The day at the Resort for the
final day of the 25th Anniversary started dark and wet. I met SuperDry once again with his friend at
Monsoon Cafe in Ikspiari. Our host that day was Mr X from the LaughingPlace.com boards. We used to meet up at neighboring
Planet Hollywood but it had
closed down the day before because of a
court injunction that came out in the Walt Disney Company's favor. We had a fun time at Monsoon before checking out
Roti's House, home of the Maihama Harvest Moon Brewery.
We all split up after that. I went into TDL and checked that the
Monsters attraction was closed a day before its official opening. I continued across
Tomorrowland and went into
Toontown in the rain. The
Jolly Trolley was in its final day and more than the usual number of people were in line to ride it one more time. I stayed in the area taking pictures, video and
talking to Cast Members and other Guests. It seems like a lot of former CM's also made the visit as
they reminisced about the attraction's 13-year run.
It was now about 6 o'clock and I was getting hungry so I went over to
my favorite snack eatery, The Lucky Nugget, and had me some friend chicken. Yummy! The Park was pretty empty so
I made a run of the Fantasyland attractions. Then I spent the last hour in a corner of
Tomorrowland Terrace Restaurant killing time until 9:30, then made my way back to Toontown. Check out our previous post on the end of the
Jolly Trolley.
After wiping away some tears...oh, I mean raindrops, I walked through World Bazaar. A
number of CM's were there to say their goodbyes to the last of the Guests. It was a very nice time and proper way to end the celebrations this time. In the above photo, you can see a group of them posing for Guests. I
finally exited the Park at about 11:00pm in the cold rain. I stayed at a
local hotel that night for only ¥6,000 (US$60.00) for the room.
Attraction tally:
Peter Pan's Flight, Snow White's Adventures, Pinocchio's Daring Journey, Haunted Mansion, it's a small worldRestaurant tally:
The Lucky Nugget Cafe, Tomorrowland Terrace RestaurantLabels: DISNEYLAND, FANTASYLAND, IKSPIARI, TOMORROWLAND, TOONTOWN, TRIP REPORT
The folks at Deep Disney have some behind the scenes pictures of the private lounge inside the Monsters, Inc. "Ride & Go Seek!" attraction. The ride's sponsor is Panasonic and its invited guests can visit the appropriately-adorned facility. Many other attractions at both Parks feature similar lounges as well.
