Halloween 2010 at the Tokyo Disney Resort: Opening Day at DisneySea

Halloween is my favorite time of year and the inspiration for my crazy idea to fly to all the Disney Theme Parks in the world during  the month of September.  Although I was unable to work Disneyland Paris in during the Halloween festivities, seeing the new Toy Story Playland made up for it.

I flew from Amsterdam to Tokyo just in time to arrive for Thursday’s opening day festivities at the Tokyo Disney Resort.  After a nightmare at the airport, between getting groped by the female customs agent (guessing it was because my flight originated from Amsterdam, who knows) to finding out I had just missed the airport limo bus and needed to wait for over 3 hours in the Narita airport for the next one, the trip was not off to the best start!

Eventually I made it to the hotel by taking a different bus and a taxi (I spent a lot more, but I got in much sooner than I would have had I waited for the other bus) only to find out my room wasn’t ready yet. LOL!  After killing a few minutes, I got settled and it was off to Tokyo DisneySea to try and get all the new Duffy Halloween releases before they sold out.

I got inside around 3pm and was surprised to find the stores relatively empty and the park itself quite manageable.  The first shop as you start to enter the Mediterranean Harbor had Duffy Halloween stuff in the window.  Rather than race back to Aunt Pegs, I ran inside.  Low and behold, DUFFY JACKPOT!

The shelves were fully stocked and they had everything available.  Well over $400 US later, I walked out with nearly every single Halloween item they brought out.  Perhaps I was a little overzealous since this was my first time at the beginning of an event and certainly the first time I was able to get seasonal Duffy stuff, but I figured I deserved it since I had a rough day. 🙂

I wandered around the park for several hours more, taking photos of all the merchandise, seasonal decorations, and of course, the food available.  On my quest for all things Halloween Duffy, I did something I hope I never have to do again – I ordered 4 desserts by myself!  Since the release of Shellie May, they are bringing out a souvenir plate and cup for each!  Four desserts and only one me!  I did not eat them all – just downed one of the milk puddings and brought the two sweet potato tarts back to my room in case I needed a snack later.

By the time I arrived, there was no hope for the Masquerade show lottery, but I did manager to sneak a glimpse of two of the shows.  It looked pretty cool so hopefully whatever they do next year I can check out.

I was pretty jetlagged from the flight as I didn’t sleep much so I opted to leave the park around 8pm and watch the fireworks from my hotel balcony.  The show seemed awfully short and not as good as some other fireworks displays, but watching it from the balcony in my pajamas was pretty hard to beat.

Since I am quite photography happy, I am going to do separate posts for all the Duffy merchandise, food, decorations, and other Halloween merchandise.

Other Tokyo Disney 2010 Halloween related posts:

Tokyo DisneySea Halloween 2010: Seasonal Decorations

Photo Essay: 2010 Halloween Costumes at Tokyo Disneyland