Chip 'n Dale, Mickey & Minnie, and Donald Duck, Disneyland

Whilst having lunch, we saw Chip ‘n Dale, Mickey and Minnie, and Donald Duck dancing with vigor upon a moving float in the distance. So THAT’S why Chip ‘n Dale were running so fast! They had another appointment!

Seeing that picture above always gets me giggling hysterically! The Japan summer weather was so freakin’ hot at that time, it was pushing 40 degrees Celsius! In that hot summer heat the poor chaps still had to wear those thick and heavy costumes and dance with hype and vigor at 12 freakin’ noon! And boy, did they dance! My gawd! I hope they get paid well.

Here’s a video of the parade with colourful moving floats and characters such as Snow White and Beauty and the Beast.

After walking through the World Bazaar, we came upon the highlight of Disneyland. This castle forms the centrepiece of the entire Disneyland park. It’s really big and tall! You can see the castle from most places in the park.

Disney Castle

Ahhh! I was expecting more castles though, like Snow White’s castle, Sleeping Beauty’s castle, Beauty and the Beast’s castle. But as it turned out, this was the only castle we saw in Disneyland.

Beyond the World Bazaar, the park is divided into 6 areas – Adventureland, Westernland, Critter Country, Fantasyland, Toontown and Tomorrowland. We had a chance to explore the entire park and take rides in each of the 6 areas!

Alice in Wonderland, Disneyland

Alice in Wonderland!

Carousel, Disneyland


Castle Carousel! I had a really hard time climbing and stumbling onto a horse. Of all horses (there were 90 of them) I picked the one that was mounted the highest! It was like 1.5 metres high!

Well at Snow White's Adventure, Shrubs in the shape of Mickey & Minnie, Disneyland

Sprinkled around the park were numerous gift carts selling hair bands, hair clips and hair gear all in the style of various Disney characters. For example, there were Shrek ears, Mickey Mouse ears, and Stitch (as in Lilo and Stitch) hair bands.