AquaSphere at Tokyo's Disney Sea
The day started out pretty good, leaving at 7:30 a.m. and arriving there about 9:00 when the park opened. At the entrance to the park, stands a giant globe with water flowing down the oceans. And once we walked under the overpass, the park is overshadowed by a huge erupting volcano! This park was quite an experience. There are seven different theme park areas and they are all visually interesting and exciting. The rides are okay, but not as good as compared to Disneyland in California. They have the Indiana Jones: Temple of the Crystal Skull" which is almost identical to the one in Disneyland (except for the crystal skull and having a giant fireball being blown into your face). Although, everything is spoken in Japanese, most of the shows are, amazingly, easy to understand. At the Port of Discovery, there is a visually stunning attraction called "The StormRider". It simulates you being flown into the center of a hurricane and trying to diffuse a storm with a small tactical nuke. Instead the nuke gets blown off course by the tough hurricane winds and plunges deep inside of your airplane ready to go off!!! Really crazy! The food here is okay, but it mostly caters to the Japanese. For foreigners, it is extremely expensive and a small sandwich will cost seven to eight dollars. An all-you-can-eat buffet will cost over 32 dollars a person. I noticed that the novelty gifts are much smaller than that in the US. There are no giant sized plush dolls, instead they sell mostly stationary items (pens, envelopes, postcards), t-shirts, cellphone keychains, and canned treats (cookies and candy). I really have to admit that this park is probably the most gorgeous theme park I've ever been to, but some of the attractions are much over-rated. The "BraviSEAmo!", as Soco would say, "Is Gay". It is a musical of fountains of water and fire mating in a spectacle of fantasy and illusion. However, the Japanese are easily impressed by this ballet of fire and water. My favorite ride is the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in which at the end, shots you out of the volcano at supersonic speeds. And the best show is the "Mermaid Logoon Theater" which uses lots of real actors and robots to enact a musical play in the Little Mermaid theme. The language used was Japanse, but the music was in English. The experience of of this beautiful park can't be replicated through still photo which makes this park a place must see before you die. The park is still expanding and is worth a revisit in a few years. The small number of attractions and using FASTPASS tickets ended up giving us plenty of time to lounge around and enjoy the sightseeing. I really liked it a lot and I give it 4 out of 5 stars.
Seaside Walkway
Whirlpool ride at The Mermaid Lagoon
Funny Fish
Arabian Coast
Curry Sampler Place
Port of Discovery
Port Discovery
Mediterranean Harbor
Fish Fountain at Magellan's Fortress
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