Large-scale renovation work set to be completed in the spring of 2020 has started at Tokyo Disneyland as its operator aims to reverse a recent downtrend in visitor numbers. In the ¥75 billion project, the largest investment by Oriental Land Co. since the amusement ...
The number of visitors to Universal Studios Japan in fiscal 2016 rose by 700,000 from the previous year to 14.6 million, hitting a record high for the third straight year, its operator has said. New attractions and events to celebrate the 15th anniversary of ...
The body of a newborn child was found at a waste treatment facility next to the Tokyo Disneyland theme park just outside Tokyo on Thursday afternoon, police said. Authorities suspect the child’s body, whose sex was not immediately clear, was dumped within the seaside ...
Tokyo DisneySea, the popular marine-based amusement park next to Disneyland, marked its 15th anniversary Sunday with Mickey Mouse and the other Disney characters welcoming visitors with a dance performance. Toshio Kagami, chairman of Oriental Land Co., operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort complex in ...
Heavy rain hit the Japanese archipelago Tuesday, disrupting operations at Tokyo Disneyland and bullet-train services in some regions. The Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea amusement parks in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, were hit by a blackout shortly after noon following thunderstorms. Visitors were led into ...
Disney World’s Magic Kingdom continues to be the top amusement park draw in the world with 20.5 million visitors in 2015, according to a report released Wednesday. Disneyland in Anaheim, California, was No. 2 with an estimated 18.3 million visitors, followed by Tokyo Disneyland, ...
Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, reported dismal earnings Thursday for April-September following admission fee hikes at the two theme parks. Consolidated net profit for the first half of fiscal 2015 fell 1.1 percent from a year earlier to ...
Theme park Universal Studios Japan attracted a record number of visitors in April-September, while the number of visitors to Tokyo Disney Resort slid, albeit remaining high, data from the facilities’ operators showed. About 6.54 million people visited USJ in Osaka in the first half ...
The operator of the Disney theme parks in Japan said Wednesday it will open its fourth hotel near Tokyo next June, encouraged by the growing popularity of the existing three hotels. Oriental Land Co. plans to spend around ¥3 billion ($25 million) remodeling Palm ...
The Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea amusement parks drew a combined 31.38 million visitors in fiscal 2014, breaking the attendance record for a third consecutive year despite a hike in entrance fees, their operator said. The figure represents an increase of 79,000, or 0.3 ...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — well, that’s what the song says, anyway. For many, December is a flurry of tinsel, wrapping paper and anxiety, while for others it as a time to reflect on the year ahead. Yes, the Christmas ...
Oriental Land Co., owner of the Tokyo Disney Resort, announced plans for a ¥500 billion expansion of the Japanese resort. The 10-year project beginning in March will boost capacity at both of the resort’s theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea, Walt Disney Co. ...
