Tokyo Disneyland Has Groundbreaking Attractions
Goofy’s Paint ‘n’ Playhouse Tokyo Disneyland
Goofy’s Paint ‘n’ Playhouse in Toontown is not so much an attraction as a fun corner that most miss. Goofy’s house used to be just like the one in Disneyland — a big bounce house — but as safety and upkeep started to become a bigger topic, they pretty much ripped out the bounce area and put in screens. Taking the same type of shooters from Toy Story Mania guest step up for three minutes of firing “paint” at the walls of Goofy’s house and changing it to a different room. It is silly and can be a long wait but that is what Toontown is for it is interactivity at its best!
Goofy’s Paint ‘n’ Playhouse Tokyo Disneyland
Now for my favorite attraction at Tokyo Disneyland: Pooh’s Hunny Hunt! Opened in 2000 this attraction was and really is one of the most advanced attractions in any Disney Park. If you have not heard of this attraction this was the first “trackless” ride meaning the vehicles have a mind of their own once the ride starts. Yes, now in 2017 trackless rides have moved into both Hong Kong Disneyland with Mystic Manor and Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris with Ratatouille: The Adventure, heck even SeaWorld Orlando has one but this is the first!
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Tokyo Disneyland
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Tokyo Disneyland
Following the basic story, Pooh is trying to get hunny, we meet Tigger, then a dream sequence with the Heffalumps and Woozles pretty much the same as all of the Pooh attractions but this one has four hunny pots dancing around a room at multiple points and bouncing along with the whole room with Tigger.
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Tokyo Disneyland
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Tokyo Disneyland
This for me was THE attraction and, while I will give more in my “Tips to Make the Most of Tokyo Disney Resort,” the biggest tip is to rush to get a FastPass at rope drop for this attraction!
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Tokyo Disneyland
Now for the new kid on the block, Monster’s Inc. Hide & Go Seek! Opening in 2009 this attraction really takes the term “dark ride” to a whole new level. Based off the classic Disney*Pixar Monster’s Inc. film, guests join Mike, Sully, Boo, and all the other inhabitants of Monstropolis in a game of “flashlight tag” through the factory and city.
Monster’s Inc. Hide & Go Seek Tokyo Disneyland
Monster’s Inc. Hide & Go Seek Tokyo Disneyland
This attraction is really leaps about bounds above anything we have seen here in the states and will make you want to ride it twice just to see everything. The sets are so detailed you will feel like you just stepped into the film on and having a full size street with full-size monsters made my jaw drop. But enough with the words onto the video.
Of course the biggest surprise really shouldn’t be much of a surprise at all…