Tokyo Disneyland gave me the Happiest Birthday

The big day arrives as The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift gets properly underway with my first visit to Tokyo Disneyland for my birthday! This celebration includes a Mickey Waffle for breakfast, showstopper E-Ticket attraction The Enchanted Tale of Beauty & the Beast, Walt Disney’s classic The Jungle Cruise, Pooh’s Hunny Hunt – Disney’s first trackless dark ride, Country Bear Vacation Jamboree, buffet lunch at the Crystal Palace Restaurant, Star Tours, Mickey’s Magical Music World, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Mickey’s PhilharMagic, my first time seeing a Disney electrical parade in over a decade with Tokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade Dreamlights and more!
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Turkish Airlines Economy: London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita via Istanbul

The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift gets underway at last! This trip takes me to Japan to celebrate my 34th birthday by visiting not one, not two, not three but five theme parks – including the bucket list dreams of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea at the Tokyo Disney Resort! But first, I had to get there! I flew with Turkish Airlines in Economy from London Heathrow to Istanbul Airport aboard an Airbus A321neo and then on to Tokyo Narita on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. You’ll see my lunch at Carl’s Jr in Istanbul, all the food and seat facilities onboard each flight, my lunch the next day at Saizeriya in Ikspiari at Tokyo Disney Resort, a look around my hotel room at the CVS Bay Hotel and all my first day purchases from Bon Voyage, the Disney Store and my first visit to a Japanese konbini (convenience store), Lawson!
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The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift Trailer

A quick taste of what’s to come in my #Japan #Vlog Series, The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift. This trip includes flights between London Heathrow and Tokyo Narita via Istanbul, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea, Universal Studios Japan, Nakashima Spa Land, Fuji-Q Highland, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, journeys on the Shinkansen, a load of Japanese food and more!
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27 Ears of Disneyland Paris

27 Ears of Disneyland Paris was my trip to Disneyland Paris in April 2019, accompanied by my sister. This was her first visit to Disneyland Paris and my first time staying at Disney’s Sequoia Lodge, as well as my first visit to the Cafe Mickey character dining restaurant in Disney Village. We also experienced the Marvel Season of Super Heroes, watched Disney Illuminations with the Life on Earth Disneynature pre-show, enjoyed Disney Stars on Parade, met characters like “Phantom” Mickey Mouse outside Phantom Manor and Donald Duck in the Plaza Hub.
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Sparkling New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Ring in the new year with fireworks form the people who do them best: Disney! This is the full Sparkling New Year’s Eve Fireworks show from Disneyland Paris’s Disney New Year Party on December 31 2019.

Uploaded as part of #virtualDLPNYE4, my virtual new Year’s Eve event reliving #DLPNYE3 in real time one year later as we deal with the complications of 2020 preventing international travel and keeping theme parks closed.

Shot in 4K on a Sony Digital Imaging Handycam AX53. Combined with Stereo Audio from iPhone XR. Finished on LumaFusion.
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Countdown to Fun Street Party

The full Countdown to Fun Street Party Parade from Disneyland Paris’s New Year’s Eve Party on December 31 2019.

Uploaded as part of #virtualDLPNYE4, my virtual new Year’s Eve event reliving #DLPNYE3 in real time one year later as we deal with the complications of 2020 preventing international travel and keeping theme parks closed.

Shot in 4K with Dolby Stereo audio on a Sony Digital Imaging Handycam AX53. Finished on LumaFusion.
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Disney’s New Year’s Eve Parade

Watch the main feature parade – Disney’s New Year’s Eve Parade – from Disneyland Paris’s New Year’s Eve Party on December 31 2019, in full.

Uploaded as part of #virtualDLPNYE4, my virtual new Year’s Eve event reliving #DLPNYE3 in real time one year later as we deal with the complications of 2020 preventing international travel and keeping theme parks closed.

Shot in 4K with Dolby Stereo audio on a Sony Digital Imaging Handycam AX53. Finished on LumaFusion.
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Mickey’s Christmas Big Band 2019

The highlight of every Christmas Season at Disneyland Paris since its inception, Mickey’s Christmas Big Band was better than ever in 2019. Enjoy this performance from December 31 2019 in full with 4K video and stereo sound.

Uploaded as part of #virtualDLPNYE4, my virtual new Year’s Eve event reliving #DLPNYE3 in real time one year later as we deal with the complications of 2020 preventing international travel and keeping theme parks closed.

Shot in 4K with Dolby Stereo audio on a Sony Digital Imaging Handycam AX53. Finished on LumaFusion.
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