Helium shortage grounds Mickey at Tokyo Disneyland
- Published: 27 Nov 2012 at 19.47
- Online news: Asia
Tokyo Disneyland has stopped selling helium balloons shaped like Mickey Mouse and other characters because of a worldwide shortage of the lighter-than-air gas, the park's operator said Tuesday.
A person dressed as Mickey Mouse waves his hand from a float during a Halloween parade at the Tokyo Disneyland on September 7, 2012. Tokyo Disneyland has stopped selling helium balloons shaped like Mickey Mouse and other characters because of a worldwide shortage of the lighter-than-air gas, the park's operator said Tuesday.
The popular balloons were withdrawn from sale last week, a spokesman said, because the company was having difficulty securing a stable supply.
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