Tokyo Disney Resort will host a special “Disney Christmas” event for the first time in three years, from November 8 through December 25. The Disney hotels, Disney Resort Line, and Ikspiari will also offer exciting programs themed to the holidays.
On the Tokyo Disneyland Park parade route, guests can enjoy “Disney Christmas Stories,” a parade that brings to life scenes of Disney friends enjoying a fantastic Christmas. In addition, World Bazaar will be transformed into a Christmastime full of fantasy for guests of all ages, featuring a Christmas tree surrounded by decorations and ornaments.
Over at Tokyo DisneySea® Park, guests can enjoy “Disney Christmas Greeting” on the waters of Mediterranean Harbor. Additionally, presented at Hangar Stage will be “Christmastime with You,” a show featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends singing and dancing along to past Christmas entertainment programs. Mediterranean Harbor and Waterfront Park will also be adorned with colorful decorations and illuminations, offering a different festive ambiance during the day and after dark. Special menus along with decorations will be available at the Disney hotels, including Disney Ambassador® Hotel and Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta®. The Disney Resort Line will also offer day passes and souvenir medallions with designs themed to the special event, while at Ikspiari there will be a Christmas tree and other holiday decorations.
At Tokyo Disneyland, a 15-meter-tall Christmas tree will be set up at World Bazaar, and the Mickey Flower Bed by the Main Entrance will feature Mickey Mouse with a Santa Claus hat. In addition, colorful garlands, wreaths, and ornaments of Li’l RingRing, the Christmas elf, will embellish the Park, creating a Christmas full of fantasy. Various holiday decorations and illuminations will be featured at Tokyo DisneySea as well, inviting guests to a colorful and shining world of Christmas. After dark, the decorations will light up, bringing a dreamy and romantic ambiance to Tokyo DisneySea.
SPECIAL MERCHANDISE & FOOD
At both Parks, special items featuring designs of Mickey Mouse and his friends enjoying Christmas at Tokyo Disney Resort will be offered to start November 7. Also, merchandise items of Li’l RingRing, the Christmas elf, will be available again this holiday season for the second consecutive year. For Tokyo DisneySea’s “Duffy & Friends’ Winter Twinkling Town,” program, merchandise featuring designs of Duffy and his friends spending jolly times together in a winter town will be offered to start November 14.
From November 1, special menu items perfect for the holidays will be available at both Parks. These items include dishes featuring Christmas colors, such as red and green, and menu items themed to a holiday feast such as roast beef and steak. A popular wintertime Park snack, chocolate churros, will also be available. At Tokyo DisneySea, dishes with “Duffy & Friends’ Winter Twinkling Town” souvenir items will be offered starting November 7.
HAUNTED MANSION: “HOLIDAY NIGHTMARE”
From September 14, 2022, through January 4, 2023, the Fantasyland attraction Haunted Mansion at Tokyo Disneyland will be transformed into the special program Haunted Mansion “Holiday Nightmare” to reflect the film Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
RESORT FESTIVITIES
Christmas-themed menu items will also be available at Disney hotels. At Disney Ambassador Hotel, fun desserts inspired by Christmas ornaments will be served at Empire Grill. In addition, guests will be able to receive a limited-edition original design keychain with an order of select special menu items.
At Silk Road Garden in Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta, dishes prepared with ingredients themed to a Christmas feast will be available, and at Canna in Tokyo Disneyland® Hotel, course meals will feature dishes in Christmas colors, offering guests a special holiday dining experience.
In addition, the five Disney hotels will be adorned with colorful holiday decorations. With Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story® Hotel joining the event for the first time, the hotels will bring more excitement to the guests’ holiday fun.
Day passes for the Disney Resort Line will be available in designs themed to “Disney Christmas” at the Disney Resort Line ticket machines. Guests can also collect souvenir medallions that will be available in an exclusive design themed to the event.
SHOPPING AT IKSPIARI
This shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located near Maihama station will have a seven-meter tall Christmas tree at Celebration Plaza. Christmas songs will be played and the entire complex will be decorated with wreaths, illuminations, and more. The shops will also have items available that will make for perfect Christmas gifts, and restaurants will offer menu items only available during this event period.
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