Disney Characters Coming to Japanese Cell Phones Soon

Disney and Softbank are partnering to bring Disney-themed screensavers and ringtones to Japanese cell phones next spring.

Like most Japanese people, I love Disneyland. I don't care if it's cheesy, childish, or a weak excuse for an amusement park. I love everything from the giant bear jamboree show to the churros to the stinky water on the Small World ride. My favorite ride is Space Mountain at Disneyland Paris. It's much scarier than the one in Tokyo.

In Japan, in addition to Tokyo Disneyland, they now have Disney Sea—a water-themed park dedicated to newer Disney characters like Aladdin and The Little Mermaid. I haven't been there yet, but I bet half of Tokyo has. If not more.

When I was at Mother Jones Magazine, the editors took a poll of each employee there, asking how many times each of us had been to Disneyland or Disney World—I was not ashamed to be one of the only ones in the double digits.

I used to watch Disney sing-along videos every day after school. I have an entire volume memorized—the one with The Bare Necessities and The Ugly Bug Ball on it. If you were my friend in middle school you probably know all the songs, too. Because I made you watch it with me.

I love Disney. But not enough to have Mickey or Minnie or Beauty and the Beast as my screensaver.