Summer Crowds Disappear from Disney Park, Turns into Ghost Town
Summer crowds have dried up for one Disney theme park resort.
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Unlike Walt Disney World and Disneyland, the Tokyo Disney Resort is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company. The resort features two unique theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, for guests to discover and enjoy.
Each of these theme parks offers a wide range of exciting rides and attractions, as well as several incredible live shows and tasty places to eat. However, the Tokyo Disney Resort was empty this week, with one guest sharing several surprising photos of the resort’s Tokyo DisneySea theme park.
Summer Crowds Slow Down at Tokyo Disney
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“DisneySea was so empty today that it was hard to believe it was a Sunday,” says Twitter/X user donaldoo609 in a recent post regarding crowd levels at the Tokyo Disney Resort. “Just like last summer vacation, the park may be empty on weekends this year as well.”
The guest shared several photos earlier this week showing just how empty Tokyo DisneySea was, with a few areas in the park becoming ghost towns in comparison to how crowded they typically are.
本日のディズニーシーは日曜日とは思えないほどガラガラでした。
去年の夏休みもそうでしたが、今年も週末のパークは空くかもしれませんね。 pic.twitter.com/KlsEc2T1K8— kochan (@donaldo0609) July 21, 2024
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The areas near the park’s Tower of Terror attraction are noticeably empty, as are other places in the park.
It’s unclear what caused the downturn in attendance this week, though Tokyo has been under an excessive heat warning for several weeks this summer. It’s possible Japan’s currency problems have also temporarily discouraged local guests from visiting the Tokyo Disney Resort.
Yen, the currency used in Japan, has lost a large chunk of its value over the last few months, with one yen now worth roughly $0.0065 USD.
In Comcast’s latest earnings report, the company revealed that its Universal Studios theme parks had seen lower attendance and overall revenue drop, blaming this, in part, on changes with international currency.
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In other news, the Tokyo Disney Resort recently opened Fantasy Springs, a massive new area featuring several new rides and attractions based on some of Disney’s most iconic movies and characters. In Fantasy Springs, guests will find places like Peter Pan’s Neverland, Rapunzel’s Forest, and Frozen Kingdom, which is perhaps the most popular area of the bunch.
Based on Disney’s Frozen franchise, Frozen Kingdom welcomes guests into a stunning, life-sized version of Arendelle, complete with Elsa’s ice castle and the central Arendelle castle.
This area has been a consistently busy area at the Tokyo Disney Resort, though it was noticeably empty this week as well.
In addition to opening this new area, the Tokyo Disney Resort will soon overhaul its version of Space Mountain, one of the most iconic theme park attractions of all time. The ride is set to close permanently this July, allowing for one of the largest refurbishments Disney fans have ever seen
This classic coaster has been taking guests through space for over four decades, first opening in 1983.
Space Mountain itself isn’t going anywhere, but the classic roller coaster fans know and love will be redesigned from the ground up. The project, which also includes renovating Tokyo Disney’s Tomorrowland area, is expected to take several years to complete.
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