Dainty Alice and POP! Alice

What has always amazed me about the Disney branch in Japan is its wonderful merchandise. I, myself, am an annual passholder of Walt Disney World Resort, so you can say I know my Mickeys. However, merchandising in Orlando is mostly just the same, give or take a few exceptions of "couture" merging with Disney characters, but otherwise, always the same old "Florida" T-shirts.

I guess it must be Japan's culture of kawaii what makes their merchandise so unique.

So today I come bringing two beautiful things I bought during my short stay in Tokyo Disneyland Resort. Both are Alice - one is a wonderful cookie tin that actually had heart and spade cookies inside, and the other is a souvenir popcorn basket (BTW, they came in a lot of designs and were cheaper to refill than the usual disposable popcorn bag, but of course I searched the two parks everywhere for an Alice motif).


Lo que siempre me maravilló de la empresa Disney en Japón es su asombroso merchandising. Yo, por si no sabían, soy passholder de Walt Disney World (lo que quiere decir que tengo pase anual), así que me conozco a Mickey por arriba y por abajo. Sin embargo, el merchandising en Orlando es casi siempre igual, salvo un par de excepciones de "couture" que se mezcla con personajes de Disney, pero si no, siempre es el mismo remerón de "Estuve en Florida".

Supongo que será la cultura kawaii de Japón la que influencia el merchandise y lo hace tan único.

Así que hoy les traigo fotos de dos cositas hermosas que me compré en mi corta estadía en el Tokyo Disneyland Resort. Las dos son de Alicia - una es una latita de galletas que de hecho venía con galletas de corazones y picas, y la otra es una caja souvenir de popcorn (que por cierto, venían en miles de diseños y eran más baratas de rellenar que la usual caja de cartón de pochoclos, pero obviamente yo busqué por todos lados hasta encontrar la de Alicia).

Dainty Alice

POP! Alice

Aboard the Disney Dream Pt. 2 - OMG Cruise Food!!

All-you-can-eat random crap at Cabanas!

This is the real reason anyone goes cruising: cruise food.

DISNEY cruise food. Meaning all-you-can-eat all day, and then three course gourmet meals for dinner O.o *dead*

This resulted in unhealthy dish choices such as the one you see above (in the ship's gourmet place, Cabanas). Do not be fooled by the carrot and beans. I ate none of that. That was just for keeping up appearances lol.

I'm at war with healthy food. I'm sorry, I just can't promote a balanced lifestyle! Hahaha.

So if you're hungry please don't look at what's coming up ahead.

Aboard the Disney Dream

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On the first few days this February I went on a Disney Cruise!! I know, woo-hoo! But I never blogged about it (_._)

So here is the long-overdue post.

I know what you're thinking, "So you went to Japan and THEN took a Disney Cruise?"

Yes O_O; I can't believe it either. I am so grateful for everything in my life.

Specially having the opportunity to see the brand new ship in the fleet - the Disney Dream!

Is there anything more beautiful than this? Rhetorical question because NO THERE IS NOT.

Disney Cruises are unlike any other cruise. They have true magic.

And my, is this ship gorgeous!

The whole ship is an opulent masterpiece. I cannot think any way to describe it. It's just beautiful and so perfect. It is bigger than the older ones in the fleet and has a waterslide that actually leaves the ship for a few meters and then comes back O_o; - The Aquaduck.

So for a few seconds you can see the ocean below you from the transparent tube.

I can see how this would be frightening if you're scared of the sea though, hahaha. But then again if you are, what are you doing aboard a cruise!?

The main "lobby" is also CRAZY. Just look at the glass chandelier for God's sake.

I am fangirling about this ship's amazing Art Deco structure. Every detail is its place.

Detail of a random mural.

Adult's pool above.

As soon as we got in we had absolutely nothing to do because most of the ship's facilities opened at dusk after the sail-away party, so we basically ran around until we found the children's and pre-teen's club - the Oceaneer Club & Lab. In the past ships they were separate places but now they are connected to each other, which is great because my little sisters could be together.

What nobody ever told us was how cool this place is. I would have stayed but I don't think the 12-year-olds would like having a 20-year-old play with them :( a shame.

But it was pretty much empty and open for visits at the time so VISIT WE DID!

The whole moment was hilarious because my mom, my boyfriend, my dad and I all started spazzing over how awesome this place was. We were more excited than my little sisters, hahaha. The Oceaneer's Club (for children ages 3 to 12) had a rendition of Andy's Room from Toy Story, and big versions of some of the toys. I was so happy, couldn't believe it!! It was like being inside the movie.

And there was also this... the Monsters Academy, where you could laugh into the pressurized laugh-cans and go through the Monsters Inc. factory. It is amazing what the Imagineers can do!!

There was also a Detective's Academy all around the ship which involved finding certain paintings throughout the decks to solve a mystery. And the paintings MOVE. THEY MOVE. I know it doesn't sound so amazing but you really wouldn't guess that a painting moves because the animation and screen themselves look so veridic, you could swear you see the brush strokes on them. And all the sudden they start moving. WTF.

Night entertainment and shows above the Disney Cruise Line are unlike any other. They even have a Fireworks show at sea, which no other cruise line has!!

The room-keeping staff are so kind, polite and nice! They surprise you each day with an imaginative towel design and chocolates. They also clean your room like three times a day if you let them O_o

Hidden Mickeys all over the ship :)

Aaaand here's me again, posing around the ship's outer decks.

I hope you enjoyed my report! It's not over yet, I still have to talk about food and excursions. So please stay tuned! (^^)

Let's Japan Special - Tokyo Disneyland

To all who come to this Happy Place, welcome.

'twas the final day of the Japan trip. Far from feeling saddened, I was EXCITED MAX to see my two favorite things on this Earth combined...

Disney... and Japan, lol.

Welcome to Tokyo Disneyland!

I love Disney so much I think I could easily be a Disney spokesperson in the future. And I also know Disney World in Florida so well I could be a vacation agent. I seriously know the parks inside out, every little nook and cranny is inside my mind. I already sound like Disney sponsors me or something LOL from the way I talk about it.

So, for a person like me it's only natural that I wanted to know every "Disneyland" on Earth. Tokyo, of course, top of my list.

Without further ado, let's begin my Tokyo Disneyland report! (which I shall call TDL from now on)

More cute pictures aboard the resorts-to-monorail-station bus. I forgot to say that every time you arrived to your destination, be it your hotel or the station, Mickey said, "Aa! Tocchaku! A ha!" ("Oh, we arrived!"). So cute!!!!!! Love you Mickey, please marry me.

Mickey-themed handle on the monorail. You can actually buy a replica of this handle inside the park stores (O_O) I love how they take profit out of this lol.

That day was super cold and plentifully cloudy. We thought it might rain at any minute but luckily it didn't (O_O) that's the magic of Disney for you.

The part that's called Mainstreet USA in the American parks is World Bazaar here. It has a transparent glass roof to keep you from the elements. Honestly though, it wasn't really warm inside the roofed section, but oh well.

 Some window displays on the streets of World Bazaar. I am loving that couture Cinderella dress.

Unfortunately that day it was a hectic day so I didn't get to take too many pictures from each of TDL's many lands. But if you have been to Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom at Disney World, they are actually INCREDIBLY similar. Some attractions were even exact replicas.

More pictures of people walking, YAYYY! Hm, this is like deja-vu.

Cinderella's Castle had a beautiful exposition going on called Cinderella's Fairy Tale Hall. Some lovely art pieces, dioramas, shadowboxes, and sculptures were on display. Here is a closer look at some of them:

Aww Cindy waltzing with her prince. I love this.

The only thing I remember to take some pictures of was Toontown. That section was removed from Magic Kingdom, so in TDL it keeps its original Disneyland charm. It's been a while since I last went to Disneyland so it was like visiting a new land for me, hehe.

Scrooge McDuck there taking some pictures. I love everyone's looks at TDL, I don't think there was a single person without Disney merchandise on.

I must say I love that TDL's Toontown still has that original Who Framed Roger Rabbit feel. In Disney World it was treated differently which is a shame, because Roger Rabbit is SUCH a great movie.

I'm not bad... I'm just drawn that way. The whole queue for the Roger Rabbit ride was so fun! I love that it looks like the back alleys of Toontown.

Roger made his escape. Classic :)

Rocking my new Haunted Mansion maid headband. There are no words to describe how badly I wanted a Haunted Mansion maid katyusha. Why hasn't Disney World thought of this before?? When I wore this headband to the Magic Kindom in FL a few weeks later every Mansion castmember stared at me and smiled.

I adore the Haunted Mansion, I daresay it's one of my favorite attractions. I love creepy-yet-lighthearted stuff the most. I think that if I ever apply for a job at Disney, being a Haunted Mansion maid would be awesome. I have the creepy face and blank stare to go with it, too, haha.

Seriously though I think I haven't been called ugly too many times, but scary, yes. Eh, it's better than nothing I guess lol.

Night-time was quick to fall in TDL and it was almost time for the Dreamlights Electrical Parade. Woo-hoo!

Mickey--!!!

This parade is so beautiful I can't even say anything coherent about it. My pictures aren't the best but my level of excitement was too high. It is quite similar to Disney World's Main Street Electrical Parade but I don't think they are quite the same.

More horrible photographs. I need new hands! hahaha.

I also need to learn to film longer videos :P

So that's it for Tokyo Disneyland! I hope you enjoyed the tour.

If you wish to keep reading, please check out my Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall entry, where I talk about the buffeteria located inside TDL. That part of the park wasn't of course included in this post because it would have been redundant.