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If it's your child's first time to visit Tokyo Disney Resort, ask for 1st visit stickers from Disneyland with their names written on it in Japanese. It's a super nice souvenir and it's free! How to get that? Ask one from an employee or when they are doing the entry or while walking the park. If you're near the carousel, that's where we got ours.

If you plan on riding rides all the way to closing hours, please note that the theme park closes at 9 pm and opens at 9 am. Interestingly, the park sometimes opens to the public at 8:15 am. The app always say it opens at 9 am. Hotel guests will be informed at check-in if the park will open earlier the next day.

Also be aware t-shirt sizes run smaller and not many options. XL and L size is sometimes M/L. However. Lots of cookie tins which can make good souvenirs and Mickey ears. Recommend popping into shops along the way. Not all merchandise available on Main Street and merchandise is very park specific.

Bon Voyage is open until 10pm outside the subway entrance area. Inside the park, the main big shop is open until 9:30pm but they stop letting people in at 9-9:10pm, Bon voyage is an official Disney souvenir shop located outside the gates of the Tokyo Disneyland and very close to the Maihama train station. You can shop here without having to enter the park and without having to wait in que. This store is huge and carries many of the items that can be found in Disneyland and DisneySea parks. You'll find older products from the previous season. Its a nice shop shaped like an oversized suitcase and stays open 1 hour longer than Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea. The shop has original merchandise as well as merchandise from Tokyo Disney resort and its two parks.

They usually stop letting people in around 9pm. Cast members have to get home and trains stop running after a certain time so they don’t keep shops open later than park closing hours. Be careful as some shops close early. It varies everyday. So ask!

***Note there are official Disney stores in several major malls all over Tokyo.
When there is a big queue, don't worry as it will move fast. The park is big & people spread out quickly.
The earlier you arrive, there will be many passes & you get the best rides.
Now, if you arrive late, there will be no queue and still nice rides left but the best rides may no longer be available as passes may be gone.
There is an extra special reason for the extra long queue at snacks. You know it.
Park tickets and fast passes or free or $20 each are not as expensive as in the USA but a great cheap souvenir & unique too.

The lines move so fast and there are multiple entry gates. The park is huge. If you see photos with a big crowd, these are people with nowhere to go because the gate is shut. The lines definitely moved fast once the gates opened. Average wait on the big rides is about 1 hour which is normal. Some days the wait time is only 30-60 mins.If you get on the first monorail at 6:35 (in line at 6:17 am), you may go through security about 8:20 and the gates open at 8:30.

Security check was at the gate but the actual ticket scanning gate is about 100 feet or so past the security gate. Once you go through security, you may stand for about 10 more minutes before they open the gates.Security check can be SUPER quick if you carry a small crossbody bag. They may just let you wave through or through the metal detector. Those with larger bags, they just quickly looked in and then they walked through. It is really organized and flows well!

Vacation Package Guide

A summary of the various vacation packages available. It may change from time to time but I think they broadly come down to two decisions to make: how many nights on property you want to stay, and which hotel (theming; happy entry benefit) you’re interested in. All packages include a magic passport ticket for Fantasy Springs (a port/area within DisneySea) for one day, so regardless of the package chosen you’re guaranteed access to Fantasy Springs and priority access to its rides, as much as you want as of this writing.

All packages include hotel breakfast and a few other incidentals (special popcorn bucket, drinks voucher, etc.). 

One-Night Stay +

A. “Enjoy Attractions” — 

One day at Disneyland (TDL), with 3 rides pre booked. One day at DisneySea/Fantasy Springs (TDS/FS), with 2 TDS rides pre booked. 

B. “Enjoy Attractions & More” —

One day at TDL, with 2 rides pre booked plus a meet-and-greet with Mickey or Minnie. One day at TDS/FS, with 1 TDS ride pre booked. Option to pre book lunch and/or dinner at the park or at Disney hotel restaurants, for each park day.

Two-Night Stay +

A. “Enjoy Attractions” —

One day at TDL, with 3 rides pre booked. One day at TDS/FS, with 2 TDS rides pre booked. One day at TDS (not guaranteed FS access on this day), with 3 TDS rides pre booked.

B. “Enjoy Attractions & More” —

One day at TDL, with 2 rides pre booked plus a meet-and-greet with Mickey or Minnie. One day at TDS/FS, with 2 TDS rides pre booked. One day at TDS (not guaranteed FS access on this day), with 2 TDS rides pre booked. Option to pre book lunch and/or dinner at the park or at Disney hotel restaurants, for each park day.

C. “Enjoy Attractions Even More” —

One day at TDL. One day at TDS/FS. Unlimited access to rides (see comment with picture for which ones). Option to pre book lunch and/or dinner at the park or at Disney hotel restaurants, for each park day.If you book the “Even More” package, yet no meet-and-greet, then that’s what you get as it changes from time to time. There’s no need to pre book rides because they’re ALL unlimited!

Tokyo Disney Rides
Snow White's adventures
Dumbo
It’s a small world
BATB (DPA)
Pooh’s hunny hunt (40th AP)
Club mouse beat show (entry request)
Lunch - Tomorrowland terrace (mobile order)
Buzz Lightyear Astro blasters
Character meets - Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy. Pluto, the Mad Hatter, the mice from Cinderella, Pinocchio and friends, Winnie the Pooh and rabbit.
Monsters inc (40th AP)
Mickey’s Magical Music World (entry request)
Harmony in color parade
Cinderella’s castle walkthrough
Main Street shopping
Western railroad
Disneyland carousel
Snow White wishing well
Baymax (DPA)
Club mouse beat show (entry request)
Lunch - Tomorrowland terrace (mobile order)
Pooh’s Hunny Hunt (40th AP)
Character meets - Cinderella, Mary Poppins, Snow White, Alice in wonderland, Wendy, Fairy Godmother
Splash Mountain (DPA)Toontown
Harmony in color parade
Dinner - Captain Hook's Galley (mobile order)
Monsters Inc (40th AP)
Disney electrical parade

A Vacation Package Is Worth It For My Family?
This has been asked so many times so it's best to address it. This is just for your guide but you make the decision what's best for your family.

*Accommodation* - Toy Story vs Sheraton

Sheraton has a bigger room and better amenities; the breakfast is also better. On the other hand, the attention to detail they put in for Toy Story is top notch, and who's going to love walking around and admiring the decorations? Everyone is staying the room, right?

The monorail for trips to and from the parks is awesome; I highly recommend getting the multi-day pass.

*Park experience*
There are age and height restrictions so be very selective of our DPA choices but with a happy entry, you can smile all day plus the perks included.

Here’s why getting VP is worth it:
1) You’ll be guaranteed to enter FS.
2) Unlimited DPA inside FS.
3) Drinks are included, and that includes specialty drinks. Try all the specialty drinks at FS and a handful at DL and DS. Multiple drink tickets also means you can get specialty drinks for yourself and something less adventurous for hubby and the kids. Another perk of drink tickets is you don’t have to wait in line at restaurants that only take mobile orders or are at capacity - just show them the drink tickets and you can walk in, get your free drink, get a table and wait for your food order.

You will receive a package kit in a folder that contains a TON of tickets. This includes tickets for the parks, attraction tickets, and tickets for other perks, such as popcorn buckets and drink vouchers. It can be a bit overwhelming to be handed so many individual tickets. Make sure you have a way to keep track of these. Go through all of them, and only take the ones that you would need for the first day. Leave the rest in your luggage and sort them in the evening.Once you get the park tickets, you can scan them into the Tokyo Disneyland app. Do this before entering the park, so you can immediately begin reserving Disney Premiere Access, 40th anniversary priority pass, and entry requests upon entering the park.There may be other tickets in your vacation package or perks you might be surprised about so make sure to check everything. The kit will include a voucher for a popcorn bucket and one refill of popcorn. Simply take the ticket up to any popcorn stand in the parks.You will have drink vouchers. These could be used for a variety of cupped beverages at different drink stands around the parks, and they are unlimited!There might also be vouchers for shoulder bags. These could be redeemed at the store inside the Toy Story Hotel.And vouchers for original goods that can be redeemed at the store inside the hotel. There is a preselected list of souvenirs that you can choose from like a giant bag charm, a towel handkerchief and others.It will also include vouchers for breakfast on the mornings of days 2 and 3, at the hotel.Park Access with Vacation Package and Happy Entry (for those staying at Disney hotels)At the end of the day, you decided what is comfortable for your family. It's not the vacation package it is how your family would handle fun when in Tokyo Disneyland.

The challengeHow To Book A Vacation Package?There is a time schedule for booking Tokyo Disney Resort. It changes from time to time and it crashes on you on the day of opening because there will be many Disney fans logging in at the same time. Everyone wants to get a piece of Tokyo Disney, a vacation package, a hotel reservation etc...This guide will help you and if not, it's time to call the agent and that's me!Contact Us 

ExampleThe Vacation Package will have parks you can visit each day.Day 1 was DisneySeaDay 2 was DisneylandDay 3 was DisneySea.There is no park hopping, unless a separate ticket is purchased for the other park on the day you want to hop.DisneySea is absolutely the park you should spend 2 days at, even if you are a frequent visitor to Walt Disney World or Disneyland.Anyone staying at certain Disney hotels get access to Happy Entry, which is a 15-minute head start into the park. The main advantage to this is that it allows you to bypass the massive queue of people waiting to enter. Happy Entry is a separate entrance entirely. At the Toy Story Hotel, you only get this benefit at the Disneyland park. However, the more expensive hotels give you this benefit at both parks. Please note, you can’t use the Happy Entry on your first day no matter what! Happy Entry is available on day 2, and will definitely help you get a head start on the crowds.

Disney Premiere Access(DPA is available for a fee)For the most popular rides, you can pay to reserve your spot. This is similar to the Genie+ paid rides at Disney World. However, with the Vacation Package, you might not use this service since you got attraction tickets withthe Vacation Package for all of these rides. I would recommend doing this immediately after your first 40th anniversary priority pass in the app. You can select a DPA for each available ride. This includes Beauty and the Beast, the Happy Ride with Baymax, Splash Mountain, Soarin’, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Tower of Terror.