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While exploring on a subterranean vehicle, unexpected danger sends you hurtling through the caverns.

The enigmatic genius Captain Nemo has unearthed a heretofore unknown world deep underground. During your journey on board a unique subterranean vehicle, the volcano suddenly shakes and erupts, taking you where even Captain Nemo has never been before.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of Disney's crown jewels of theme park rides. It's epic in scale and detail, and will truly make you feel like you're in a different world. The experience starts off at the entrance which feels like it's deep inside an active volcano. You walk past open pits of smoldering lava and see the workshop of Captain Nemo. It looks almost as if he just stepped away moments ago. You see some of his in-progress experiments, pages of hand written notes, strange crystals, and other specimens that have been recovered on his expeditions. The lights in the queue flicker, almost as if the unseen generator struggles to meet the demands that are being put on it. Eventually you'll come upon what look to be elevators. But study the illustrations on the wall before you board. You'll see that these are actually "terravators" that will take you deep in to the Earth's crust. Inside the terravators you'll feel, see, hear, and even smell as you travel down. It's quite an experience, which is even more impressive considering you're not even on the ride yet . The anticipation builds as you walk on a catwalk past equipment and rock work, complete with steam and fog, and get your first glimpse of the ride vehicles, known as "excavators" . Excavators seat six people in three rows of two.

After boarding, your excavator takes you through cavern of glowing crystals, in to a mushroom forest past some strange, but cute, animals that don't seemed threatened by your presence. It's all beautiful to look at. You could ride a dozen times and still notice something new in these opening parts of the ride. As the tunnels you're traveling through now rumble and shake around you, you'll realize the leisurely part of the ride is now over. The excavator speeds up and escapes the danger of the collapsing tunnels, but you're not in the clear yet. Eggs lines walls which look as if they have been laid by some sort of giant animal. And with that you now get the feeling that something is watching you, maybe even following you. The next part of journey takes you to the edge of a subterranean sea. Electrified gas clouds hang ominously in the distance. A lightening strike almost hits your vehicle. Just when you think things couldn't get any worse you find yourself face to face with a gigantic lava monster (one of Disney's most impressive animatronics ever built). It roars and lunges at you as your excavator makes a thrilling escape. After you exit the ride you'll come upon a sign that says "Life is an astounding journey." It really is.

Journey to the Center of the Earth is revered by theme park fans around the world. After you ride, you'll see why.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of, if not the most popular rides in the park. The line and wait time will quickly climb and remain steady for the rest of the day up until closing. Go to Journey to the Center of the Earth as soon as the park opens to ride with minimal wait. We like to make a beeline to the ride first thing in the morning, grab a FastPass, and then ride while the standby line is still short. Speaking of FastPass, they'll usually run out early in the afternoon.

How's It Different From the Walt Disney World and Disneyland Versions?

Journey to the Center of the Earth is exclusive to Tokyo DisneySea. The actual ride technology used is similar to Test Track at Epcot, but that's where the similarities end.

Is it English Friendly?

Yes. There is one line of Japanese dialogue spoken during the ride.

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Mysterious Island at Tokyo Disney Sea - Journey to the Center of the Earth

“Members of the scientific community, welcome to ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’. The world you’re about to enter is open only to a select few researchers. Please do not tell the public what you have witnessed.” - Attraction’s Story Paper

During our last visit to Mount Prometheus on Mysterious Island, we explored the oceans depths with the help of Captain Nemo's 19th century technology.

Now, we’ll take you out for 'a fast paced adventure that includes sharp turns and sudden drops over rough and rugged terrain', through a wondrous subterranean world, as we ride Tokyo DisneySea’s ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’, based on Jules Verne's tale of the same name.

The queue of this attraction is located in underground tunnels at the foot of Mount Prometheus.

While waiting in the switchbacks, we wander past open steaming volcanic vents, detailed schematics and some of Captain Nemo's laboratories and glass walled scientific workstations containing books, study papers and elaborate experimental installations.

Here, we can examine work notes, exotic crystals, gems, rocks, samples of bizarre plant life and what appeared to be fossilized 'egg sacks', removed from rocky walls. Now the detail in all of this is incredible, but in true Disney style, it's the small touches that take it to the next level. The lighting fixtures. The soundtrack. The cigar in a crystal ashtray.

Finally the queue rounds a bend in these underground tunnels, and we see our first mode of transport, the 'Terravators'. These large elevators will take us deeper down into Mount Prometheus. Here again, the small Disney detail shines. Literally. On the outside, small lights show the progress of the Terravators as they travel through the different levels of Earth's crust.

On-board our Terravator, we descend to 300 meters below sea level with a subtle amount of rattling, shaking, outside sounds of bells and digging, and lighting effects through the grates.

The doors open upon the Base Station, and a large launch chamber is revealed in all it's Steam-Punk glory! We immediately notice huge pumps working and letting of bursts of steam, and the track where huge, six seater, shovel nosed, metal vehicles cycle through to collect the next batch of brave explorers for an exciting, sightseeing excursion.

While approaching the loading dock, we hear warnings over the radio of increased volcanic activity. But no one is at the workstation to pass along the information and stop the vehicles, as the scientist who mans the base station’s communication center is currently away on a break.

His empty, dainty china tea-cup and saucer is sitting on his desk as the warnings continue. Details like this proves that Disney sets a very high standard when given the chance and that story telling is so important!

Thereupon, we board the steam-powered mine vehicles and enter the pre-drilled tunnels. The ride system is similar to that used in EPCOT’s ‘Test Track’ and Disney California Adventure's E-Ticket ‘Radiator Springs Racers’. You travel at varying speeds, from quite gentle, to high-speed good fun. The transition between slow to fast and back is smooth and makes for a great ride.

Our explorations first take the large cars past caverns filled with hundreds of bright, colorful crystals that fill the air with beautiful precise tones.

As we travel down deeper, we encounter a giant mushroom forest with peculiar plant life and strange creatures of indescribable appearances. These audio-animatronics are numerous and varied in size.

But most suddenly, the ‘Mount Prometheus’ volcano shakes, causing a cave-in of the tunnel ahead, forcing our vehicle off its planned route and down a side branch where even Captain Nemo has never been before…

We race along the shores of a subterranean sea and witness the incredible sight of a massive underground chamber, so big it houses a mountain, that is surrounded by its own weather system! Lightning flashes as a storm cracks through the space.

We then travel into the fiery heart of the volcano. Here, flames erupt… and we come face to face with a frightful lava creature. However, this ain't no small bug, this prehistoric monster is huge, very angry and possibly hungry for the flesh of exploring tourists! So let's get out of here!

Just in time, the volcano erupts and pushes us out of harms way up through a lava tube, and we rocket upwards in a dark and dizzying spiral! Our tour vehicle then emerges out of the steam vent visible from outside Mount Prometheus and "makes a jump" into another tunnel that leads us around the caldera of Mysterious Island and into the safety of the unload station.

This marks the end of a rather short, but unforgettable adventure.

Tokyo DisneySea is a truly incredible and stunningly beautiful theme park. Its level of detail is unparalleled and will surely take your breath away.

With Ports of Call to cater for all tastes and thrill levels, and if given the opportunity, you should definitely visit DisneySea and become a member of its Society of Explorers and Adventurers. But try to avoid the overcrowded Japanese school holiday seasons (from late March until early April, from late July until early September, and over the Christmas and New Year period from December 24 until January 7).

Across the many Disney park environments, there are always mountains. Perhaps it's an essential part of the success of Disney theme parks. Using the power of Earth’s natural wonders to tell stories that people can not only experience, but feel. Mountains with water, snow, dangerous mines, mountains that take you to space, and then, rising above Mysterious Island is the mountain that will take you to the center of the Earth and back, Mount Prometheus.

This article was written by guest writer Q Gabriel – Smith , an avid Disney fan from Perth (Australia). We thank Q for the effort he made.

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Tokyo DisneySea – Journey to the Center of the Earth

Possibly the most illustrious theme park attraction at Tokyo DisneySea , Journey to the Center of the Earth is a one-of-a-kind adventure set in the world of Captain Nemo.

How many theme park attractions take place in artificial volcanos? Plenty around the world, I’m sure. Of my many trips to theme parks so far, I’ve been to that rather mysterious Bermuda Triangle ride at Sea World Australia. And a long, long time ago… there’s Volcanoland at Sentosa.

But there’s one attraction of this quality in the world, in Tokyo DisneySea’s Mount Prometheus .

The ride’s Fastpass Distribution area is in the middle of a massive cavern. Given the scale of Mysterious Island’s caldera, it is missable if you approach the ride entrance from some paths (the back-end of the park).

Thanks to newer rides like Toy Story Mania , most people probably get their 2nd or 3rd Fastpasses here. (Back when the park first opened, definitely not.)

And there we have it: custom-designed Fastpass machines.

And the Safety Information board. To experience this attraction, all guests must be at least 117cm tall . Also, this ride is a high-speed adventure that includes sharp turns, sudden lifts, drops and travel over rough and rugged terrain.

The ride entrance is accompanied with a large animated sign – complete with flowing lava and steam. The first photo in the entry is a close-up of that sign.

The entrance, which has cutaway marks from some tunneling machinery.

Once inside the queue, we were quickly greeted by some fissures on the floor, that violently belched (harmless) steam. So active, this place!

The first section of the queue winds around several enclosures and work spaces of Captain Nemo.

There’s certainly no lack of heavily themed spaces to gawk at while waiting.

The later half: A series of illustrations foreshadow our adventures at the world below.

Tunnels of the Winds, Great Cathedral and Lake of Fire.

Crystal caverns. We’ve got a perilous journey ahead of us.

The switchbacks here certainly don’t look repetitive.

In fact it’s scary how far back the paths seem to lead. There seems to be a trick in the queue design at another section – an inaccessible area created to make the caverns seem endless (or I could be imagining things).

More elaborate workspaces to look about, and for the keen-eyed traveller to make sense of the notes and artifacts lying about.

And this is one of the queue’s emergency escape paths. No flat walls even for that!

Finally, after much waiting, this is what you’d want to see. The Lobby . The Fastpass and Standby lines merge right before the elevators, known as Terravators. Given Tokyo Disney Resort’s generous allocation of Fastpass tickets, the Standby Line may stall for as long as 15-20 minutes if there is a constant flow of guests on Fastpass Return.

The Terravator will bring guests to the Base Station , some 800 feet beneath sea level.

We got lucky number 2.. twice.

Detail on the lift doors, along with meter showing the lift’s position (above).

The view inside the Terravator . A combination of lighting, sound and “4D” effects simulate our descend to the Base Station. Very well designed and executed – especially the lights as we get whisked through the vertical tunnel. The elevator rumbles and we hear soil shifting at the end.

Once the doors open, we were whipped with warm air. The base station is filled with giant pumps and machines (one of them creating a lot of steam, I might add). A loud generator sets off electric sparks occasionally, while status lights continually rotate throughout the base station.

The good news is, once you’re at the Base Station, it’s just another 5-7 minutes to get to the loading platform. Just enough to look at all the details around the area.

Across the station – an endless stream of Subterranean Vehicle , the ride vehicles at this attraction.

Designed by Captain Nemo (and brought to reality by Walt Disney Imagineering), each vehicle carry 6 guests – in a 2-per-row fashion – on a journey to the Earth’s core.

These are similar to the ones used at Test Track and Radiator Springs Racers. Unlike the other two rides though, Nemo’s design are obviously the most stylish. It is also much more powerful, with the ability to travel through rough terrain in the caverns, and very likely, escape from some dangers from the deep beyond.

This pre-show (but still a queue) portion is designed so guests get an overall view of the entire base station at the start. And then slowly make their way down sloped walkways to the lower level.

Some communications booth of sorts, dangling between the walkways.

The fog pumped into the base station makes it look like it’s and endless pit.

Journey to the Center of the Earth is a dark ride with a high-speed element and drop at the very end. Ride vehicles move slowly at the beginning, but the speed ramps up in the middle of the ride. There are some minor bumps along the way (after all, you are in another world) but the thrill kicks in when you meet the ride’s surprise star character – a gigantic lava creature.

It is hard to explain how incredible this ride is. Videos and photos of the actual ride don’t do it justice. Like Tower of Terror , this attraction is a stellar composition of a brilliant queue, memorable pre-show and thrilling ride experience.

This is definitely one ride you must not miss during a visit to Tokyo DisneySea. It lies in the heart of the park’s concept. The volcano is clearly built around this attraction, and the entire park literally revolves around Mount Prometheus. If you are able to ride this, please do so (even if the queue is more than 100 minutes).

In the next entry, we will return to Mysterious Island… at night.

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Ride Video: Journey to the Center of the Earth – Tokyo DisneySea

One of the most popular rides at Tokyo DisneySea in Japan is Journey to the Center of the Earth. Located at the Mysterious Island section of the park, Journey to the Center of the Earth is a dark ride through the caverns of subterranean Earth.

Journey to the Center of the Earth Ride Video

The following video shows you some of the exterior and queue along with the full point of view of the ride. This video was created by the YouTube channel Attractions 360 .

The Journey to the Center of the Earth Experience

Based on a Jules Verne novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth immerses guests in a journey underground where wonders await.

Prior to boarding the subterranean vehicles, guests take a “Terravator” to the base station a half-mile underground. Once there, guests board subterranean mining vehicles amidst warnings of increased volcanic activity. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the volcanic activity creates an earthquake, forcing a cave-in and the vehicle to divert where guests come across a giant lava monster!

Brief History of Journey to the Center of the Earth

The Journey to the Center of the Earth ride opened at Tokyo DisneySea in 2001. It uses the same type of ride system found in Epcot’s Test Track and Disney California Adventure’s Radiator Springs Racers .

Tom Thordarson was tapped as the concept designer for the ride. At the time the ride was built, it was one of Walt Disney Imagineers greatest creations.

The score for the ride was created by the late Buddy Baker who composed many Disney films along with Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion scores. It was his final Disney composition before his death in 2002.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

The volcano of Mysterious Island, Mount Prometheus, has become Captain Nemo's base. After traveling through its caverns, now guests board "Terravators" (which are elevators) to the facility's base station which is one half mile below. In the base station is a communication center which is currently giving warnings of increased volcanic activity, but the scientist who works it is currently away on tea break.

Guests then board steam-powered mine vehicles that travel through pre-drilled tunnels into the heart of the Earth. The ride begins through a cavern of colorful glowing crystals, before entering a giant Mushroom Forest, which is inhabited by strange insect amphibian-like life forms. Before the car can proceed further, an earthquake causes a cave-in of the tunnel ahead, forcing the car off its planned route and down a side branch filled with giant egg-life sacks. The car emerges on the shore of the Subterrenean Sea, and is nearly stuck by a lightning from the electrified gas clouds. The finale comes when guests are forced into the fiery heart of an active volcano (Mount Prometheus), where the guests come face-to-face with a giant lava monster that calls the Center of the Earth its home, roaring at them for disturbing her nest, before escaping back to the surface on the wave of an eruption.

History [ ]

Journey to the Center of the Earth was originally planed to be a free-fall type ride as part of Discovery Mountain, which is a former Disneyland Paris concept in place of Space Mountain . There was also plans to make it an addition to the Studio Backlot Tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios when Disney was exploring the idea of adapting the book into a film, a sequence which included an encounter with a giant lava creature. When both of these concepts fell through, the project reemerged in Tokyo DisneySea  in the form of a dark ride utilizing the slot-car ride system developed for Test Track .

Its score was composed by Buddy Baker, who was also responsible for the scores of rides such as Pirates of the Caribbean and The Haunted Mansion .

• A corporate sponsor lounge exists within the mountain with a window looking directly at the lava monster.
• The lava monster's figure seems to be repurposed from the defunct Walt Disney World attraction ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter where it was used for the titular alien until the attraction's closure in 2003. It is unknown if this animatronic figure was moved from the attraction or simply reuses the same moulds as the original figure however.
• The giant lava monster was nicknamed as Hortense by the imagineers.

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While exploring on a subterranean vehicle, unexpected danger sends you hurtling through the caverns.

The enigmatic genius Captain Nemo has unearthed a heretofore unknown world deep underground. During your journey on board a unique subterranean vehicle, the volcano suddenly shakes and erupts, taking you where even Captain Nemo has never been before.

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• Guests who do not meet the height requirement (117 cm) may not ride.
• Guests who cannot maintain a stable sitting position alone in a moving vehicle may not ride.
• To ride, you should be in good health and free from high blood pressure, heart, back, or neck problems, or other conditions that could be aggravated by this ride.
• Expectant mothers should not ride.
• Persons of advanced age should not ride.
• Guests who may have motion sickness should not ride.

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• Soaring: Fantastic Flight
• DisneySea Transit Steamer Line
• Fortress Explorations
• Venetian Gondolas
• Fortress Explorations“The Leonardo Challenge”
• Turtle Talk
• Tower of Terror
• DisneySea Electric Railway
• Toy Story Mania!
• Big City Vehicles
• Nemo & Friends SeaRider
• Indiana Jones® Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull
• Raging Spirits
• Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey
• Rapunzel's Lantern Festival
• Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure
• Fairy Tinker Bell's Busy Buggies
• Caravan Carousel
• Jasmine's Flying Carpets
• Sindbad's Storybook Voyage
• The Magic Lamp Theater
• Ariel's Playground
• Jumpin' Jellyfish
• Scuttle's Scooters
• Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster
• Blowfish Balloon Race
• Mermaid Lagoon Theater
• The Whirlpool
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Best Tokyo DisneySea Attractions & Ride Guide

This guide to Tokyo DisneySea attractions contains short reviews and numerical scores for every ride and show in the park, plus FastPass recommendations. If you’re planning a trip to Tokyo Disney Resort, this is a great place to start when determining what to do and when to do it. Unlike Tokyo Disneyland, (see our Tokyo Disneyland Attraction Guide for more about that park), DisneySea is incredibly unique, and unlike any park you’ve ever experienced. ( Last updated July 25, 2019 .)

Tokyo DisneySea is Japan’s second gate to Tokyo Disneyland, with lands and attractions based on various ports of call, both real and imagined. When used in conjunction with our 1-Day Tokyo DisneySea Itinerary , you should have a strong plan of attack, which is very important at Tokyo DisneySea, as lines can be very long. These Tokyo DisneySea ride ratings include headliners, smaller attractions, and shows. Besides Mermaid Lagoon’s kiddie rides, we don’t recommend skipping any attractions if you have the time to experience them all as pretty much everything in Tokyo DisneySea is varying degrees of awesome.

Tokyo DisneySea is the best Disney theme park in the world . This is not just because of its stellar attraction lineup, but also because of its transportive sense of place, dining options, general ambiance, and the infectious attitudes of other guests and Cast Members. It’s difficult to fathom if you’ve never been, and this may seem like unattainable hype that the park could never live up to, but the whole of Tokyo DisneySea is so much more than the sum of its parts.

While originally envisioned as a more mature park to appeal to Japan’s aging population, Tokyo DisneySea has shifted its direction a bit since opening by adding attractions and characters based on Disney characters. Regardless of the recent change in direction, Tokyo DisneySea remains a decidedly adult park. It’s really a theme park unlike anything else Disney has to offer. There is still plenty to do for kids, but they’re more likely to prefer Tokyo Disneyland, as much of the brilliance of Tokyo DisneySea will be lost on them.

Because so much of Tokyo DisneySea is predicated on its ambiance and entertainment, in order to experience a good amount of what the park has to offer, you should expect to spend two full days in Tokyo DisneySea. We have found that even two days still only gives you a taste of the park–we usually do 3 days, but we’re Disney obsessives. Tokyo DisneySea is like a fine wine, and after the initial morning race to avoid the crowds, it’s a park that you really need to slow down to enjoy.

Since this guide is written in English on a site catering to US Disney theme park enthusiasts, it assumes that you’re a Disney fan. If not, these recommendations might be extreme for you–you may be able to see all you care to see in a single day.

Top Tokyo DisneySea Attractions

Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage (10/10) – Slow moving boat ride featuring vignettes of Sindbad the Sailor’s adventures, featuring a cast of over 100 Audio Animatronics. I’ve gushed a lot over Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage already , so I’ll keep this succinct. Sindbad’s is a nice, long ride with a catchy song, lovable characters, and rarely any waits.

We both consider it our favorite attraction at Tokyo DisneySea, with Chandu the tiger being one of our all-time favorite theme park characters. Do this whenever. Sindbad’s is entirely in Japanese, but there are English “maps” of the ride available upon request (request one–they’re worth saving).

Big Band Beat (10/10) – This 30-minute Broadway jazz revue featuring tap dancing, an orchestra, and other performers is housed in the Broadway Music Theatre, which harks back to classic theaters in New York City. The theater is beautiful and the show is fantastic, with incredible production value and talented performers. While most of Big Band Beat is traditional non-Disney jazz numbers, there are appearances by Disney characters.

Mickey Mouse also appears for an impressive finale. The show is our favorite stage show at any Disney theme park in the world. Its popularity bears this out, as Tokyo DisneySea employs a kiosk-based lottery system for reserved seating (the first show is first-come, first-served). Big Band Beat is entirely in English and is a headliner that should be experienced in mid-afternoon.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (10/10) – A hybrid dark ride and thrill ride, Journey to the Center of the Earth is Tokyo DisneySea’s flagship attraction. Starting with the approach that goes inside Mount Prometheus, Journey to the Center of the Earth is incredible. Its queue is meticulously detailed, taking guests through a makeshift lab in a cavern where Nemo and his crew have been studying their excavations, before taking them on a terravator deep down beneath the surface of the earth. The attraction takes guests on excavators deeper below the earth, from a forest of mushrooms with cute little creatures, to a sea with a special effect that will make you jump from your seat. The climax is intense and spectacular.

The queue is awesome, the special effects are great, the scenery is great, and the finale is very impressive, so what’s there not to love? We recommend going straight to Journey to the Center of the Earth when the park opens, getting a FastPass for it, and then immediately getting in line for it via the standby line (this obviously assumes you’ll want to do it twice). Journey to the Center of the Earth has minor dialogue in Japanese, but language is immaterial to understanding what’s going on.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (10/10) – A sea rover based dark ride into the depths of the sea. Unlike the old Walt Disney World version, you never enter any water in this version–it’s all an illusion. Guests board a ride vehicle called Neptune with room for about 6 people and go through a suspended dark ride. This is a great attraction that is brilliantly executed and suspends disbelief. In typical Tokyo DisneySea fashion, the scenes and effects are pretty spectacular and detailed. You won’t be able to see it all on one–or even four–rides through.

Guests can use lanterns to illuminate objects out the portholes make the experience engaging, and the various monsters and friendly creatures encountered along the way are cool. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is moderately popular, but it tends to be one of the last attractions to run out of FastPass. Either do it early in the morning after Journey to the Center of the Earth and Indiana Jones Adventure (skip if the posted wait is above 30 minutes) or wait until only it has FastPass availability remaining and get a FastPass for it. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is in Japanese, but the important storytelling is all visual.

Fortress Explorations (10/10) – A Tom Sawyer Island-like play area featuring 10 very memorable exhibits. It is EPCOT Center caliber “edutainment,” that not only showcased some still-impressive technologies from centuries ago, but also the revolutionary thinkers who devised the devices. Kids (and even many adults!) will have fun exploring it and learning a thing or two. There is even a game you can play that includes a map, but that may require speaking Japanese (we have not tried to play it). Do Fortress Explorations whenever convenient, probably in mid-afternoon when lines are long for everything else. Signs are all in English.

Tower of Terror (10/10) -A free-fall thrill ride with an elaborate lead-in and excellent story. While Journey to the Center of the Earth is widely viewed as Tokyo DisneySea’s best attraction, we’d give Tower of Terror the nod over it. Unlike the US versions, this has no Twilight Zone tie-in. Instead, the New York City Preservation Society gives tours to the hotel previously owned by dubious explorer and collector of exotic artifacts, Harrison Hightower. The story centers on Hightower’s disappearance, which was supposedly caused by idol Shiriki Utundu.

The sheer number of artifacts, different pre-show rooms, and newspaper clippings means that you’ll need to experience this several times before seeing it all. This is one attraction where, we feel, it would have been nice to know Japanese, as that’s what the NYC Preservation Society guides speak in the pre-show. Like the other versions, the thrilling fall is the least important part of Tower of Terror. Grab a FastPass for this after your Journey to the Center of the Earth FastPass (they run out quickly).

Soaring Fantastic Flight (9/10) — A popular hang-glider simulator ride that offers a grandiose flight over some amazing locations around the globe. The giant screen combined with the swinging gliders and an epic score creates a really believable experience, making Soaring Fantastic Flight an absolute must-do for anyone who meets the 40″ height requirement and isn’t terribly afraid of heights.

Soaring Fantastic Flight’s ride component is similar to Soarin’ in Walt Disney World, Disney California Adventure, and Shanghai Disneyland. The big difference here is the build-up to that: Soaring Fantastic Flight has an incredibly lavish queue and impressive new pre-show. The video also has one scene swapped out, and a new finale that ends over Tokyo Disney Resort. It’s worth seeing even if you’ve experienced Soarin’ elsewhere.

Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull (10/10) – Hybrid thrill ride and dark ride aboard a transport vehicle through the Temple of the Crystal Skull (same ride system as Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland and Dinosaur at Animal Kingdom). The premise and track layout, along with many effects are very similar to the Disneyland version, but there are differences throughout. There are also two effects that totally make the experience.

Indiana Jones Adventure is one of two attractions at Tokyo DisneySea with a Single Rider line. We highly recommend using it (if your party can handle being in a foreign country in Asia, you’ll be fine splitting apart for like 5 minutes) as it will cut wait times significantly. During one of our visits, we waited 5 minutes in the Single Rider line when the normal queue had a 150 minute posted wait. If you are unwilling to use Single Rider, do this immediately after Journey to the Center of the Earth, first thing in the morning.

Venetian Gondolas (9/10) – Venetian gondolas captained by two charismatic gondoliers from the Palazzo Canals to the lagoon in Mediterranean Harbor and back. The scenery and the romanticism of gondolas is the big draw, but the gondoliers can be a highlight, too. They sing, and some will even interact with the boat in English if you make an effort to engage them. This attraction is most fun at or shortly after sunset, but lines are shortest first thing in the morning. Due to its low capacity and popularity, its lines can get long as the day goes on.

Fantasmic! (8.5/10) – Fantasmic! is a musical battle between the forces of good and evil set in Mickey’s dreams with stunning effects, including pyrotechnics, water, lasers, fire, and a huge dragon. It’s performed nightly in the Mediterranean Harbor lagoon. While each version of Fantasmic has commonalities with the others, this has less in common with the Walt Disney World and Disneyland shows than those do with one another.

This is due to the 360-degree nature of the show at Tokyo DisneySea. While very impressive technically, it seems like the storytelling component isn’t as powerful here as the Disneyland version. Do not skip this “clone,” even if you’ve seen both US versions. Here are our other tips for the best places to view Fantasmic, and tips for photographing it . Fantasmic’s dialogue is entirely in Japanese, with songs in English. The second show of Fantasmic is much less crowded, so do that if it’s an option.

DisneySea Electric Railway (8.5/10) – Relaxing and scenic elevated railway ride through the American Waterfront and a little bit of Port Discovery. The DisneySea Electric Railway is awesome in the same way that the TTA is awesome. This is the type of relaxing “ambiance” attraction I could envision myself riding over and over to do some sightseeing in the American Waterfront if I were a local with unlimited time. The views along the way are great, and you see parts of American Waterfront buildings you wouldn’t see otherwise. Do this whenever, the line should always be fairly short.

Toy Story Mania (8/10) – A 3D screen-based shooter game with Toy Story characters. This is the best version of Toy Story Mania, with a really cool queue and load area. It’s also the most popular version, with insane lines for FastPass first thing in the morning. The attraction itself is a direct clone. If your time is limited, we highly recommend skipping Toy Story Mania. FastPasses are gone within an hour of park opening, and wait times regularly exceed 200 minutes.

If you absolutely must do it, the only good options are: 1) get in line for the turnstiles at least 30 minutes (preferably an hour) before the park opens, run (RUN!) to it when the park opens, grab a FastPass, and then get in line for Tower of Terror; or 2) get in line about 45 minutes before the park closes, which will be right around the time they cut the line. Either way, make sure you check out this area at night.

DisneySea Transit Steamer Line (8/10) – Relaxing, scenic boat ride with a couple of route options from Mediterranean Harbor to Lost River Delta or Cape Cod (round-trip). We recommend the latter. It’s a great way to slow down and see the park.

Hello, New York (8/10) – A somewhat kitschy stage show with Mickey Mouse and friends, plus human performers that celebrate what makes New York City a special place. This show leans into stereotypes about the city, but in a playful and loving way. The music isn’t performed live, but the songs are catchy and it’s a fun show to watch.

Turtle Talk (7.5/10) – Kids interact with Crush from Finding Nemo in a screen-based attraction that mimics portholes out of the SS Columbia. Gains points for a much better presentation than the Epcot version (brilliantly integrated into the lower level of the SS Columbia), but loses points for being entirely in Japanese, meaning most English-speaking guests won’t get as much out of the experience.

King Triton’s Concert/Mermaid Lagoon Theater (7/10) – Abstract puppet-based show based on the Little Mermaid. The puppets and presentation of the show are beautiful, but the pacing is poor, and the show literally just abruptly stops. The new version of this show opened a couple of years ago, and is moderate improvement over the old version of the show, but feels like it took a tech-first approach in many segments, and feels disjointed as a result.

Caravan Carousel (7/10) – Double decker carousel. Proving that just about anything is better in Tokyo DisneySea, this takes the classic Disney carousel and kicks it up a notch, with an ornate look, and a second level. One of my fondest Tokyo DisneySea memories is being on the second level of this during sunset on the last night of our first trip to Tokyo. For what it is, it’s pretty cool.

The Magic Lamp Theater (6.5/10) – 3D show (plus pre-show) featuring the Genie interacting with a Cast Member performer. It’s an enjoyable, albeit bizarre 3D film with good effects and nice, organic interactions with the Cast Member. This show is entirely in Japanese, but an English close captioned device is available for it. You’ll definitely want that. Do this whenever.

Song of Mirage (TBD/10) – The newest stage show at the Hangar Stage, this is show features Mickey Mouse and his Disney Friends going on an adventure to seek out the Rio Dorado (Spanish for “golden river”) and its legendary city of gold in a musical show that lasts 30 minutes. We’ve yet to see Song of Mirage, but the show promises beautiful visuals, projection screens, and live character performances. Expect the story to be entirely in Japanese.

Aquatopia (6/10) – A self-guided water “car” ride that weaves around a path. Aquatopia uses the trackless ride system from Pooh’s Hunny Hunt and combines that with water, but there’s not really any substance to it. It’s mildly fun and pretty at night, but still nothing special. You will probably be left with a “that’s it?” feeling from Aquatopia, but it’s still an enjoyable ride that’s often a walk-on at night. It’s fun, so do it. It’s just disappointing given the ride system utilized.

Nemo & Friends SeaRider (7/10) – The newest attraction at Tokyo DisneySea is already one of its most popular, with this simulator attraction in Port Discovery based upon Finding Nemo. It’s a cute attraction that follows Nemo and his friends around underwater, and there are some amusing effects, but it’s a pretty bland and predictable experience. Only a must-do for those with kids, or huge fans of Nemo.

Blowfish Balloon Race (3.5/10) – Mermaid Lagoon is full of kiddie rides, none of which are anything special and should only be done by those with small children. This one is a mildly-exciting spinner in King Triton’s Castle with hanging baskets. Skip it.

Jasmine’s Flying Carpets (6.5/10) – Spinner ride a la Dumbo. Offers great views of the Arabian Coast and has a great lighting package. Definitely something to consider doing at night if time allows and the line is short.

Jumpin’ Jellyfish (3/10) – Slow-moving up and down jellyfish ‘towers’ in King Triton’s Castle. Waste of time.

Flounder’s Flying Fish Coaster (4/10) – Very short, unthemed kiddie coaster located outside in Mermaid Lagoon. Only do this if you have kids who can’t go on other Tokyo DisneySea attractions.

Scuttle’s Scooters (3/10) – Whirly kiddie ride that goes around on a circular track. Skip it.

The Whirlpool (3/10) – Same idea as the Mad Tea Party at Disneyland, without iconic status or any great views, located inside King Triton’s Castle. Don’t bother.

Raging Spirits (4/10) – This is the “intense” thrill ride at Tokyo DisneySea, which has a 360-degree loop. It draws long waits, is incredibly short, and locks you in so tight that the experience really has no sensation. Almost identical in layout to the Indiana Jones coaster in Disneyland Paris, and only slightly better. Theming is good, and the exterior looks really cool at night. Single Rider is available and recommended, but even it moves slowly. The much better way to experience this attraction at night is by grabbing a beer and watching the mesmerizing for about 10 minutes. We’re not even kidding.

This leaves out roaming atmospheric performers, seasonal entertainment, and character meet & greets, but it’s all of the significant, year-round attractions. If you have the time, try to do every attraction that isn’t one of the Mermaid Lagoon kiddie rides, as even the lesser attractions aren’t bad. If you have small children, you’ll probably even want to do the Mermaid Lagoon stuff!

If you’re thinking of visiting Japan for the first time and are overwhelmed with planning, definitely check out our Tokyo Disney Resort Planning Guide . It covers much more than the parks, from getting there to WiFi to currency and much, much more. For more photos and an idea of what we did day-by-day during our first visit, read our Tokyo Disney Resort Trip Report .

Your Thoughts…

What other questions do you have about Tokyo DisneySea? If you’ve been, which attractions are your favorites? Which ones do you skip? Do you agree or disagree with our ratings? If you haven’t visited Tokyo DisneySea yet, which attractions are you most excited about? Hearing from you is half the fun, so please share your questions and thoughts in the comments!

Written by Tom Bricker

Hi Tom! Your guides are the best and I swear by them every time I plan a trip to Tokyo Disney. I have a question: I’m bringing 2 kids who won’t meet the 117cm requirement (so Indiana Jones and Journey to the Center are out of the question), so I’d need to adjust your suggested itinerary a bit. I would prefer buying DPAs to skip the queues for Fantastic Flight and Toy Story. How would my day begin? Should I (in order): 1. Grab a Tower of Terror FP (head back to it later in the day) 2. Ride Aquatopia and Nemo & Friends 3. Venetian Gondolas 4. Buy a Toy Story DPA (I’m a bit confused about DPAs, are they instantly usable? Do I buy them when I’m at the ride? Or do they have a designated time like FPs?) 5. Buy a Fantastic Flight DPA and ride 6. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea, Sinbad Storybook Voyage (and other easy to queue rides)

There’s something bugging me about Flounder’s Flying Fish Coaster. Is the track supposed to be seaweed? Because the ride’s marquee implies that you’re riding fish sliding on seaweed. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the one thing that’s preventing the park from being my favorite one on the entire planet in any kind of capacity.

Just want to clarify that Toyko DisneySea is still using FastPass (my personal fav!), and not Genie+? Planning to visit Japan for the first time in mid-October of 2023. This will be the first Disney park we are seeing outside of all the parks we have visited multiple times in the U.S. Thanks so much for all your tips and tricks – they are very much appreciated! Shari

Neither. There is no Fastpass or Genie. Instead rhere is “Premier Access”. Premier Access works as Individual Lightning Lane, where you purchase a “fastpass” for select atracctions individually. Currently Premier Access is offered at Tower of Terror, Soaring, Toy Story Manía! and Journey to the Center of the Earth. This service is also offered for some shows and parades. The rest of the atractions only offer standby lines. Indiana Jones also offers Single Rider.

Thank you for the great descriptions and ratings of each ride. However, what would a 10 year old energetic boy rate each ride? I don’t want to waste time going to rides he would consider too “kiddie” but also don’t want to go to any that would be too “adult” for him.

Thank you so much for this! I just love how you have written your guides. I have written and continually update one for DLR that our local Make-A-Wish uses to help families get the most out of their trips. You write exactly as a true Disney parks fan thinks. This will be so helpful for me. I will actually on be in Tokyo for only 2 days as I will be working further North for a week but am flying in and out of Tokyo, But, how could I possibly go all the way to Japan and NOT try to squeeze in some Disney parks time? Luckily I’ll be going in early October and will also be in the parks on a Wednesday and Thursday, so the crowd index won’t be too crazy. I was very disappointed to see that Tokyo Disney doesn’t have a parks app but equally glad that you recommend one that looks great. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and my trip will be much smoother now that I have found your brilliant guides! Thanks again!

How do I print this or buy it somewhere to take it with us to the park?

Wow, I totally disagree with the ratings here. Here’s mine:

Toy Story Mania 10/10 Tower of Terror 7/10 Nemo and Friends Searider 8/10 Journey to the Center of the Earth 8/10 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 7/10 Indiana Jones Temple of the Crystal Skull 9/10 Aquatopia 7/10 Venetian Gondola 6/10 Raging Spirits 6/10 Sinbad 6/10 Magic Carpet 5/10 Caravan Carousel 5/10 Steamer Line 7/10

Great little snap shot of the rides and attractions. I found this article handy.

Though I am going to have to dock a couple points for being entirely in English. XD

Bruh… it’s Japan. Don’t be *that* American who goes to other countries and expects things to be in English.

Hello, I am wondering about the language there. are the shows done in Japanese or English? Is it fairly easy to communicate and navigate in a densely Japanese speaking facility?

Hi Tom! I’m going to Japan in March 2018 and cannot wait to attend both parks! Can you please tell me honestly if you think my friend and I can do most of the main rides and some shows at both parks in 3 days? I don’t think our travel schedule will allow 4 days. Although I am a huge Disney fan and have done the whole of WDW in Orlando (loved it btw and would go back in a heart beat) so if you think 4 days (assuming 2 whole days at each park) would be more beneficial then I would try for this. Thanks in advance!

Do they use Magic Band there like we have at WDW in the US?

No – THANK WALT!!!!

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Visitors Guide to Tokyo DisneySea

The Tokyo Disney Resort's second gate opened September 4, 2001 and welcomed nearly 15 million visitors in 2019, making it the world's fourth-most visited theme park, with Tokyo Disneyland just ahead in third. With a concept originally conceived as a second gate for Disneyland on a site adjacent to the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, Tokyo DisneySea is a six-time winner of our Theme Park Insider Award as the world's best theme park.

Our recommendations below come from our ongoing survey of Theme Park Insider readers. Locations with star ratings ★ ranked especially highly among our readers. Vote here to take part in our surveys and submit your picks for top attractions.

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Fantasy Springs : A new "port" between Arabian Coast and Lost River Delta that will include four new attractions, three restaurants and a hotel, with the attractions themed to the Disney films "Frozen," "Tangled," and "Peter Pan." Opening June 6, 2024.

• Journey to the Center of the Earth ★ ★ ★ Dark ride with high-speed finish in the Jules Verne-themed Mysterious Island. Height requirement: 46 inches
• Indiana Jones - Temple of the Crystal Skull ★ ★ ★ Motion-base ride in Lost River Delta. (Same ride as Disneyland's Indiana Jones Adventure.) Height requirement: 46 inches
• Tower of Terror ★ Indoor drop ride in American Waterfront. Note that the theme here is Disney's made-up explorer Harrison Hightower, not The Twilight Zone. Height requirement: 40 inches

• Soaring: Fantastic Flight Flying theater in Mediterranean Harbor. Height requirement: 40 inches
• Toy Story Mania ★ Interactive dark ride in American Waterfront
• Fortress Explorations ★ Interactive exhibitions in the Citadel Fortress on Mysterious Island
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Dark ride on Mysterious Island
• Raging Spirits A 1,969-foot Intamin loop coaster in Lost River Delta with a top speed of 37 mph and one inversion. Height requirement: 46 inches
• Nemo and Friends SeaRider A motion-base show in Port Discovery. Height requirement: 35 inches

Other notable attractions include Aquatopia in Port Discovery; the Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster Togo children's coaster and the Triton's Kingdom indoor play area - featuring several kiddie rides - in Mermaid Lagoon; and Caravan Carousel and the Jasmine's Flying Carpets spinner in Arabian Coast. Transportation rides in the park include Venetian Gondolas in Mediterranean Harbor, DisneySea Transit Steamer Line between Mediterranean Harbor, Lost River Delta and American Waterfront, and the DisneySea Electric Railway between Port Discovery and American Waterfront.

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• S.S. Columbia Dining Room Table service dining aboard the ocean liner on the American Waterfront.

To reach the Tokyo Disney Resort, take the JR (Japan Railway) Keiyo Line/Musashino Line to Maihama Station. Or take a bus from Narita Airport, purchasing your ticket at the Airport Limousine Bus Ticket Counter in the Narita Airport Arrival Lobby.

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Journey to the center of the Earth First of its kind experiment uses diamond anvils to simulate the Earth’s core Research news

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In an effort to investigate conditions found at the Earth’s molten outer core, researchers successfully determined the density of liquid iron and sound propagation speed through it at extremely high pressures. They achieved this with use of a highly specialized diamond anvil which compresses samples, and sophisticated X-ray measurements. Their findings confirm the molten outer core is less dense than liquid iron and also put values on the discrepancy.

Jules Verne’s 1864 novel Journey to the Center of the Earth takes explorers on an imaginative trip down to the Earth’s core where they find a gargantuan hollow cavern hosting a prehistoric environment, and dinosaurs. They get there thanks to a tanklike drilling machine which navigates through volcanoes. It sounds fun, but needless to say, it’s a far cry from reality, where researchers explore the inner Earth with a range of techniques and instruments from the comparative safety of the Earth’s surface.

The diamond anvil used to compress an iron sample. © 2020 Kuwayama et al.

Seismic apparatus which measure how earthquakes travel through the planet are pivotal to map some of the larger structural arrangements within the Earth, and thanks to this it has long been known that at the heart of the Earth lies a solid core surrounded by a less dense liquid outer core. For the first time, experiments and simulations have shown researchers details about this outer core which were previously unobtainable. And these experiments include some fascinating details.

“Recreating conditions found at the center of the Earth up here on the surface is not easy,” remarked Project Assistant Professor Yasuhiro Kuwayama from the Department of Earth and Planetary Science. “We used a diamond anvil to compress a sample of liquid iron subject to intense heat. But more than just creating the conditions, we needed to maintain them long enough to take our measurements. This was the real challenge.”

It is harder to measure the density of a liquid sample than a solid one as it takes the apparatus longer to do so. But with a unique experimental set up crafted over two decades, centered around the diamond anvil, Kuwayama and his team maintained their sample sufficiently to collect the data they required. They used a highly focused X-ray source from the SPring-8 synchrotron in Japan to probe the sample and measure its density.

Different layers within the Earth have differing compositions and densities. © 2020 Kelvinsong - CC BY-SA 3.0

“We found the density of liquid iron such as you’d find in the outer core to be about 10 tons per cubic meter at a pressure of 116 gigapascals, and the temperature to be 4,350 Kelvin,” explained Kuwayama. “For reference, typical room temperature is about 273 Kelvin. So this sample is over 16 times hotter than your room, and 10 times denser than water.”

When compared to this new measurement, the density of the Earth’s outer core appears to be about 8 percent less dense than pure liquid iron. The suggestion here is that there are additional lighter elements in the molten outer core which are currently unidentified. This research could aid others in their quest to reveal more unobtainable secrets from deep within the Earth.

“It’s important to investigate these things to understand more, not only about the Earth’s core, but about the composition, and thus behavior, of other planets as well,” concluded Kuwayama. “It’s important to note that it was not just elaborate equipment that helped us find this new information, but also meticulous mathematical modeling and analytical methods. We were pleasantly surprised by how effective this approach was and hope it can lead to a greater understanding of the world beneath our feet.”

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