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{{Short description|Theme park and vacation resort in Chiba, Japan}}
[[Image:The Map of Tokyo Disney Resort (English).jpg|thumb|200px|The map of Tokyo Disney Resort]]
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{{Infobox company
| name = Tokyo Disney Resort
| logo = Tokyo Disney Resort picture logo.svg
| logo_size = 220px
| industry = [[Amusement park]]s and [[resort]]s
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1983|4|15}}
| defunct =
| image = A8 Tokyo Disneyland.jpg
| image_caption = [[Cinderella Castle]] in [[Tokyo Disneyland]]
| location = [[Urayasu, Chiba|Urayasu]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], Japan
| key_people = Kyoichiro Uenishi (President)
| owner = [[The Oriental Land Company]] {{small|([[Keisei Electric Railway|Keisei Group]])}}<br>{{small|under license from [[Disney Experiences]] ([[The Walt Disney Company]])}}
| homepage = {{Official website|https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/top.html}}
}}
{{TDR}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Disney Resort'''|東京ディズニーリゾート|Tōkyō Dizunī Rizōto}} is a [[theme park]] and vacation resort located in [[Urayasu]], [[Chiba prefecture|Chiba]], [[Japan]], just east of [[Tokyo]]. It is owned and operated by [[the Oriental Land Company]] with a license from [[The Walt Disney Company]]. The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as a single theme park ([[Tokyo Disneyland]]), but developed into a resort with two theme parks, three Disney hotels, six non-Disney hotels, and a shopping complex. Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney theme park opened outside the [[United States]].
The {{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Disney Resort'''|東京ディズニーリゾート}} (local nickname ''TDR''<ref><!--This citation is necessary to ensure link from the disambiguation page [[TDR]], by proving that the nickname "TDR" really does exist.-->Example of nickname "TDR": {{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/05/10/editorials/a-tour-bus-tragedy/|url-access=limited|title=OPINION: A tour bus tragedy|date=2012-05-10|access-date=2020-08-11|website=JapamTimes|author=JapamTimes|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505075643/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2012/05/10/editorials/a-tour-bus-tragedy/#.U2dESaGubAY|archive-date=2014-05-05|url-status=live}}</ref>) is a [[theme park]] and vacation resort located in [[Urayasu]], [[Chiba prefecture|Chiba]], Japan, just east of [[Tokyo]]. The resort is fully owned and operated by [[The Oriental Land Company]] (a subsidiary of the [[Keisei Electric Railway]] Company) under a license from [[The Walt Disney Company]], which constructed and designed the resort and its various attractions through its [[Walt Disney Imagineering|Imagineering]] research & development arm.

The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as a single theme park ([[Tokyo Disneyland]]), later developing into a resort with a second theme park ([[Tokyo DisneySea]]), six Disney hotels, six non-Disney hotels and a shopping complex ([[Ikspiari]]). Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney theme park to open outside the United States and the resort is the only [[Disney Parks, Experiences and Products|Disney Parks]] resort in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity.


==Attractions==
==Attractions==
[[Image:The Map of Tokyo Disney Resort (English).jpg|thumb|left|Map of the Tokyo Disney Resort as of 2008]]
Tokyo Disney Resort consists of [[Tokyo Disneyland]], [[Tokyo DisneySea]], and [[Ikspiari]], which is a variation of the [[Downtown Disney]] and [[Disney Springs]] shopping, dining, and entertainment areas found at the Disney resorts in [[Disneyland Resort|Anaheim]] and [[Walt Disney World Resort|Lake Buena Vista]] respectively. It also contains [[Bon Voyage! (shop)|Bon Voyage!]], a large Disney goods specialty shop.


Like other Disney resorts, the Tokyo Disney Resort includes several Disney-branded hotels; the resort's three "Deluxe" Hotels are the Disney Ambassador Hotel, the Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta and the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. The Resort also includes the "Moderate" type Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel and the "Value" type Tokyo Disney Resort Celebration Hotel. There are six other hotels located on the Tokyo Disney Resort property. These, however, are not Disney-branded hotels and are owned by other companies, similar to the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels at [[Walt Disney World]].
Tokyo Disney Resort has three main entertainment sections: [[Tokyo Disneyland]], [[Tokyo DisneySea]] and [[Ikspiari]], which is a variation of the [[Downtown Disney (disambiguation)|Downtown Disney]] shopping, dining and entertainment area found at the Disney resorts in [[Disneyland Resort|California]] and [[Walt Disney World Resort|Florida]]. It also contains [[Bon Voyage! (shop)|Bon Voyage!]], which is the official Disney goods specialty shop of Tokyo Disney Resort.


All facilities are linked by the [[Disney Resort Line]] monorail, with the exception of the Celebration Hotel which is connected to the resort area via a free 15-minute shuttle. The Tokyo Disney Resort is headed by [[Toshio Kagami]], who is the [[representative director (Japan)|representative director]] (CEO) of the Oriental Land Company.
Like the other Disney resorts, the Tokyo Disney Resort has 3 Disney-branded hotels; the Disney Ambassador Hotel, the Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta (the building in which the entrance to Tokyo DisneySea is located), and the recently opened Tokyo Disneyland Hotel.


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There are six other hotels located on the Tokyo Disney Resort property. These, however, are not Disney-branded hotels and are owned by other companies, similar to the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels at [[Walt Disney World]].


==Theme Parks==
All facilities are linked by [[Disney Resort Line]] monorail.
* '''[[Tokyo Disneyland]]''', the first theme park built at the resort. Tokyo Disneyland opened on April 15, 1983 and is mostly based on its sister castle parks [[Magic Kingdom]] and [[Disneyland]].
* '''[[Tokyo DisneySea]]''', the second theme park to open at the resort. Tokyo DisneySea opened on September 4, 2001 and is themed after nautical exploration, adventure, and different ports of call from around the world.


==Shopping==
The Tokyo Disney Resort is headed by [[Toshio Kagami]], who is the secretary general (CEO) of the Oriental Land Company.
*'''[[Bon Voyage! (shop)|Bon Voyage!]]''' - The resort's official Disney goods speciality shop.


==Units==
===Ikspiari===
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* '''[[Tokyo Disneyland]]''' - The first theme park built at the resort. Tokyo Disneyland is based on its sister parks in [[Anaheim, California]], and [[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]].
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* '''[[Tokyo DisneySea]]''' - A park themed based on nautical exploration, adventure, and different lands that opened on September 4, 2001.
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[[File:Ikspiari Level 2 View 2013.jpg|thumb|250px|Ikspiari Level 2 Shops]]
{{Nihongo|'''Ikspiari'''|イクスピアリ|Ikusupiari}} is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in [[Urayasu, Chiba]], Japan.<ref name=ttg>{{cite news|title=In Brief|url=http://business.highbeam.com/409990/article-1G1-65908227/brief|access-date=August 20, 2015|work=Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland|date=October 2, 2000|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930171009/http://business.highbeam.com/409990/article-1G1-65908227/brief|archive-date=September 30, 2015}}</ref> The complex is operated by IKSPIARI Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the owner, [[The Oriental Land Company]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of IKSPIARI CO., LTD.|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36817893|website=Business Research|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=August 20, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923192229/http://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=36817893|archive-date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> it is the Japanese equivalent of the [[Downtown Disney]] complex at [[Disneyland Resort]] in Anaheim, California, [[Disney Springs]] at [[Walt Disney World|Walt Disney World Resort]] in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and [[Disney Village]] at [[Disneyland Paris]], France. Ikspiari is close to [[Maihama Station]] on the [[Keiyō Line]] from Tokyo, and is also served by [[Resort Gateway Station]] on the [[Disney Resort Line]].


Ikspiari opened on {{dts|2000|7|7}}. At the complex, the 12th non-US Rainforest Cafe opened in {{dts|2000|7}}.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Morell|first1=John|title=Newest Rainforest Cafe Opens At Disney Tokyo.|url=http://business.highbeam.com/53/article-1G1-64493988/newest-rainforest-cafe-opens-disney-tokyo|access-date=August 20, 2015|work=Highbeam|publisher=Amusement Business|date=July 31, 2000|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312074910/https://business.highbeam.com/53/article-1G1-64493988/newest-rainforest-cafe-opens-disney-tokyo|archive-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref> On {{dts|2015|8|31}}, Create Restaurants Holdings Inc. fully acquired RC Japan Co., Ltd., the Rainforest Cafe franchisee, at the complex.<ref>{{cite news|title=create restaurants holdings to fully acquire RC Japan from Oriental Land|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3387.T/key-developments/article/3255555|access-date=August 20, 2015|work=Reuters|date=August 4, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819182057/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/3387.T/key-developments/article/3255555|archive-date=August 19, 2015}}</ref>
==Shopping==
* '''[[Ikspiari]]''' - Similar to [[Downtown Disney (disambiguation)|Downtown Disney]] and the [[Disney Village]], an on-site shopping complex.
*'''[[Bon Voyage! (shop)|Bon Voyage!]]''' - Official Disney goods speciality shop.


==Hotels==
==Hotels==
===Disney-Branded===
===Disney hotels===
[[File:Tokyo Disneyland Official Hotels 201306.jpg|thumb|250px|Official Hotels]]
* '''[[Disney's Ambassador Hotel]]''' - The first official Disney hotel to open in Tokyo in 2000. Featuring art deco theming.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
* '''[[Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta]]''' - Opened in conjunction with Tokyo DisneySea Park, with several guest rooms overlooking the park itself. The exterior of the hotel provides much of the theming for the Mediterrean Harbor area of Tokyo DisneySea.
|-
* '''[[Tokyo Disneyland Hotel]]''' - The newest Disney hotel opened July 8, 2008, as part of Tokyo Disney Resort's 25th anniversary celebrations. Like the Disneyland hotels in Paris and Hong Kong, the hotel is Victorian themed and is located adjacent to the entrance of Tokyo Disneyland Park.
! Name
! Image
! Opening date
! Theme
! Number of rooms
|-
! colspan="5"| Deluxe hotels
|-
| [[Disney Ambassador Hotel]]||[[File:Disney ambassador hotel.jpg|80px]]||July 20, 2000||Art deco||504
|-
| [[Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta]]||[[File:Hotel MiraCosta, Porto Paradiso Side, Night.jpg|80px]]||September 4, 2001||Portofino||502
|-
| [[Tokyo Disneyland Hotel]]||[[File:Tokyo DisneyLand Hotel.jpg|80px]]||July 8, 2008||Victorian||701
|-
| [[Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel ]]||||June 6, 2024||Magical [[château]]||475
|-
! colspan="5"| Moderate hotel
|-
| [[Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel ]]||[[File:Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel Logo.svg|80px]]||April 5, 2022||[[Toy Story (franchise)|''Toy Story'' franchise]]||595
|-
! colspan="5"| Value hotel
|-
| [[Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel]]|| ||June 1, 2016||Disney animated films||702
|-
|}


===Official non-Disney Hotels===
===Official Hotels<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/en/about/rh/official.html |title=Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotels |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=November 17, 2011}}</ref>===
*'''Sunroute Plaza Tokyo'''
*'''Sunroute Plaza Tokyo'''
*'''Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel'''
*'''Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel'''
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
{{main|Incidents at Tokyo Disney Resort}}
{{Main|Incidents at Tokyo Disney Resort}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Disney|Trains|Transport|Japan|Tokyo}}
*[[Minimum-gauge railway#Large amusement railways|Large amusement railways]]
*[[Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]
*[[Tourism in Japan]]
*[[Tourism in Japan]]


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Tokyo Disney Resort}}
{{Commons category}}
* Tokyo Disney Resort web site in [http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/ Japanese] and [http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/en/index.html English]
* Tokyo Disney Resort web site in [https://web.archive.org/web/20041027080919/http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/ Japanese] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314182704/http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/en/index.html English]
* Resort Map in [http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdr/japanese/fun/about/index.html Japanese]
* Resort Map in [http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdr/japanese/fun/about/index.html Japanese]
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* {{Wikivoyage-inline}}
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{{Disney Experiences}}
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 12 September 2024

Tokyo Disney Resort
IndustryAmusement parks and resorts
FoundedApril 15, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-04-15)
HeadquartersUrayasu, Chiba, Japan
Key people
Kyoichiro Uenishi (President)
OwnerThe Oriental Land Company (Keisei Group)
under license from Disney Experiences (The Walt Disney Company)
WebsiteOfficial website
Tokyo Disney Resort
Theme parks
Resort hotels
Shopping, dining and entertainment
The Oriental Land Company

35°37′47″N 139°52′58″E / 35.62972°N 139.88278°E / 35.62972; 139.88278

The Tokyo Disney Resort (東京ディズニーリゾート) (local nickname TDR[1]) is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just east of Tokyo. The resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company (a subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Railway Company) under a license from The Walt Disney Company, which constructed and designed the resort and its various attractions through its Imagineering research & development arm.

The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as a single theme park (Tokyo Disneyland), later developing into a resort with a second theme park (Tokyo DisneySea), six Disney hotels, six non-Disney hotels and a shopping complex (Ikspiari). Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney theme park to open outside the United States and the resort is the only Disney Parks resort in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity.

Attractions

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Map of the Tokyo Disney Resort as of 2008

Tokyo Disney Resort consists of Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, and Ikspiari, which is a variation of the Downtown Disney and Disney Springs shopping, dining, and entertainment areas found at the Disney resorts in Anaheim and Lake Buena Vista respectively. It also contains Bon Voyage!, a large Disney goods specialty shop.

Like other Disney resorts, the Tokyo Disney Resort includes several Disney-branded hotels; the resort's three "Deluxe" Hotels are the Disney Ambassador Hotel, the Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta and the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. The Resort also includes the "Moderate" type Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel and the "Value" type Tokyo Disney Resort Celebration Hotel. There are six other hotels located on the Tokyo Disney Resort property. These, however, are not Disney-branded hotels and are owned by other companies, similar to the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels at Walt Disney World.

All facilities are linked by the Disney Resort Line monorail, with the exception of the Celebration Hotel which is connected to the resort area via a free 15-minute shuttle. The Tokyo Disney Resort is headed by Toshio Kagami, who is the representative director (CEO) of the Oriental Land Company.

Theme Parks

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  • Tokyo Disneyland, the first theme park built at the resort. Tokyo Disneyland opened on April 15, 1983 and is mostly based on its sister castle parks Magic Kingdom and Disneyland.
  • Tokyo DisneySea, the second theme park to open at the resort. Tokyo DisneySea opened on September 4, 2001 and is themed after nautical exploration, adventure, and different ports of call from around the world.

Shopping

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  • Bon Voyage! - The resort's official Disney goods speciality shop.

Ikspiari

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Ikspiari
Ikspiari (イクスピアリ, Ikusupiari)
Ikspiari logo
Ikspiari Main Gate
Map
Coordinates35°38′02″N 139°53′11″E / 35.63389°N 139.88639°E / 35.63389; 139.88639
Opening dateJuly 7, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-07-07)
OwnerThe Oriental Land Company
No. of floors4
Ikspiari Level 2 Shops

Ikspiari (イクスピアリ, Ikusupiari) is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.[2] The complex is operated by IKSPIARI Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the owner, The Oriental Land Company,[3] it is the Japanese equivalent of the Downtown Disney complex at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and Disney Village at Disneyland Paris, France. Ikspiari is close to Maihama Station on the Keiyō Line from Tokyo, and is also served by Resort Gateway Station on the Disney Resort Line.

Ikspiari opened on July 7, 2000. At the complex, the 12th non-US Rainforest Cafe opened in July 2000.[4] On August 31, 2015, Create Restaurants Holdings Inc. fully acquired RC Japan Co., Ltd., the Rainforest Cafe franchisee, at the complex.[5]

Hotels

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Disney hotels

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Official Hotels
Name Image Opening date Theme Number of rooms
Deluxe hotels
Disney Ambassador Hotel July 20, 2000 Art deco 504
Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta September 4, 2001 Portofino 502
Tokyo Disneyland Hotel July 8, 2008 Victorian 701
Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel June 6, 2024 Magical château 475
Moderate hotel
Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel April 5, 2022 Toy Story franchise 595
Value hotel
Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel June 1, 2016 Disney animated films 702

Official non-Disney Hotels

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  • Sunroute Plaza Tokyo
  • Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel
  • Tokyo Bay Maihama Hotel Club Resort
  • Hilton Tokyo Bay
  • Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay
  • Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel

Incidents

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Main article: Incidents at Tokyo Disney Resort

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Example of nickname "TDR": JapamTimes (2012-05-10). "OPINION: A tour bus tragedy". JapamTimes. Archived from the original on 2014-05-05. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. ^ "In Brief". Travel Trade Gazette UK & Ireland. October 2, 2000. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "Company Overview of IKSPIARI CO., LTD". Business Research. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Morell, John (July 31, 2000). "Newest Rainforest Cafe Opens At Disney Tokyo". Highbeam. Amusement Business. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "create restaurants holdings to fully acquire RC Japan from Oriental Land". Reuters. August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
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