Disney is set to open their latest land in Tokyo AND WE’RE THERE!

Fantasy Springs, the highly anticipated new land coming to Tokyo DisneySea is finally close to opening! The new expansion, complete with three new mini-themed lands and an in-park hotel, had been announced in 2018, and it’s finally opening on June 6th, 2024! We got a special preview of this new sea port, and we’re taking you with us.

Entrance

We entered Fantasy Springs for our preview from the Fantasy Springs Hotel — when you go out the backside of the hotel, you’ll find the security area and the dedicated Fantasy Springs entrance. There, we were greeted by some STUNNING rockwork with lots of hidden Disney details!

There are several Disney characters hidden throughout the rockwork, including multiple princesses. We particularly loved the sculpture of Princess Aurora and Prince Philip dancing together! There’s a waterfall that cascades down the back of Aurora’s dress, and the flowers surrounding her are a mix of pink and blue, giving the illusion that her dress changes colors depending on where you’re standing.

The Cinderella sculpture is surrounded by blue blooms to match her iconic dress color…

…as well as several of her mouse friends! How cute are these?!

Snow White is represented by a pool of water in the shape of her profile, and nearby, the face of the magic mirror hides behind a waterfall, giving it a glassy, reflective look. That’s a super cool effect!

Of course, Ariel is carved out of stone that looks like something you’d find near the sea! Little fountains behind her tail give the illusion that she has just pushed up out of the ocean and onto the rock.

Check out our video with some of the incredible details!

Konnichiwa from Tokyo Disney Sea! We are SO excited to be here for a preview of Fantasy Springs and the Fantasy Springs Hotel! Stay tuned as we share EVERYTHING from this first look experience! #mediaevent#TokyoDisneyResort #TokyoDisneySea#FantasySprings pic.twitter.com/GAgZGiMl45

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After we made it through the entrance area, it was on to the various kingdoms!

Frozen Kingdom

The first area we toured was the Frozen Kingdom, otherwise known as Arendelle! We entered the space via an absolutely stunning bridge, reminiscent of the one to the castle in the films.

One of the major highlights of the area is the new attraction, Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey! This ride will take visitors on a boat ride tour through Frozen‘s story.

And we were barely in the land a few minutes before we were already spotting hidden details! Take a close look at this shop window…do you notice anything unusual?

One of the pretzels on display is a Mickey pretzel! What a fun nod to a classic Disney snack.

The Arendelle village square is lined with colorful buildings with spectacular theming — they really make great use of the space here.

Take a look around with us! The theming is absolutely stunning.

We have been transported to Arendelle! Welcome to Frozen Kingdom at Fantasy Springs! #mediaevent#TokyoDisneyResort #TokyoDisneySea#FantasySprings pic.twitter.com/fgahlXaOD2

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) May 8, 2024

And Oaken even has his own spot! Oaken’s OK Foods is one of the places in this area where you can grab a bite to eat. 

Now, on to the next area!

Rapunzel’s Forest 

In Rapunzel’s Forest, you’ll find spaces themed to the popular Disney movie Tangled. Including the iconic tavern from the film, The Snuggly Duckling! We can’t WAIT to eat here.

This area of the park is also home to Rapunzel’s tower, and if you look closely, you’ll notice something special…

…Rapunzel herself is inside! Somebody let that girl down to go on an adventure!

The new ride in this area is Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival. This beautiful boat ride takes you through the tale of Tangled, including a spectacular floating lantern scene. We’re so excited to try this one in person!

We got a sneak peek at the ride vehicles as they were floating by. These are made to look similar to Rapunzel and Flynn’s boat from the film.

We think Rapunzel deserves a ride in Disney World too — what about you?

Peter Pan’s Never Land

The final area of Fantasy Springs is Peter Pan’s Never Land, themed to — you guessed it! — Peter Pan.

It looks like the Lost Boys have been working on their target practice over here!

There are fun little details like this hidden throughout the land, including this Captain Hook and gang-themed totem pole.

One of the new rides in this area of the park is Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure, which takes you on a journey with several characters from the film!

We got the chance to check out this ride during our visit, and it was incredible from a technological standpoint. It’s a mix of set pieces and 3D screens, similar to Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in EPCOT, but the lines between the screens and sets are much more seamless. It was very difficult to tell when you were looking at a screen versus a real set piece.

We even spotted a hidden nod to Aladdin during our ride through — at one point, the lamp jumps out at you from a pile of treasure. You know Disney has to have those Easter eggs!

The ride vehicles for the attraction are pretty massive, shaped like a boat and meant to fly with the aid of pixie dust. We rode twice and we didn’t get motion sick either time, which is impressive for a ride that incorporates 3D — the effects were so seamless that it made the experience less jarring than other 3D rides.

Calling all explorers! If you just love roaming and checking out details, then don’t forget to step aboard The Jolly Roger, where you’ll find all kinds of fun little nods to Peter Pan.

We spotted a map of Neverland, the Jolly Roger Crew Log, and the infamous hook!

There were even fun little vandalism cartoons from where the kids took over the ship. We think that’s a pretty accurate drawing of Captain Hook!

Of course, when you’ve got a hook for a hand, you’ll have to swap it out sometimes — check out the Captain’s case of accessories, which includes utensils, a corkscrew, and a nutcracker.

NOTE: We’ll continue to update this post with more pictures from Fantasy Springs as we get the full tour, so stay tuned to DFB!

With Fantasy Springs now close to opening, the new land looks to be another jewel in the crown of Tokyo DisneySea, the park many consider Disney’s best. Stay tuned to DFB for more Fantasy Springs news!

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Which of Fantasy Springs’ three lands is your favorite? Let us know in the comments below. 

Disclosure: In nearly all circumstances, Disney Food Blog writers and photographers pay full price for their own travel, hotel, food, beverage, and event tickets. We do this because it’s important to us as journalists to ensure not only that we give you unbiased opinions, but also that you can trust us to do so since we’re paying our own way. On rare occasions, when we are invited by a company to attend a preview as media, and when we choose to accept that invitation, we will always make you, our readers, aware of that situation. Today, we were invited by Tokyo Disney to attend their media preview of  Fantasy Springs. Note that when we attend events as media we are 1) Not required to review that event/food on any of our channels, and 2) Not required to review that event/food favorably. You can always count on DFB to give you a 100% unbiased and honest review of any event that we attend, food that we eat, or beverage that we drink. You can see more in our Disclosure Policy. Thank you for reading. — AJ

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