Thursday, August 31, 2017

We're off to Tokyo Disneyland!

Mention the name Disneyland, and kids jump for joy.  Mention the name, Tokyo Disneyland and it opens another world of Disney excitement!
Tokyo Disney Resort is located in Urayasu, Chiba.  There are two parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.  Both theme parks are situated near Tokyo Bay and are surrounded by official Disney Resort Hotels: Sunroute Plaza Tokyo, Tokyo Bay Maihama, Hilton Tokyo Bay, Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay, and the Sheraton Grand Tokyo Bay Hotel.

There is also a Tokyo Disneyland Hotel which is just steps away from the entrance gates to
Tokyo Disneyland.  We hope to stay there one day!
The Disneyland Hotel
 
The Disney Ambassador Hotel is also connected to the park and Hotel Mira Costa is actually found within the Tokyo Disney Sea park.  The last three hotels are actual Disney hotels. 
On our first trip to the Tokyo Disney Resort Area we booked a room at the Hilton Tokyo Bay.  Again, I tried to select a hotel with a familiar name.  The website said that it was and "Official Disney Resort Hotel."  I didn't realize that we would have to take another train to the hotel once we got to the resort area.  We exited Maihama station and then walked to the Resort Gateway Station.  There, we jumped on the train and rode to Bayside Station which is located near the Hilton Tokyo Bay.
 You'll immediately know that you're in the right place when the train pulls up!
It's all Disney in the train!
Check out the cute Duffy Bear handles inside!
Riding the train around the resort area!  Try and get the seat in the very front!
  Boarding the train!
We loved staying at the Hilton Tokyo Bay.  It was nice having a place to return to in the afternoon after being at Disneyland all morning.  The hotel also offers several eating places and a convenience store that sells delicious bento, musubi and soba bowls.  That seemed to be the busiest place after the park closed at 10pm!
They did offer a "Happy Magic Room," for the kids, but there are no Disney characters in the room since it's not a Disney hotel.
There were 3 full beds for a family of 4 in the Happy Magic Room.
The best part of the hotel was the guest rooms.  They were huge compared to rooms we had in Tokyo.
After our stay at the Hilton, we easily caught the limousine bus to Haneda Airport.  It's always important to know the transportation options at your last hotel.  You have to get back to the airport!










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