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Location | Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan |
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Coordinates | 35°37′28″N 139°25′45″E / 35.62444°N 139.42917°E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | December 7, 1990 |
Owner | Sanrio |
Operated by | Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. |
Theme | Sanrio characters |
Attendance | 1,500,000 |
Area | 45,900 square metres (494,000 sq ft) |
Attractions | |
Total | 2 |
Website |
puroland |
Sanrio Puroland (サンリオピューロランド, Sanrio Pyūrorando), also known as Hello Kitty Land, [1] is an indoor theme park located in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan. Opened on December 7, 1990, it hosts attractions, live shows, shopping outlets, and restaurants dedicated to Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Gudetama, and Aggretsuko, in a manner akin to Disney theme parks.
Sanrio Puroland attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year, and is ranked among the major theme parks in Japan, along with both Tokyo Disney Resort parks and Fuji-Q Highland. Sanrio also operates Harmonyland, an outdoor theme park in Oita Prefecture.
During its conceptual phase, Sanrio Puroland [a] was known by many names - first as Sanrio Communication World, [2] as well as Sanrio Heart Park and Sanrio Piero Land [b]. The original theme was going to be "communication", as opposed to Sanrio's existing works, including its characters. Sanrio Puroland was a "bald attempt" to challenge the Walt Disney company and its theme parks. [4] To build the theme park, Shintaro Tsuji (then the president of Sanrio) worked with Landmark Entertainment Group [2] and established a subsidiary called Sanrio Communication World Co., Ltd. [5] (now merged into its current incarnation, Sanrio Entertainment Co. Ltd.). The initial design phase began in 1987, [2] and Sanrio Puroland broke ground in November 16, 1988. It took a team of 2,500 workers [c] approximately two years to complete, at a cost of around JPY 60-70 million.
Sanrio Puroland opened on December 7, 1990, and would operate at a loss for the first few years of operation, due to factors such as the aftereffects of the Japanese asset price bubble burst and complaints from city locals.
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Sanrio Puroland was temporarily closed from February 22 to July 20, 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] On February 24, 2024, the park was closed after staff received an email saying that a "hazardous" object had been placed on the premises. A subsequent police search found no such items. [7] [8]
Sanrio Puroland offers visitors two dark rides. The Sanrio Characters Boat Ride [d], which tells the story of various Sanrio characters preparing for a party held by Hello Kitty, [9] was the park's only ride until the opening of SANRIOTOWN in 2013, and with it the introduction of Mymeroad Drive, where riders are taken to a tour of Mariland (My Melody's homeland) via a rental car designed by Kuromi, My Melody's rival. [10] Both rides offer commemorative photographs which can be separately purchased.
Sanrio Puroland has two walkthrough attractions, both found at SANRIOTOWN (second floor), as follows:
Visitors can ring Hello Kitty's Bell of Happiness, located inside the Tree of Wisdom. [13]
Other attractions inside Sanrio Puroland include five food factory displays (candy, juice, chocolate, bread, and ice cream), and a game corner with kids' rides, purikura booths, and UFO catchers. [14]
The main parades of Sanrio Puroland take place around the Tree of Wisdom in Puro Village (first floor). The current main parade is "Miracle Gift Parade" (performances are currently suspended since 2020), which debuted in late 2015 to commemorate Sanrio Puroland's 25th anniversary. Past parades and seasonal parades are as follows: [15]
Past parades
Seasonal parades
Sanrio Puroland hosts a variety of stage shows (both regular and seasonal) in various areas. Selected past and present shows are as follows:
Märchen Theater
Fairyland Theater
Discovery Theater
Sanrio Puroland also hosts a daily fireworks show (during the summer) and various illumination shows.
In addition to these restaurants, there is the Dream Cafe [24] (formerly Tea Time Terrace, seating capacity: 65 people), which is located on the fourth floor of Rainbow Hall. For a limited time, the cafe is open as “My Melody Dream Cafe,” “Cinnamoroll Dream Cafe [24],” etc. (sponsored by Nissei) which offer original sweets and other items with the character designs. Additionally, on the first floor of Puro Village is Sweet Parlor[ citation needed], which offers a collection of drinks, character designed ice creams, etc.
In 2015, a 5-year-old boy of foreign nationality fractured one of his fingers in the Sanrio Characters Boat Ride after reaching one of his hands out into the waterway and jamming it into one of the boats' metal stopper. [25]
You can help expand this article with text translated from
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verification. (September 2015) |
Location | Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°37′28″N 139°25′45″E / 35.62444°N 139.42917°E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | December 7, 1990 |
Owner | Sanrio |
Operated by | Sanrio Entertainment Co., Ltd. |
Theme | Sanrio characters |
Attendance | 1,500,000 |
Area | 45,900 square metres (494,000 sq ft) |
Attractions | |
Total | 2 |
Website |
puroland |
Sanrio Puroland (サンリオピューロランド, Sanrio Pyūrorando), also known as Hello Kitty Land, [1] is an indoor theme park located in Tama New Town, Tokyo, Japan. Opened on December 7, 1990, it hosts attractions, live shows, shopping outlets, and restaurants dedicated to Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Gudetama, and Aggretsuko, in a manner akin to Disney theme parks.
Sanrio Puroland attracts over 1.5 million visitors per year, and is ranked among the major theme parks in Japan, along with both Tokyo Disney Resort parks and Fuji-Q Highland. Sanrio also operates Harmonyland, an outdoor theme park in Oita Prefecture.
During its conceptual phase, Sanrio Puroland [a] was known by many names - first as Sanrio Communication World, [2] as well as Sanrio Heart Park and Sanrio Piero Land [b]. The original theme was going to be "communication", as opposed to Sanrio's existing works, including its characters. Sanrio Puroland was a "bald attempt" to challenge the Walt Disney company and its theme parks. [4] To build the theme park, Shintaro Tsuji (then the president of Sanrio) worked with Landmark Entertainment Group [2] and established a subsidiary called Sanrio Communication World Co., Ltd. [5] (now merged into its current incarnation, Sanrio Entertainment Co. Ltd.). The initial design phase began in 1987, [2] and Sanrio Puroland broke ground in November 16, 1988. It took a team of 2,500 workers [c] approximately two years to complete, at a cost of around JPY 60-70 million.
Sanrio Puroland opened on December 7, 1990, and would operate at a loss for the first few years of operation, due to factors such as the aftereffects of the Japanese asset price bubble burst and complaints from city locals.
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adding to it. (December 2021) |
Sanrio Puroland was temporarily closed from February 22 to July 20, 2020, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] On February 24, 2024, the park was closed after staff received an email saying that a "hazardous" object had been placed on the premises. A subsequent police search found no such items. [7] [8]
Sanrio Puroland offers visitors two dark rides. The Sanrio Characters Boat Ride [d], which tells the story of various Sanrio characters preparing for a party held by Hello Kitty, [9] was the park's only ride until the opening of SANRIOTOWN in 2013, and with it the introduction of Mymeroad Drive, where riders are taken to a tour of Mariland (My Melody's homeland) via a rental car designed by Kuromi, My Melody's rival. [10] Both rides offer commemorative photographs which can be separately purchased.
Sanrio Puroland has two walkthrough attractions, both found at SANRIOTOWN (second floor), as follows:
Visitors can ring Hello Kitty's Bell of Happiness, located inside the Tree of Wisdom. [13]
Other attractions inside Sanrio Puroland include five food factory displays (candy, juice, chocolate, bread, and ice cream), and a game corner with kids' rides, purikura booths, and UFO catchers. [14]
The main parades of Sanrio Puroland take place around the Tree of Wisdom in Puro Village (first floor). The current main parade is "Miracle Gift Parade" (performances are currently suspended since 2020), which debuted in late 2015 to commemorate Sanrio Puroland's 25th anniversary. Past parades and seasonal parades are as follows: [15]
Past parades
Seasonal parades
Sanrio Puroland hosts a variety of stage shows (both regular and seasonal) in various areas. Selected past and present shows are as follows:
Märchen Theater
Fairyland Theater
Discovery Theater
Sanrio Puroland also hosts a daily fireworks show (during the summer) and various illumination shows.
In addition to these restaurants, there is the Dream Cafe [24] (formerly Tea Time Terrace, seating capacity: 65 people), which is located on the fourth floor of Rainbow Hall. For a limited time, the cafe is open as “My Melody Dream Cafe,” “Cinnamoroll Dream Cafe [24],” etc. (sponsored by Nissei) which offer original sweets and other items with the character designs. Additionally, on the first floor of Puro Village is Sweet Parlor[ citation needed], which offers a collection of drinks, character designed ice creams, etc.
In 2015, a 5-year-old boy of foreign nationality fractured one of his fingers in the Sanrio Characters Boat Ride after reaching one of his hands out into the waterway and jamming it into one of the boats' metal stopper. [25]