The (local nickname ''TDR'') is a

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and vacation resort located in

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, Japan, just east of

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. The resort is fully owned and operated by

The Oriental Land Company is a Japanese leisure and tourism corporation headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan where it also owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort. The company operates in three segments, divided as theme parks, hotels, and other business. Oriental ...

under a licence from

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, who constructed and designed the resort and its various attractions. The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as a single theme park (

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), later developing into a resort with a second theme park (

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), five Disney hotels, six non-Disney hotels and a shopping complex (

Ikspiari The (local nickname ''TDR'') 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 under a licence from The Walt Disney Company, who constr ...

). Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney theme park to open outside the United States and the resort is the only

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resort in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity.

Attractions

Tokyo Disney Resort consists of

, and

, which is a variation of the

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and

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shopping, dining, and entertainment areas found at the Disney resorts in

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and

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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

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. All facilities are linked by the

Disney Resort Line The , officially called , is an automated monorail in Japan, which operates between Maihama Station and the Tokyo Disney Resort. The system is operated by , the subsidiary of Oriental Land Co., Ltd. that operates the resort. Legally speaking, ...

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

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, who is the secretary general (CEO) of the Oriental Land Company.

Theme Parks

, the first theme park built at the resort. Tokyo Disneyland opened on April 15, 1983 and is mostly based on its sister castle parks in

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, and

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. *

, 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

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

Ikspiari

is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in

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, Japan. The complex is operated by IKSPIARI Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the owner,

, it is the Japanese equivalent of the

complex at

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in Anaheim, California,

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in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and

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, France. Ikspiari is close to

Maihama Station is a railway station in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is most well known for being the main railway access point for the Tokyo Disney Resort. Lines The station is served by the Keiyō Line from , an ...

on the

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from Tokyo, and is also served by

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on the

. Ikspiari opened on . At the complex, the 12th non-US Rainforest Cafe opened in . On , Create Restaurants Holdings Inc. fully acquired RC Japan Co., Ltd., the Rainforest Cafe franchisee, at the complex.

Hotels

Disney-Branded

* Disney Ambassador Hotel - Opened July 20, 2000 as the first official Disney hotel in the resort, featuring art deco theming. *

Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta The Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta was the second hotel built at Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. It opened on September 4, 2001, alongside the opening of the Tokyo DisneySea theme park. It was constructed under a license by The W ...

- Opened on September 4, 2001 in conjunction with Tokyo DisneySea Park. Several guest rooms overlook the park itself and the exterior of the hotel provides much of the theming for the Mediterranean Harbor area of Tokyo DisneySea. *

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- Opened on 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. * Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel - Opened June 1, 2016 outside of the resort in nearby Shin-Urayasu. The hotel was refurbished from the former Palm & Fountain Terrace Hotel. The hotel is divided across two buildings called Wish and Discover. The two properties complement each other but vary in theming. This is the only official Disney hotel not located in the Resort area. A free 15-minute shuttle is available for guests. *Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel - Opened April 5, 2022 and themed after Disney•Pixar's ''Toy Story'' franchise. *Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel

Official Hotels

*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 Source:

Incidents

Future Expansion

There are a number of planned or ongoing projects at the resort, including: * Fantasy Springs, including '' Arendelle: World of Frozen'', a new ''

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'' and ''

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''-themed area at Tokyo DisneySea. According to the press release, operations are projected to begin in fiscal year 2023. *A 475-room deluxe resort hotel, with an exclusive luxury wing, that will be connected to the Fantasy Springs port in Tokyo DisneySea.

References

External links

* Tokyo Disney Resort web site i
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* Resort Map i

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Joe's Tokyo Disney Resort Photo Site
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