Following on from the success of the Disney Magical Journey Shinkansen, a new Disney bullet train took to the rails of Japan’s high-speed rail network.
The Wonderful Dreams Disney Shinkansen, a collaboration between JR Central and Tokyo Disney Resort, launched on February 21, 2025. This special Disney shinkansen was introduced for a limited time to help commemorate the opening of Tokyo DisneySea’s “Fantasy Springs” area. The train made it’s final journey on September 15, 2025.
The train was decorated with imagery from “Fantasy Springs”, including scenes from films like Frozen, Tangled, and Peter Pan. This marked the first special wrapping of trains running on the Tokaido Shinanksen line in its 60-year history.
While it was in operation, you could ride this train with your JR Pass. You can still ride other special services with the JR Pass, such as the Hello Kitty shinkansen.
Disney Shinkansen Wonderful Dreams route
Unlike the Disney Magical Journey Shinkansen, which operated on the Tohoku and Hokkaido lines, the Wonderful Dreams ran on the Tokaido Shinkansen line between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka.
It operated mainly on “Hikari” and “Kodama” services on the line, and included stops at Kyoto, Toyohashi, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Shin-Yokohama and Shinagawa stations.
Wonderful Dreams bullet train features
The Wonderful Dreams Disney Shinkansen was an N700A series with 16 cars. The exteriors were all painted with scenes from Disneyland’s “Fantasy Springs” area:
- Cars No. 2, 5, 8, 11, and 15 featured a purple Rapunzel’s Forest design
- Cars No. 3, 6, 9, and 13 featured a green Peter Pan’s Never Land design
- Cars No. 4, 7, 10, 12, and 14 featured a blue Frozen Kingdom design
- Cars No. 1 and 16 featured a dark blue design that combined all 3 areas
Inside the train, headrest covers were decorated with popular characters like Anna and Elsa from Frozen, Peter Pan, and Rapunzel.
Other features like table stickers evoked the “Fantasy Springs” theme of Tokyo DisneySea and came with a QR code that linked you to the official site of the park.
What’s more, even the onboard melody was Disney themed, modeled after the song “I See the Light” from the film Tangled.