RachelleBeaney
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Day 21 - Part 3 - Dreaming with Mickey
We had another reason to rush through the castle walk through, and that was to get to One Man's Dream early enough to get a seat. We arrived about 30 minutes before the show and the line was already quite long, but they were still allowing people in the line so we hopped in. Though it was a full 30 minutes before the show they were already letting people into the theatre, which was great, so we were able to sit while we waited. We managed to get a spot in the centre section, though we were towards the back. The theatre was really interesting, an open area amphitheatre of sorts, which was semi enclosed by plants and shade sails, and a roof which did cover from the elements.
Another thing I love about Tokyo Disney, aside from the fact that it's incredibly well run, maintained, unique and beautiful, is the respectfulness of it's guests. I would suggest it's something about the Japanese culture, but everyone is considerate of one another! There was an announcement at the show requesting all guests remove hats or ears that might block or impede other guests views, and everyone listened! Not only that, most people had already removed their hats or headpieces in preparation for the show! It's a really small thing, but when you are short like I am it can be the difference between me having a view of the show or not having a view of the show, and I really appreciated being at a theme park where people are thinking of other people rather than just themselves. This seems to be true across Japan, but I will say I have NEVER encountered rude or frustrating behaviour at Tokyo Disney (the same cannot be said for the Chinese parks, and even Walt Disney World - Disneyland guests seem better behaved than Disney World guests in my experience, but that may just be my experience). Anyway, this alone is a reason to visit Tokyo Disney, because it's so refreshing and it reminded me of the important of being polite and considerate when at a theme park too!
Anyway, back to the show, it was cute - nothing really special though. A sort of Broadway music review style mish-mash of Disney songs done broadway style and Disney movie characters. The choreography was great, and the music was really well done, but it didn't make a lot of sense to me. I think Mickey went to Hollywood and that was the premise of the show, but how it connected into the rest of the scenes I don't really know. That being said it seems to me that the Japanese love anything Mickey, and anything Hollywood, so this show is a hit with them. It's still really fun even if you don't understand it - and we were glad we saw it. I was really surprised they allowed photography in the show actually (they don't at most of the shows at Tokyo Disney, due to the impact it can have on guests ability to see the show). Still, everyone using cameras was respectful and didn't raised them above their heads or in the way of anyone's view!
The beginning was pretty cool - Mickey started out black and white and colour slowly made it's way in, in similar way to how Disney's cartoons slowly became coloured!
I really liked this scene where Wendy and Peter fly over the stage!
Of course some of the Disney Villan's get up to no good (don't remember how or why)!
The Prince and Princesses dancing was without a doubt my favourite scene, it was so beautifully choreographed!
There was also a really great mash up of I Want To Be Like You from the Jungle book, and Trashing the Camp from Tarzan.
It appeared at times that the fab five characters were on a movie set, so I guess a lot of what we saw was them 'filming' make believe scenes, and then end sort of seemed like some kind of version of an awards show opening, with all the glitter and glam, and Mickey and Minnie showed up initially in ballgowns before coming back in their dance attire.
Like I said, the whole show as a little baffling, but it did end with a bang!
When we were done with the show we decided we were done with the park for the time being, as it was time for a nice nap and relax before our early dinner at Blue Bayou that evening. We made our way out through Tomorrowland.
On our way out we were distracted for a time by a 5 piece acapella group singing incredible arrangements of Disney songs. They were doing Try Everything, from Zootopia as we walked past, and they were so good we had to stop and enjoy! They reminded me of Pentatonix in the way the songs were arranged (in particular the use of really bassy bass and a beatboxer) and Pentatonix might be my favourite music group of all time (I love modern accapella music) so I was really excited to have stumbled upon this! We stayed and listened to them perform a few more tunes, and this was honestly the highlight of my day! I love how these little moments that Disney creates can sometimes become so memorable. I think of everything Disney does well, this is one of the best, and it makes each trip unique and special in a way you can't plan or schedule! I'm all for planning and scheduling, don't get me wrong, but I love when these little moments just happen and brighten your day!
Anyway, we spent the afternoon resting and headed back into the park a bit later...
Continued in Next Post...
We had another reason to rush through the castle walk through, and that was to get to One Man's Dream early enough to get a seat. We arrived about 30 minutes before the show and the line was already quite long, but they were still allowing people in the line so we hopped in. Though it was a full 30 minutes before the show they were already letting people into the theatre, which was great, so we were able to sit while we waited. We managed to get a spot in the centre section, though we were towards the back. The theatre was really interesting, an open area amphitheatre of sorts, which was semi enclosed by plants and shade sails, and a roof which did cover from the elements.
Another thing I love about Tokyo Disney, aside from the fact that it's incredibly well run, maintained, unique and beautiful, is the respectfulness of it's guests. I would suggest it's something about the Japanese culture, but everyone is considerate of one another! There was an announcement at the show requesting all guests remove hats or ears that might block or impede other guests views, and everyone listened! Not only that, most people had already removed their hats or headpieces in preparation for the show! It's a really small thing, but when you are short like I am it can be the difference between me having a view of the show or not having a view of the show, and I really appreciated being at a theme park where people are thinking of other people rather than just themselves. This seems to be true across Japan, but I will say I have NEVER encountered rude or frustrating behaviour at Tokyo Disney (the same cannot be said for the Chinese parks, and even Walt Disney World - Disneyland guests seem better behaved than Disney World guests in my experience, but that may just be my experience). Anyway, this alone is a reason to visit Tokyo Disney, because it's so refreshing and it reminded me of the important of being polite and considerate when at a theme park too!
Anyway, back to the show, it was cute - nothing really special though. A sort of Broadway music review style mish-mash of Disney songs done broadway style and Disney movie characters. The choreography was great, and the music was really well done, but it didn't make a lot of sense to me. I think Mickey went to Hollywood and that was the premise of the show, but how it connected into the rest of the scenes I don't really know. That being said it seems to me that the Japanese love anything Mickey, and anything Hollywood, so this show is a hit with them. It's still really fun even if you don't understand it - and we were glad we saw it. I was really surprised they allowed photography in the show actually (they don't at most of the shows at Tokyo Disney, due to the impact it can have on guests ability to see the show). Still, everyone using cameras was respectful and didn't raised them above their heads or in the way of anyone's view!
The beginning was pretty cool - Mickey started out black and white and colour slowly made it's way in, in similar way to how Disney's cartoons slowly became coloured!
I really liked this scene where Wendy and Peter fly over the stage!
Of course some of the Disney Villan's get up to no good (don't remember how or why)!
The Prince and Princesses dancing was without a doubt my favourite scene, it was so beautifully choreographed!
There was also a really great mash up of I Want To Be Like You from the Jungle book, and Trashing the Camp from Tarzan.
It appeared at times that the fab five characters were on a movie set, so I guess a lot of what we saw was them 'filming' make believe scenes, and then end sort of seemed like some kind of version of an awards show opening, with all the glitter and glam, and Mickey and Minnie showed up initially in ballgowns before coming back in their dance attire.
Like I said, the whole show as a little baffling, but it did end with a bang!
When we were done with the show we decided we were done with the park for the time being, as it was time for a nice nap and relax before our early dinner at Blue Bayou that evening. We made our way out through Tomorrowland.
On our way out we were distracted for a time by a 5 piece acapella group singing incredible arrangements of Disney songs. They were doing Try Everything, from Zootopia as we walked past, and they were so good we had to stop and enjoy! They reminded me of Pentatonix in the way the songs were arranged (in particular the use of really bassy bass and a beatboxer) and Pentatonix might be my favourite music group of all time (I love modern accapella music) so I was really excited to have stumbled upon this! We stayed and listened to them perform a few more tunes, and this was honestly the highlight of my day! I love how these little moments that Disney creates can sometimes become so memorable. I think of everything Disney does well, this is one of the best, and it makes each trip unique and special in a way you can't plan or schedule! I'm all for planning and scheduling, don't get me wrong, but I love when these little moments just happen and brighten your day!
Anyway, we spent the afternoon resting and headed back into the park a bit later...
Continued in Next Post...
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