The world’s first Tangled-themed land set to debut at the Tokyo Disneyland resort offers a glimpse of what the future could hold for the Disneyland resort over the next few decades under a reimagined long-term vision for the Anaheim theme park resort district.
A Tangled-themed land has been pitched as a possible project for the DisneylandForward theme park expansion plan recently approved by the city of Anaheim.
The new Rapunzel’s Forest land officially debuts on June 6 at Tokyo DisneySea following an extended soft opening.
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Rapunzel’s Forest will be part of Fantasy Springs, the newest port set to debut at Tokyo DisneySea that also features Frozen Kingdom and Peter Pan’s Never Land. Visitors will enter Fantasy Springs through an archway surrounded by rockwork representing Rapunzel, Anna, Elsa and Peter Pan.
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The backstory for Rapunzel’s Forest brings to life the fairy tale story of the kidnapped princess with the magical long golden locks, her kingdom of Corona and the annual Lantern Festival from Disney’s 2010 computer-animated film.
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The new Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival attraction takes riders on a romantic gondola journey as Rapunzel escapes her prison tower, falls for the thief Flynn Rider and explores Corona.
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The ride begins outdoors with Rapunzel singing “When Will My Life Begin” from her tower window as Flynn and Maximus watch nearby.
Rapunzel and Flynn visit locations from the film before singing the duet “I See the Light” beneath the film’s iconic scene of countless floating lanterns.
The Snuggly Duckling counter-service restaurant in Rapunzel’s Forest is built around a massive tree that grows through the roof of the ruffian tavern from the film. The menu offerings include a “Sweet Ever After Dessert” served in a frying pan — Rapunzel’s weapon of choice.
The Fantasy Springs Gifts shop on the ground floor of the Fantasy Springs Hotel will offer merchandise themed to the Tangled, Frozen and Peter Pan franchises.
The new hotel with direct access to the Fantasy Springs themed port will boast flora and fauna accented interiors inspired by Disney Princesses. The hotel will be broken up into two areas — the Fantasy Chateau deluxe wing and the Grand Chateau luxury wing.
The hotel’s three themed dining options include the Fantasy Springs Restaurant, Grand Paradis Lounge and La Libellule.
A Tangled-themed land was among the possible projects floated in the DisneylandForward expansion plan approved by the Anaheim City Council in early May that updates a 1990s city plan to allow for a mix of theme park, hotel, retail, dining and entertainment on the eastern and western edges of the Disneyland resort.
DisneylandForward dangled 10 themed lands based on Tangled, Avatar, Frozen, Peter Pan, Zootopia, Toy Story, Black Panther, Coco, Tron and Encanto as potential expansion projects in Anaheim.
