The Unsinkable Mickey

Did you know that one of the major victims of the March 11 earthquake was Tokyo Disneyland? Chiba Prefecture, where the park is located, suffered severely when the earth turned into something like quicksand. It took a little over a month for Disneyland and Disney Sea to reopen.


Here's what The Japan Times reports about the ever-popular park:

"The two amusement parks were closed after the catastrophe due to liquefaction in the parking lot and the electricity shortage. Disneyland reopened April 15 and DisneySea followed on April 28.

Visitors began to pick up in May and returned to the year-before level in July as self-restraint eased and the theme parks added new attractions, Uenishi [the man in charge of the park's sponsor, Oriental Land] said."