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Oriental Land Company has announced that they have reached an agreement with Disney to build an all new themed Port inside
Tokyo DisneySea along with a new hotel, all scheduled to begin operations in 2022.
The expansion, costing roughly $2.3 billion, appears to be the final version of major additions planned for Tokyo DisneySea, which date back an announcement in
2014 that were clarified in
2015 that a new Frozen themed Port was coming to the park. The plans were eventually reconsidered, with a new Soarin' attraction announced while final plans were drawn up.
Now, the company has released details of their plans for Tokyo DisneySea, which will expand into a much larger area than previously planned. The resort already is hard at work constructing a large addition of Tokyo Disneyland's Fantasyland area. Also of note, the licenses between Oriental Land Co. and Disney have been extended another 30 years, all the way through 2076.
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The brand new, 8th themed Port at Tokyo DisneySea can be seen in concept above, and is based around "magical springs that lead to a world of Disney fantasy," and will include areas based on Frozen, Tangled and Peter Pan. It will be bordered by a brand new hotel that is themed to the Port, and accessed from a pathway between the Arabian Coast and Lost River Delta areas.
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Interestingly, Peter Pan will be a major part of the new Port, featuring both Captain Hook's ship and Skull Rock. It will have two attractions, the first of which will see riders flying "over the jungles of Never Land in a battle with Captain Hook and his crew of pirates." In the story, Captain Hook has kidnapped John, Wendy's brother, and visitors go with Peter Pan to save him by floating down the river with the Lost Boys. Tinkerbell sprinkles a bit of her magic, and suddenly riders are flying through Never Land "on an unprecedented adventure that features iconic music and dynamic 3D imagery of the characters of the film."
The area's second ride lets visitors enter Pixie Hollow, to see Tinker Bell and her friends. The area will also have a restaurant inspired by the Lost Boys and their hideout, and will feature views of Never Land while they dine.
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Tangled with be featured heavily in one section of the Port as well. Rapunzel's tower will stand over the area, along with a forest setting and a restaurant set in the hideout of the thugs that appear in the film. The area's attraction will be a boat ride through Rapunzel's "best day ever," following her journey to the lantern festival with Flynn. The press release states that the ride will see "countless flickering lanterns illuminate the attraction's climactic scene while Rapunzel and Flynn sing an iconic song from the film."
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Frozen, at long last, will be the third theme of the new Port. Downsized from originally being an entire new Port, the village of Arendelle will rise at the park. Set after Queen Elsa has "embraced her magical power to control snow and ice," the castle gates are now open and welcoming visitors. The area's ride will tell the story of Elsa and Anna, via a boat ride. The attraction will tell their journey to get to the current happy era, and of course feature many songs from the film. A new restaurant will open that is set inside Arendelle Castle, sure to be a popular dining location.
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This is a concept of the new hotel that will be built with the project, which is be inside the park and rise up from the magical springs that the Port is based on. The Port's theme will be further explained through a retail location on the hotel's first floor that faces the park.
The hotel will have 475 rooms and offer deluxe and luxury accommodations, in fact the luxury rooms will be the "finest accommodations in Tokyo Disney Resort." The hotel will have two restaurants of its own, a lobby lounge and a dedicated parking area.
Oriental Land Co. is dedicated to expanding and growing the resort, and they definitely are putting their money where their mouths are with this expansion!
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