JTCEnt.com on YouTube!

Well folks, I've made the plunge into YouTube. Now, besides being able to download the videos from this site, you can also view them from my YouTube page named Joe's TDR Video Site at http://www.youtube.com/user/jtcent.

To start off this new partnership, I've uploaded my two newest videos shot earlier today. They are both from the Tokyo Disneyland special event, Disney's Halloween 2007. The first is Happy Haunted Parade followed by Haunted Rockin' Street.

So check out my new YouTube page at the link above or wait a few more days to download the higher quality versions from this site! In any case, leave a comment or add it to your favorites please! Thanks and hope this works out well for everyone!

CDs: Halloween 2007 & HM Holiday Nightmare

The big holiday special events are coming up and it means new music is available! Disney's Halloween 2007 will contain two tracks, Disney Halloween Happy Haunted Parade and Haunted Rockin' Street. The first track is especially awaited by us at JTCEnt.com. A special friend, Rick McKee composed the music for this year's show mode during the parade. Looking forward to hearing his Disney debut.

The other CD coming out for Halloween is Haunted Mansion Holiday Nightmare. If rumors we received are true, this release includes all of the following!

1. Up on the Housetop
2. Scary Bells
3. Over the Graveyards
4. Old Mansion Tree
5. Wreck the Halls
6. We Wish You a Scary Christmas
7. The 13 Days of Christmas
8. God Rest You a Merry Grinning Ghosts
9. Making Christmas
10. What's This?
11. Kidnap the Sandy Claws
12. Foyer
13. Elevators
14. Elevator Exit
15. Load Zone
16. Portrait Gallery
17. Library
18. Library
19. Music Room (Harpsichord by Ed Kalnins)
19. Corridor of Doors
20. Seance Room
21. Grand Hall
22. Attic
23. Instrumental - Graveyard Final
24. Jam Band
25. Tombstone Ho Ho Ho
26. Pumpkin Solo/Quartet
27. Tea Party
28. Hearse Spirits (Vocals Only)
29. Pumpkin Chorus
30. Opera Man & Woman and Mummy
31. Ghoul Trio
32. Hitchhiker Theme
33. Unload Music

Both CD's are available at the Resort from September 12th and cost ¥2,100 each. They're available nationwide from September 19th.

Is Indiana Jones 4 Related to the TDS Attraction?

Now that LucasFilm has released the title of the fourth Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, many film and Disney theme park fans have noticed that the name is similar to that of a local attraction.

In the Lost River Delta themed port of Tokyo DisneySea, the attraction, Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull, has been thrilling guests since it opened in 2001. You gotta wonder how happy Oriental Land Company, Disney and National Panasonic (the ride sponsor) are with this "coincidental" news.

Some of the online rumors claim there is a connection and something that has been discussed behind closed doors with all the parties involved. There has been no official word if the two things are even related except for the Indiana Jones theme. As the date of the film release, May 2008, approaches, we'll see what kind of synergetic promotional campaigns are going to play out. Stay tuned.

Where is the Disney Store in Shibuya?

The Disney Store in Shibuya is a few minutes walk from the local train and subway stations. Click on photo for larger view. Shop is the red circle in the top center.

From JR Shibuya Station, use the Hachiko exit. You reach the popular meeting spot where the statue of Hachiko the Dog is located. In front of you is a busy intersection, in fact the busiest in the world.

A tall building with screens on the outside wall is directly on the other side of the intersection from you. That building houses a Starbucks on the ground floor and a Tsutaya video rental shop. Cross the intersection towards the Starbucks and then turn right.

Continue walking on that street for two blocks. You're in the right direction if you pass by a Seibu Department Store building. When you reach a Y-shaped intersection, the street on the left side goes uphill. Take that street, remaining on the left side. Walk about 100 feet and the Disney Store is right there.

From the Hanzomon Line subway, use exit 6-3 or 6-2, when you reach street level, turn left towards the Y-shaped intersection. From Ginza Line subway, reach Hachiko exit and follow the above instructions.