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Forget Alien Encounter, the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour Was the Creepiest Disney Ride Ever

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While you can still get many spooky chills and thrills today at the Disney Parks on attractions like the Haunted Mansion, there are other, even more frightening attractions that didn’t stand the test of time. They live on in the memories and tales of those who experienced the terrors firsthand, like ghost stories to tell in the dark of the night (but make them Disney).

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And there is one lost attraction that stands out as the creepiest one of all, scarier than even the infamous Alien Encounter experience. The creepiest Disney Parks ride ever has got to be Tokyo Disneyland’s Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour .

Tokyo Disneyland’s Castle

When it opened in 1983, Tokyo Disneyland in many ways mirrored – and still does – the set-up of the original Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Many of the same themed lands, attractions, and other trappings are shared between the two parks. It also borrowed from Disney World’s Magic Kingdom , most obviously with a smaller version of Cinderella Castle .

But this was also a chance to improve elements of the park and sometimes add in new things entirely. And one major change was made to Cinderella Castle; it featured its own major attraction.

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Both the original Cinderella Castle and the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Anaheim were intended to be decorative monuments rather than actual sites for attractions. There was little room for rides or other attractions within the actual castles, though they still made for excellent backdrops. Eventually, Disney started to add extra features inside the castles. For instance, in 1957, Sleeping Beauty Castle started offering a walk-through diorama of Sleeping Beauty. However, there was little room for a large-scale attraction in a castle. But what about below it?

Disney’s Darkest Movie

Around the same time that Tokyo Disneyland was opening, Disney was preparing to release its latest and most ambitious animated film since the death of Walt Disney: The Black Cauldron . The movie has long been remembered as one of Disney’s darkest hours, both in its tone and its abysmal popularity. Disney had taken over a decade to complete the movie, and it was the most expensive animated feature of its time. Yet when it opened in theaters in 1985, the film was a box office failure. The failure served as a wake-up call for Disney to significantly improve their animated productions in the future.

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One key element of the movie, one that perhaps pushed some audiences away, was its especially dark and frightening tone. This was the first Disney animated film to get a PG rating, and the chief villain, the Horned King, was terrifying. A grim, menacing, skeletal being with glowing red eyes and a rasping voice, he would have frightened past villains with his evil. His lair was littered with centuries’ worth of skeletons, coming to life with the power of the Black Cauldron. Even his death in the movie is horrific, as his flesh and bones shrivel into the cauldron. The haunting tone of The Black Cauldron made it ideal for the upcoming attraction at Tokyo Disneyland: a tour of haunted dungeons beneath the castle.

Combining Japanese and Western Horror Styles

Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour, which opened in 1986 used an interesting and unique fusion of Western and Japanese approaches to horror. The set-up for the walking tour took inspiration from haunted house and “test of courage” challenges, a common practice throughout Japan. Called kimodameshi , these trials of guts have participants enter some sort of spooky place like a haunted building, a dark forest, or a cemetery to face your fears and prove your bravery. Yet the setting was in a Disney castle with Disney-themed villains, leading to an unusual blend of Western and Eastern haunted houses.

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While Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour did lean heavily toward the Western concept of a battle between good and evil, with good ultimately triumphing in the end, the mystery tour also drew on Japanese elements of horror, particularly in subtly building tension. Western horror tends to be more blunt with scares, with direct, visceral scares thrust right at you. A good example of this would be Alien Encounter, where you were exposed to the predatory alien from the very start. Japanese horror, in contrast, is more subtle, creating a tense atmosphere where you worry about what may be lurking beyond your vision. These different styles of horror converged for an unforgettable experience like nothing else Disney has done before or since.

Unlike other horror-themed rides at the Disney Parks Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour did not warn you about the upcoming terrors ahead of time. Instead, at first it seemed like you were just taking a normal, safe, walk-through tour of the castle. However, things took a turn for the dark when your tour guide showed you the portraits of some famous Disney princesses and heroes. As the portraits morphed to those of Disney villains, the Magic Mirror appeared and challenged guests to face evils. Thus began your journey alongside the bewildered tour guide into the dark underside of the castle.

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The first stage of the dungeon took you into the sinister laboratory of the Evil Queen/Wicked Witch from Snow White . Her glowing, bubbling potions were on display, as well as a book opened up to a recipe for poisoned apples. The Witch was nowhere to be seen, but the cawing and cackles around guests suggested she might return at any moment. And sure enough, you even saw her shadow appear on the wall, leading the guide to urge everyone to flee before it was too late.

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Next, the guests encountered swinging axes and medieval suits of armor coming to life, but that was just the start of the terrors. Skeletons would burst out of a chest, and then you would see a projected clip from Fantasia’s Night on Bald Mountain segment. In the scene, the mighty demon Chernabog would summon an army of ghosts, skeletons, and other wicked spirits. And while in that movie, he was ultimately defeated by the dawn, here guests had no choice but to flee once more.

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The tour had a brief respite by a small pool of water filled by a gargoyle-headed fountain, but this was just a trick to let your guard down. A closer look into the water revealed monstrous heads gazing up at you. This part of the dungeon contained the goblin-like minions of Maleficent (from Sleeping Beauty ). You would see the loathsome cronies peeking and growling through narrow windows during your escape. Not only that, but got a glimpse “outside”, seeing a terrible, dark storm enveloping the castle.

After getting away from the goblins, a giant skull would warn everyone to turn back, but the tour continued nonetheless. And for a moment, it seemed like things were actually nice for once, as visitors entered a cave filled with glittering gems. But more thunder and lightning from the storm outside then illuminated a massive dragon residing in the lair!. Even after reaching a seemingly safe elevator, the Magic Mirror explained that he was in control of the elevator. At least there were no sudden drops like at the Tower of Terror.

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Finally, the Black Cauldron’s tale took the spotlight for the epic finale, as guests at last confronted and overcame the powers of darkness. Briefly escaping the various terrors for an actual respite this time, the tour group stopped in front of a majestic tapestry depicting the movie’s central legend. The guide explained how the Horned King controlled the dead through the Black Cauldron, until the hero Tarin used his sword to destroy the cauldron and save the world. Midway through the story, the Magic Mirror warned that they were about to face the final test of good versus evil.

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After a chosen hero in the audience was given the mystical sword, the group headed into the final chamber, filled with skeletons and a large vat. In Japanese (as with the rest of the tour), the Horned King addressed everyone, “reassuring” them that their end was near, and that nobody could escape. He ordered his undead soldiers to capture everyone and sacrifice them to the Black Cauldron. But then, the hero’s sword would light up with magic, and the hero and the guide would point the sword at the Horned King, destroying him (though less horrifically than in the film).

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With evil defeated at last, the atmosphere took on a happier tone. Triumphal music played, and the guide escorted guests back into the safe part of the castle. The hero of the hour got cheered on by the guide and received a special medal to commemorate their victory. After that, you exited the castle, and you could go on with the rest of your adventures at Tokyo Disneyland.

The Final Level of a Video Game

Over the years, Disney produced numerous platformer video games starring Mickey Mouse, especially during the 1990s. But one of these games was never distributed outside Japan: the 1994 Super Famicom game Mickey no Tokyo Disneyland Daibōken (“Mickey’s Great Adventure in Tokyo Disneyland”). This fun game had Mickey save Tokyo Disneyland and his friends from his longtime enemy Black Pete. Mickey actually ventured through key attractions at the park in the different levels, from Splash Mountain to the Haunted Mansion to Space Mountain.

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The final level naturally took place at the heart of the park with Cinderella Castle – in the very dungeons explored in the Mystery Tour. Players sequentially passed through many of the same features and dangers encountered in the tour. For instance, the first area included the Witch’s laboratory. In an underwater section, gargoyle fountains appeared in the scenery, and you fought more of Maleficent’s goons. Mickey even got to fight the fearsome dragon in the treasure room. As with the other bosses in the game, things ended with a showdown against Pete. However, he dressed up as the Horned King, sending skeleton to fight you while he stirred the Black Cauldron. The attraction’s star role in the game demonstrated its importance at the park.

Inspiring a Dungeon in Paris

The popularity of the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour in Japan encouraged Imagineers to try something similar when making a new park in France. Disneyland Paris , first opening in 1992, features Sleeping Beauty Castle , a magnificent castle with its own fun attractions. In addition to a gallery of stained-glass art highlighting the tale of Sleeping Beauty , as well as a couple of shops, the castle hosts its own dungeon – and monster – that takes inspiration from the Mystery Tour.

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Compared to the Tokyo Disneyland castle, Disneyland Paris has a much smaller dungeon. It is more of a cave grotto than an actual dungeon built into the castle. But the theming of the dungeon has strong parallels to a particular section of the mystery tour: the encounter with the dragon. This time, the lighting offers better visibility, and you can clearly see the mighty dragon resting by the pool, green fumes billowing as it exhales. Every now and then, its head will move about, watching for intruders. With a length of 89 feet, the dragon was the largest animatronic when first built. It continues to astound visitors to Sleeping Beauty Castle.

However, the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour came to an end in 2006, when Disney decided to close down the attraction for unknown reasons. Fans have discussed many possible causes for the closing. One theory even suggests that it had to do with changes in Japan’s earthquake regulations – which would have made the dungeons under the castle problematic. But Disney never gave an official explanation, so we can only wonder.

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Nevertheless, Disney’s cast members made the last days of the tour magical for those participating. Every guest during the final tours received their own medal to remember the tour by. On April 5, 2006, the dungeon quietly closed its doors for good. In 2011, a new attraction opened: Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall. More akin to the fake tour promised at the start of the Mystery Tour, this attraction is much tamer and shorter. Guests view various murals, dioramas, and other art highlighting the fairy tale of Cinderella . Sadly, the unique, spooky challenge of the Mystery Tour was never replicated.

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Though the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour is long gone, it left multiple legacies behind, from video games to attractions in other castles like Disneyland Paris’s. With its unusual take on a horror adventure, and bold willingness to trick and surprise guests, it continues to stand out as a great example for scary attractions. Not only that, but it was the only ride based centrally around The Black Cauldron . Perhaps one day we’ll get a chance to experience similar chills and thrills at another park. Until then, Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour remains a ghost story of Disney’s past attractions.

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Extinct Attractions – Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour

Welcome to Extinct Attractions. This week, we’ll be going back in time and looking at one the spookiest Disney attractions to ever exist as we close out the spoopy season.

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The Halloween season has been going on at the Disney Parks since the middle of August, so to see them finally coming to a close is relieving in a way. The burnout is definitely real, and we are finally at the final weekend before it’s time to move on to Christmas, which all gets its two month time in the park. But before we move on, let’s take a look at one of the spookiest attractions in Disney Parks history.

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Our story today starts with The Black Cauldron , the infamous 1985 Disney film that was the first Disney animated film to receive a rating of PG. The film is known for butchering its source material to create a lacking story that was simply too scary for many children to enjoy the film. The Black Cauldron  was a major flop and basically the last film that you would expect to get representation in a Disney Park.

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But here’s the thing, the Tokyo Disney Parks are just built differently. The Oriental Land Company is much more willing to take risks on attractions and ready to put money into anything that they think might be successful.

With that in mind, Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983 and for the first few years, the interior of its castle sat empty. Its counterparts in Disneyland and Magic Kingdom had a walkthrough and restaurant respectively, so the powers that be at Tokyo Disneyland eventually decided on a tour of the castle as the centerpiece, but this wasn’t your grandparents’ castle tour.

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Via Disney Wiki  

The Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour opened on July 11, 1986 and what made this attraction so gutsy was that there was no type of warning that guests were about to experience a thrilling tour that was chock full of Disney villains and downright terrifying at points. Yes, there was a little Maleficent on the marquee, but it still wasn’t enough to necessarily convince people that this was going to be a normal tour.

Let me tell you, this attraction freaking rocked. The basic premise was that you were going on a tour of Cinderella Castle with a cast member guiding guests through the whole trip. It started in a nice foyer that celebrated some heroes from movies like Snow White and Seven Dwarfs , Sleeping Beauty  and The Black Cauldron . But then all of a sudden, the lights changed and all of the portraits were switched to the villains from the films and a path to the dungeon opened up.

From there, guests journeyed deeper and deeper into the dungeons, stumbling across the lairs of some famous villains along with plenty of their henchmen. The attraction used an Eastern type of scares by simply making guests feel uncomfortable and uneasy the whole way through. Most Western fears are driven by jump scares and loud noises, but much of Eastern culture relies on making you feel tense, and the Mystery Tour certainly succeeded in that regard.

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At its core, the Mystery Tour was a classic battle of good versus evil. The tour guide did their best to impart that message to guests (though it could be tough to understand in the video, since it was all in Japanese). Speaking of which, the tour guide was another key to the attraction because a guide with great energy could really make the experience amazing, just like Jungle Cruise or The Great Movie Ride. They could amp up the pressure, but also reassure guests and really bring everything full circle.

But anyway, that battle between good and evil really came to a head in the thrilling finale when guests came face to face with The Black Cauldron ’s Horned King.

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Via All Ears

Again, Tokyo Disneyland is just so different from the American parks. They took this villain from a movie no one saw and brought him to life in the most terrifying way possible. For the mid 80s, the animatronic was incredibly life-like with some really great range of moments. But even scarier was his dialogue. He talked about how he was going to bring all the souls of the audience into The Black Cauldron and use them to help him take over the world. It’s hard to get much scarier than that, especially with an incredibly realistic looking animatronic saying it. But again, pure awesomeness.

Unfortunately, there is no clear reason when an attraction as cool and unprecedented as this ended up closing, especially when it would get waits of two to three hours on occasion. Some commonly proposed reasons revolve around an earthquake that occurred around the time as well as the appeal for scares fading away, but regardless, the Cinderella Mystery Tour lasted for nearly twenty years before finally closing on April 5, 2006. An attraction like this would never even be part of a Halloween party event at the domestic parks, so the fact that it lasted for so long is a true testament to its legacy. Plus, it paved the way for larger-scale experiences in castles like the dragon in Disneyland Paris on the entire Storybook Castle experience in Shanghai Disneyland, so its legacy lives on to this day. In its place, we got the Cinderella Fairytale Hall experience, which makes a lot more sense for the castle, but also isn’t nearly as cool as one of the most thrilling Disney attractions of all-time.

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Inside Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland: History, Architecture & Secrets!

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Have you been enjoying our whirlwind tour of Disney castles around the world?

Whimsical, magical, and beautiful, Disney castles are the centerpiece of each Disney Park. And each has its own personality and style. But there is one that follows the adage “mimicry is the sincerest form of flattery.”

Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland stands almost 7,3000 miles away from her sister in Walt Disney World.

For The Walt Disney Company’s first international foray, sticking with Cinderella’s tried and true signature turrets might have been a good choice.

Almost an exact replica, Tokyo Disneyland’s version of Cinderella Castle differs in a few key ways.

Read on to learn more about the first international Disney castle!

PS: If you haven’t been following our Disney castle series, be sure to check out the other Disney castles around the world, like…

  • Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World in Orlando
  • Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland Resort
  • Castle of Magical Dreams at Hong Kong Disneyland 
  • Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland
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A Brief History of Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland

While building Tokyo Disneyland, Masatomo Takahashi, then-president of The Oriental Land Company, said, “Don’t compromise. Create the real thing.”

Takahashi understood the magnitude of creating the first international Disney Park. And he was not phased when the construction of Tokyo Disneyland swelled past the estimated budget.  

My husband and I visited Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea while we were living abroad, and it was apparent that no expense was spared on the parks or Castle. 

Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983, with Cinderella Castle poised as the centerpiece. The Imagineers replicated the wizardry of forced perspective—a means to create the illusion that the castle is larger than its actual size.

To achieve this, the first level of the structure is built to scale, while each level above is built at a fraction of scale. 

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The Architecture & Design of Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland

Like many Disney castles, Cinderella Castle is based on several real castles. Some of the more well-known locations you can visit IRL. Popular destinations include Versailles and Neuschwanstein Castle. 

Though she dons magical touches (like a clock that is always just a stroke before midnight) and fairytale-like colors (like that signature blue), architects place Cinderella Castle in the late Gothic time period, due to its many arches and beautiful stained glass windows.

While the two Cinderella Castles appear rather similar, there are differences between the castles in Florida and Tokyo…21 feet to be exact. While Cinderella Castle in Orlando stands at 189 feet, Tokyo’s castle clocks in at 168.

And it isn’t a trick of the light—the façade may appear a little different as well. While both castles began their existence painted the same color, each has received makeovers over the years. 

In 2006, Tokyo’s Cinderella Castle was repainted to feature gold trimmings, a different shade of blue, and a pink tint to her turrets. Orlando’s Cinderella Castle, not to be out done, has since received her own facelift in anticipation of Walt Disney World’s 50 th anniversary.

But do not be fooled by common place appearance…it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. Unlike the Cindy at WDW, Tokyo’s castle has a featured walk-through attraction which tells the story of Cinderella and welcomes Guests to the castle.

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Additional Fun Facts About Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneyland’s Cinderella Castle is the tallest structure in the entire park.

Cinderella isn’t the only star of the show—between Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, you can visit Belle and Ariel’s castles as well!

If you go inside Cinderella Castle and visit the Grand Hall, take a close look for special paintings along the wall. A photo with a flash might reveal a magical message!

Don’t let the photos confuse you! Some photos show Cinderella Castle covered in snow—which leads many to gape in awe that Orlando ever gets cold enough for frozen fractals. But this is a tell-tale sign you are viewing Tokyo’s castle, which is in a slightly cooler climate than tropical Florida.

For Tokyo Disneyland’s 35 th  anniversary, Cinderella Castle got her very own nighttime show, complete with water fountains, to mark the occasion.

We hope you enjoyed this guide to Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland

Thank you for joining us on this special tour of Cinderella Castle in Tokyo Disneyland! Be sure to check out the articles on all the Disney castles around the world.

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Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour

Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour Attraction in Fantasyland at Tokyo Disneyland, opened July 11, 1986, and closed April 5, 2006.

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A Great Mystery…

It is well established that we suck! Everything Disney gets in Tokyo is far superior to our honky-tonk, county fair, ho-down like experiences. If given a choice between a trip to the Tokyo Disney Resort and say ending world hunger only a fool would choose to feed the children. In fact in my very own completely non-biased, super scientific and ultra fair comparison Tokyo Disney Sea emerged as the greatest Disney park out there, besting even the original Disneyland. Sorry hungry kids of the world but we have to get our priorities in order.

As shocking as it may seem even the Japanese are fallible and the proof can be found in the now defunct Castle Mystery Tour that operated at Tokyo Disneyland for 20 years from 1986 to 2006. Two missteps are at play here; the first was building a major new attraction (it was a “D” ticket… that’s the second best for you youngsters) that hinged on the success of the Black Cauldron (that’s a crappy, failed Disney animated movie that nearly destroyed the animation division. Please try to brush up on your Disney history so I can stop with the parentheses.) 

The second was closing it down as it was totally unique and had a charm about it that is hard to find elsewhere, especially in mega rigid Japan. So yea, I’m saying it was a mistake to both open it and to close it, Disney just can’t catch a break can they? Some fool on some obscure blog is going to complain about something no matter what they do. Worse yet that fool may not fully understand all for forces at play and really be clueless of the actual facts… but we won’t let that stop us.

The Castle Mystery Tour was great for many reasons. First off it was a real and honest attraction set inside the castle. Not murals, not a restaurant, not small dioramas not character meet and greets not a super fancy off limits hotel room or even a self guided walk through, it was a real attraction with real effects ad a real storyline that was well worth seeing.

Secondly it had a dragon. A big A.A. (OK seriously… if you don’t know what AA stands for why are you even reading this?) dragon lurking in the basement. While everyone seems to know about the dragon that lives beneath Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant in Disneyland Paris few seem to realize that a virtually identical one pre-dated it in Tokyo by more than 6 years. In fact it is a logical assumption that if not for the Japanese version the French would likely have a big empty hole beneath their castle instead of the crazy cool reptilian that currently calls it home.

Third is the fact that it was really the only other attraction (along with the Jungle Cruise) in which cast members narrated the entire experience and therefore had a HUGE impact on the show. The Japanese tour guides really took their roles seriously and had a lot of fun playing the part. While the narration was 100% in Japanese the visuals and audio cues were pretty easy to follow.

We’ll save the final factor of greatness for later but suffice it to say that those children may not only go hungry but also be deprived souvenirs as well… stay tuned.

The entrance to the attraction was at ground level along the side of the castle. Groups would collect outside of the doors and be led in (20 or so at a time, they could run 2 groups simultaneously through twin sets, ala the stretch rooms at the Mansion) and congregate in the foyer. As with every other Disney attraction ever created something goes horribly wrong at this point. What was billed as a calm tour of the castle’s beautiful chambers takes a turn for the worse when classic Disney villains (and the Horned King) feel slighted at being overlooked for so long.

Our tour guide banters with the Magic Mirror from Snow White who appears throughout the attractions to help move the story along. The Mirror sends us on our way through the unknown nether regions of the castle. It all gets very dark and spooky, bats screech, prison cells are traversed, dumbfounded Americans are scolded for trying to take pictures (give me a break, I couldn’t understand a freaking word).

Eventually we descend one of several sets of stairs into the Queens liar where we see she is making the apple that will be used to take out Snow White. The tour continues through some dungeons and the cast members really play up the creepiness with lots (and lots and lots more) exposition as to what exactly is happening (or as we might call it, unintelligible gibberish). We catch a glimpse of Chernabog and move on through several more spooky dungeon scenes.

Down another dark corridor (this attraction would have lasted exactly 32 minutes in the U.S. before someone’s Lil’ Rascal scooter flipped over and 12 subsequent law suits were filed) we come upon a talking skull who warns that there be squalls ahead and the dead men tell no tales or something like that. At this point a cave full of glittering jewels is made visible to us and as lighting strikes we see the aforementioned dragon chilling in the cave. He wakes up and the guides warn us that we have to flee. As in all the best Disney movie escapes we head to the nearest elevator. You didn’t realize that medieval castles were equipped with elevators did you? They had ADA issues back then too… only they didn’t and we are in Japan but whatever.

Up we go in the elevator, when the doors open we are in the world of The Black Cauldron. Wall tapestries weave a tale of poor story telling, lack of focus, PG ratings and regime changes… The guide keeps blathering in Japanese (seriously, the amount of narration in this thing is incredible) but the gist is that the Horned King controls the soldiers of death and that we are all screwed.

 So the guide bickers back and forth with the mirror and we join the second group (which has been mirroring us through the tour) in a big and impressive recreation of the Horned Kings liar. As impressive as the dragon’s den was this is even more so.

The king appears and informs us (no joke here) that we are all going to die, that Satan’s kiln controls us all and that he will resurrect an army of the dead to torment what little is left of our lives… you know, typical happy go lucky Disney stuff.

Mr. sour puss starts chanting and the undead start rising all around us as spirits of death billow from the cauldron of doom. But wait, a magic sword of light is handed to a lucky guest who points it at the Horned King (stay on target) and shoots a blinding beam of death… I mean light that kills the king (don’t get cocky kid).

We adjourn to a side room where the final great thing about this attraction takes place… they give something away! Not a piece of paper, not a magical wave or a smile… no they give away something real, and cool. The lucky guest who wielded the sword (generally a child) receives a bronzed medallion that is hung around his or her neck as they accept a grateful round of applause. However on my first visit they unexpectedly handed me the sword! Why I am still not sure, there were kids in our group but I guess the goofy American guy was enough of a novelty to warrant breaking from tradition. Honestly, these kids all looked pretty well fed (Japan is one of the wealthiest nations on Earth) so I did not feel too bad plundering the loot. They were all very good natured and people seemed to get a kick out of it, oddly even asking to have photos taken with me afterwards.

Now how many Disney attractions can boast dedicated cast members, unique story lines, large set pieces and the chance to walk away with cool free stuff?

Sure, the Black Cauldron was probably not the best choice in retrospect, but it worked… it was unique to the park and now with the closing of this, Meet the World and The Mickey Mouse Review that is getting to be more and more rare. (Though this being Tokyo after all they still have Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, Monster’s Inc. Hide and Go Seek, and several other exclusive to Tokyo attractions… plus all of Tokyo Disney Sea for that matter).

A new more friendly attraction is supposed to open later this year but my guess is that not unlike Stitch destroying Alien Encounter the ship may have sailed on the Mystery Tour for good. But I still have the medallion and my memories (even if they would not allow a couple of photos… geez). 

Check out this video from the closing days of the attraction.  It is a very dark place to shoot so this only gives a general sense of what it was like but you will get the idea.  And notice at the end, they gave medals to EVERYONE… lucky fools!

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UPDATE: In the comments section Shane asked about a walk around character they used to have dressed as the Magic Mirror… yes, quite bizarre, quite Japanese… and here he is:

Special thanks to www.tdrfan.com for the photos as marked.

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I think we have about as much chance of seeing those AA figures again as we do of Disney suddenly deciding to build Disney Sea in Long Beach. HOWEVER what about the dragon?

They have this very cool, very large figure stuck there… could they not incorporate that space with him still in it? Maybe as a way to make the attraction more boy friendly. If not I doubt they would even move him which would make that an incredibly interesting place to find… just a hulking reminder of the past.

I probably won’t be able to get back over to Tokyo until the Fall, so I’ll be looking forward to you posting about the new castle attraction…which I hope you will!

I was kind of hoping that the new attraction would use the Cinderella figures from MM Revue. But that’s just wishful thinking on my part. When you think of it, they had Jaques and Gus from the orchestra part of the show, the Prince, the Fairy Godmother, and three separate Cinderella figures (dressed in rags, dressed in ball gown, and the one standing alongside the prince) What else are they going to do with those seven AAs? I guess they could always throw them onto the trash pile along with the Meet The World AAs. 🙁

Closing the trolley is a very UN Tokyo like move… I guess even they have some lawyers.

I was never a really huge fan on Mickey Mouse Review to be honest, and it is also not really a Tokyo original having come from WDW. Frankly most people will enjoy Philarmagic more. I guess the truth is also that MANY more people will enjoy Monsters Inc. then Meet the World though I do miss that simply because it was so uniquely Japanese.

But I agree, I really hope the new castle deal is more than simply an elaborate meet and greet though that is exactly what I am betting it is. Though Tokyo still seems to up the ante on every attraction they get (for example the much more elaborate Turtle Talk) it would be nice to see them continue with original ideas. Midway Mania is the next big thing to open there… that is after Philarmagic, Turtle Talk, TOT etc… time for the new stuff guys!

I am going back in April so I will have a chance to see the castle walk through then.

Excellent post! I have been wanting to do a post on this attraction, but having only pics of the exterior and signage, I kind of gave up.

I loved this attraction AND the Mickey Mouse Revue and have missed them on recent trips to Tokyo. I am hoping that the new Cinderella walk through will utilize all of the space that the Castle Mystery Tour took up and not just be some simple “Meet and Greet”. I wish there was more info out there about this future attraction, but I guess we won’t have too much longer to wait.

I am concerned about what has been happening at TDL in recent years….as you mentioned, at least Pooh and Monsters Inc. are unique experiences, but replacing the MM Revue with Philarmagic and adding Stitch to the Tiki Room worries me. Oh, and they shut down their Toontown Trolley!

It shall haunt your dreams…

That walk-around mirror cannot be unseen! And it’s almost bed time! Jeez!

You’re dead on. Many times designers wrongly think bigger = better. Vegas is a great example of this mentality as is Poseidon’s Fury. The truth is that while big can work more often then not it just overwhelms and that in turn becomes a disconnect and a turn off.

Main Street is not built at 2/3rds scale because they could not build it full scale, they chose to build it small so that it felt intimate and relatable… comfortable and not foreboding, warm and inviting.

This was very much the feeling at the Mystery Tour. Small spaces, hallways that actually felt like hallways and not some giant show building etc. Was it a world beating incredible attraction, no, honestly it was not. But so many designers could learn a lot from how they managed the scale and the space… it really worked.

Gotta love the Magic Mirror character. Too funny!

I just experienced Poseidon’s Fury for the first time last week. I was impressed by some of the effects and scenery, but the sheer size of the rooms and quantity of the people did detract from the experience. I kept thinking I wanted the big vehicles from Universe of Energy/Ellen–but now I realize I just wanted more intimacy (and a better storyline).

As for cool collectibles that are given away, did you ever see Golden Screams at DCA? While the show was forgettable, I was quite jealous of the kid who was selected to participate, as he/she received a nice figurine of Chernabog (the Scream Award). It looked awesome–and I agree would have so much more meaning than something simply bought.

Sorry Walter…

My oversight, here you go:

After exploring the dark labyrinthine corridors of the castle’s dank basement visitors come face to face with a haunting figure hiding in the shadows.

I think this must be a little known character from the Black Cauldron but for the life of me it appeared to be a walrus, perhaps his name was Paul.

Anyway, we emerge into some strawberry fields and the tour continues…

What, not one Magical Mystery Tour joke in there?

Okay, that mirror character is officially the creepiest walkaround character I have ever seen. He belongs at Halloween Horror Nights.

As silly as it sounds that medallion is one of my favorite Disney items. It was such a fun surprise and I have many fond memories of that whole experience… much more so than simply buying some “collectable”.

I think the lesson they have learned is to never build attractions now until the KNOW the movie is a hit. Notice there are no Treasure Planet attractions lingering around.

Who knew? It’s unfortunate they chose Black Cauldron or maybe the attraction would have stuck around.

The king appears and says that “we are all going to die, that Satan’s kiln controls us all and that he will resurrect an army of the dead to torment what little is left of our lives.” You gotta love Japan.

What a post…A+. And you nabbed a medallion too! Congrats.

Shane… your wish is my command. Since I cannot post pix in the comments I have added them as an update to the main entry… check it out and witness mirror man for yourself.

Yes, the scale was certainly small compared to the Universal stuff, but I think in general that is something Disney really understands. Bigger is most often NOT better, a smaller human scale feels better and can be much more relatable.

This is easily one of my favorite posts of yours. Like others have mentioned, I have extraordinary regret at never having seen this attraction.

In many ways, the idea is similar to that Poseidon’s Fury garbage at IOA. This is smaller scale, but much more charming.

Now, find a picture of that walk-around Magic Mirror character! I’d love to see that.

Good list. I must say that While Mickey Mouse Revue seems like the one you would have wanted to see over this I think the Castle Mystery Tour is actually much stronger. MMR was a tad sleepy and certainly showed it’s age near the end.

And yes… full on dragon… just as big and the exact same design (at least of the head) as Paris. In fact I am sure they used the exact same art work / molds to make both. The Paris setting is a lot larger but you got MUCH closer to the dragon in Tokyo… like touch it close.

Richard… Yea… Gummie Bears, My Pretty Pony… possible Care Bears… lts going on!

Is that Toadie from the Gummie Bears?

I had no idea there was an under-castle dragon prior to Paris! I absolutely love the dragon in Paris….The entire experience sounds darned impressive.

Now this gets added to Mickey Mouse Revue, Mine Train Through Nature’s Wonderland and Alien Encounter as attractions I sorely wish I could have experienced.

Oh man… you missed two goodies. They are also similar in the fact they they were (or likely will be) replaced with much watered down versions of themselves.

While you can go on Stitch and get a feel for how it must have been trust me when I tell you that they were REALLY different attractions.

From what I have read the replacement for this will still walk through the castle but that is where the similarities will end. I have read that it may open as early as this April so we shall see.

this is one of the attractions (like alien encounter) that i am most super-bummed to have missed out on!

After a quick trip to Google I see exactly what you mean. I was always more of a Son of Svengoolie guy myself.

It was interesting because today I am sure the mirror image would be computer generated. Then they just filed a guy in make up but in many ways that was actually more effective.

And the really crazy thing is that they had a walk around magic mirror character outside the castle. Basically a guy in a black robe with a mirror frame around his face!

The guy in the mirror looks (not sounds like, but looks) like the Japanese version of Sammy Terry.

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If you are ever at Disney, the idea of riding a “scary” attraction is not something that most Guests have to face. Attractions such as Tower of Terror, Haunted Mansion, or Phantom Manor give off a spooky vibe, but even those were designed with kids in mind, so the horror aspect is not large. That being said, there are rides Disney has had to remove due to the level of fear they produced.

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At Walt Disney World Resort, a popular attraction that many associates with being removed due to it being too scary was The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. The ride shut down in 2003 after Guests complained that it was too terrifying to ride, especially for the kids visiting Magic Kingdom. The Tomorrowland attraction then became Stitch’s Great Escape! which is now closed down as well.

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But, The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter was not the only attraction to be removed due to Guests commenting on the ride being too scary to experience at a Disney Park. At Tokyo Disney, the Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour was a walk-through attraction at Tokyo Disneyland that ran from July 11, 1986, to April 5, 2006, which centered around the Disney Villains. Guests would tour haunted dungeons that lay under Cinderella Castle, which they were led to through secret entrances. The tour would begin normally, but then, things would change as the Magic Mirror would open a door to the dungeon and change the course of your tour.

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Guests would face off with Disney villains, but at the end of the walk-through attraction, a Guest would be chosen to save the say. Despite this positive ending, it seems that Disney was still forced to closed the attraction due to the fear it produced. Disney TikTokers The Mouselets (@themouselets) posted a video explaining the closure as well.

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If you are interested in understanding the plot of this attraction, below is a description of what happened in the walk-through and what rooms Guests would enter.

Plot Taking place inside Cinderella Castle, guests are supposed to take a tour of the Castle featuring the Gallery, Ball Room, Dining Room, Guest Room and the Tower. However, after the guide showcases portraits of Disney Heroes and Heroines, the Magic Mirror gets angry at the villains being insulted! The Gallery To see how strong the guests are in challenging the powers of evil, the Magic Mirror opens a secret door the leads to a concealed underground area of the castle. A dark stairway leads to a prison area filled with howling bats staring at the guests. Credit: Tokyo Disneyland The Queen’s Laboratory In the lab of the Queen aiming for the Snow White’s life, a book with a recipe for a poison apple is found. Also, a magic potion is being brewed along with an assortment of experimental tools. Moreover, the crow from the film stands atop a skull with ceaseless cawing. The shadow of the Queen can also be seen on the walls. Dark Passage and Dungeon There is a dark passage and dungeon that awaits guests who bypassed the laboratory to avoid being noticed by the queen. However, guests are tricked by a random Magic Mirror that reflects directions inversely. Next, a mummified ghost appears from a dark area but its white reflection does not appear anywhere, rather we can hear its footprints advancing. Chernabog’s Bald Mountain A scene can be witness at the top of the frightening oubilette. Guests can see Chernabog, from the film “Fantasia,” gathering all the forces of evil against goodness. Credit: Rob Fuzz Maleficent’s Underlings There is a calm area where water flows. It seems to be nothing is happening there too. However, suddenly Malificent’s goons show up! The Sleeping Beauty characters appear in the water, within the walls. The goons eye and threaten the guests escaping before angering Malificent even more. Lastly, we can see the Witch on the castle covered with thorny bushes that have reached all the way down the the basement! The Cave of the Hidden Jewels Continuing down the dark passages guests encounter a talking skull warning them of the perils ahead. However, we see shiny objects that turn out to be countless emeralds and rubys all over the cave. Suddenly, lightning strikes and a huge dragon appears. The dragon seems to have been awakened! The guide finds a special lift and leads the guests’ in just barely escaping the dragon. However, the lift is controlled by a goon and the guests are taken up the castle. Tapestry Room As we leave the lift, we enter a room with some tapestries depicting the “Legend of the Black Couldron” hanging on the walls. The guide explains, “Once upon a time the world was ruled by evil. The Horned King, the evil lord, used the black cauldron (Satan’s kiln) to manipulate and control the soldiers of death. Then the courageous and pure-minded hero, Taran, deprived the power of the great kiln using his sword of light. And peace was restored to the world.” The Magic Mirror’s Trap The Magic Mirror appears again to interrupt the guide. It invites guests to enter a back room next to the tapestries room as the doors close in. It is the Black Cauldron’s room! “This is the final challenge. Will good win or evil prosper? The good will face this challenge with courage. The Black Cauldron is waiting to swallow you whole.” The Magic Mirror disappears. A guest is chosen as the brave representative to carry the sword of light against the Horned King. Battle with the Horned King The door opens to an eerie hall that has skeleton soldiers lying on the floor. The sword of light (Taran’s sword) is to the right, and the Black Cauldron is at center atop a pedestal. Slowly, the Horned King appears and looks down to see that his enemy is still alive. Just then, the special guest points the sword of light towards to Horned King. It is blasted away! It has lost! And the hero’s goodness triumphs! The guides leads the guests and makes a special presentation to our new hero!

The walk-through videos for the ride are quite dark, but you can check out what happened in the full video below!

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Just wanted to say that I did do this tour. Unfortunately it was not in English so what they were saying is beyond explanation. It was fun to walk through the castle though. The stair wells and show spaces were cramped and if you had to exit fast it might be a problem. A fun tour in the end.

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Thanks for sharing that info! And thanks for reading!

This was the first attraction I did when I arrived in Tokyo DL back in 2002. I remember being surprised by the use of the Horn King as the main villain. I guess The Black Cauldron had a better reception in Japan then it did in the states. Glad you were able to make use of that image Mark!

I'll look forward to the rest of them- when you get a chance.

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