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title: "Kantō (Tokyo)"
description: "Kantō’s destination-park history includes successive Disney developments at Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture.The story behind the day outTwo parks build a resort at Tokyo BayTokyo Disneyland opened in 1983. Tokyo DisneySea followed in 2001, according to Oriental Land’s corporate history. The dates mark distinct park openings within the same resort development. They also explain a geographical detail that the brand can obscure: the parks use the Tokyo name but are located across the metropolitan boundary in Chiba. The resort’s story is therefore both an entertainment history and a story of the wider Tokyo Bay area.Sources & further readingOriental Land · Business historyHistorical sources checked 25 October 2026."
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# Kantō (Tokyo)

Kantō’s destination-park history includes successive Disney developments at Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture.

The story behind the day out

## Two parks build a resort at Tokyo Bay

Tokyo Disneyland opened in 1983. Tokyo DisneySea followed in 2001, according to Oriental Land’s corporate history. The dates mark distinct park openings within the same resort development. They also explain a geographical detail that the brand can obscure: the parks use the Tokyo name but are located across the metropolitan boundary in Chiba. The resort’s story is therefore both an entertainment history and a story of the wider Tokyo Bay area.

### Sources & further reading

- [Oriental Land · Business history](<https://www.olc.co.jp/en/ir/olc/group02.html>)

Historical sources checked 25 October 2026.

3 published places. Page 1 of 1.

- [Tokyo Disneyland](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/japan/tokyo-disney-resort/tokyo-disneyland/>) · [Markdown](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/japan/tokyo-disney-resort/tokyo-disneyland/index.md>); location: Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
- [Tokyo DisneySea](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/japan/tokyo-disney-resort/tokyo-disneysea/>) · [Markdown](<https://thmprk.com/visit/theme-parks/japan/tokyo-disney-resort/tokyo-disneysea/index.md>); location: Urayasu, Chiba, Japan.
- [Tokyo Summerland](<https://thmprk.com/visit/water-parks/japan/tokyo-summerland/>) · [Markdown](<https://thmprk.com/visit/water-parks/japan/tokyo-summerland/index.md>); location: Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan.


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