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21-559: Sanrio Puroland attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year, and is ranked among the major theme parks in Japan, along with both Tokyo Disney Resort parks and Fuji-Q Highland . Sanrio also operates Harmonyland , an outdoor theme park in Oita Prefecture. Sanrio Puroland was a "bald attempt" to challenge the Walt Disney company and its theme parks. During its conceptual phase, Sanrio Puroland

42-481: A cost of $ 2.6 billion. In May 1999 , the company sold two sets of bonds, $ 200 million in quake bonds and $ 406 million of bonds to fund DisneySea. DisneySea opened on September 4, 2001 at only $ 200 million over budget. In 2000, OLC formed Ikspiari Co., Ltd. to run Ikspiari. Even though the Disney Stores maintained strong sales, mounting cost of sales and operation and the loss of key executives who had driven

63-587: A cost of around JPY 60-70 million. Sanrio Puroland opened on December 7, 1990, and would operate at a loss for the first few years of operation, due to factors such as the aftereffects of the Japanese asset price bubble burst and complaints from city locals. Sanrio Puroland was temporarily closed from February 22 to July 20, 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic . Sanrio Puroland offers visitors two dark rides. The Sanrio Characters Boat Ride , which tells

84-558: A single theme park ( Tokyo Disneyland ), later developing into a resort with a second theme park ( Tokyo DisneySea ), six Disney hotels, six non-Disney hotels and a shopping complex ( Ikspiari ). Tokyo Disneyland was the first Disney theme park to open outside the United States and the resort is the only Disney Parks resort in the world not owned or operated by The Walt Disney Company in any capacity. Tokyo Disney Resort consists of Tokyo Disneyland , Tokyo DisneySea , and Ikspiari , which

105-455: A variety of stage shows (both regular and seasonal) in various areas. Selected past and present shows are as follows: Märchen Theater Fairyland Theater Sanrio Puroland also hosts a daily fireworks show (during the summer) and various illumination shows. In addition to these restaurants, there is the Dream Cafe (formerly Tea Time Terrace, seating capacity: 65 people), which is located on

126-521: A year studying an urban-style amusement facility for 2010 or later, but ended planning due to low profits expected versus the investment. The firm said it would continue to explore possibilities for a new business, which might not involve Disney. The Oriental Land Company announced an agreement that it would sell Retail Networks Co., Ltd., its Japanese Disney Stores, back to The Walt Disney Company . Disney took over beginning on March 31, 2010, Retail Networks Co., Ltd., Oriental Land Company subsidiary owning

147-564: Is a theme park and vacation resort located in Urayasu , Chiba , Japan, just east of Tokyo . The resort is fully owned and operated by The Oriental Land Company (a subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Railway Company) under a license from The Walt Disney Company , which constructed and designed the resort and its various attractions through its Imagineering research & development arm. The resort opened on April 15, 1983, as

168-769: Is a Japanese leisure and tourism subsidiary of the Keisei Electric Railway Company, headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba , Japan where it also owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort . The company operates in three segments, divided as theme parks, hotels, and other business. It is a component of the TOPIX Large70 index. Oriental Land pays licenses and royalties to The Walt Disney Company for use of their intellectual properties , while Disney provides consultation and their Imagineering division to design and build Oriental Land's theme parks and attractions at

189-693: Is a variation of the Downtown Disney and Disney Springs shopping, dining, and entertainment areas found at the Disney resorts in Anaheim and Lake Buena Vista respectively. It also contains Bon Voyage! , a large Disney goods specialty shop. Like other Disney resorts, the Tokyo Disney Resort includes several Disney-branded hotels; the resort's three "Deluxe" Hotels are the Disney Ambassador Hotel,

210-649: Is also served by Resort Gateway Station on the Disney Resort Line . Ikspiari opened on July 7, 2000 . At the complex, the 12th non-US Rainforest Cafe opened in July 2000 . On August 31, 2015 , Create Restaurants Holdings Inc. fully acquired RC Japan Co., Ltd., the Rainforest Cafe franchisee, at the complex. The Oriental Land Company The Oriental Land Company, Limited , also known as Oriental Land ( 株式会社オリエンタルランド , Kabushiki gaisha Orientaru Rando )

231-566: Is operated by IKSPIARI Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the owner, The Oriental Land Company , it is the Japanese equivalent of the Downtown Disney complex at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, and Disney Village at Disneyland Paris , France. Ikspiari is close to Maihama Station on the Keiyō Line from Tokyo, and

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252-559: The Disney Resort Line monorail, with the exception of the Celebration Hotel which is connected to the resort area via a free 15-minute shuttle. The Tokyo Disney Resort is headed by Toshio Kagami , who is the representative director (CEO) of the Oriental Land Company. Ikspiari ( イクスピアリ , Ikusupiari ) is a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba , Japan. The complex

273-515: The Disney Stores to success led The Walt Disney Company to convert the Disney Stores into a licensed operation. The Japanese stores were sold to the company in April 2002 and placed into Retail Networks Co., Ltd. subsidiary. In October 2008, Oriental Land Company announced that it and Disney had shelved plans for a new Disney complex in a major Japanese city. The company and Disney had spent more than

294-543: The Ginza Sanrio Gift Gate (a concept shop that was located at the same spot as the current Ginza flagship store of Tiffany and Co.) and Sanrio Phantasien (an indoor minipark that was located inside what is now the LaLaport TOKYO-BAY retail complex). The initial design phase began in 1987, and Sanrio Puroland broke ground on November 16, 1988. It took a team of 2,500 workers approximately two years to complete, at

315-662: The Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta and the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel. The Resort also includes the "Moderate" type Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel and the "Value" type Tokyo Disney Resort Celebration Hotel. There are six other hotels located on the Tokyo Disney Resort property. These, however, are not Disney-branded hotels and are owned by other companies, similar to the Hotel Plaza Boulevard hotels at Walt Disney World . All facilities are linked by

336-665: The Tree of Wisdom. Other attractions inside Sanrio Puroland include five food factory displays (candy, juice, chocolate, bread, and ice cream), and a game corner with kids' rides, purikura booths, and UFO catchers. The main parades of Sanrio Puroland take place around the Tree of Wisdom in Puro Village (first floor). The current main parade is "Miracle Gift Parade", which debuted in late 2015 to commemorate Sanrio Puroland's 25th anniversary. Past parades and seasonal parades are as follows: Past parades Seasonal parades Sanrio Puroland hosts

357-579: The fourth floor of Rainbow Hall. For a limited time, the cafe is open as “My Melody Dream Cafe,” “Cinnamoroll Dream Cafe,” etc. (sponsored by Nissei ) which offer original sweets and other items with the character designs. Additionally, on the first floor of Puro Village is Sweet Parlor, which offers a collection of drinks, character designed ice creams, etc. Tokyo Disney Resort 35°37′47″N 139°52′58″E  /  35.62972°N 139.88278°E  / 35.62972; 139.88278 The Tokyo Disney Resort ( 東京ディズニーリゾート ) (local nickname TDR )

378-576: The resort. The Oriental Land Company is the only Disney resort company that has no capital relationship with Disney. The Oriental Land Company was founded in 1960. The company was developing Maihama, an area of land in Urayasu that was created through land reclamation . Two years later, the company contacted Disney about building a theme park. OLC was also building a few shopping centers in Chiba Prefecture . In 1979, Oriental and Disney agreed to build

399-571: The story of various Sanrio characters preparing for a party held by Hello Kitty, was the park's only ride until the opening of SANRIOTOWN in 2013, and with it the introduction of Mymeroad Drive , where riders are taken to a tour of Mariland (My Melody's homeland) via a rental car designed by Kuromi, My Melody's rival. Both rides offer commemorative photographs which can be separately purchased. Sanrio Puroland has two walkthrough attractions, both found at SANRIOTOWN (second floor), as follows: Visitors can ring Hello Kitty's Bell of Happiness, located inside

420-632: The theme park. Tokyo Disneyland opened on April 15, 1983 on 200 acres in Maihama. The company borrowed $ 1.4 billion for Disneyland which they paid off in three years. Disney announced in November 1995 the building of Tokyo DisneySea to be owned by Oriental next to the Tokyo Disneyland. Oriental and Disney signed the DisneySea licensing agreement in November 1997 with the theme park to open in 2001 at

441-596: Was known by many names - first as Sanrio Communication World, as well as Sanrio Heart Park and Sanrio Piero Land. The original theme was going to be "communication", as opposed to Sanrio's existing works, including its characters. In 1985, Sanrio initiated a project called "Sanrio Science Culture Communication Center" (SSCCC) with the goal of constructing a theme park that would open in 1990 to coincide with Sanrio's 30th anniversary. To build knowledge on theme park operation, management, and interior design, Sanrio commissioned Landmark Entertainment Group to design two facilities -

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