As you may already know, Star Wars Land has been announced for both Walt Disney World and Disneyland. Instead of going into the sparse details, you can read all about it on DisneyTouristBlog, Disney Parks Blog, and WDWNT (no shortage of coverage), I thought I would share my thoughts about this as a local to Tokyo Disney Resort and what the announcement could potentially mean for us here in Japan and could it potentially come to our parks. Japan Loves Star Wars There is no question that Japan is in love with Star Wars. It’s evident in things like the…
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The Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, Japan, happens every winter. Where larger than life snow sculptures are created with painstaking detail. The amount of snow used to create all the sculptures, big and small, is staggering. So much so, that the (army) brings in all the snow to help. There are plenty of small sculptures built by the locals along with massive sculptures sponsored by companies and businesses. This year a gigantic Star Wars sculpture was one of the highlights of the festival. With the upcoming series of movies, this is a great PR stunt. Disney released a short time…