DisneySea

I got to go to Tokyo Disneyland this Sun. More specifially, DisneySea since Disneyland was sold out. At 10 o'clock. In the morning.
I went with a few more JETs and a very drunk Japanese guy who's courting one of my friends (he left the pub he'd been at all night to meet her at Disney station).

So DisneySea is where all those cool-sounding yet aborted Imagineering projects finally get a home. As you walk in, you're in Fake-Venice-land. It's pretty cool-looking but there's not much to do there.

Go to your left, and you're in America-land. More spcifically, Victorian New York-land. Tower of Terror (with some cursed member of the Explorer's Club with an evil tiki instead of Rod Sterling) is here. Keep walking by a ship that's not the Titanic, and you're in Maine-land. Here, you expect salty sea-dogs to walk around saying, "Chowdah," and Stephen King to be skulking about.

Then, it's Future Water-land. This is what all the hip world would be doing on Saturday night if the environmentalists won the war. It has a thrilling but lame sim ride where the story tries to be Star Tours but makes no logical sense. The plus is that the lady that gives the intro presentation has cancer. Don't ask.

Next is Aztec-land. It's actually a mix of Aztec and Maya, but it has a Mexican restaurant and the Indiana Jones ride has a crystal skull theme instead of the Eyes of Kali. You can get Cuban beer here.

Aladdin-land is gorgeous!

So is Little Mermaid-land. Do not pass this by, saying, "This is just the kids' area." Go into Ariel's castle. This, I command. Eat the sea salt ice cream. Do not question my wisdom.

Behind this is a big volcano. Inside is Jules Verne-land. I was truly in steampunk heaven. Only 2 rides but one is Journey to the Center of the Earth. I'm saving 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea for next time. The letter "N" was everywhere. And it made me very happy. There also seems to be a part of this with a bar and shops in it, but I could only see it across the lake from Venice-land.

One other great thing here is that every land has exactly one popcorn stand. But that one stand has a different flavor from all the others. We went on a mad hunt for caramel.

It was all very very pretty, and I was very impressed with the level of detail even if I only found 2 Hidden Mickeys.