Japan: Tokyo Disneyland to host Halloween event for the first time in two years

After park's operator postponed special events as part of measures to limit spre of COVID-19, Tokyo Disneyland h its first Halloween programme in two years on Monday. Limited-edition tickets allow visitors to dress up in Halloween costumes and enter park two hours earlier than usual, beginning at 8 am. For first time in two years, guests dressed as Disney characters from he to toe are permitted to roam through me park, but only if y have special access tickets, following cancellation of last year's Halloween celebrations due to spre of coronavirus, as per reports of Jiji Press.

Except for elementary school or younger children, visitors to Tokyo Disneyland are normally not permitted to wear in full costume in order to avoid being confused with official characters who greet visitors. Special ticket holders who attend me park between hours of 8 am and 10 am are permitted to dress up completely. Before entering, y must change into ir costumes.

Guests dressed up can participate in pares

Guests dressed up can participate in pares and some of park's attractions. midday Halloween pare at Tokyo Disneyland, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, has alrey begun, according to Jiji Press. Regular-priced tickets are not permitted to be completely dressed in costumes because of concerns that restrooms would get crowded with people getting dressed or undressed.

According to Jiji Press, a woman dressed as Belle from Disney movie Beauty and Beast on Monday morning stated that y weren't able to do this last year, so she has been looking forward to this event since it was first announced. She also said that she would want to see  show. According to woman, it was her third visit to Tokyo Disneyland in costume.

Parks' working hours will be extended

Oriental Land Co., operator of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, said on October 21 that me parks' operation hours will be extended and nighttime pare, which h been suspended due to coronavirus outbreak, will be resumed. According to Mainichi Shimbun, Chiba Prefectural Government's coronavirus response centre informed parks that ir working hours will be extended. From November 1, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea will be open from 9 am to 8 pm and 9 am to 9 pm, respectively.

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