Tokyo Disneyland trip report June 2010: Special egg hunt and exclusive gifts

Brer Rabbit was one of the themed Easter Eggs "hidden" in Tokyo Disnyland for the 
"Easter Wonderland" celebration.  Photo: Erin De Santiago

In conjunction with Tokyo Disneyland's three month "Easter Wonderland" event April 1 - June 30, guests had the opportunity to participate in a special themed Easter Egg Hunt. 

For 500 Yen, guests received a special map and stickers.  The goal of the hunt was to find five specific Easter Eggs based on five hunting clues.  Once you think you have found the correct egg, mark your map and continue on to search for the next. 

There were 11 themed eggs scattered throughout the park.  The five hunting hints provided were:

• In a frontier wagon filled with instruments sit three egg friends.
• This button-covered four-legged egg is the protector of the universe! 
• On a street corner where jazz music plays, stands a buccaneering bandana-wearing egg.
• By the Queen of Heart's castle is a bunny-eared egg with a pocket watch.
• Before a singing wishing well are seven hooded eggs.

Exclusive gifts for completing the hunt - Mickey Mouse & Mike from Monsters, Inc. were
the two we got.  Photo: Erin De Santiago

Once all eggs were located and marked on the map, guests needed to head to Toontown and stand in line to have their maps checked.  

If you marked the five correct eggs, you would receive several exclusive gifts -- special character Easter Eggs and one you could color and design on your own. 

Everyone who completed the hunt got a Mickey Mouse egg, the blank one, and then guests could reach inside the "lottery" box to pick another egg.  Character options inside the lottery box included Minnie Mouse, Pluto, the White Rabbit, Brer Rabbit, Goofy as a Pirate, Mike from Monsters, Inc., and Donald Duck.   

The Easter Egg Hunt was quite fun and it was an ingenious way to ensure guests did not miss any of the delightful decorations as they went about their day.  Guests of all ages participated in the hunt and seemed to be having a great time trying to find the right eggs.

To see all the themed eggs in Tokyo Disneyland, please view the attached slideshow.

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