Plus, the great news was that my tummy wasn't hurting or giving me extreme discomfort; it knows that this is a Disney-day. But, still, I took precautionaries to ensure that it stays well throughout the day, which meant that I cannot just eat whatever I want.
We woke up and set off early as it took us 4 train-rides (including the Disney Resort Line), which was about 1.5 hours journey, to get to Tokyo DisneySea from our apartment. The morning rush-hour is madness in Tokyo! All the trains were fully packed, and everyone was walking so quickly that I had to light-jog at some point. I had to hold on to boyfriend so tightly just in case he loses me in the sea of people. HAHAHA.
On the day of our visit, Tokyo DisneySea opened from 9am to 10pm, but we arrived 40 minutes past the opening hour because the journey took longer than I expected due to the morning rush-hour. Once we entered DisneySea, we headed straight to get the theme park map to plan our route, but I got distracted by all the gift shops at the Mediterranean Harbor and boyfriend had to pull me out of there. Hahaha.
First stop, Lost River Delta, which was quite a walk as it was at the other end of the theme park. As we made our way over, we were constantly distracted by the carts that were selling food and the merchandise. Fortunately, we did manage to get our FastPass Tickets for the Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull, but for a later time slot at 3:00pm - 4:00pm.
Across the Lost River Delta was the Mermaid Lagoon, where we took our first (and second) ride: Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster. We took the ride twice (consecutively) because the waiting time was only 10 minutes! Definitely my kind of rollercoaster ride. It was so fun! Hahaha.
After the ride, we head inside the Mermaid Lagoon, and oh wow! It really is UNDER THE SEA~ I love it! I was so excited to the point that boyfriend had to chase behind me all around. Ops. However, most of the rides seemed to be more suitable for younger kids, so we skipped them, and instead, we went to explore Ariel's Playground.
We wanted to catch the "Under the Sea" Musical show at the Mermaid Lagoon Theatre, but we missed the seating time for the show and since we couldn't get the FastPass Tickets, we decided come back later in the day again to try our luck. So that means... Souvenir shopping time!
Before we arrived at DisneySea, we've already decided to get a "couple" headband to wear. I managed to get the classic Minnie Mouse headband that I had my eyes on from the Mermaid Treasures shop, but boyfriend didn't manage to get his, and "Why?" you may wonder? This is why...
THE JOURNEY OF FINDING THE MICKEY EARS CAP
When we were making our way towards the Lost River Delta, boyfriend actually had his eyes caught on this classic Mickey Mouse Ear Cap and because I kept chasing him to move along just so we would be able to get the FastPass Tickets for the Indiana Jones ride, he didn't get to buy it. I thought that the cap will be easily available for purchase since (you know) it is the classic Mickey Mouse Ear, but I was so wrong. We couldn't find it in every shops in Lost River Delta, Mermaid Lagoon and Arabian Coast.
I really wanted boyfriend to be able to get what he like too. So, I promised that he will get the cap he had his eyes setmon and I made it my mission to find him one before we moved on to our next zone of fun!
So, we made our way back to the entrance through the same route while checking every souvenir shop along the way for the Mickey Ears Cap. To be honest, I was a little scared that boyfriend will be disappointed because all the shops did not have that cap on their shelves!
Then, we came across it at this souvenir shop in the Mediterranean Harbor, and there were only 2 pieces left! That absolute joy of seeing it was real. We darted straight for it once we spotted it froma distance. And that was how we managed to get our matching headband / cap. Teehees.
After getting our headband / cap, we stopped by Mysterious Island to get our next FastPast Tickets. Sadly, the Journey to the Center of the Earth ride was closed, so we got the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride FastPast Tickets instead.
Moving on, the next stop was Arabian Coast, and the first ride that caught our attention was The Magic Lamp Theatre, which was a Magic Show. But, the queue was snaking long, with a waiting time of at least 60 minutes since we did not have the FastPass Ticket for it. So, we went and took the Sindbad's Storybook Village ride instead. It was a 35-minutes waiting time, but it was worth it. The ride was awesome!
After our lunch, we took the DisneySea Electric Railway from Port Discovery to American Waterway because we were getting tired from walking back and forth (on the same route some more).
The water parade, "It's Christmas Time!", was going to take place at the Mediterranean Harbor, and we wanted to find ourselves a good seat, but by the time we got there, there was already a lot of people seated along the harbor and in queues for certain areas, waiting for the parade to start.
Since we didn't like the crowd, we ventured our way further down and found a quiet spot under the bridge. Once we found our spot, boyfriend sat me down while he went to get us some churros from the churros cart we passed by earlier.
When I say that it was a quiet spot, there really weren't any people around before the parade started, which means it was time for some photos, with the Mysterious Island as our backdrop. Literally is 有山有水。
Apparently, the quiet spot we picked was directly opposite the main stage, so when the parade began, we were watching everything from the back at quite a distance away, which was probably why we lost interest half-way through the show and we left for the Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull ride.
Getting the FastPass Ticket for Indiana Jones's ride was such a great choice because the normal waiting time was approximately 175-minutes even when there was a parade going on. But with our FastPass Ticket, it was barely a 15-minutes wait for us. Needless to say, the ride was super fun and I thought we are able to go again with our FastPass Ticket, but nope.
We had some time before our next FastPass Tickets were ready to be used, so we detoured over to Port Discovery and took FastPast Tickets for the Nemo & Friends SeaRider ride before heading over to Mysterious Island for the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride, which was just alright.
After the ride, we popped over to Mediterranean Harbor because I wanted to go for the Fortress Explorations, which is where we made it in time for The Leonardo Challenge! We were given a random map each with clues to follow in order to complete the mission. The only thing that made it quite troublesome / difficult was that the maps are in Japanese only. Luckily, boyfriend had Google Lens on his phone which easily translated all the words for us. We did take quite a while to complete the mission but it was also because we were exploring all around at the same time. It was definitely a fun way to explore the area.
Oh, and we found a room that, I supposed, is catered to the studies of astronomy? Whatever it is, it is by far the coolest room in Meditteranean Harbor to me.
After we were done with exploring the Meditteranean Harbor, boyfriend was getting a little hungry, so we head over to American Waterfront to get some hot dog from Delancey Catering (a hot dog wagon) which he had set his eyes on earlier as we went past it.
After getting our hot dog buns, we went to the Waterfront Park right in front of the Tower of Terror to finish it, while pondering whether we should take the ride. And once we were done with our food, we concluded that we shall not. So... Onwards to the Toyville Trolley Park it is!
Of course, we planned to go to the Toy Story Mania! ride and, of course, the waiting time was insanely long at 180 minutes and the Fast Pass for this ride is long gone... So the question was "to wait or not to wait?". Our answer - not to wait. Hahaha. It was late and we have other areas to explore and rides to get to. So, we went and played some carnival games next to the Toy Story Mania! ride and listened to Mr. Potato Head.
It was so nice to see everywhere brightly lit up as night falls. I really love it.
Anyway, we were getting hungry, so we decided to settle our dinner at the Dockside Diner in American Waterfront, which serves sandwiches and fried chicken. As usual, boyfriend went to order the food, while I went to find a seat for us. Although my tummy was acting up a little, I still chose the fried chicken over the sandwich. It was good, but I regretted my choice a little when my tummy starts to hurt more and more. But the fried chicken was goooood.
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| I spy with my little eye, outside the Dockside Diner, at you. |
After dinner, we decided to go for a chill ride, so we went for the Turtle Talk which had no close to no queue. It was very chill indeed. Basically, the "ride" was a chat session with Crush, the sea turtle from Finding Nemo at the undersea observatory in the S.S. Columbia ship. But get this, it was in Japanese language only. Hahaha. Very chill, indeed.
Next stop, Port Discovery! We were lazy to walk, so we took the DisneySea Electric Railway over. Time to go for our Nemo & Friends SeaRider ride with our FastPass tickets. And I must say, we didn't expect it to be so fun. I wanted to ride it again, but we wanted to catch the "Colors of Christmas" water parade at a good spot, so back to the Mediterranean Harbor we went.
We reached about 20-minutes before the parade starts, and the main stage area was already so packed with people! We managed to get a good spot but we didn't manage to get a turkey leg to munch on as we planned because we were unable to get out since we were at the front. So we can only look at other people snacking away. So yum. Still, the parade was great.
After the parade, we went back to Port Discovery and took the Aquatopia ride, which got us really cold as it was whirling water ride outdoors and the wind was strong. To end the day off, we took the Nemo & Friends SeaRider ride again since the waiting time was barely 10-minutes and we were so glad that we did because the storyline was different as the one we got on through the FastPass lane! Wow.
We took the DisneySea Electric Railway back to American Waterfront and shopped at Mediterranean Harbor before calling it a day. Instead of taking the train, we took a bus from the Tokyo DisneySea Bus Terminal North, Bus Stop 3 that was heading towards Shinjuku. The bus ride was pretty convenient and perhaps we would take the bus bound for Disneyland from Shinjuku instead of the train. That way, we do not have to brave the rush hour crowd again. Hmm...
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