I visited Mickey Mouse at Tokyo Disneyland

It’s time for my second visit to Tokyo Disneyland! After returning to Tokyo from Osaka, I got another chance to take The Parks for the Thirty-Fourth – Tokyo Drift to the third ever Disney Castle Park and this time I took advantage of smaller crowds to not only knock out a few ore heavy hitters like Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek but also to indulge in that most Tokyo Disney of pass times: snacking! So many Mickey shaped goodies and of course it wouldn’t be a Disney trip to Japan without some popcorn complete with fancy bucket! Mickey was definitely the them of the day, as I also took in the Club Mouse Beat stgae show at Showbase in Tomorrowland and of course dropped by Mickey’s House in Toontown to visit the big cheese himself, where I found him in his iconic Steamboat Willie outfit!
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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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Yes, I went to Madame Tussauds London just for Taylor Swift

This summer Madame Tussauds unveiled a collection of new Taylor Swift wax figures for some of their venues around the world which celebrated the record breaking phenomenon of the Eras Tour, including one right here in London depicting the iconic Lover Era Bodysuit which she opened the show with. So naturally, I had to go and check that out and I shot some video of everything along the way.
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Weekly Vlog: February 15-21, 2021

It’s back to nightshift mode for the third Weekly Vlog! In this instalment: I react to the first Nintendo Direct of the year, I do a taste test of two flavours of gourmet popcorn from Joe & Seph’s, get some good news in the ongoing saga of my Xbox Series X shipping drama and have to replace my favourite face mask because of news out of Italy about it…Not working.
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