{"id":20109,"date":"2024-10-25T17:32:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog?p=20109"},"modified":"2024-10-25T17:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:32:28","slug":"disney-magical-journey-shinkansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/disney-magical-journey-shinkansen","title":{"rendered":"The Magical Journey Shinkansen: the Disney bullet train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <strong>special new type of Shinkansen<\/strong> bullet train is pulling into stations in Japan to take riders on a Disney adventure.<\/p>\n<p>The Magical Journey Shinkansen is designed after the new \u201c<strong>Fantasy Springs<\/strong>\u201d area of <strong>Tokyo DisneySea Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Featuring colorful artwork and music from iconic films like <strong>Frozen and Tangled<\/strong>, these unique trains will run for a limited time only, so catch them while you can.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you don\u2019t have to actually go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tokyo-disneyland\">Tokyo Disney<\/a> to ride the trains. In fact, the Magical Journey Shinkansen is <strong>included in the JR Pass<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Where_can_I_catch_the_Magical_Journey_Shinkansen\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Where can I catch the Magical Journey Shinkansen?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Features_of_the_Magical_Journey_Shinkansen\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Features of the Magical Journey Shinkansen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_ride_the_Magical_Journey_Shinkansen\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> How to ride the Magical Journey Shinkansen<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Hours_of_operation\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Hours of operation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_long_the_service_will_run\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> How long the service will run<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Where_can_I_catch_the_Magical_Journey_Shinkansen\">Where can I catch the Magical Journey Shinkansen?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Disney-themed trains will run on the route <strong>between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This includes the following lines and trains:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tohoku-shinkansen-jr-pass\"><strong>Tohoku Shinkansen line<\/strong><\/a>: Hayabusa, Hayate, Yamabiko, and Nasuno trains<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/hokkaido-shinkansen\"><strong>Hokkaido Shinkansen line<\/strong><\/a>: Hayabusa and Hayate trains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These routes allow passengers to ride <strong>from Hokkaido and Northern Honshu all the way to the capital<\/strong>, where the Toyko Disney Resort awaits.<\/p>\n<p>You can catch these trains at <strong>any of the scheduled stations<\/strong> along these lines.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>only a certain number<\/strong> of Magical Journey trains run on these lines each day, so if you\u2019re on a strict schedule, you might have to go to the station and hope you get lucky.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Features_of_the_Magical_Journey_Shinkansen\">Features of the Magical Journey Shinkansen<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Magical Journey bullet train breaks new ground for JR East \u2014 it\u2019s the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/shinkansen-train-types\">E5 Series<\/a> 10-car train to be <strong>fully wrapped in a themed design<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-20110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/disney-magical-journey-shinkansen-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Magical Journey Shinkansen wrap design\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/disney-magical-journey-shinkansen-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/disney-magical-journey-shinkansen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/disney-magical-journey-shinkansen-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/disney-magical-journey-shinkansen.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The cars are all designed after the <strong>3 famous Disney movies<\/strong> featured in Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frozen<\/li>\n<li>Tangled<\/li>\n<li>Peter Pan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The exteriors are painted in <strong>bright colors<\/strong> with characters and scenes from these films.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the cars, you\u2019ll be treated to <strong>Disney music<\/strong> from Fantasy Springs, window shades with designs of <strong>your favorite characters<\/strong>, from Anna and Elsa, to Peter and Tinker Bell.<\/p>\n<p>It promises to be a delightful ride for <strong>kids and adults alike<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_ride_the_Magical_Journey_Shinkansen\">How to ride the Magical Journey Shinkansen<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The routes where the Magical Journey trains run are <strong>covered in the Japan Rail Pass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n            <a class=\"fasc-button banner-button-shortcode fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-after fa-chevron-circle-right fasc-style-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/the-japan-rail-pass\">\n                Buy your JR Pass\n            <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<p>This is the <strong>easiest and most cost-effective<\/strong> way to travel around the country, and gives you access to these unique Disney-themed vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that if <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you want<\/span> to board a Hayate train, you must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/faq\/seat-reservation\">reserve a seat<\/a>. You may want to consider this on other types of train too, although there is non-reserved seating available.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Hours_of_operation\">Hours of operation<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Disney-themed trains will run around <strong>3 times a day<\/strong> along the Tohoku-Hokkaido lines between Tokyo and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto.<\/p>\n<p>The first departs at 6:35 a.m. from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/sendai-travel-guide\">Sendai Station<\/a>, heading towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tokyo-train-station\">Tokyo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jreast.co.jp\/mjshinkansen\/\">Offical Website<\/a> for updated timetables (in Japanese only).<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_long_the_service_will_run\">How long the service will run<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Magical Journey Shinkansen is available for a <strong>limited time<\/strong> only.<\/p>\n<p>The specially designed trains were <strong>launched on October 10 2024<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The service is scheduled to run <strong>until June 2025<\/strong>, although it could be extended beyond this.<\/p>\n<p>While they\u2019re available, these shinkansen are sure to bring joy and wonder to kids and fans of Disney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special new type of Shinkansen bullet train is pulling into stations in Japan to take riders on a Disney adventure. 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