Why Disney Fans Have Their Post-Pandemic Sights Set on Japan
Even for die-hard fans, the “Most Magical Place on Earth” isn’t stateside. It’s in Tokyo.
Tokyo Disneyland, after it officially reopened in July.
Photographer: STR/AFPAs some families eagerly await Covid-19 vaccinations so they can get their Mickey-loving kids back to the Magic Kingdom, the most passionate Disney fans are looking forward to something else entirely: a trip to Japan.
Tokyo Disney Resort will emerge from the pandemic bigger and better than before. And it’s already a nostalgia feast—the idyllic Disney of childhood as preserved in one’s mind, where the castle is still blue, soap is magically dispensed in the shape of Mickey Mouse, and families efficiently board versions of Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad that somehow always look as good as new.