Friday, 2 June 2023

The 40th Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort

Set 101 of the EMU 100 series, "Dream Go Round Liner"

On April 15th, 2023, Tokyo Disney Resort celebrated their 40th anniversary. In commemoration, a special poster train, "Dream Go Round Liner", has been operated on the Disney Resort line since that day.

Tokyo Disney Resort was opened on April 15th, 1983, under the name of Tokyo Disneyland. Today, it has become a giant amusement complex consisting of theme parks, official hotels and shopping malls. The public transportation running through theme parks, official hotels and JR East Maihama station was inaugurated in 2001 as the Disney Resort line. It's a straddle-beam monorail line under the Railway Business Act, not an attraction inside the resort. There are four stations over the total operating length of 5.0 kilometers. The trains that are operated run counterclockwise throughout the day. The operation intervals are 3 minutes 15 seconds to 13 minutes.

Dream Go Round Liner is decorated with Micky Mouse and his friends both on the exterior and interior of the train. They're celebrating the anniversary wearing special costumes. The vehicle is set 101 of the EMU 100 series also known as "Type-C". It was originally commissioned as the first set of the 100 series in 2020. Its original yellow-colored stripe has remained on the front of the train. For your information, four sets of the 100 series are currently operated on the line. The other three sets (set 102, 103 and 104) have pink, blue and purple-colored bodies. Dream Go Round Liner will be operated until March 31st, 2024. Congratulations on the 40th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort!

Dream Go Round Liner travels on the Disney Resort line

Official website, the Disney Resort line