- Port Discovery - Tokyo Disneysea -
While most of the areas of DisneySea are steeped in tradition and classical relationships with the world's oceans, Port Discovery looks to the future. It could be thought of as Disneysea's Tomorrowland.
Port Discovery is compact in size, and houses only one now-defunct major attractions (Storm Rider). DisneySea designers did a good job of combining form with function; Aquatopia is an attraction that's fun to watch, and a giant, spinning "wind machine" sits perched atop the unique Discovery Gifts souvenir stand, providing attention-grabbing focus to the center of the area. In 2016, the "Storm Rider" attraction is now permanently replaced by the fictional "Marine Life Institute"-inspired "Sea Rider" attraction, which is inspired by both Finding Nemo and Finding Dory movies respectively.
While the look of Port Discovery leans toward the industrial, it does have an strong air of fantasy about it, and adds its own brand of variety to the Park.
In addition, much of Tokyo Disney Resort's merchandise is exclusive to Japan, unlike the the homogeneous "Disney Parks" branding in the American parks. Japanese merchandise tends to include more obscure characters, such as Marie of "The Aristocats" and Huey, Dewey, and Louie.