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{{Short description|Theme park in Chiba, Japan}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox amusement park
| logo = Tokyo Disneyland logo (with castle).svg
| image = Tokyo Disneyland Cinderella Castle 2023-07-02.jpg
| caption = [[Cinderella Castle]], the icon of Tokyo Disneyland, in 2023.
| name = Tokyo Disneyland
| opening_date = {{start date and age|1983|04|15}}
| closing_date = 
| resort = [[Tokyo Disney Resort]]
| location = [[Urayasu]]
| location2 = [[Chiba Prefecture]]
| location3 = Japan
| area = {{convert|115|acre}}
| theme = The Kingdom of Dreams and Magic
| coordinates ={{coord|35|37|58|N|139|52|50|E}}
| homepage = [https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/ Tokyo Disney Resort Homepage]
| operator = [[The Oriental Land Company]]
| status = Operating
}}
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{{Nihongo|'''Tokyo Disneyland'''|東京ディズニーランド|Tōkyō Dizunīrando|local nickname ''TDL''|lead=yes}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/04/12/general/tokyo-disneyland-turns-30/|title=Tokyo Disneyland turns 30!|date=April 12, 2013|access-date=August 11, 2020|website=JapanTimes|last=Shoji|first=Kaori}}</ref> is a {{convert|115|acre|adj=on}} [[theme park]] at the [[Tokyo Disney Resort]] in [[Urayasu]], Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo.<ref name="post-gazette.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11282/1180329-37-0.stm|work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|title=Japan's Disneyland a little different|date=October 9, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110084953/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11282/1180329-37-0.stm|archive-date=January 10, 2012}}</ref> Its main gate is directly adjacent to both [[Maihama Station]] and [[Tokyo Disneyland Station]]. It was the first [[Disney Experiences|Disney park]] to be built outside the United States and it opened on April 15, 1983. The park was constructed by [[Walt Disney Imagineering|WED Enterprises]] in the same style as [[Disneyland]] in California and [[Magic Kingdom]] in Florida.<ref name="post-gazette.com"/> It is owned by [[the Oriental Land Company]], which licenses [[intellectual property]] from [[the Walt Disney Company]]. Tokyo Disneyland and its companion park, [[Tokyo DisneySea]], are the only Disney parks in the world not owned or operated by the Walt Disney Company in any capacity.

The park has seven themed areas: the [[World Bazaar]], [[Adventureland (Disney)#Tokyo Disneyland|Adventureland]], [[Frontierland#Tokyo Disneyland|Westernland]], [[Fantasyland#Tokyo Disneyland|Fantasyland]], [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]], Critter Country and [[Mickey's Toontown|Toontown]]. Many of these areas mirror those in the original Disneyland as they are based on American Disney films and fantasies. Fantasyland includes [[Peter Pan's Flight]], [[Snow White's Enchanted Wish|Snow White's Scary Adventures]], and [[Dumbo the Flying Elephant]], based on Disney films and characters.<ref>{{cite web|publisher= Tokyo Disney Resort|title=Attractions – Tokyo Disneyland|url=http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/atrc/index.html|archive-date=November 24, 2013|
archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124135943/http://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/atrc/index.html|access-date=October 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The park is noted for its extensive open spaces to accommodate the large crowds that visit the park.<ref name="post-gazette.com"/> In 2024, Tokyo Disneyland hosted 15.1 million visitors, making it the fourth-most visited theme park in the world and the [[List of amusement parks in Asia|second-most visited theme park]] in [[Asia]].<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=TEA/AECOM 2024 Theme Index and Museum Index |url=https://www.teaconnect.org/form/2024-tea-global-experience-index |access-date=October 24, 2025 |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>

==History==
The site for Tokyo Disneyland was part of a 600-acre landfill designated in the 1960s as a recreational area to address the growing demand for entertainment in the [[Tokyo metropolitan area]]. This decision set the stage for the eventual establishment of the Tokyo Disney Resort.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kallay |first1=Bill |title=Tokyo Disneyland: Successor to a Great Tradition |journal=Amusement Park Journal |date=1985 |pages=9–11}}</ref>

The idea of a Japanese Disneyland dates back to the late 1950s when Japanese businessman Kunizo Matsuo approached [[Walt Disney]] with the idea of a Disney park in [[Nara (city)|Nara]]. While it is rumored Walt initially agreed to the idea, he later dropped out of it. Matsuo, still determined to open his Disney-themed park, opened [[Nara Dreamland]] in 1961, a near replica of [[Disneyland]] except without Disney's characters or intellectual property. This park would continue to operate until 2006, and was eventually demolished in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-13 |title=Abandoned Nara Dreamland: Japan's Almost-Disney |url=https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20230413/33146/abandoned-nara-dreamland-japans-almost-disney |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.themeparktourist.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240315162311/https://www.themeparktourist.com/features/20230413/33146/abandoned-nara-dreamland-japans-almost-disney|archive-date=2024-03-15|url-status=dead |language=en}}</ref>

In February 1974, the Oriental Land Company (OLC) formally invited Disney executives to Japan for a fact-finding tour. In June of the same year, the company's president, Chiharu Kawasaki, visited Disney's headquarters to reinforce the OLC's desire to bring Disneyland to Japan. Kawasaki once again extended an invitation to the top Disney executives to visit Japan; the offer was taken up in December.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inviting Disneyland to Japan {{!}} History / Chronology {{!}} About Us {{!}} Oriental Land Co., Ltd. |url=https://www.olc.co.jp/en/company/history/history02.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.olc.co.jp |language=en}}</ref>

After many years of negotiations Masatomo Takahashi, president of the OLC, signed the initial contract for the construction of Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture in April 1979.<ref>{{cite web |title=Masatomo Takahashi |url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/masatomo-takahashi |website=D23}}</ref> Japanese engineers and architects visited California to tour Disneyland and prepare to construct the new park.<ref name="Oriental Land Co Ltd 1980" /> The construction of the park began a year later and was covered by hundreds of reporters as an indication of the high expectations for the park in the future. The final cost of Tokyo Disneyland was 180 billion yen rather than the projected 100 billion yen.<ref name="Oriental Land Co Ltd 1980" />

On February 28, 2020, the OLC announced a temporary closure of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea from February 29 to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/28/tokyo-disneyland-to-close-through-mid-march-on-coronavirus-concerns.html|title=Tokyo Disneyland to close through mid-March on coronavirus concerns|date=February 28, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref> The closure, originally slated to expire in mid-March, was later extended twice, with the latest extension being until July 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2020/03/11/coronavirus-tokyo-disneyland-universal-studios-japan-extend-closures/5019269002/|title=Tokyo Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan extend park closures over coronavirus|last=Yasharoff|first=Hannah|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US|access-date=March 12, 2020}}</ref>

On April 28, 2025, the OLC announced that it was considering changes to the Adventureland section of  Tokyo Disneyland, closing Westen River Railroad, Swiss Family Treehouse, Jungle Cruise: Wildlife Expeditions and The Enchanted Tiki Room: Stitch Presents Aloha e Komo Mai, and replacing them with a new [[The Incredibles (franchise)|The Incredibles]], [[Up (2009 film)|Up]] and [[Moana (franchise)|Moana]] attraction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-28 |title=BREAKING: Tokyo Disney Teases Removal of Jungle Cruise, Tiki Room, Treehouse, & Train for New Adventureland Possibly Featuring Pixar's UP & The Incredibles |url=https://wdwnt.com/2025/04/breaking-tokyo-disney-teases-removal-of-jungle-cruise-tiki-room-treehouse-train-for-new-adventureland-possibly-featuring-pixars-up-the-incredibles/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=WDW News Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bricker |first=Tom |date=2025-04-28 |title=Up, Incredibles & Moana Adventureland Expansion Revealed for Tokyo Disneyland, Replacing Jungle Cruise & More |url=https://www.disneytouristblog.com/up-incredibles-moana-adventureland-expansion-revealed-for-tokyo-disneyland-replacing-jungle-cruise-more/ |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Disney Tourist Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Park layout and attractions ==
{{Main|List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions}}

With a few exceptions, Tokyo Disneyland features the same attractions found in [[Disneyland Park (Anaheim)|Disneyland]] and [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Magic Kingdom]].<ref name="post-gazette.com"/>

<gallery mode="packed" caption="Lands of Tokyo Disneyland" center="">
Image:World Bazaar, Tokyo Disneyland (9409949418).jpg|'''[[Main Street, USA|World Bazaar]]'''
Image:TDL Polynesian Terrace Restaurant.jpg|'''[[Adventureland (Disney)|Adventureland]]'''<br />(exterior of Polynesian Terrace Restaurant)
Image:Tokyo Disneyland inside.JPG|'''[[Westernland]]'''<br />([[Big Thunder Mountain Railroad|Big Thunder Mountain]])
Image:Splash Mountain, Tokyo Disneyland (9409908130).jpg|'''Critter Country'''<br />([[Splash Mountain]])
Image:SmallWorldTokyo.jpg|'''[[Fantasyland]]'''<br />([[It's a Small World]])
Image:Gadget's Go Coaster - Tokyo Disneyland.jpg|'''[[Mickey's Toontown|Toontown]]''' <br />([[Gadget's Go Coaster]])
Image:Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland 201306.jpg|'''[[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]]'''
</gallery>

===World Bazaar===
{{Main|Main Street, USA#Tokyo Disneyland|l1=Main Street, USA}}
World Bazaar is the main entry corridor and primary shopping area of Tokyo Disneyland. Despite the use of the word "World" in its name, the general look and theme of World Bazaar is that of early 20th-century America, matching the "Main Street, USA" areas of other Magic Kingdom-style parks. World Bazaar consists of two intersecting "streets": Main Street (the primary corridor running from the main entrance toward [[Cinderella Castle]]), and Center Street, which forms a perpendicular line with Main Street and leads to Adventureland in one direction and Tomorrowland in the other. World Bazaar has a permanent canopy covering the Main Street and Center Street areas, designed to protect guests from the elements.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Travel |first=Klook |title=The Ultimate Guide to Tokyo Disneyland for a Magical Time - Klook Travel Blog |url=https://www.klook.com/en-AU/blog/tokyo-disneyland-guide/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.klook.com |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Tokyo Disneyland |url=https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3016_land.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.japan-guide.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Adventureland===
{{Main|Adventureland (Disney)#Tokyo Disneyland|l1=Adventureland (Disney)}}
[[File:Western River Railroad Missouri a.jpg|thumb|The [[Western River Railroad]]]]
Adventureland consists of two distinct yet complementary areas: A New Orleans-themed area and a "jungle"-themed area. It borrows stylistic and architectural features from the [[New Orleans Square]] and Adventureland areas found in [[Disneyland|Disneyland Park]] in the United States.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

===Westernland===
{{Main|Frontierland#Tokyo Disneyland|l1=Frontierland}}
Westernland is an "old west" themed area, the counterpart of [[Frontierland]] in other Magic Kingdom-style parks. The landscape of Westernland is dominated by [[Big Thunder Mountain Railroad|Big Thunder Mountain]], a [[Monument Valley]]-style mountain surrounding a [[mine train roller coaster]], and the [[Rivers of America (Disney)|Rivers of America]], a man-made waterway that is home to the [[Mark Twain Riverboat]], [[Tom Sawyer Island]], and numerous live and [[Audio-Animatronic]] animals.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

===Critter Country===
Critter Country is a small area of the park with the main attraction being [[Splash Mountain]], a [[Log flume (ride)|log flume]] ride which opened in 1992 and is based on the animated sequences of [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s 1946 film ''[[Song of the South]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Splash Mountain Archive |date=December 23, 2022 |title=Tony Baxter Explains Splash Mountains History (Disneyland) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5ZWxZ40uT8 |website=[[YouTube]] |format=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Splash Mountain History |url=http://www.songofthesouth.net/splashmtn/history/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206020809/http://www.songofthesouth.net/splashmtn/history/index.html |archive-date=February 6, 2012 |website=SongoftheSouth.net}}</ref>''

===Fantasyland===
{{Main|Fantasyland#Tokyo Disneyland|l1=Fantasyland}}
[[Image:Haunted_Mansion,_Tokyo_Disneyland_(9407212583).jpg|thumb|In Tokyo Disneyland [[The Haunted Mansion]] is located in Fantasyland.]]
Like other Magic Kingdom theme parks, Fantasyland's central entryway is a castle, in this case [[Cinderella Castle]], a near exact copy of the one in Florida's Magic Kingdom. Lacking any "thrill rides", Fantasyland's attractions are generally [[dark rides]] that take visitors through scenes from [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney Animation]]'s films such as ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]'', ''[[Peter Pan (1953 film)|Peter Pan]]'', and ''[[Pinocchio (1940 film)|Pinocchio]]''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

A new [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|''Beauty and the Beast'']] sub-section opened in September 2020 as part of the theme park's largest expansion. A dark ride named [[Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast]] is housed in the new Beauty and the Beast Castle with Maurice's Cottage and Gaston's Fountain at its entrance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Beauty and the Beast ride to open in 2020 at Tokyo Disneyland|url=https://blooloop.com/news/tokyo-disneyland-beauty-beast-2/|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Blooloop|date=September 20, 2019}}</ref> The new section also houses Belle's Village which includes the La Taverne de Gaston eatery, and Village Shoppes selling souvenirs and gifts.<ref name=":0" />

A new stage show venue named Fantasyland Forest Theatre is also part of the expansion. With a capacity of 1,500 people, the venue will introduce a 25-minute Mickey's Magical Music World show.<ref name=":1" />

===Toontown===
{{Main|Mickey's Toontown#Tokyo Disneyland|l1=Mickey's Toontown}}
[[Image:Tokyo Disneyland Toontown view 201306.jpg|thumb|Toontown]]
Like its counterpart at [[Disneyland]], Toontown (called "Mickey's Toontown" at Disneyland) is heavily inspired by the 1988 film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''. The major attraction here is [[Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

A new attraction named Minnie's Style Studio opened in September 2020 as part of the theme park's largest expansion. As a character greeting area, it allows guests to take photos with Minnie who will be wearing a rotating selection of seasonal outfits.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tokyo Disneyland's Beauty and Beast Castle, largest expansion in park's history, to open on Sept 28|url=https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-disneyland%E2%80%99s-beauty-and-beast-castle-largest-expansion-in-park%E2%80%99s-history-to-open-on-sept-28|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Japan Today|language=en}}</ref>

===Tomorrowland===
{{Main|Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)#Tokyo Disneyland|l1=Tomorrowland}}
As is the case with other modern-day Disney theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland's [[Tomorrowland (Disney Parks)|Tomorrowland]] forgoes a realism-based vision of the future and instead features science-fiction fantasy themes. Architecturally it borrows much from the 1971–1993 version of Florida's Tomorrowland. Rides include [[Space Mountain (Tokyo Disneyland)|Space Mountain]], and [[Star Tours – The Adventures Continue]].

A rotating car ride named [[The Happy Ride with Baymax]] opened in September 2020 as part of the theme park's largest expansion. The ride is the first Disney attraction to be themed based on [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney Animation]]'s 2014 film ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Experiences at Tokyo Disneyland Park Featuring New Fantasyland, Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast and More Open Today!|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/09/new-experiences-at-tokyo-disneyland-park-featuring-new-fantasyland-enchanted-tale-of-beauty-and-the-beast-and-more-open-today/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030171034/https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/09/new-experiences-at-tokyo-disneyland-park-featuring-new-fantasyland-enchanted-tale-of-beauty-and-the-beast-and-more-open-today/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2020|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Disney Parks Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> A new specialty space-themed popcorn shop named The Big Pop also opened on the same day.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Leggate|first=James|date=2020-09-17|title=Tokyo Disneyland expansion with 'Beauty and the Beast' castle opening this month|url=https://www.foxnews.com/travel/tokyo-disneyland-expansion-beauty-beast-castle|access-date=2020-10-30|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Upcoming Attractions ==
The park will receive an attraction themed to [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney Animation]]'s 2012 film ''[[Wreck-It Ralph (franchise)|Wreck-It Ralph]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-26 |title=Buzz Lightyear Ride Closing Forever at Tokyo Disneyland, Wreck-It Ralph Attraction Coming to New Tomorrowland - WDW News Today |url=https://wdwnt.com/2024/04/buzz-lightyear-ride-closing-forever-at-tokyo-disneyland-wreck-it-ralph-attraction-coming-to-new-tomorrowland/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=wdwnt.com |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as the third renovation of Space Mountain with construction started in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexandra |date=2022-04-27 |title=A New Space Mountain Coming to Tokyo Disneyland in 2027 |url=https://disneyparksblog.com/disney-experiences/a-new-space-mountain-coming-to-tokyo-disneyland-in-2027/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Disney Parks Blog |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Attendance ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!year||visitors
|-
|2006||12,900,000<ref name="2006 Report">{{cite web|year=2007|title=TEA/ERA 2006 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2006_Theme_Index.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]/ERA}}</ref>
|-
|2007||13,906,000<ref name="2007 Report">{{cite web|year=2008|title=TEA/ERA 2007 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2007_Theme_Index.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association/ERA}}</ref>
|-
|2008||14,293,000<ref name="2008 Report">{{cite web|year=2009|title=TEA/ERA 2008 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2008_Theme_Index.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association/ERA}}</ref>
|-
|2009||13,646,000<ref name="2009 Report">{{cite web|year=2010|title=TEA/AECOM 2009 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2009_Theme_Index.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association/[[AECOM]]|page=7}}</ref>
|-
|2010||14,452,000<ref name="2010 Report">{{cite web|year=2011|title=TEA/AECOM 2010 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2010_Theme_Index.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM}}</ref>
|-
|2011||13,996,000<ref name="2011 Report">{{cite web|year=2012|title=TEA/AECOM 2011 Global Attractions Attendance Report|url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2011_Theme_Index.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM}}</ref>
|-
|2012||14,847,000<ref name="2012 Report">{{cite web |year=2012 |title=TEA/AECOM 2012 Global Attractions Report |url=http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Capabilities/Economics/_documents/2012%20Theme%20Index%20Combined_1-1_online.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408022049/http://www.aecom.com/deployedfiles/Internet/Capabilities/Economics/_documents/2012%20Theme%20Index%20Combined_1-1_online.pdf |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=July 25, 2013 |publisher=Themed Entertainment Association}}</ref>
|-
|2013||17,214,000<ref name="2013 attendance">{{cite web |year=2014 |title=TEA/AECOM 2013 Global Attractions Report |url=http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/TEAAECOM2013.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606220440/http://www.teaconnect.org/pdf/TEAAECOM2013.pdf |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |access-date=June 6, 2014 |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2014||17,300,000<ref name="2014 attendance">{{cite web |year=2015 |title=TEA/AECOM 2014 Global Attractions Attendance Report |url=http://www.aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2014_Theme_Index.pdf |access-date=May 27, 2016 |publisher=Themed Entertainment Association/AECOM |page=7}}</ref>
|-
|2015||16,600,000<ref name="2015 attendance">{{cite web |year=2016 |title=TEA/AECOM 2015 Global Attractions Attendance Report Report |url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_160_611852_160525.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618050155/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_160_611852_160525.pdf |archive-date=June 18, 2016 |access-date=June 3, 2016 |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2016||16,540,000<ref name="2016 attendance">{{cite web|year=2016|title=TEA/AECOM 2016 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_235_103719_170601.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602201150/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_235_103719_170601.pdf|archive-date=June 2, 2017|access-date=June 6, 2017|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2017||16,600,000<ref name="2017 attendance">{{cite web|year=2017|title=TEA/AECOM 2017 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602201150/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf|archive-date=June 2, 2017|access-date=May 17, 2018|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2018||17,907,000<ref name="2018 attendance">{{cite web|year=2018|title=TEA/AECOM 2018 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/328_669153_190522.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602201150/http://www.teaconnect.org/images/files/TEA_268_653730_180517.pdf|archive-date=June 2, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2019|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2019||17,910,000<ref name="2019 attendance">{{cite web|year=2019|title=TEA/AECOM 2019 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=https://aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2019-Theme-Index-web.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717045157/https://aecom.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2019-Theme-Index-web.pdf|archive-date=July 17, 2020|access-date=July 18, 2020|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2020||4,160,000<ref>{{Cite web|year=2020|title=TEA/AECOM 2020 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2020.pdf|access-date=November 26, 2021|website=|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
|-
|2021||6,300,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Events & News |url=https://www.teaconnect.org/tea-theme--museum-index.html |access-date=2022-11-21 |website= |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]] |language=en |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209192813/https://www.teaconnect.org/tea-theme--museum-index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|2022||12,000,000<ref>{{Cite web|year=2022|title=TEA/AECOM 2022 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2022.pdf|access-date=August 15, 2024|website=|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
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|2023||15,100,000<ref>{{Cite web|year=2023|title=TEA/AECOM 2023 Theme Index and Museum Index|url=https://aecom.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/reports/AECOM-Theme-Index-2023.pdf|access-date=August 15, 2024|website=|publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
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|2024||15,104,000<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=TEA/AECOM 2024 Theme Index and Museum Index |url=https://www.teaconnect.org/form/2024-tea-global-experience-index |access-date=October 24, 2025 |publisher=[[Themed Entertainment Association]]}}</ref>
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==Future==
Since the park opened in 1983, Tokyo Disney Resort has regularly been one of the most profitable Disney resorts. By 1994, over 149 million people had entered through the gates of Tokyo Disneyland, more than Japan's entire population of 127.6 million at the time.<ref name=Raz2000>{{cite journal|last=Raz|first=Aviad E|title=Domesticating Disney: Adaption in Tokyo Disneyland|doi=10.1111/j.0022-3840.2000.3304_77.x|journal=Journal of Popular Culture|volume=33|issue=4|page=77 <!-- of pages 77-99-->|year=2000}}</ref> In 1996, it employed 12,390 people, making Tokyo Disneyland the biggest workplace in Japan's diversionary outings at that time.<ref name=Raz2000/> Many speculate that Tokyo Disneyland is such an economic success due to timing and location; the theme park lies in a metropolitan area with a population of 30 million and opened at the height of a [[Japanese asset price bubble|booming economy]] where hard-working citizens desired an escape from reality.<ref name="latimes 1994">{{cite web | last=Rishou | first=Makiya | title=Disneyland in Tokyo Is a 10-Year Hit : Entertainment: The attraction thrives, even during an economic downturn. It has had 140 million visitors. | website=Los Angeles Times | date=April 12, 1994 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-12-fi-45190-story.html | access-date=October 10, 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101936/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-12/business/fi-45190_1_tokyo-disneyland | archive-date=March 7, 2016 }}</ref>

Tokyo Disneyland states that one of its main aims is to improve the park and diversify from the limits of the [[Walt Disney Parks and Resorts|domestic Disney parks]]. Tokyo Disneyland has recently been adding a national identity within the parks by adding attractions with distinctly Japanese qualities. [[Cinderella Castle]] displays the Disney character and story plot yet presents the story through the eyes of the Japanese. Once dominated by [[Disney Legends]], Masatomo Takahashi, the former president of The Oriental Land Company, states this growth and development as one of its primary goals: "We must not just repeat what we receive from Disney. I am convinced that we must contribute to the cultural exchange between Japan and U.S.A."<ref name="Oriental Land Co Ltd 1980">{{cite web | title=Oriental Land Co, Ltd. creation period – 50 years of History | website=OLC Group | date=November 28, 1980 | url=http://www.olc.co.jp/en/50th/03.html | access-date=October 10, 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055342/http://www.olc.co.jp/en/50th/03.html | archive-date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref>

==Incidents==
{{Main|Incidents at Tokyo Disney Resort}}

==See also==
*[[List of Tokyo Disneyland attractions]]
*[[Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts]]
*[[Tokyo DisneySea]]
*[[Universal Studios Japan]]
*[[Legoland Japan Resort]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/ Official Website]

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