(｡◕‿◕｡): Day 9: Disneysea

Last day in Japan and it was finally time for our Disneysea trip! Since we had to go down to the airport to catch our flight at midnight, we brought our luggage over to JR Maihama Station to save time. The lockers were really expensive, ¥700 for one and you could only stuff one piece of luggage in each one.

Passport for Disneysea given to us at the hotel. It costs ¥250 to ride on the Resort Line which brings you from JR Maihama Station to Disneysea. My mum was outraged that this wasn't already included in the price of the Passport.

I like the Mickey themed train. On the way we had a nice view of the ocean.

Once we were in the park, we immediately headed to the Tower Of Terror ride, which was our favourite ride from Disneyland Paris (DLP). There was a loooong line there and a sign outside told us that there was going to be a 50-minute long wait. So we decided to get a Fast Pass. I was shocked when we got the Fast Pass. It said that we had to wait till 6.45pm to use it! WAT. It was only about 10.30am at that time. We had to wait for 8 hours before we could use the Fast Pass? Unbelievable.

I don't know if this is pretty common for Disneyland but it was totally different from DLP! Maybe it was a slow day when I visited DLP, idk. At DLP we only had to wait for about an hour to use the Fast Pass. And on the day when there was a slight drizzle in the morning, we barely had to queue for any of the rides. In fact, we rode on the Twilight Tower Of Terror so many times we were a bit pai seh that the staff would recognize us. I'm just glad this isn't the first time I'm visiting Disneyland, otherwise I'd be so disappointed that there wasn't enough time to try all the rides.

Since we were already at the Tower Of Terror, we decided to join the queue. 50 minutes of standing in line later, we were in! The story differs from DLP's Tower Of Terror. DLP's one had more of a Twilight Zone theme, before going on the ride they'll show you a clip from the TV show. As a fan of the Twilight Zone, I loved it! But TDS's story is pretty scary as well. After telling you the story of how the guy got cursed by the statue and dies, the room turns dark and the statue cackles evilly. When the lights are turned up again, the statue is gone! And the Japanese people around me are like EHHHHHH!!! & I really want to LOL cos it reminds me of that Taiwanese magician going around the streets of Tokyo performing his street magic and the Japanese girls are all over reacting and acting as if he had just turned water into wine and brought someone back from the dead.

After 50 minutes of waiting, the ride was over in about a minute. It seemed a bit shorter than the one in DLP :( Oh well, it was fin while it lasted.

The guy in the middle looks traumatized.

With my leopard print mouse ears! Leopard prints are so hot right now. King Triton looks like Santa!

Triton's Kingdom. Most of the rides are for younger kids.

Next stop, the center of the world!

Again, there was a 50-minute wait for Journey To The Center of The Earth, most of the rides did. This time we bought some popcorn to munch on while waiting in line, it certainly helped to pass time. I liked this ride so we got a Fast Pass for it for later once we exited. This one had a slightly shorter wait, we could go back at 5.30pm.

Next, we headed off to take the Raging Spirits ride. On the way, we stopped to buy moar popcorn to munch on while standing in the queue that would inevitable be at the attraction. But alas, there was a long queue for the goddamn popcorn as well. It was kinda frustrating, bumping into long queues of people every where I turned.

We decided to look for another popcorn stand on the way to Raging Spirits, since there were stands all over the park. Lo and behold, we found one just some distance away... and there was no queue! We were patting ourselves on the back for being so smart when I noticed something. They were selling... CURRY flavoured popcorn?! What is this I don't even-

No wonder there was no queue LOL. Not feeling particularly experimentative, we decided to give it a pass. One flavour we did try later on was the Milk Tea popcorn. It had a nice, strong milk tea flavour. If you're going to get popcorn at the park, get this! I think this is the one most worthy of the ¥300. It's the first time I've ever even heard of Milk Tea popcorn.

We had queued for about 5 minutes at the Raging Spirits when I noticed that no one was getting on the ride. They were just letting empty cars go on the track. Shortly after, there was an announcement informing us that there was a technical issue and they had to shut the ride down. If this was in Singapore, everyone would be groaning and bitching. But here, the biggest reaction was just a mildly shocked EHhh~

As a form of apology, everyone in line was given a Fast Pass which they could use on any ride they wanted. We immediately used it on the Indiana Jones ride nearby.

On the way there, I spotted Indiana Jones! At least I think it was. Either it was him or just some random dressed like him. There was a cast member following him so I think there's a high chance it was him lol.

Outside the ride.

After ride meal: A hot dog

Pretty soon it was dark.

Mermaid lagoon.

Mediterranean Harbor

The place is so pretty when it lights up <3

Tbe beautiful courtyard on the Arabian Coast.

We also watched one of the Christmas shows by Mickey & friends. I think the Little Mermaid has the easiest job. She just has to sit in her shell and flap her 'tail' every once in a while. No need to memorize any of the choreography or anything.

Tower Of Terror at night.

Our second ride. A lot of people (both guys and girls) were wearing winter hats with Mickey ears like the girl in the red hat.

McDuck's.

Duffy Christmas tree in the store!

Until we were in Tokyo Disneysea I had no idea what Duffy was. In the park, about 75% of the people were walking around with the bear, either cradled in their arms or with a mini version pinned to their bag. Many couples would each carry the male and female versions of the bear.

Christmas Set Dinner at Zambini Brothers' Ristorante.

Salad and a generous portion of turkey spaghetti with cream sauce and a chocolate cake. Really enjoyed the spaghetti. I thought the price (¥1400) was quite ok for Disneyland.