo)
We arrived around 8:30 AM and the park hasn’t opened yet, but the park is already full of people, and some Disney character like Goofy is around to cheer up the visitors. There’s also a marching band played in front of the gate. I instantly falling in love with Tokyo Disney Sea after saw the steampunk-ish ship statue, since I’m a chuunibyou* so fond over everything steampunk.
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| Goofy with the kids (and adults) |
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| Cool marching band |
The first thing we did after the gate opened is ran to get a free pass ticket of Tower of Terror, and even tough we came early, we got the free pass for 19:00 PM~21:00 PM. Felt hungry because we must catch train early, we went to got some brunch at New York Deli in America Waterfront area. After brunch, we started to looking for a ride. My junior (let’s call him A) want to ride “Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull” but we gave up because the waiting line for the ride is about 270 minutes (about 4 hours and half)! Instead, we took Disney Sea Transit Steamer, a one way ride/transportation that will bring the visitor around the park. Our boat is sail through Lost River Delta Area to Mediterranean Harbor, and while the park scenery is good, we little bit regretted our decision because the boat is an open boat and it was damn cold haha.
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| Turkey Panini with Apple Soda and Fries |
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| Transit Steamer Line with Promotheus Mountain as background |
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| Mediterranean Harbor |
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| Shack near the harbor |
After took some rest (and nap) on Mediterranean Harbor Area, we ready for another ride so we went to Mysterious Island area to tried “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” which looked like a steam punk heaven for me. The waiting line for this ride isn’t that long, ‘just’ 90 minutes for 3 minutes ride haha.
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| The Bronze submarine from “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” |
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| Glimpse from the cave |
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| Dive Suites |
Then we back to Mediterranean Harbor and waited for almost an hour to saw the “Crystal Wishes Journey: Shine On!”, a special show for Tokyo Disney Sea 15th Anniversary. The show was good, but will be better watched the night show because it include the special effect light that barely seen under the sunlight.
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| Everyone love stuffed character |
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| The show started! |
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| The “Crystal Wishes Journey: Shine On!” Show |
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| All the pretty performers |
After watching a heart warmer and magical show (that we seriously needed on that day) we want to keep the calm feeling so we chose Venetian Gondolas, still on Mediterranean Harbor area as our next ride. This time, the line is much shorter, just 60 minutes. We enjoyed the calm atmosphere and the funny gondolier that singing and joking through the ride.
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| Venetian Gondolas |
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| Multi Talent Gondolier; Singing and making jokes while ride the gondola |
Its been evening and the sun is ready to fall, could we fulfilled A’s dream to ride Indiana Jones attraction? Read the rest of story in Pt. 2!
To be continued…
*Chuunibyou is a Japanese slang term which roughly translates to “Middle School 2nd Year Syndrome”. People with chuunibyou either act like a know-it-all adult and look down on real ones, or believe they have special powers unlike others. (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Chuunibyou)
Duuh ini nih yg bikin aku ngebatalin ke disney February lalu pas ke Jepang. Waiting time nya itu loh mbaa. Duuh, padahal aku tuh suka bgt ama themepark dan wahana2 extreme. Mtp kalo selama itu aku nyerah wkwkwkwk :p. Makanya pas di jepang aku milih ke Fuji Q ama Nagashima spaland, soalnya di sana juga banyak bgt rollercoaster extreme yg msk rekor dunia 😀
Tp mungkin kpn2 aku msh mau sih ke disney. Kapan ya sepinya tapi :p
Hi Fanny 🙂
Maklum rencana dadakan semunculnya di kepala sih hahaha. Ngantrinya juara banget emang XD mngkin karena hari Minggu juga kali ya. Ada yang bilang Disney sepi pas bulan Juni, tapi dunno juga ya hehe
Pengen banget ke Fuji Q sih, lagi nyari-nyari waktu yang pas haha. Maklum kudu nyesuain waktu sama kerjaan 😛
Enaknya ke disney sea huhu, mau ikut ke snaa:(
Disney selalu menyenangkan untuk dikunjungi.. fun banget dari foto2nya 🙂
Yup! Cuma liat-liat pun udah seneng hahaha *receh orangnya
Wah Disney Sea di Jepang, aku pernah baca2 tentang obyek wisata ini, keren banget. Moga2 suatu saat nanti bisa ajak anak2ku ke sana aamin 😀
Iya, tempat ini bagus banget mbak April 😀
Aamiin, mudah-mudahan tercapai ya 😀
*sini masuk koper hahaha XD