Tokyo DisneySea



Tokyo DisneySea (東京ディズニーシー Tōkyō Dizunīshī) is a 176-acre theme park located at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, just outside of Tokyo. It opened on September 4, 2001. Like its sister park, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea is owned by The Oriental Land Company, which licenses the themes and characters from The Walt Disney Company. Tokyo Disney Resort is the only Disney theme park resort that the Walt Disney Company holds any ownership in.

Tokyo DisneySea has become one of the world's most-visited theme parks and one of the most popular Disney Parks in the world. An estimated 12.4 million visitors visited the park in 2007. Tokyo DisneySea was the second theme park to open at the Tokyo Disney Resort and the ninth park of the eleven worldwide Disney theme parks to open. Tokyo DisneySea is also the most expensive theme park ever built, estimated to have cost over $4 billion (in U.S. dollars) to build, although the actual figure has been kept confidential. Tokyo DisneySea recently experienced its 5th Anniversary celebrations, with new attractions and shows, including The Legend of Mythica and the Tower of Terror.

Dedication
''Welcome one and all to a world where Imagination and Adventure set sail. Tokyo DisneySea is dedicated to the spirit of exploration that lives in each of us. Here we chart a course for Adventure, Romance, Discovery and Fun and journey to exotic and fanciful Ports of Call. May Tokyo DisneySea inspire the hearts and minds of all of us who share the water planet, Earth.'' -Michael D. Eisner, September 4, 2001

Ports
Tokyo DisneySea consists of 7 themed lands known as "ports":
 * Mediterranean Harbor
 * American Waterfront
 * Port Discovery
 * Lost River Delta
 * Arabian Coast
 * Mermaid Lagoon
 * Mysterious Island

Symbols
The park's two symbols are the DisneySea AquaSphere - a water fountain with a large model of the earth - in the entrance plaza, and the gigantic volcano, Mount Prometheus, located in the center of the park. The volcano and Cinderella Castle in Tokyo Disneyland, the other park in the resort, are exactly the same height.