Spring Voyage 2013!!!^^

[DuffyGuardian]

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Travis sounds like fun. I hadnt thought of the 30th over lapping with SV. Wow, there is a lot going on.

Im getting home sick for TDR, havent been there since the 25th Ann.

[DuffyDaisuki]

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DuffyD, is the blue bag bigger then last years? Is so Im in trouble I like big bags…

I think it has to be. 30% more expensive is not just inflation. I really kinda wish I'd waited… Although I like last year's key visual better; if they're about the same size, I could swap 'em out! I'd really prefer no Mouses on it.

Thank you, I would love to go. Im pricing it but I doubt it.

I wish we could have a full-on Duffeteer convention! This year's SV is ticking so many boxes for me already. I really hope the scale of the shows is somehow ramped up, though.

The passport case, do you think it for park tickets or your regular government issued passport?

No measurements are listed on that site, but it looks to me like it's long enough for either park maps or boarding passes, with plenty of room for both types of passports.

[Eeee-va]

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That little duffel is SO CUTE! My gut says it'll be about the right size to hold the magnet bears, but we'll see. I likely won't be getting one, but love it!

I'm excited to see Shellie May's new outfit...though I can't regret buying Smiling Shellie May at all, even though I definitely can't buy a second one this year. But if I'd waited a year, I would've missed out on so much fun with her the last several months!

I really like the new art, personally. Is the Duffy on Mickey's back another redraw? I loved last year's and I like this one even more. May have to get something featuring that image.

[DuffyGuardian]

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A full Duffy get together at TDS would be amazing. So much fun.

This is a great teaser of what's to come now we have to wait months to see what all they do. Please OLC do a camera looking bag like you did for Halloween. I sooo want a year round pattern in that style.

[Abyssinian28]

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Oh, Lord...I am going to be so broke.

I'm sad to see the dates, though- if those had been the dates last year, I would have been able to attend!

My fabulous luck last year? We arrived on White Day (around 6 PM), so we missed Sweet Duffy by a day, and left 3 days before Spring Voyage started. -_- Right in a Duffy dead zone. We buy our tickets so far out, we had no idea that Spring Voyage even existed at the time...

Exited to see the merchandise, even though I know I'm going to flinch at the overall cost.

[MikkiMausu99]

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I really like the new art, personally. Is the Duffy on Mickey's back another redraw? I loved last year's and I like this one even more. May have to get something featuring that image.

The artwork for the 2013 edition has Mickey giving Duffy a piggyback ride, while Minnie starts cuddling with ShellieMay.

[madoka]

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Oh boy o boy o boy!:yea:More Cape Cod specific costumes for Spring Voyage!!!

If the base costumes really are that similar to last year's, I may not get them again, but I love that cable knit vest on Duffy and it would be nice to have a non-shiny version of Shellie's flower dress...

And the blue tote bag. I did get last year's and wish it were bigger. So maybe I have to get this one too? But they do look soooo similar...

That duffle, if it is really Duffy sized (and I agree it looks promising based on the size of the tag and the size of the "tightening bead" on the rope handle), may be a must-get.

The Miracosta Duffy bathrobes sound incredible!

[Eeee-va]

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The artwork for the 2013 edition has Mickey giving Duffy a piggyback ride, while Minnie starts cuddling with ShellieMay.

Yes, but in 2012 there was like "alternate" art with Duffy on Mickey's back. I don't remember if it was a piggyback or if he was in a bag or something, but it was featured on a few of the items and was very cute. Though I guess for 2013, the costumes are different so technically it would be "new" art. I was just wondering if the pose was the same.

[MikkiMausu99]

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Yes, but in 2012 there was like "alternate" art with Duffy on Mickey's back. I don't remember if it was a piggyback or if he was in a bag or something, but it was featured on a few of the items and was very cute. Though I guess for 2013, the costumes are different so technically it would be "new" art. I was just wondering if the pose was the same.

From that artwork from this year's Spring Voyage, Mickey was carrying the duffel bag on his back, while Duffy was inside the bag riding along with Mickey.

[Eeee-va]

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From that artwork from this year's Spring Voyage, Mickey was carrying the duffel bag on his back, while Duffy was inside the bag riding along with Mickey.

Thanks! I like the piggyback more, then. As often, TDS keeps improving on what's already great. :love:

[DuffyDaisuki]

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TravisMT posted the following over on the Tokyo forum:

I didn't quote the whole message, cos I thought that made it hard to read.^^

Tokyo Disney Resort 30th: "The Happiness Year"
"Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage"
at Tokyo DisneySea March 18 through June 30, 2013

• December 14, 2012 | Tokyo Disney Land Tokyo Disney Resort Tokyo Disney Sea

will mark its 30th anniversary on April 15, 2013 with the launch of the Tokyo Disney Resort 30th: "The Happiness Year" celebration. Park will get a head start on the festivities with the special event, "Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage," presented from March 18 through June 30, 2013.

The theme of this event is "traveling with Mickey Mouse and Duffy to enjoy springtime around Tokyo DisneySea." Guests are sure to discover new moments of happiness as they travel around the Park.

In this event, Mickey and Duffy invite Minnie Mouse and ShellieMay on a voyage to see how spring is celebrated around Tokyo DisneySea. They embark on their cruise from Cape Cod and visit the ports of Mediterranean Harbor, American Waterfront, and Arabian Coast where they enjoy the colorful flowers and plants. Together with other Disney Characters dressed in new spring costumes, they take part in the mini shows presented at each stop for a unique springtime celebration.

Offered for the first time this year is the Guest-activity program, "My Spring Voyage." In this program, Guests travel around the Park to look for spring by figuring out the hints on a passport-shaped map that comes in a trunk-shaped case.

In addition, the Park will offer a variety of special merchandise and menus just for this event. will offer a springtime ambience through special guest rooms and colorful menus in collaboration with the Park's special event.

Entertainment Programs

Lido Isle Welcome to Spring

Location: Lido Isle
Duration: Approx. 20 minutes
Performances: 2 Daily

Mickey Mouse is taking Minnie Mouse together with Duffy and ShellieMay on a DisneySea Transit Steamer to see what spring is like around the world. They stop at Lido Isle in Mediterranean Harbor where a festival themed to springtime in Italy is taking place. Goofy, Chip 'n Dale, and a number of young couples are dancing as Guests clap in time to celebrate. Amidst the festivities, one couple is too shy to even hold hands. Wanting everyone to be happy, Mickey, Duffy, Minnie and ShellieMay try various tactics, but with no success. Mickey then asks for the help of the Guests to cheer the couple on, and finally, the young gentleman finds the courage to propose to his lady. And, to the joy of everyone present, a new couple is born and the area is filled with happiness and delight. Mickey and his companions return to their boat as paper streamers connect the ship to shore. A foghorn sounds and Guests bid them farewell as they sail off to their next destination.

Note: The viewing area will be cleared after each show.


Easter in New York

Location: Waterfront Park
Duration: Approx. 25 minutes
Performances: 2-3 Daily

On their voyage around the world, Mickey Mouse and Duffy also take Minnie Mouse and ShellieMay to American Waterfront to enjoy the Easter festivities and tour around the town. The show begins when Mickey and the Disney friends, riding on Big City Vehicles festooned with flowers, arrive at Waterfront Park to the music of a live band. In the shopping street scene, Clarice wears a fancy Easter bonnet as she enjoys shopping, with Chip and Dale carrying her bags. Downtown, Goofy and Max show off their cool hip-hop skills, with Mickey and Duffy dancing along. The Broadway scene has Daisy Duck, a musical star, wearing a stylish Easter bonnet as she performs an engaging dance routine with the show girls. And for the finale, the Disney friends join the Guests in a delightful celebration of springtime in New York.

Note: The viewing area will be cleared after each show.


Springtime Surprise

Location: Arabian Coast Courtyard
Duration: Approx. 25 minutes
Performances: 2-3 Daily

Again this year, Mickey Mouse and Duffy take Minnie Mouse and ShellieMay to enjoy spring in Arabian Coast where a colorful "magical festival of spring" is being held. The show begins with a magician together with Asim, entertaining Guests with magic tricks. Invited by Asim, Mickey, Duffy, Minnie and ShellieMay make a surprise appearance on stage. When Mickey asks for a lovely springtime to give to Minnie and ShellieMay, Shaban and his fellow magicians begin showing a number of magic tricks themed to spring. As the magicians begin a heated battle of magic, Genie appears all of a sudden and disrupts their scuffle. When the Genie chants a "magical phrase" with Mickey and the Guests, flowers of every shape and size bloom on stage. Thanks to the Genie's magic, Arabian Coast celebrates a uniquely wonderful spring filled with flowers. For the finale, everyone sings and dances with Minnie in the center surrounded by flowers.

Note: The schedule and contents of entertainment programs are subject to change or cancellation due to weather conditions, etc.


Decorations

The three themed ports visited by Mickey Mouse and Duffy will be colorfully decked out with flowers and greenery creating a lovely springtime atmosphere. At Mediterranean Harbor, the European streets will be adorned with colorful flowers and plants, while benches decorated with flowers will also be set out. In American Waterfront, decorations of Easter bonnets and sugar eggs will create a lively Easter atmosphere in the stylish city of New York. Arabian Coast will be blooming with unique flowers shaped like Genie for a special photo location that enhances this magical and enchanting world. All three themed ports will also feature decorations of Duffy made out of small flowers created by Minnie Mouse. Guests will also find new photo spots where they can take charming pictures with their own Duffy or ShellieMay plush toy.


Special Merchandise

Approximately 100 different types of merchandise will be offered. There will be tote bags and camera cases with a design based on the trunk that Mickey Mouse carries on his voyage to look at spring. Also available will be Mickey Mouse and Duffy plush toys dressed in this year's special event costumes. Merchandise designed with the theme of spring in Cape Cod will show Duffy and ShellieMay enjoying the flowers and gardening.

Note: Special merchandise is only available while supply lasts.


Special Menus

Restaurants in the Park will be offering dishes made with springtime ingredients and spring-like colors. S.S. Columbia Dining Room will have a special full course menu inspired by the Easter decorations in American Waterfront. At Cape Cod Cook-Off, Guests can enjoy a dessert that comes with a Duffy souvenir plate. As part of the special set at Cafe Portofino or Casbah Food Court, the dessert will be panna cotta in the shape of Duffy's face. There will also be gelato parfaits and other desserts themed to Duffy, as well as popcorn buckets that come with a small popcorn bucket that is the perfect size for a Duffy plush toy.


Guest Activity Program

(A special program where Guests enjoy traveling around the Park. Offered only during the special event)

◆ My Spring Voyage

By purchasing a "My Spring Voyage*" case at shops inside the Park, Guests can play a fun game while traveling around Tokyo DisneySea to enjoy its springtime atmosphere. The "My Spring Voyage" case comes with a passport-shaped map and stickers.

Mickey and his companions have left trunks filled with mementos in each of the three areas they visited. With the "passport" map in hand, Guests search for Mickey's trunks and place the sticker which has the same design on the "My Spring Voyage" case. Guests who successfully find Mickey's trunks and go to one of the goals will receive an original Mickey Mouse luggage tag as a prize. Once they have written their name on the luggage tag, the Guests' very own "My Spring Voyage" memento will be complete.

◇Where to purchase the "My Spring Voyage" kit: any of 20 shops inside the Park
◇Location of Goals: Tower of Terror Memorabilia, Il Postino Stationery and Agrabah Marketplace
◇The following Guests will receive an original sticker in conjunction with "My Spring Voyage":
- Guests ordering the "Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage" Special Menu at the S.S. Columbia Dining Room
- Guests staying in the special rooms at Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta
- Guests dining at the lunch AND** dinner buffet in Oceano, the restaurant serving Mediterranean cuisine in Hotel MiraCosta

*"My Spring Voyage" (1,300 yen) includes a passport-shaped map and stickers in a case shaped like Mickey Mouse's trunk.
**I changed "or" to AND because the restaurant will offer different stickers during lunch AND dinner in two different periods.

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Disney Hotels

"Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage"
Special Room at Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta
(concept photo)

Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta will offer the hotel event "Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage." During this period, the hotel will offer special rooms that have original items to make a stay with Duffy and ShellieMay plush toys even more fun. In addition, the room keys for all guest rooms will have an exclusive design and the hotel restaurants will offer special menus featuring seasonal delicacies.

Guests staying in the special rooms will receive an original costume set¹ (bathrobe and slippers) for their Duffy or ShellieMay plush toy and for themselves an original mini spa bag designed with Mickey Mouse and Duffy to commemorate their stay. The special rooms will also have items such as chairs1 especially for Duffy and ShellieMay to sit on that will make the Guests' stay in these rooms even more special.

These special rooms will also be available through some of the regular plans² offered by the online Tokyo Disney Resort Vacation Packages* (sales start at 11:00 a.m. on December 18, 2012 JST). In addition, from the end of January 2013, a special plan³ offering accommodations in the special rooms together with an exclusive viewing area ticket for the "Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage" show will allow Guests to enjoy the special event to their heart's content. (Details will be available in late January 2013 on the Tokyo Disney Resort Online Reservations & Tickets website in Japanese only.)

¹The items in the special rooms are made to fit the S-size plush toys.
²The special rooms can be selected in the following three plans:
Standard Plan 2Days/3Days, Enjoy Attractions 2Days/3Days and Show Viewing Select 2Days/3Days
³In this plan, rooms other than the "Mickey & Duffy's Spring Voyage" special rooms can also be selected.

*Tokyo Disney Resort Vacation Packages
This online service offers a variety of travel packages that combine hotel accommodations and Park tickets with benefits such as Disney's FASTPASS tickets, show viewing tickets, and more.
(Only available through the Vacation Packages online reservation site in Japanese language only.)

For inquiries from the general public, please call the following number:
Tokyo Disney Resort Information Center 0570-00-8632 (9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)
Note: From overseas, and from some mobile phones and IP phones, please call 045-330-5211.

[DuffyDaisuki]

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I just got all nostalgic posting in the Tokyo thread and wanted to repost this here. I :love: these stories of how Disney and my friends make my life magical!^^



We booked our room this morning!:yea: Actually...my friends booked it and then went back to bed...all I ever got was a busy signal.:shy:

Spring Voyage at MiraCosta two years in a row with true-hearted friends who really know and love me - I am so lucky!:love:

It means all the more that they care enough to do all of that just to celebrate my birthday, especially since they aren't Disney geeks like me in even the remotest way! Which means...I don't have to fight with them to get all the robes, so Duffy and Shellie don't have to fight over just one!

The very first birthday I celebrated with those same friends, we stayed in the special Alice room and they also took me out to an Alice in Wonderland restaurant and all of my gifts were Alice themed and amazing. The Alice room had been full until literally a few weeks before, so they had already reserved another room. But unknown to me, they kept checking back and changed our reservation when the Alice room opened up a week later!:love:

We all actually marched in the Easter Parade around Cinderella Castle in 2010 - and they totally went with it, making our own bonnets and everything, just because they knew how much it meant to me. Ichigopara was kind enough to take a video, but unfortunately her computer ate it or something...I've still never seen it.

That was my very first Disney hotel experience, second big Disney birthday and surrounded by very good, true friends. I never imagined at the time that anything could top that, but Spring Voyage at MiraCosta two years in a row takes the cake! It's become our tradition with more and more precious memories every year!:love:

Oh, I have another great birthday story, too - about Ichigopara! She mentioned once in passing, years ago, that her son used to have this Mickey Mouse spinning light toy, but lost or broke it...now I can't remember which. It was just a little "passing time at the parks" story, but she was so detailed about how it looked and how she had gotten it at some random festival and she would probably never see it again that I knew it was something she really loved.

Well, after years and years of putting it off, I went with two friends to climb Mount Fuji in the summer of 2010. I planned our trip for the last day of the climbing season so that we would descend on the day of Konohanasakuya-hime fire festival. I really wanted to take Duffy, but it wasn't that kinda crowd. Anyway, the festival was really intense, barrels full of billowing fire all over the town. After climbing for two days, all through the night, nearly freezing waiting for sunrise, it was a very surreal atmosphere and I actually felt like I was a little bit in another world.

Amidst all the ash and smoke and flame and noise, and in the haze of exhaustion,* I came upon a tiny little street vendor...and on the corner of his stall, he was selling those light toys. I knew it instantly. He had blue ones and pink ones, and I really wanted to get one of each, but I had very little cash and there was no ATM around, so I chose pink, cos I figured that's what Ichigo would prefer.

I was so happy when her birthday came around and we met for a coffee in Shibuya a month later. I didn't really wrap it, didn't say anything or remind her of the story, just gave it to her (it may have been in a plain paper bag, actually). The moment she saw it, no gloss, no presentation, her eyes glistened. She actually teared up and cried a little. I was so happy I had the chance to make my friend so happy.:love:

Now we're both really busy and haven't met in months, poop! ...but that's the power of the MiceChat community. Ichigo was the very first friend I made here. Four years on and I just keep meeting so many more wonderful, genuine people. I am so grateful for this community. Thank you, MiceChat! I :love: you guys, even if I don't know ya! You bring the magic to the Magic Kingdom!^^

*PS: I also left my nearly brand-new iPhone 4 in its nearly brand new Yoshida Porter case on some train somewhere between Mount Fuji and my house in Saitama. I didn't notice until the next day. I went to my local police station in a relatively small city to report the loss...and I got it back, kept safe at a police station near my office in Tokyo, still with a couple of stones I'd picked up on the trail tucked in its zipper pocket. That's the magic of Japan.

[DuffyDaisuki]

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There will be two Duffy Post Announced Shopping Days for Spring Voyage. The first will be 3/20, and the second will be 4/12. The second one is particularly important, as that's when the Duffy and ShellieMay 30th Anniversary items will be released. I will not ship until after 4/12, so that Wish Listers from the first group still have a chance to add the "Happiness" items in, but I do hope that half the folks are eager to be sure nothing sells out and get in on the first trip. I would very much like to split up the shopping. To that end, each group will be limited to 15 people. This means if more than 15 people wait to be in the second group, only the first to send Wish Lists and transfers will be accepted.

The new press releases make the Happiness Year sound more exciting than I had imagined. There are several interactive components, and our favorite bears will both be on the daily greeting barge...instead of Daisy, Chip or Dale!:whistling

[JayCee]

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Wow, Spring Voyage sounds amazing! This will be my first Spring Voyage experience :thumbup:, and I can't wait - although my bank account would disagree! :blush: Everything sounds just so ... exciting! As well as a lot of shopping for you DuffyDaisuki!

I would like to be in on your first trip please (hope it's okay to say that, apologies if I shouldn't say it and I won't again if I know!)

[DuffylovrDisney]

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o.o That sounds so exciting!!! I can't wait. ^.^

[aimster]

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A friend of mine in Japan picked up the new issued of DisneyFan magazine today, which has a feature on Spring Voyage. She took a photo of the merchandise they show in the article and gave me permission to post her photo here.



They're doing the small smiling Duffy & Shellie May again! The costumes are very similar but different colors this time, as you can see.

[Eeee-va]

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I think I like last year's costumes better on the smaller bears, though frankly the bright colors of the new one do appeal to my rather hyper Smiling Shellie May. :shy:

The smiling bears are SO CUTE, though, so even if you're not in love with the costumes, I still think the bears are great. Ever since I took Smiling Shellie May out of her Spring Voyage costume, I haven't put her back in it (actually, I haven't sewn elastic on the bow so she can wear it again, either :shy: ). She may have to wear it again to celebrate Spring Voyage, though!

EDIT: Smiling Shellie May's outfit is starting to grow on me. Though I still am happy to have the one I got from 2012. (Plus I had a whole extra year to love her. ) I get a feeling the regular bear-sized Shellie May outfit might be a cute combination, though that's just speculation/guessing.

[DuffyGuardian]

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Thanks for posting. I think I like Shellie Mays dress better this year. I like Duffy too but wished they did a different hat. I like to mix and match costumes.

[Danimated]

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[Boog1981]

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Are those flower Duffy/Shellie May heads the cross-body coin cases? They are so adorable and may tempt me to join the shopping trip.