As French. Really jealous. Tokyo Disney keeps getting better. Better future upcoming rides. Speaking of which, Beauty and Beast is a French Fairytale. Supposed to be set in our DLP
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea are what happens when the Imagineers are let loose without a strict budget. It’s so amazing! I hope to go there someday.
Yeah, it makes me really jealous how good theme park enthusiasts have it over in Tokyo. Hopefully someday the top brass at Disney will let the other parks (especially California and Orlando's parks) actually have meaty budgets for these kinds of experiments. Those parks just feel like gift shops nowadays.
@@WaddleDee105 if they take the quinjet e ticket ride for avengers campus off of indefinite hold and actually build it in the next 10 years I hope it lives up to the hype. Because I heard they cut the budget for it, and that will probably make the entire ride suck. But if they actually make it on the same level as rise of the resistance that would be awesome
On top of building these amazing rides their maintenance is top notch (unlike America's parks where every ride seems to be falling apart and have at least one broken animatronic these days). I hope you get to go someday, it really blows away any other disney park, and this is coming from a diehard fan of Anaheim's OG castle park.
Smallest correction: In the transformation scene, the prince isn't always there. Right before he's revealed he is raised through the floor which you can see if you look extremely closely. The dark void behind the transformation isn't effective enough so they mask it with the most visually complex lighting in the whole sequence. I also believe the sparkles on the ground are also in the reflection to disguise it as well.
This is closer to explaining what actually happens in that scene. I've been on this attraction at least 20 times and have carefully studied this particular effect during the ride.
I kinda wish they'd add somekind of snowfall or throwing snows "aimlessly" mimicking what belle and the beast did in the movies tho.. that would be fun
@@alishanightshade3270 there're many kind of ways to make it happen without having such problems.. that's why i said "somekind of".. but i get your joke😂
@@alishanightshade3270 and of course there would be puddles of water on the floor if they used real snow (by using a water pipe that goes into a cold tank that creates snowballs), causing animatronic malfunctions (unless the skin and clothes don't soak up water) and maybe slipping of the ride vehicles' wheels, and also possible slipping hazards if an evacuation was ordered
Who doesn't love a Pepper's Ghost effect- the average person has never heard of it but when they see it it blows their mind! Still blows mine and I know what it is!
Tokyo Disneyland is managed by Disney and all the attractions are designed and built by Disney Imagineers. It's just owned and funded by the Oriental Land Company.
The Oriental Land Company keeps putting all of Disney's efforts to shame. Really sucks how tacky the modern Disney parks in the US have become. Hopefully someday we'll get more rides of this caliber and less Spider-Bot shooting galleries.
@@watermelonlover745 Buddy this is anything but the Political left's work. Its just pure unfiltered corporate greed that is so common amindst the 21st century with every major corporation that side of the atlantic trying to squirm as many pennies out of everyone's pockets as effectively as possible, while doing the least amount of effort. They have mastered the game of capitalism to the point of unfiltered greed and zero consideration for anyone or anything, and it is unacceptable.
Great coverage of the ride, haven't seen a video going into that much detail of the ride on TH-cam before. I will have to say that I disagree when you say the trackless vehicles' dynamic nature add a lot to the ride. Personally, I think it adds more negative space and emptiness to the ride rather than adding anything else. Unlike Winnie the Poo in Tokyo and Mystic Manor in Hong Kong, this ride doesn't really understand the usage of trackless vehicles. Trackless vehicles are designed to explore and bring life to a specific scene in a room with multiple scenes, not rotate around a single scene. I didn't think the ride was bad by any means, however, I think the Imagineers are relying too much on technology to tell a story rather than using it as a device to help improve the story.
I think there's more than one way to use trackless vehicles. I see this ride as a close cousin of shows like Carousel of Progress and America Sings. However, instead of the audience rotating around the show scenes, the audience moves through the show scenes, giving it a modern twist. But fundamentally, this is an animatronic show with multiple scenes.
@@electronics-girl There absolutely is more than one way to use trackless vehicles, the problem is you need to work around their issues in order for them to work. Rise is a pretty good example of this. Trackless vehicles need space and a lot of flat ground in order to operate. So instead of building a large floor with sets around the vehicle like what other trackless rides do, Disney created sets that were smaller, closer to the ride vehicle and sets with props in the middle of the room (AT-AT room). It doesn't work perfectly, but it solves a major issue with trackless vehicles and negative space. I can see what you're saying with Carousel of Progress and America Sings, but it doesn't solve the core issue with trackless vehicles, negative space. Every ride vehicle has its positives as well as its negatives, the key is to identify a ride vehicle that brings the most positives to a ride while introducing the least amount of negatives. CoP and AS direct your attention to the center stage and, unless the guest looks around, always face the guest in one direction regardless of whether the stage is turning or not. Beauty and the Beast on the other hand spins around but does so without paying attention to the surrounding area. Look at the "something there" scene for example. They spin guests around and run them around the room which is cool, but it detracts from the storytelling since there are only two points of interest in the scene - Belle and the Beast. In the movie, there is large a focus on body movement, eyes, and gestures (on top of the music) to tell a story, but in the ride, you are either too far away from the scene or too busy spinning that it becomes extremely hard to tell the same story unless you're familiar with the movie. Thats one of the many key difference between a rotating show building and spinning around a room in a trackless vehicle. There are a few more issues this ride creates with trackless vehicles, but negative space and poor show are the two main ones.
@@zarajenkins6948 I am 100% sure that the Imagineers know this is an issue lol, the people working on the ride are much smarter than me easily. There are creative and business decisions that happen higher up in the grapevine that most of us probably know nothing about. If anything, I'm just a guy that visits theme parks and that complains too much
I totally agree, as much as I liked the ride it’s actually a bit boring, especially compared to Pooh’s honey hunt. Especially the snow scene and even the ballroom scene, you literally just circle around the room the whole time. I was also surprised that the attack scene was so rushed. It was a good ride and all, but I really didn’t get the hype.
Was there last week. The ride itself is nothing new or special but the effects and animatronics are freaking next level. I got quite teary eyed at the sheer beauty of it. The pre show especially is mind blowingly good.
Great coverage. BTW, we shouldn't forget that the whole idea of stained glass animation to tell the prelude to this story was in the original film, too.
I received high praise from many people and I am proud of it as my home country and as a former cast member☺️. I would love to visit Disney in other countries someday 🥰. In 2023, Fantasy Springs will open at DisneySea. It's a tough time, but I hope you have a wonderful time of dreaming and traveling when you visit as a guest 🥰.
My family and I had the privilege of going on this ride last evening. It’s hands down our favourite and the best Disney ride we have ever taken. A must do for any Disney fan!
I think it will be worth the trip once Fantasy Springs arrives at Tokyo Disneysea, and possibly by then the borders will have opened up. I certainly wouldn’t mind if technology also advances to the point of providing real-time translations so I can understand exactly what’s being said during the rides, one of the only downsides of the parks. While I realize that Disney has a great many more projects going simultaneously than Oriental Land Company, they really should watch and learn from the business model that they use; investing *more* into the development and quality of the parks is sometimes the best way to get more income coming out of them in the long run. Disney’s current strategy seems to be to invest as little as possible into the parks while shaking down the wallets of park goers of every last cent, and paying cast members and even imagineers as little as possible. Rides build up anticipation, but once experienced underwhelm, and try the patience of previous Disneyphiles to the point of them canceling vacations in protest. Oriental Land Company seems to understand Walt Disney’s vision and the key to his magic in a way that the current Disney corporate leadership has forgotten and, more importantly, they truly appreciate the imagineers, and give them all the funding they need to fully realize their creative vision to its ultimate extent; once again taking our breath away.
I almost wish that all of the Disney parks were independently owned, with The Walt Disney Company just providing licensing and Imagineering. It's a model which has worked well in Japan, although I don't know if it would work as well elsewhere, or if there's something unique about the Oriental Land Company. I also don't know if there are differences in American and Japanese business culture that make American companies more focused on short-term profits, and Japanese companies more focused on long-term growth.
Just playing devil's advocate here but why should Disney invest any more money into their US parks? The rubes keep coming anyway, no matter how bad they get and how much they cost!
That was a brilliantly narrated tour of Tokyo Disney's Beauty and the Beast attraction. The Imagineers have really accomplished a high point in development.
I worked at TDL back in the late 80's to 1990. Oriental Land Company knew how to really go all out. I hope to return one day to see all the changes. When I left in 1990, Splash Mountain was under construction and Disney Sea wasn't even in the works yet. It was truly one of the best jobs I ever had working there.
I hope you make it back some time. The level their parks are at is really an incredible, and they continue to make improvements. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’ll be like there after Fantasy Springs and the Tomorrowland remodel are complete
The Prince isn't there in the scene. He comes up out of the floor. It's clear it's rising in the footage you show. You can also search for footage of his head sticking out during a ride stop. Copy and paste this TH-cam title into the search bar for footage - 【美女と野獣 魔法のものがたり】野獣さん、王子に戻り損ねる
It's my dream to same day visit Tokyo (have always wanted to visit to Japan) but now it includes riding this dark ride. BatB is by far my favorite Disney movie, so it holds a very special place in my heart. I've been obsessed with the ride since it opened last year and I pray one day I will get experience it 🙏🏻
thank you for this video, I went yesterday, and I was moved to absolute tears. I grew up next to Anaheim Disneyland so I’ve been going my whole life and I’ve never seen anything like this. Disney just took it to a whole other level with this ride. it was intimate, magical and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m on vacation in Tokyo and instead of going out to see the sights. I am on videos like this. Going down the rabbit hole lol thank you so much for creating this. This was an absolute magical Disney moment w the wow x10000 factor.
I really want to experience this ride. I finally got back to Tokyo Disney resort this year after not going since the pandemic but only went to sea. Hopefully next year!
Man, this is one of those gems of an attraction im sooooo happy exists somewhere in the world. Cannot WAIT to experience this majestic art in person. Thx forbthr coverage ReviewTyme!!
Great video, although I do want to point out that the prince is not always there during the transformation, he comes up out of a lift in the ground. If you look at the beast closely you can see him coming up. Anyways, great video keep up the good work!
This attraction needs to replace the Be our Guest restaurant and the Enchanted Tale with Belle because this attraction is so amazing and it has the Glamor Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom needs
They'll replace whatever doesn't make money so I don't see it replacing the restaurant. Restaurants and space for merchandising is great when you think about it: guests don't have to queue or ride rides to be entertained. Disney just gets to milk them for more cash. Tomorrow Land should make a ride for the fat-future-scooters from Wall-E where people can buy food bags. I would think they'd put it in World Showcase France but that already has Ratatouille. Hollywood Studios maybe? Anyway it would have to replace something that doesn't make money or distract people.
I'm absolutely baffled by this ride. I can not tell which things are animatronic and how these things look both 2D and 3D.. is it holograms? And I'm utterly impressed that they managed to avoid the uncanny valley, these animatronics look fantastic!
I wish they would add more to the outdoor snow scene. Maybe they could other characters watching/dancing in the background? Maybe snow projections on the walls? There's just so much space and I wish they would utilize it.
I go to Disney Tokyo regularly and I have mixed feelings about this ride. The queue is amazing and the last scene is pure Disney Magic (it really hits you). However, some of the areas are pretty....bland. It mostly feels like a warehouse with some animatronics here and there (to the screens with plates in the first room are just atrocious). Still, the ride system is great and the music carries the experience.
it would be better with bigger ceilings and the lighting fixtures hidden with scenery ; the reason haunted mansion rides can get away with small rooms is because it's dark so people don't notice it
Yeah that's my issue with trackless rides. Always feels too open. With tracked rides all the scenery surrounds a much smaller footprint. I'd rather be able to see where the ride is going to go than see a mass expanse of grey concrete.
Love this video! but I don't think the Prince is there when the transformation is happening. You can see a small circular door open from the floor and the animatronic rises from down there.
those animatronics look insane. really goe to show how much rides can do with animatronics nowadays and how theme parks shouldnt have to overly rely on screen and projectors to bring their effects into the ride
I appreciated this video. I think that while the technology and work that went into the ride is impressive, the ride lingers way too long on only a handful of scenes. You just find yourself going in circles around whatever centerpiece a sequence has. It's beautifully done, but it's hard not to wish they could have built something more than what amounts to a series of rooms with songs and "dancing" vehicles. I like Mystery Manor because it balances the classic linear elements of a dark ride while letting trackless technology augment the experience into something unexpected.
FYI, there's a video in which the beast transformation where the prince actually comes from the hole below. There's even another video in which the prince comes partially up. Just wanted you to be aware if you create future videos to state that the prince isn't "hovering" in the area the entire time.
This is incredible. This is what a Disney attraction should be. Full of animatronics instead of high tech screens. Can't wait for the Fantasy Spring attractions.
I’ve been to Disney Sea in Tokyo and really enjoyed it. The attractions are well done and visually beautiful. Next time I visit Japan I will definitely go on the Beauty and the Beast ride.
This is worth a trip to Tokyo Disneyland, yes!! Wow!! When disney lets imaginnears actually do what they do best this is what can be done! Unfortunately for us in the states they’ve taken that element out - too focused on their failing streaming service that they believe is far more lucrative than the parks. They’ll be back at it though- just not sure how long
I really hope I can go one day and enjoy this ride. This is my favorite movie and I love Tokyo 💕 It would be wonderful to combine my favorite things in the same adventure. thanks for the excellent video!!!
Your explanation of the transformation effect is great! I LOLed at the line “basically some lights and mirrors”, what about the phenomenal animatronics? 😎
I live in Japan and was able to ride this last February (2023). It was incredible. I am by no means a Beauty and the Beast fanatic; I know the story, that's about it. But it was such an amazing ride, the effects and tricks were beyond belief. It honestly felt very magical, OLC did such a good job on the ride.
I must admit that I'm not a fan of theme parks nor Disney, but I really love your videos because they explain the actual concepts behind the rides and I find the engineering employed to create the rides to be fascinating. I dislike how many traditional European folktales have been consumed by Disney, but as long as they are kept alive, that's all that matters. Thanks for your videos ReviewTyme, hello from Western Australia :)
I rode this recently. And its now i think my 2nd fave disney ride ever!! I was amazed! Hope I can return to the Tokyo Disney parks someday! And also get to the California, paris, hong king, and shanghai parks in my lifetime!
You're a little wrong on the transformation scene. The prince animatronic isn't always there you can see it rising from a trap door during the spinning beast
Well thank you thoroughly enjoyed the execution and storytelling of the narrator.And yes Dom ,I'd love to go and experience it myself .Maybe one day my dreams will come true.😘
thank you for this. 🤗 that looks like a most awesome ride.... more of an experience, really. no, i wouldn't go to tokyo to see it but i can appreciate the artistry of it from your video. 💕 and thank you for telling us how they did it, 'cause you KNOW i was wondering! 😱
I’ve been on this ride 50 times and still want to do it again. One thing I wish Reviewtyme had talked about was how Imagineers first proposed Oriental Land Company to build an Alice in Wonderland dark ride in front of the Tea Cups and to the left of the Queen of Hearts restaurant. For those who don’t know, this is where It’s A Small World is located. OLC’s plan was to RELOCATE Its A Small World to where the current Forest Theater is now. The open space would be used for the new Alice Ride, creating a mini Alice in Wonderland area within Fantasy Land. There’s oficial concept art released by OLC. In the end, OLC decided to order the Beauty and the Beast ride. At the time the ride opened, OLC released a promotional video where the CEO talks about how the company’s latest strategy is to be “The Only One”. This policy means that OLC is now interested in only building original rides to attract foreign tourists. Just see what happened with Tokyo’s Space Mountain. The ride will close to give way to an original concept. There’s Fantasy springs, which looks like will open with THREE original E ticket attractions. The future sure is exciting!
After seeing the Disney tokyo presentation in the china pavilion at Epcot, I decided that I definitely want to check it out at some point. It seems too incredible to miss!!!
Why those two massively expensive ad boring events? XD I'd love to visit a Tezuka museum or something. Along with a bunch of other franchises that came from Japan.
Some people may say it’s bland or boring and yes the snow scene is a bit long, and it doesn’t give you the hype like Rise of the Resistance. But as a BB fan, ballroom dancing experience with the characters for a full chorus was pretty amazing and it’d be romantic if you sit next to someone you care about. If you’re like a pure-hearted BB enthusiast, come to Tokyo! I’m sure you’ll be moved.
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As French. Really jealous. Tokyo Disney keeps getting better. Better future upcoming rides.
Speaking of which, Beauty and Beast is a French Fairytale. Supposed to be set in our DLP
This ride needs to come to Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney Studios and Disneyland in future fantasy land expansions.
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea are what happens when the Imagineers are let loose without a strict budget. It’s so amazing! I hope to go there someday.
true that
Yeah, it makes me really jealous how good theme park enthusiasts have it over in Tokyo. Hopefully someday the top brass at Disney will let the other parks (especially California and Orlando's parks) actually have meaty budgets for these kinds of experiments. Those parks just feel like gift shops nowadays.
@@WaddleDee105 if they take the quinjet e ticket ride for avengers campus off of indefinite hold and actually build it in the next 10 years I hope it lives up to the hype. Because I heard they cut the budget for it, and that will probably make the entire ride suck. But if they actually make it on the same level as rise of the resistance that would be awesome
On top of building these amazing rides their maintenance is top notch (unlike America's parks where every ride seems to be falling apart and have at least one broken animatronic these days). I hope you get to go someday, it really blows away any other disney park, and this is coming from a diehard fan of Anaheim's OG castle park.
The strict budget is indeed there. OLC doesn't just hand over a blank check anymore.
Smallest correction: In the transformation scene, the prince isn't always there. Right before he's revealed he is raised through the floor which you can see if you look extremely closely. The dark void behind the transformation isn't effective enough so they mask it with the most visually complex lighting in the whole sequence. I also believe the sparkles on the ground are also in the reflection to disguise it as well.
This is closer to explaining what actually happens in that scene. I've been on this attraction at least 20 times and have carefully studied this particular effect during the ride.
There's a malfunction video of this ride which the prince stuck during rising
Yep, even in the first glimpse of the effect you can see the prince rise up through the floor during the sequence.
Came here to say this.
These days, a Disney ride like this could only be built at Tokyo.
IKR?
Yeah in America no because of strict codes and dumb regulations in building bigger and lawsuits and what not.
Bro have you never been to Orlando DisneyWorld?! I've been there 6x.
The animatronics look out of this world! I would love to visit this park one day
Belle looks so on model it isn’t even funny. I love it
This is the most underrated Disney TH-cam Channel ! I love your editing, enthusiasm, and passion. I hope you guys blow up like you deserve! Much love!
Thanks Obi! We really appreciate it :) 😊
Definitely agree but one small correction-ReviewTyme also covers other theme parks,not just disney
couldn't agree more
my last disney land tour was year 2000, when i was working in Japan 🇯🇵 really amazing!
Also the Something There scene smells amazing. The perfect woodsy, musky, wintery smell. I always naughtily pull my mask down to give it a whif :P
Really? I want to ride it.
I kinda wish they'd add somekind of snowfall or throwing snows "aimlessly" mimicking what belle and the beast did in the movies tho.. that would be fun
@@vanada116 It may cause cleaning problems. Imagine you ride this at night and Belle's face is covered with fake snow 😂😂😂
@@alishanightshade3270 there're many kind of ways to make it happen without having such problems.. that's why i said "somekind of".. but i get your joke😂
@@alishanightshade3270 and of course there would be puddles of water on the floor if they used real snow (by using a water pipe that goes into a cold tank that creates snowballs), causing animatronic malfunctions (unless the skin and clothes don't soak up water) and maybe slipping of the ride vehicles' wheels, and also possible slipping hazards if an evacuation was ordered
Who doesn't love a Pepper's Ghost effect- the average person has never heard of it but when they see it it blows their mind! Still blows mine and I know what it is!
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Tokyo Disneyland is managed by Disney and all the attractions are designed and built by Disney Imagineers. It's just owned and funded by the Oriental Land Company.
The Oriental Land Company keeps putting all of Disney's efforts to shame. Really sucks how tacky the modern Disney parks in the US have become. Hopefully someday we'll get more rides of this caliber and less Spider-Bot shooting galleries.
I'm curious about the new huge expansion coming to Disney Sea with Tangled, Frozen and....Peter Pan?
It’s because they care about their guest. Disney does not. They stopped caring when they got rid of Eisner.
I heard the new Galaxy and Star Wars rides are good. I hate when rides use screens! Liberals are destroying everything we love
Dont You americans have enough?? Here in other countries we dont have as many rides bruh
@@watermelonlover745 Buddy this is anything but the Political left's work. Its just pure unfiltered corporate greed that is so common amindst the 21st century with every major corporation that side of the atlantic trying to squirm as many pennies out of everyone's pockets as effectively as possible, while doing the least amount of effort. They have mastered the game of capitalism to the point of unfiltered greed and zero consideration for anyone or anything, and it is unacceptable.
Great coverage of the ride, haven't seen a video going into that much detail of the ride on TH-cam before.
I will have to say that I disagree when you say the trackless vehicles' dynamic nature add a lot to the ride. Personally, I think it adds more negative space and emptiness to the ride rather than adding anything else. Unlike Winnie the Poo in Tokyo and Mystic Manor in Hong Kong, this ride doesn't really understand the usage of trackless vehicles. Trackless vehicles are designed to explore and bring life to a specific scene in a room with multiple scenes, not rotate around a single scene. I didn't think the ride was bad by any means, however, I think the Imagineers are relying too much on technology to tell a story rather than using it as a device to help improve the story.
I think there's more than one way to use trackless vehicles.
I see this ride as a close cousin of shows like Carousel of Progress and America Sings. However, instead of the audience rotating around the show scenes, the audience moves through the show scenes, giving it a modern twist. But fundamentally, this is an animatronic show with multiple scenes.
Have you let the Imagineers know, I'm sure they would appreciate your comments, maybe take you on board as you know so much?
@@electronics-girl There absolutely is more than one way to use trackless vehicles, the problem is you need to work around their issues in order for them to work. Rise is a pretty good example of this. Trackless vehicles need space and a lot of flat ground in order to operate. So instead of building a large floor with sets around the vehicle like what other trackless rides do, Disney created sets that were smaller, closer to the ride vehicle and sets with props in the middle of the room (AT-AT room). It doesn't work perfectly, but it solves a major issue with trackless vehicles and negative space.
I can see what you're saying with Carousel of Progress and America Sings, but it doesn't solve the core issue with trackless vehicles, negative space. Every ride vehicle has its positives as well as its negatives, the key is to identify a ride vehicle that brings the most positives to a ride while introducing the least amount of negatives. CoP and AS direct your attention to the center stage and, unless the guest looks around, always face the guest in one direction regardless of whether the stage is turning or not. Beauty and the Beast on the other hand spins around but does so without paying attention to the surrounding area. Look at the "something there" scene for example. They spin guests around and run them around the room which is cool, but it detracts from the storytelling since there are only two points of interest in the scene - Belle and the Beast. In the movie, there is large a focus on body movement, eyes, and gestures (on top of the music) to tell a story, but in the ride, you are either too far away from the scene or too busy spinning that it becomes extremely hard to tell the same story unless you're familiar with the movie. Thats one of the many key difference between a rotating show building and spinning around a room in a trackless vehicle. There are a few more issues this ride creates with trackless vehicles, but negative space and poor show are the two main ones.
@@zarajenkins6948 I am 100% sure that the Imagineers know this is an issue lol, the people working on the ride are much smarter than me easily. There are creative and business decisions that happen higher up in the grapevine that most of us probably know nothing about. If anything, I'm just a guy that visits theme parks and that complains too much
I totally agree, as much as I liked the ride it’s actually a bit boring, especially compared to Pooh’s honey hunt. Especially the snow scene and even the ballroom scene, you literally just circle around the room the whole time. I was also surprised that the attack scene was so rushed. It was a good ride and all, but I really didn’t get the hype.
Was there last week. The ride itself is nothing new or special but the effects and animatronics are freaking next level. I got quite teary eyed at the sheer beauty of it. The pre show especially is mind blowingly good.
This ride is… different. It feels more like a sing along show than an actual ride. At least the queue and animatronics are impressive.
We love it so much that we get on it 4 or 5 times in a row lol
Japanese people love that though :')
Darn… those animatronics look really impressive
Oh, man. This is gorgeous. I wish the American parks were capable of this.
Great coverage. BTW, we shouldn't forget that the whole idea of stained glass animation to tell the prelude to this story was in the original film, too.
I received high praise from many people and I am proud of it as my home country and as a former cast member☺️. I would love to visit Disney in other countries someday 🥰.
In 2023, Fantasy Springs will open at DisneySea. It's a tough time, but I hope you have a wonderful time of dreaming and traveling when you visit as a guest 🥰.
My family and I had the privilege of going on this ride last evening. It’s hands down our favourite and the best Disney ride we have ever taken. A must do for any Disney fan!
I think it will be worth the trip once Fantasy Springs arrives at Tokyo Disneysea, and possibly by then the borders will have opened up. I certainly wouldn’t mind if technology also advances to the point of providing real-time translations so I can understand exactly what’s being said during the rides, one of the only downsides of the parks.
While I realize that Disney has a great many more projects going simultaneously than Oriental Land Company, they really should watch and learn from the business model that they use; investing *more* into the development and quality of the parks is sometimes the best way to get more income coming out of them in the long run. Disney’s current strategy seems to be to invest as little as possible into the parks while shaking down the wallets of park goers of every last cent, and paying cast members and even imagineers as little as possible. Rides build up anticipation, but once experienced underwhelm, and try the patience of previous Disneyphiles to the point of them canceling vacations in protest. Oriental Land Company seems to understand Walt Disney’s vision and the key to his magic in a way that the current Disney corporate leadership has forgotten and, more importantly, they truly appreciate the imagineers, and give them all the funding they need to fully realize their creative vision to its ultimate extent; once again taking our breath away.
I almost wish that all of the Disney parks were independently owned, with The Walt Disney Company just providing licensing and Imagineering. It's a model which has worked well in Japan, although I don't know if it would work as well elsewhere, or if there's something unique about the Oriental Land Company.
I also don't know if there are differences in American and Japanese business culture that make American companies more focused on short-term profits, and Japanese companies more focused on long-term growth.
Just playing devil's advocate here but why should Disney invest any more money into their US parks? The rubes keep coming anyway, no matter how bad they get and how much they cost!
This looks amazing!! Tokyo Disney Resort is truly the best!
Great work, amazing how simple these effects really are and work brilliantly. Once more, Tokyo gets rides U.S. can only dream of.
Would be neat to see that in one of the US parks. Maybe it is a Tokyo exclusive though.
That was a brilliantly narrated tour of Tokyo Disney's Beauty and the Beast attraction. The Imagineers have really accomplished a high point in development.
This ride actually opened on my birthday in 2020! Looks lovely and would love to ride in the future. Keep up the great content on the channel!
Fingers crossed you can get over there soon 💙
My birthday is the same!
I worked at TDL back in the late 80's to 1990. Oriental Land Company knew how to really go all out. I hope to return one day to see all the changes. When I left in 1990, Splash Mountain was under construction and Disney Sea wasn't even in the works yet. It was truly one of the best jobs I ever had working there.
What did you do there?
I hope you make it back some time. The level their parks are at is really an incredible, and they continue to make improvements. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’ll be like there after Fantasy Springs and the Tomorrowland remodel are complete
@@honeyfromthebee Wow, I haven't heard about those updates!!
@@donaco Peter Pan, it was an amazing experience.
@@troytrotter1569 I'm positive it was.
love this ride, especially the transformation... very impressive
The Prince isn't there in the scene. He comes up out of the floor. It's clear it's rising in the footage you show.
You can also search for footage of his head sticking out during a ride stop. Copy and paste this TH-cam title into the search bar for footage - 【美女と野獣 魔法のものがたり】野獣さん、王子に戻り損ねる
Truly phenomenal! That transformation sequence alone would be worth the price of admission.
It's my dream to same day visit Tokyo (have always wanted to visit to Japan) but now it includes riding this dark ride. BatB is by far my favorite Disney movie, so it holds a very special place in my heart. I've been obsessed with the ride since it opened last year and I pray one day I will get experience it 🙏🏻
thank you for this video, I went yesterday, and I was moved to absolute tears. I grew up next to Anaheim Disneyland so I’ve been going my whole life and I’ve never seen anything like this. Disney just took it to a whole other level with this ride. it was intimate, magical and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m on vacation in Tokyo and instead of going out to see the sights. I am on videos like this. Going down the rabbit hole lol thank you so much for creating this. This was an absolute magical Disney moment w the wow x10000 factor.
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I really want to experience this ride. I finally got back to Tokyo Disney resort this year after not going since the pandemic but only went to sea. Hopefully next year!
I’ve been to Disneyland Tokyo and disneySea twice. Hands down the best parks in the world.
I truly hope this comes to Anaheim when fantasyland is rebooted eventually
This ride was the highlight of our trip to Tokyo Disneyland ❤
Man, this is one of those gems of an attraction im sooooo happy exists somewhere in the world. Cannot WAIT to experience this majestic art in person. Thx forbthr coverage ReviewTyme!!
Great video, although I do want to point out that the prince is not always there during the transformation, he comes up out of a lift in the ground. If you look at the beast closely you can see him coming up. Anyways, great video keep up the good work!
This attraction needs to replace the Be our Guest restaurant and the Enchanted Tale with Belle because this attraction is so amazing and it has the Glamor Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom needs
Or the Princess Fairy Tale Hall or Seven Dwarfs Mine Train… just a suggestion ofc
@@NinthShinigami I do like Seven dwarfs mine train attraction so it should stay
They'll replace whatever doesn't make money so I don't see it replacing the restaurant. Restaurants and space for merchandising is great when you think about it: guests don't have to queue or ride rides to be entertained. Disney just gets to milk them for more cash. Tomorrow Land should make a ride for the fat-future-scooters from Wall-E where people can buy food bags.
I would think they'd put it in World Showcase France but that already has Ratatouille. Hollywood Studios maybe? Anyway it would have to replace something that doesn't make money or distract people.
@@otomicans6580 Not a lot of people like the Enchanted tale with Belle attraction
It sounds so cool
I'm absolutely baffled by this ride. I can not tell which things are animatronic and how these things look both 2D and 3D.. is it holograms? And I'm utterly impressed that they managed to avoid the uncanny valley, these animatronics look fantastic!
I wish they would add more to the outdoor snow scene. Maybe they could other characters watching/dancing in the background? Maybe snow projections on the walls? There's just so much space and I wish they would utilize it.
Love to see your thoughts on Super Nintedo World, great work as always
We haven’t experienced it yet, but we really want to!
I've been a few times (annual pass)
The land is amazing but honestly the mario kart attraction is a bit lackluster
I go to Disney Tokyo regularly and I have mixed feelings about this ride. The queue is amazing and the last scene is pure Disney Magic (it really hits you). However, some of the areas are pretty....bland. It mostly feels like a warehouse with some animatronics here and there (to the screens with plates in the first room are just atrocious).
Still, the ride system is great and the music carries the experience.
I agree on that, especially the outdoor snow area, it’s really bland.
Good to hear well rounded perspective. Maybe it will evolve in the following years.
it would be better with bigger ceilings and the lighting fixtures hidden with scenery ; the reason haunted mansion rides can get away with small rooms is because it's dark so people don't notice it
Yeah that's my issue with trackless rides. Always feels too open. With tracked rides all the scenery surrounds a much smaller footprint. I'd rather be able to see where the ride is going to go than see a mass expanse of grey concrete.
I was gonna say - it just looks… stark.
Having visited Paris, Florida, and California parks. I am eager to visit the Asia parks some day.
Love this video! but I don't think the Prince is there when the transformation is happening. You can see a small circular door open from the floor and the animatronic rises from down there.
I wish this ride was at one of the parks in the states
I don’t want to speak for Walt, but I think he would heartily approve of this ride.
those animatronics look insane. really goe to show how much rides can do with animatronics nowadays and how theme parks shouldnt have to overly rely on screen and projectors to bring their effects into the ride
I appreciated this video. I think that while the technology and work that went into the ride is impressive, the ride lingers way too long on only a handful of scenes. You just find yourself going in circles around whatever centerpiece a sequence has.
It's beautifully done, but it's hard not to wish they could have built something more than what amounts to a series of rooms with songs and "dancing" vehicles. I like Mystery Manor because it balances the classic linear elements of a dark ride while letting trackless technology augment the experience into something unexpected.
10:55 Actually the prince was not “always there”. He appears from the ground, we can see him appear
FYI, there's a video in which the beast transformation where the prince actually comes from the hole below. There's even another video in which the prince comes partially up. Just wanted you to be aware if you create future videos to state that the prince isn't "hovering" in the area the entire time.
The ride looks incredible! The animatronics definitely reach new levels here. I love how the ride vehicles seem to dance too!
If they bring the ride to Disneyland I would consider going there again.
This is incredible. This is what a Disney attraction should be. Full of animatronics instead of high tech screens.
Can't wait for the Fantasy Spring attractions.
Totally worth a trip to Tokyo! it's on my to do list
The only disappointing aspect is we didn’t get scenes featuring the Gaston song and the Mob scene
The ride itself seems boring (the dancing scenes too long) but just to see the animatronics and the queue is worth the wait.
Not only is this worth a trip to Tokyo Disneyland, it’s part of the many reasons I want to go there.
I’ve been to Disney Sea in Tokyo and really enjoyed it. The attractions are well done and visually beautiful. Next time I visit Japan I will definitely go on the Beauty and the Beast ride.
This is worth a trip to Tokyo Disneyland, yes!! Wow!! When disney lets imaginnears actually do what they do best this is what can be done! Unfortunately for us in the states they’ve taken that element out - too focused on their failing streaming service that they believe is far more lucrative than the parks. They’ll be back at it though- just not sure how long
Tokyo in general is worth the trip. Disneyland is just a nice day trip.
@ReviewTyme, superb video! Your prose and cadence is perfect! I felt like you were reading an enchanting bedtime story! 📖 🥰 Well done, Dom!🥳💙❤️💜🎉
I really hope I can go one day and enjoy this ride. This is my favorite movie and I love Tokyo 💕 It would be wonderful to combine my favorite things in the same adventure. thanks for the excellent video!!!
Rode this in April and by far this is the best ride Disney has ever had
Totally on my bucket list
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The prince clearly rises up from the floor my dude. Pepper's ghost very correct. Keep up the great content. 🌍🛸
Your explanation of the transformation effect is great! I LOLed at the line “basically some lights and mirrors”, what about the phenomenal animatronics? 😎
They have to bring this to the magic kingdom
The boys do it again, absolutely unparalleled content guys.
Music:Alan Menken(1991)
Lyrics:Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Wow! What a beautiful video! Thank you!
so beautiful!
I live in Japan and was able to ride this last February (2023). It was incredible. I am by no means a Beauty and the Beast fanatic; I know the story, that's about it. But it was such an amazing ride, the effects and tricks were beyond belief. It honestly felt very magical, OLC did such a good job on the ride.
Wow, that looks amazing!
I must admit that I'm not a fan of theme parks nor Disney, but I really love your videos because they explain the actual concepts behind the rides and I find the engineering employed to create the rides to be fascinating. I dislike how many traditional European folktales have been consumed by Disney, but as long as they are kept alive, that's all that matters. Thanks for your videos ReviewTyme, hello from Western Australia :)
I’ve seen the ride but I hadn’t yet seen video of the exterior and queue; just, WOW
I rode this recently. And its now i think my 2nd fave disney ride ever!! I was amazed! Hope I can return to the Tokyo Disney parks someday! And also get to the California, paris, hong king, and shanghai parks in my lifetime!
I'm liking and commenting-wait no, I'm in my pajamas, I'm not ready to go to Disneyland Paris!
You're a little wrong on the transformation scene. The prince animatronic isn't always there you can see it rising from a trap door during the spinning beast
Bells animatronic looked just like the one for the hat box ghost. Wonder if it was repurposed or a second one made?
It remindes me of symbolica at efteling
It is beautiful! 😍 It was my favorite ride from the park
I was waiting for this, this is so cool
The animatronics are SICK!!!!
The prince is not always there during the transition effect. He rises up from out of the floor. You can see it at 9:21 ...
I rode this attraction and I just love this one!!! It's so Disney and even with new technologies still it's classic.
BTW, the ride is a soup dish.
Well thank you thoroughly enjoyed the execution and storytelling of the narrator.And yes Dom ,I'd love to go and experience it myself .Maybe one day my dreams will come true.😘
thank you for this. 🤗
that looks like a most awesome ride....
more of an experience, really.
no, i wouldn't go to tokyo to see it but i can appreciate the artistry of it from your video. 💕
and thank you for telling us how they did it, 'cause you KNOW i was wondering! 😱
Great vid again. Thanks 🙏
If I did go, I'd love it. But I'm happy checking it out on TH-cam. Cheaper and saves the hassle of international travel.
Compliments from the Kingdom of the Netherlands! 🇳🇱
I’ve been on this ride 50 times and still want to do it again. One thing I wish Reviewtyme had talked about was how Imagineers first proposed Oriental Land Company to build an Alice in Wonderland dark ride in front of the Tea Cups and to the left of the Queen of Hearts restaurant. For those who don’t know, this is where It’s A Small World is located. OLC’s plan was to RELOCATE Its A Small World to where the current Forest Theater is now. The open space would be used for the new Alice Ride, creating a mini Alice in Wonderland area within Fantasy Land. There’s oficial concept art released by OLC. In the end, OLC decided to order the Beauty and the Beast ride. At the time the ride opened, OLC released a promotional video where the CEO talks about how the company’s latest strategy is to be “The Only One”. This policy means that OLC is now interested in only building original rides to attract foreign tourists. Just see what happened with Tokyo’s Space Mountain. The ride will close to give way to an original concept. There’s Fantasy springs, which looks like will open with THREE original E ticket attractions. The future sure is exciting!
8:08 a short musical number??? It takes forever!
After seeing the Disney tokyo presentation in the china pavilion at Epcot, I decided that I definitely want to check it out at some point. It seems too incredible to miss!!!
How about soup bowls for the ride vehicles since there are no handles?
While nothing is worth a trip to Japan other than a wedding or funeral, it’s certainly and impressive attraction. Thank you.
Why those two massively expensive ad boring events? XD I'd love to visit a Tezuka museum or something. Along with a bunch of other franchises that came from Japan.
Tokyo Disney always delivers and really puts Disney in the states to shame. That is just pure magic! I wish I had the money to go
First time I've seen one of your videos, I'm extremely impressed! Wish I would've found your channel sooner for sure! Definitely subscribing :)
This is so beautifle it brought tears to my eyes
Some people may say it’s bland or boring and yes the snow scene is a bit long, and it doesn’t give you the hype like Rise of the Resistance. But as a BB fan, ballroom dancing experience with the characters for a full chorus was pretty amazing and it’d be romantic if you sit next to someone you care about. If you’re like a pure-hearted BB enthusiast, come to Tokyo! I’m sure you’ll be moved.
Even Disneyland and Disney World aren't at this level! Japan really outdone it with this Beauty and the Beast ride 👏.
God I love this channel keep up the good work
I live like less than an hour away but I can't seem to make it there yet. But soon!