As we approach the Eisner era, we start to see more and more Disney parks opening all over the world. The first international park was Tokyo Disneyland. It has a longer history than you'd realize.
Meet the World was not a rotating theater, the stage rotated and the audience around it stayed put. Also, it did not become a cirrcarma film, it’s an animatronics show most similar to the American Adventure. Japan 200 was the early name for what became “The Eternal Sea” but the Japanese were not fans since the sea was so close to them and it closed in less than a year and a half and was replaced by Magic Journeys.
Tokyo Disneyland was a dream brought to Japan. It was a national admiration, and it was the moment when the brilliant achievements of the people who reached the pinnacle of an era in the midst of high economic growth came to fruition. I recall that the existence of the park was the driving force of my dreams to this day. Thank you for showing me this video. Thank you!!!
Cant wait to visit Tokyo Disney Has been a dream of mine since I watched all of the stuff on early Disney Channel, and other places, as a kid. That was when EPCOT was all the hype as well.
I think I might have the Snow White figure on the left at 6:51! Apparently it was my Nana’s and I didn’t get it until around 8 years ago. Crazy to think that I’ve watched this video multiple times and I didn’t notice it until now.
Interestingly, the Japanese-language version of "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" has been made into a music video on "DTV", a series of music videos on the Disney Channel which sets pop and rock tunes (and the occasional Disney song) to footage of classic Disney animation.
Do you know where I can find the full songs for the individual lands of Tokyo Disneyland? Except for "I'm Walking Right Down the Middle of Main Street USA" (for World Bazaar (their equivalent of Main Street)) and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" (for Westernland (their equivalent of Frontierland)), the songs for the other lands, Adventureland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, were made especially for the park.
One reason why Tokyo Disneyland succeeded where EuroDisney in Paris failed is that the Japanese had a greater say in creating the park than the French.
