While most people were preparing for 4th of July parties and vacations last week, Tokyo Disneyland wrapped up its Easter Wonderland celebration that ended on June 30th. While it may seem a bit odd to celebrate a spring holiday into summer, the annual Easter Wonderland celebration is a popular event and traditionally attracts significant crowds right up until the final day.
Even though you’re preparing for another week of summer fun, let’s take a look back at some of the highlights from this year’s Easter Wonderland celebration.
Easter Egg Hunt
Fun for both adults and kids alike, Tokyo Disneyland offered an Easter egg scavenger hunt. As you wandered around the park, Disney character themed Easter Eggs were strategically placed near various attractions. The object was to find the exact eggs listed on the course in order to collect your prize. For 2011, guests could purchase the standard hunt map or go for the expert version. Let me tell you — that expert course ended up being a lot more difficult than I initially imagined! It included smaller, non-Disney themed eggs that were much less visible from a distance. After three hours of seemingly wandering in circles, we found the last egg and I got the special edition Easter Wonderland pin.
Park Decorations
One of the reasons I enjoy visiting Tokyo Disneyland so often is the seasonal decorations. Each event really is magical and after seeing the same decorations in the US Parks year after year, it is refreshing to visit Tokyo and see something new each and every time. For this year’s celebration, Tokyo even had live “performers” — three statuesque women stood essentially motionless, changing poses every few minutes, surprising many guests.
Special Easter Menus and Treats
Without a doubt, Tokyo Disney has the market corned on seasonal goodies and themed menus. Both the resort hotels and parks always feature special menus and seasonal treats. This year was no exception with Tokyo Disneyland offering several special desserts, including a custard mousse with souvenir cup and a marshmallow Easter chick with a souvenir plate.
The Disneyland Hotel featured a fancy Easter set menu and a little known highlight there — you could purchase an engraved Champagne bottle! The Tokyo Disney Ambassador Hotel also featured their seasonal dessert set in the Hyperion Lounge, which is a must on any of my trips now. This year’s theme included a bit more obscure character — Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. The design was taken from the Easter Wonderland Parade Float.
Easter Parade
The Easter Wonderland Parade is always a fun time and is filled with lots of live performers and several floats. This parade is more like a street party as the floats primarily stop in one spot and the dancing performance takes place all around them. As with other parades, the costumes are top-notch, the performers are engaging with the public, and the music is awesome. And if you really like the parade music, you can always buy it — most stores in the Disney Resort sell the seasonal event music CDs — a very worthwhile purchase!
The Tokyo Disney Resort has some smaller summer stuff currently underway but the next big events to mark on your calendar are Tokyo DisneySEA’s 10th Anniversary “Be Magical” celebration (starting September 4th) and Tokyo Disneyland’s Halloween Event (starting September 9th).
If you are interested in seeing more detailed information and loads of pictures from the various aspects of the 2011 Easter Wonderland celebration, be sure to stop by my blog, Pooh’s Travels.
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