Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 40 - Back to the hotel - 4/13/16

Just a bit more shopping before closing time. (The park closed at 6 PM that night for a special event.)

"Um....I would like a ride home, please..."


"It is raining a tiny bit, but the Wing of Wishes is still beautiful!"



"Hotel MyStays Maihama is a quick walk to Lawson. The human was impressed with how cool the clerk was when he spun around and microwaved her meal for her!  Oh! Look! SISTERS! My human marked her best friend's with a bracelet."


"And we had brought ShellieMay a dress from home, since my human did not want her to have to only wear a skirt and a bow all the way back home.  This isn't quite her style, but much better than nothing! And she has more fabulous clothes waiting for her at home."


"My human had SO MUCH FUN! We were going to Tokyo Disneyland the next day, but she said that there was absolutely no way that day could top our day at Tokyo DisneySea. (Then she amended to say that unless someone gave us a pile of money, nothing could top our day at Tokyo DisneySea!)"

Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 39 - ShellieMay Choosing Me - 4/13/16

The human here! So I know that Duffy and ShellieMay are definitely from Cape Cod. I knew I wanted an S-sized (17") ShellieMay, and I'd assumed I would get her from Cape Cod, too.  But after I fell in love with the SS Columbia, I wanted my 17" ShellieMay to come from McDuck's since that's the closest shop to the Columbia. And McDuck's is so gorgeous!



But I looked at the displays in McDuck's Department Store, and none of the ShellieMays wowed me, and the place was frankly just too fancy....my ShellieMay was not supposed to be fancy...

But then, what is this...? It's attached to a pawn shop?


Yes! That definitely seemed like the place my plucky ShellieMay should come from! I looked hard and still had trouble finding the right ShellieMay. None were wrong, but none seemed especially right, either...it might be that I don't have much experience with 17" plushes anyway. But then one was just

staring

at

me.

I picked her up, inspected, saw no defects....here she is, posing where I found her.


So there's my ShellieMay!

Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 38 - Back to American Waterfront - 4/13/16

"So spooky..."

"Oh! I love Minnie!!!"

"If only the human had made me shoes!"


(HEY! In my defense, I did make a pair and they fit, but they didn't look right with her outfit. Besides, I only had yen, not nickels.)

"We love New York!"

Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 25 - Toyville Trolley Park - 4/13/17

"The human took this picture to remind her what she did next...this is the restroom building...but it's so pretty!"


"Hey! More bears!"


"Here is my human talking about Toyville Trolley Park."

A quick stop by Toyville Trolley Park, which is fabulous and looks just like a tiny section of Coney Island (or at least what I've seen in my old postcards). I assume the main inspiration was Coney Island's glorious Luna Park which was known for its various minaret structures and amazing lights. Designating it a "trolley park" is perfect because to me, anyway, a trolley park conjures images of a smaller park accessed via trolley on the weekends, not a huge place like Coney Island.

"I get the feeling someone is watching me...."


"The human says..."

Woody is clearly inspired by the Funny Face of Steeplechase Park and the entrances in Australia's Luna Parks....but honestly, he's pretty creepy.


"SO MUCH DETAIL!"


"Heading toward the entrance to the park through American Waterfront. It feels so empty!"




"Oh wow...the show is not running, but we can look inside the lobby...!"


"How beautiful!"

Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 20 - Cape Cod at last! - 4/13/16

"Oh my goodness we had seen pictures but..."

"IT'S CAPE COD!!! WOW! I saw that lighthouse in merchandise before..."




"There is room for three here...but the humans are too big for it, so it's just me for now..."

Do not tell me your wish, Shellie May! It will not come true!


"AUNT PEG'S! This was waiting for us in front."


"My human said it was both more detailed and more intimate than she'd imagined."


"Ehi!"










"New medallions!"

The metal plate on the side is to flatten the medals. It seems to work a bit, though you can't get them anywhere near flat.

"That cute little display convinced my human to buy me a little bag...sigh..."

Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 19 - A bit of Titanic in Tokyo DisneySea - 4/13/16

"We are still on the SS Columbia and--WHOA! Are we allowed to go here?"



"Hmmm, I don't know..."


"Doesn't this remind you of Titanic?"


"OK, maybe we will look down a LITTLE..."


"Or almost all the way and--WOW!"


"It is the purser's desk!!!"


"And so many flowers!"


"Can I help you, sir? How about you, ma'am?"


Goodbye, S.S. Columbia!


"I love you forever!"

Journey to Tokyo Disney Resort - Part 18 - Inside the SS Columbia! - 4/13/16

"There was almost no one in the S.S. Columbia!"








"This is from the bow. SO PRETTY! But it was too wet so I couldn't sit down."


"Hellooooo Cape Cod!"


"There is more water outside the park...the human said there is so much theming, it still felt like a real part of the park!"




"We were ALL ALONE on the bow for several minutes!!!"