2016 Tokyo Disney Resort Trip Summary

To kick off the Holiday season this year I traveled to Tokyo Disney Resort.  This is my second trip to Tokyo but the first to experience their Christmas offerings and check out the 15th Anniversary Celebration for Tokyo DisneySea.  Visit my Spring of 2015 trip summary page for pictures, videos, thoughts and observations from my first trip.   For details of the 2016 Tokyo Disneyland & DisneySea festivities here is the full press release.

Here are some stats from the trip:

  • 6 Nights/7 Days  (4.5 days in the theme parks)
  • 52.2 miles logged on the pedometer
  • Over 10,000 SLR Pictures
  • Over 1,600 cell phone pictures
  • Over 180 videos clips for just over two and a half hours

Tokyo Disney Day 1 Day 1: Travel to Tokyo & 1st Evening @ Tokyo Disney Resort
Friday November 11 & Saturday November 12, 2016
We left home in the pre-dawn hours on Friday for a 9:45am departure which got us into Tokyo on Saturday afternoon.  Then spent some time checking out the Christmas decorations for the Resort Line, Ikspiari, Disney Ambassador Hotel & Tokyo Disneyland Hotel.

 Tokyo Disney Day 2
Tokyo Disney Day 2
Tokyo Disney Day 2
Day 2:  Quiet Morning and Tokyo DisneySea After 3pm
Sunday November 13, 2016
We were up early, so went for a ride on the Resort Line and grabbed some breakfast, then watched the USC Football game.  After the victory it was off to lunch then DisneySea at 3pm using a Starlight Passport for the afternoon and evening to see the DisneySea Christmas Decorations.

Tokyo Disney Day 3

Tokyo Disney Day 3

Tokyo Disney Day 3

 Day 3: Tokyo DisneySea
Monday, November 14, 2016
My first of four straight full days in the parks.  Today DisneySea.  The morning was overcast and cool and by the afternoon it has started to rain off and on become more on as night fell.

Tokyo Disney Day 4
Tokyo Disney Day 4
Tokyo Disney Day 4
Tokyo Disney Day 4
Day 4: Tokyo Disneyland
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
A full day at Tokyo Disneyland enjoying the Christmas festivities and more.

Tokyo Disney Day 5
Tokyo Disney Day 5
Tokyo Disney Day 5
Tokyo Disney Day 5
Day 5: Tokyo DisneySea & Tokyo Disneyland
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
A full day of park hopping on the coldest day of the trip so far.

Tokyo Disney Day 6
Tokyo Disney Day 6
Tokyo Disney Day 6
Tokyo Disney Day 6
Tokyo Disney Day 6
Day 6: Tokyo Disneyland & Tokyo DisneySea Park Hopping
Thursday, November 17, 2016
My last full day in the parks entailed a lot of park hopping as I worked to cross a couple last items off my “to see” list.

Tokyo Disney Day 3
Tokyo Disney Day 3
 Day 7: Time to Head Home
Friday, November 18, 2016


 

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