Disney-themed bullet trains adorned with characters from hit films such as “Frozen” will run on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line connecting Tokyo and Osaka from Feb. 21 for a limited time, the operators of the railway and Tokyo Disney Resort said Wednesday.
The “Wonderful Dreams Shinkansen,” themed after Tokyo DisneySea’s “Fantasy Springs” area that opened in June, marks the first special wrapping of trains running on the line in its 60-year history, according to Central Japan Railway Co. and Oriental Land Co.
Supplied photo shows a rendering of the livery of a Disney-themed Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train inspired by Tokyo DisneySea’s new “Fantasy Springs” area. (Kyodo)
The special trains will run through mid-September between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka stations, with two round trips scheduled on weekends and holidays.
The train’s interior will be decorated with specially designed seat headrest covers and other features. The onboard melody will be “I See the Light,” a song from the Disney film “Tangled.”
Fantasy Springs is the eighth themed area at Tokyo DisneySea. Oriental Land previously collaborated with East Japan Railway Co. and Japan Airlines Co. to promote the new area of the park.
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