Mickey Mouse on Tokyo Bay

The world's biggest Disneyland opens and the word is subarashii

The Japanese already have McDonald's stands, Revlon cosmetics plants, Coca-Cola, American blue jeans and dubbed Hollywood westerns. So why not a Disneyland of their very own? No reason, of course, and this week they get it. After two years of construction, the biggest Disneyland of them all opens Friday on 202 acres of landfill in Tokyo Bay.

Mickey Mouse is there to greet visitors. Also on hand are Minnie, Tinker Bell, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Donald Duck and Dumbo. So are Fantasyland, Tomorrowland and other lures for...

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