Postby KeithS » Wed Apr 05, 2017 5:44 pm
Day 17 – 04 April 2017. Tokyo Disneyland
It is our last day in Japan today and the weather outside is perfect. Not a cloud in the sky and the promise of warm (relatively speaking) temperatures. The first thing I needed to do however was go downstairs and buy tickets for the airport bus this evening. We are flying out of Haneda for the first time as Qantas previously used Narita. That means a later departure and longer in the park – Yay! We went to breakfast and then headed straight over to Disneyland.
If anything, it is even busier here this week, but the crowd is different – now that spring break is here, it is mainly families with young kids, whereas last week was high schoolers who we coming to the parks on their last week of school. We weren’t planning on riding anything today – rather we wanted to check out the Easter events. First up, Disneyland was hosting a giant egg hunt, with character eggs hidden throughout the park. They had also created a new character call Usatama which is an egg with arms and legs (yes, we bought the fluffy).
We spent all morning going around the park taking photos and looking for eggs before getting a spot for the new Easter Parade called “Ustanama on the Run” – I don’t think I could ever describe this parade – it is unlike anything I have seen before. It was totally nuts and a lot of fun – I need to watch it on youtube again I think.
After the parade, we headed to Coke Corner for a cheese dog, fries and drink, before making our exit from the park. We weren’t finished yet though, as we headed to Bon Voyage for last minute gifts. But eventually it was time to leave for good, so we hopped on the monorail one last time for the ride back to the hotel. Another quick visit to the hotel Disney store and we returned to our room to get changed for the bus to the airport. We checked out of our room and took our luggage to the bell desk where it was tagged for the bus. And right on time, the bus came and took us to the airport – another great Disney holiday was over.
Keith
Trip history:
DLR: 2005, 06, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18
DLRP: 2006
HKDL: 2006 (Mar & Sept), 11 (Apr & Dec), 14, 19
SDR: 2017
TDR: 2008, 10, 17
WDW: 2006, 13 (Mar & Sept), 16, 19
DCL: 2013, 15 (Alaska & Hawaii), 18
Aulani: 2015