25th Anniversary Ceremony Held for Tokyo DisneySea

Urayasu, Chiba Pref., April 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo DisneySea held a 25th anniversary ceremony Wednesday, with Mickey Mouse and other popular Disney characters boosting the celebratory mood.

In January, the cumulative combined number of visitors to the amusement park and adjacent Tokyo Disneyland topped 900 million. After running into difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic earlier in the 2020s, Tokyo DisneySea is expected to face challenges such as improving customer satisfaction amid labor shortages.

Wataru Takahashi, president of Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort, expressed thanks at the ceremony, saying, "We owe (the milestone) to the understanding and support from all the guests and people concerned."

"I have been visiting (Tokyo DisneySea) since the park opened," a man in his 70s from Fussa, Tokyo, said. "The 25 years have passed in a flash."

Tokyo DisneySea, a sea-themed amusement park in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, opened in September 2001, gaining popularity for its attractions distinct from those at Tokyo Disneyland.

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