The Taiwan Railway Bureau's sightseeing train "Round Island Star Dream" will make its maiden voyage on January 19.

(Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)

[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] Take the Disney Dream to go around the island!

The Taiwan Railway Bureau's sightseeing train "Round Island Star Dream" will make its maiden voyage on January 19, and it will attack the Lunar New Year market, and it will start selling immediately.

Yiyou.com, which has renewed its right to operate, built the carriages with the theme of Disney's centennial celebration, decorated with 10 classic characters such as Mickey and Minnie, Frozen and Elsa, and the east and west main lines of the train run once a day.

Chen Fuyan, chairman of Yiyou.com, said that before the epidemic, the Star Tour attracted 50,000 passengers a year, and 20,000 were international tourists. It is hoped that after the epidemic, it will reach a new high.

The inaugural voyage has already sold 50% of the tickets, with about 132 seats per row.

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Yiyou continued to obtain the right to operate for 4 years, and put on new clothes for the train.

According to Yiyou.com, the exterior of Juguang’s refitted carriage is silver-gray metal texture as the base, decorated with 10 characters, shuttling through each carriage, entering different carriages is like entering the world of Disney characters, popular characters include Mickey and Minnie, Frozen Ai Sha, the popular villains include Cruella, the Bad Queen, Ursula, and the Black Witch.

Yiyou.com said that the interior of the car is themed with Mickey and his friends, with mountaineering, camping and picnic themes. The window frame of the car window also makes each character come alive. The karaoke car is Stitch-themed, decorated with Taiwanese snacks Stinky tofu.

Yiyou.com said that Star Around the Island continues the design ingenuity of the hidden Mickey head familiar to Disney fans. 12 Mickey head patterns are hidden in the activity car, karaoke car and bar car. There are also hidden easter eggs in each business car , In addition, there is a picnic check-in point for tourists to take souvenirs.

In addition, a minting machine will be installed on each of the two trains on the East-West Main Line, and there will be a total of 8 types of commemorative coins with Disney characters for passengers to collect, 4 types for each.

Yiyou.com said that Star Around the Island continues the design ingenuity of the hidden Mickey head familiar to Disney fans. 12 Mickey head patterns are hidden in the activity car, karaoke car and bar car. There are also hidden easter eggs in each business car , In addition, there is also a picnic check-in point design.

Chen Fuyan said that the boarding methods include two-person trips with board and lodging, experience packages, and round-the-island packages.

This year's new "Experience Package" starts at 790 yuan, and the first wave plans 18 designated sections, including one-way ticket, train snacks, unlimited drinks and other services; for the first time, the 13-hour round-the-island package is sold, "Taipei→ "Taipei" limited round-the-island package, including all-day meals and drinks, train facilities and services, with a one-day train round-the-island commemorative certificate, starting from 2,990 yuan per person.

In addition, there is a sales model where 2 people can make a trip without joining a group. Food, accommodation, travel, and travel are all included, including transportation, accommodation, self-guided travel, and self-driving travel. 2 days and 1 night travel eastbound from 4,990 yuan.

The commercial vehicle of Star Dream around the island is based on the theme of Frozen, and characters such as Queen Aisha and Xuebao appear on the compartment or on the window.

(Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)

The Taiwan Railway Huandao Star Dream activity car is designed with a picnic check-in point.

(Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)

Hop around the island aboard the Disney Dream!

The Taiwan Railway Bureau's sightseeing train "Round Island Star Dream" will make its maiden voyage on January 19.

(Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)

The Taiwan Railway sightseeing train "Round Island Star Dream" will make its maiden voyage on January 19.

(Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)

There is an all-you-can-drink service in the bar car of Taiwan Railway Huandao Star Dream.

(Photo by reporter Chen Xinyu)