LP Lotion: Tokyo Disneyland Hotel Grand Opening
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On July 8, 2008 invited guests and members of the media congregated under the Porte Cochere of the latest jewel in the Disney hotel collection - the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel at the Tokyo Disney Resort. The Fab Five arrived in a replica of an early motor carriage and were all dressed in exclusive new Victorian clothing for the opening. They were joined by the opening party - Toshio Kagami, Chairman & CEO of the Oriental Land Company, Limited, Jay Rasulo, President of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts and Charles Besford, General Manager of the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta. The final vehicle brought Akiko Domoto, Governor of Chiba Prefecture and Hideki Matsuzaki, Mayor of Urayasu. Four of the dignitaries spoke to the collected audience prior to the ribbon cutting ceremony. The Fab Five presented them with special Mickey Mouse-shaped keys for them to release the ribbons. Finally a group of additional Disney characters and hotel cast members joined the opening party to welcome the first guests to the hotel.

In future updates from the Tokyo Disney Resort Laughingplace.com will feature photo essays of the hotel exterior, lobby and a selection of rooms including the prestigious Walt Disney Suite. Imagineers Wing Chao, Executive Vice-President, Master Planning, Architecture and Design & Gary Hasell, Principal Concept Architect have granted exclusive interviews about the creation of the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel to Tales from the Laughing Place Magazine. The interview and a selection of artwork images and photographs will be in Issue 13 due out shortly.

http://www.talesfromthelaughingplace.com

Videos

Clip below to view a complete video of the opening ceremony.

The podium and the ribbon-cutting ceremony awaits the presenting party.
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Yoshiro Fukushima, President & COO Oriental Land Company, Limited
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(From left to right): Fukushima-san, Wing Chao, Executive Vice-President, Master Planning, Architecture and Design, Walt Disney Imagineering, Leslie Goodman, Executive Vice-President, Public Relations, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts and Nick Franklin, Executive Vice-President, New Business Development, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts.
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