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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift is back at Tokyo Disneyland for round two: lighter crowds, Monsters Inc. Ride & Go Seek, nonstop Mickey‑shaped snacks, a premium popcorn bucket, Club Mouse Beat...and a visit to Steamboat Willie‑era Mickey himself! A full‑on #MickeyMouse day in the most magical way! […]

I visited Mickey Mouse at Tokyo Disneyland It's time for my second visit to Tokyo Disneyland! After returning to Tokyo from Osaka, I got another chance to take The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift to the third ever Disney Castle Park and this time I took advantage of smaller crowds to not only knock out a few more heavy hitters like Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek but also to indulge in that most Tokyo Disney of pass times: snacking! So many Mickey shaped goodies and of course it wouldn't be a Disney trip to Japan without some popcorn complete with fancy bucket! Mickey was definitely the them of the day, as I also took in the Club Mouse Beat stgae show at Showbase in Tomorrowland and of course dropped by Mickey's House in Toontown to visit the big cheese himself, where I found him in his iconic Steamboat Willie outfit!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift is back at Tokyo Disneyland for round two: lighter crowds, Monsters Inc. Ride & Go Seek, nonstop Mickey‑shaped snacks, a premium popcorn bucket, Club Mouse Beat...and a visit to Steamboat Willie‑era Mickey himself! A full‑on #MickeyMouse day in the most magical way!

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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift is back on the #Shinkansen to #Tokyo to check in to a surprisingly fancy stay at Tokyo East Side Hotel Kaie, with a quick trip to #KasaiRinkaiPark and up the Diamond & Flower Ferris Wheel before winding down with my first ever #CurryPan for dinner! […]

I can’t believe this fancy Tokyo Hotel actually let me stay there The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift hits the rails one more time as I make my way back to Tokyo from Osaka on the Shinkansen, with another obligatory Ekiben on the way! Once back in Tokyo, I checked in to my third hotel of the trip and by far the fanciest - much fancier than I had realised it was when I booked it: The Tokyo East Side Hotel Kaie. For not much more per night than I had spent on the other hotels, this one really blew me away with the size and quality of the rooms and how plush and well appointed eve the common areas such as the lobby are. I managed to drag myself away for a brief trip to Kasai Rinkai Park and up yet another observation Ferris Wheel, the Diamond and Flower Ferris Wheel, before retiring to my spacious and stylish hotel room for a dinner of Konbini snacks and treats from Family Mart - including my first ever Curry Pan!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift is back on the #Shinkansen to #Tokyo to check in to a surprisingly fancy stay at Tokyo East Side Hotel Kaie, with a quick trip to #KasaiRinkaiPark and up the Diamond & Flower Ferris Wheel before winding down with my first ever #CurryPan for dinner!

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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift rolls on, keeping it 💯 on the Land, the Sea, the Sky of #Osaka - roaming Universal CityWalk, cruising the Tempozan ferries, soaring above the city on the Giant Ferris Wheel and in #Tsūtenkaku, and wrapping it all up with the legendary #CoCoICHIBANYA #curry! […]

Keeping it Osaka on the Land, the Sea, the Sky The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift is still in Osaka Drift mode for one more day, and we're Keeping it 100 on the Land, the Sea, the Sky with some walking around for shopping and eating in Universal CityWalk, Tempozan & central Osaka; trips on the sea at the port of Osaka with the Tempozan Ferry and the Captain Line Universal City Port Shuttle Boat and views of Osaka from the sky onboard the Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel and atop the iconic observation tower of Tsūtenkaku.

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift rolls on, keeping it 💯 on the Land, the Sea, the Sky of #Osaka - roaming Universal CityWalk, cruising the Tempozan ferries, soaring above the city on the Giant Ferris Wheel and in #Tsūtenkaku, and wrapping it all up with the legendary #CoCoICHIBANYA #curry!

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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift heads to #Nagoya & #NagashimaSpaLand for my first home‑grown Japanese theme park visit! Hakugei headlined the day with more coaster action from Steel Dragon 2000, Acrobat & Looping Star! And back in Nagoya I indulged in some #gachapon & a hands‑on look at the […]

Hakugei put me into a roller coaster frenzy at Nagashima Spa Land It's time for The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift to jump onboard another Shinkansen, taking me to Nagoya to visit a home grown Japanese theme park for the first time - Nagashima Spa Land! It's home to a roller coaster that became a bucket list item for the trip as soon as I started looking into what roller coasters Japan had to offer: Hakugei, a woodie-steel hybrid coaster from Rocky Mountain Construction. And since I was there, I got to experience other incredible coasters such as Steel Dragon 2000, flying roller coaster Acrobat & Schwarzkopf classic Looping Star and more!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift heads to #Nagoya & #NagashimaSpaLand for my first home‑grown Japanese theme park visit! Hakugei headlined the day with more coaster action from Steel Dragon 2000, Acrobat & Looping Star! And back in Nagoya I indulged in some #gachapon & a hands‑on look at the #SonyA7CII

I won the Mario Kart Universal Cup at Universal Studios Japan The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift racks up its third theme park with my first ever trip to Universal Studios Japan! As a big time Mario Kart fan, I of course had to get on Mario Kart Koopa's Challenge again to win the Universal Cup, but there was so much more in this action packed and extra long park day - including my first ride on the brand new Donkey Kong Mine Cart Madness, another first with the sole remaining Jaws: The Ride in the world, Jurassic Park the Ride (also in the dark!), The Flying Dinosaur, Hollywood Dream The Ride, SPY x FAMILY XR Ride, Yoshi's Adventure and Villain-Con Minion Blast.

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift hits #UniversalStudiosJapan! From #MarioKart & #DonkeyKong to #Jaws, #JurassicPark, #Pokémon & more, this was biggest park day yet & it was packed with rides, shows & themed dining. 🎢 🦖🍄 Watch the adventure unfold now!

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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift hits the rails as I make my way from #Tokyo to #Osaka onboard the #Shinkansen! Join me for the journey, an Ekiben for lunch and checking out the Hotel She, Osaka - where every room has a #Vinyl #RecordPlayer - perfect for my #TaylorSwift #Showgirl Era! […]

I went from Tokyo to Osaka at 270 km/h on the Shinkansen bullet train The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift hits the rails as I make my way from Tokyo to Osaka onboard the world famous Shinkansen bullet train! Join me for the high speed journey, complete with an Ekiben for lunch, then check out my hotel for my time in Osaka, the Hotel She, Osaka - each room has a vinyl record player! To make use of it, I head out to HMV & Books and pick up a little something to listen to on it while indulging in some treats and snacks from Family Mart!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift hits the rails as I make my way from #Tokyo to #Osaka onboard the #Shinkansen! Join me for the journey, an Ekiben for lunch and checking out the Hotel She, Osaka - where every room has a #Vinyl #RecordPlayer - perfect for my #TaylorSwift #Showgirl Era!

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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift continues with my 1st visit to #TokyoDisneySea! See Fantasy Springs (Anna & Elsa's Frozen Journey, Rapunzel's Lantern Festival & Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure), entertainment like Believe! Sea of Dreams, Aquatopia, Venetian Gondolas #AlienMochi and more! […]

How is Tokyo DisneySea a real place? The second proper day of The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift sees my first ever visit to what is widely considered the best - and certainly the most beautiful - theme park in the world, Tokyo DisneySea! This packed day includes the major attractions of the new Fantasy Springs expansion - Anna & Elsa's Frozen Journey, Rapunzel's Lantern Festival and Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure. Plus, entertainment like Believe! Sea of Dreams, fireworks & more as well as Tokyo DisneySea mainstay attractions from Aquatopia to Sindbad's Storybook Voyage, the Venetian Gondolas and much more! And in between all the attractions and shows, I found the time to eat iconic Disney food offerings like Mike's Melon Pan and the Little Green Dumpling Mochi as well as yet another serving of Japanese curry at the Casbah Food Court (where they pretend it's Indian Curry)! All this and more on the third episode of The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift continues with my 1st visit to #TokyoDisneySea! See Fantasy Springs (Anna & Elsa's Frozen Journey, Rapunzel's Lantern Festival & Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure), entertainment like Believe! Sea of Dreams, Aquatopia, Venetian Gondolas #AlienMochi and more!

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#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift gets properly underway with my first visit to #TokyoDisneyland for my birthday! Featuring Enchanted Tale of Beauty & the Beast, Jungle Cruise, Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Country Bear Jamboree, Splash Mountain, #Dreamlights and more! […]

Tokyo Disneyland gave me the Happiest Birthday The big day arrives as The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift gets properly underway with my first visit to Tokyo Disneyland for my birthday! This celebration includes a Mickey Waffle for breakfast, showstopper E-Ticket attraction The Enchanted Tale of Beauty & the Beast, Walt Disney's classic The Jungle Cruise, Pooh's Hunny Hunt - Disney's first trackless dark ride, Country Bear Vacation Jamboree, buffet lunch at the Crystal Palace Restaurant, Star Tours, Mickey's Magical Music World, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Mickey's PhilharMagic, my first time seeing a Disney electrical parade in over a decade with Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights and more!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift gets properly underway with my first visit to #TokyoDisneyland for my birthday! Featuring Enchanted Tale of Beauty & the Beast, Jungle Cruise, Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Country Bear Jamboree, Splash Mountain, #Dreamlights and more!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift gets underway at last! Before #TokyoDisneyland & #TokyoDisneySea at the #TokyoDisneyResort, first I had to get there! Join me for the journey in #TurkishAirlines Economy from London Heathrow to Istanbul & then on to #Tokyo Narita! https://youtu.be/QS5VkUXwGK0

Turkish Airlines Economy: London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita via Istanbul The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth - Tokyo Drift gets underway at last! This trip takes me to Japan to celebrate my 34th birthday by visiting not one, not two, not three but five theme parks - including the bucket list dreams of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea at the Tokyo Disney Resort! But first, I had to get there! I flew with Turkish Airlines in Economy from London Heathrow to Istanbul Airport aboard an Airbus A321neo and then on to Tokyo Narita on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. You'll see my lunch at Carl's Jr in Istanbul, all the food and seat facilities onboard each flight, my lunch the next day at Saizeriya in Ikspiari at Tokyo Disney Resort, a look around my hotel room at the CVS Bay Hotel and all my first day purchases from Bon Voyage, the Disney Store and my first visit to a Japanese konbini (convenience store), Lawson!

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift gets underway at last! Before #TokyoDisneyland & #TokyoDisneySea at the #TokyoDisneyResort, first I had to get there! Join me for the journey i #TurkishAirlines Economy from London Heathrow to Istanbul & then on to #Tokyo Narita!

A person poses for a selfie at an amusement park, with a Mickey Mouse plush toy attached to their backpack strap. In the background, there's Cinderella Castle, a roller coaster & Mount Fuji. The image includes text proclaiming "The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth Tokyo Drift” and notes it as “Weekly from November 15”

My next #Vlog Series is coming and it’s going to be the biggest one ever. #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift starts November 15 at 18:00 GMT. New Episodes Weekly. Come and see #Japan with me: #Tokyo, #Osaka, #TokyoDisneyResort, #UniversalStudiosJapan […]

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A person poses for a selfie at an amusement park, with a Mickey Mouse plush toy attached to their backpack strap. In the background, there's Cinderella Castle, a roller coaster & Mount Fuji. The image includes text proclaiming "The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth Tokyo Drift” and notes it as “Weekly from November 15”

My next #Vlog Series is coming and it’s going to be the biggest one ever. #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift starts November 15 at 18:00 GMT. New Episodes Weekly. Come and see #Japan with me: #Tokyo, #Osaka, #TokyoDisneyResort, #UniversalStudiosJapan, #FujiQHighland, #NakashimaSpaLand, #MtFuji & more!

Checked in for my flights to Tokyo !!!

This feels so surreal 😅

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift

Checked in for my flights to Tokyo !!!

This feels so surreal 😅

#TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift

Picked up my cash Yen yesterday and this morning my busses to & from #FujiQHighland were confirmed, so everything is now in place for #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift! 😎

Just ten work days (or 12 total days) now before I set off on my first visit to Japan!

Picked up my cash Yen yesterday and this morning my busses to & from #FujiQHighland were confirmed, so everything is now in place for #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift! 😎

Just ten work days (or 12 total days) now before I set off on my first visit to Japan!

And at 3AM, onboard a coach driving through rainy Northern France, I got my Priority Seating (Restaurant Reservation) booked for lunch at Crystal Palace in #TokyoDisneyland on my birthday #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift

And at 3AM, onboard a coach driving through rainy Northern France, I got my Priority Seating (Restaurant Reservation) booked for lunch at Crystal Palace in #TokyoDisneyland on my birthday #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift

The theme of this weekend has definitely been trip planning for me. I have an extensive planning note for #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift which has been getting ever more filled out with itinerary items for my #TokyoDisney & #USJ park days (& a few other days) since Friday night

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The theme of this weekend has definitely been trip planning for me. I have an extensive planning note for #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift which has been getting ever more filled out with itinerary items for my #TokyoDisney & #USJ park days (& a few other days) since Friday night

As you might […]

Rolling on with prep for #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift, I already had my #UniversalStudiosJapan ticket which I get free through my employer (🙌🏻), but got my Express Pass today and I got the one I wanted - #MarioKartRide, #DonkeyKongRide #TheFlyingDinosaur & #Jaws or #JurassicParkTheRide! #Japan #USJ

Rolling on with prep for #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift, I already had my #UniversalStudiosJapan ticket which I get free through my employer (🙌🏻), but got my Express Pass today and I got the one I wanted - #MarioKartRide, #DonkeyKongRide #TheFlyingDinosaur & #Jaws or #JurassicParkTheRide! #Japan #USJ

Now also have my ticket to #TokyoDisneySea for the day *after* my birthday! #TokyoDisneyResort #Disney #TheParksForThe34thTokyoDrift #Japan #TokyoDisney #Travel