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You know you're a true DisneySea veteran when your entire morning revolves around a 70-minute wait for Frozen that turns into 2 hours of praying the ride doesn't break down! And then, when it finally does...you're rewarded with a pass for "Multiple Experiences" that you’ll probably never see again. Ah, Disney magic, at its finest. #FrozenWho? #AllAboardTheFrozenFaithTrain

I was a little surprised I had to scan my ticket and was told I was limited to purchasing only one outfit - I’m assuming people are selling them online or something?

But I’m so happy! I’ve always wanted one but couldn’t justify it until this trip.

I really wanted a picture of them infront or the lighthouse, this was the best I could get.

For those of you wishing to visit the Tokyo Disney Resort in the summer heat, July 1 - July 31 2025 Vacation Packages open for booking next week, February 6 2025, at 3pm JST.

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Key summary

• No major changes this month, all three of the June 2025 plans have been extended into July.
• TDR has officially removed its "How to Enter" Fantasy Springs page, and replaced it with a "How to Enjoy" page and removing all references to restricted entry, so it seems like they will not bring back any entry restrictions from now on. You still need a DPA and Standby Pass for rides, same as current. https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/special/en/fantasysprings/enjoy/

Thought I'd put down a few thoughts as the great people of this r has really helped me!

I went on 23 Jan Thurs, where crowds are predicted to be quite low (~21999 according to the AOKSoft crowd calendar). Still, I wanted to be certain we get to go on all the rides we wanted to.

Originally, I booked MyStays Maihama for around GBP140, but after constantly refreshing the Disney webpage, I managed to find a deal for Ambassador a week before our date for 54,500 jpy. Given the fact that it allows for Happy Entry AND the ability to sleep in for an extra hour, we decided to go for that and it proved to be worth the extra £ in our opinion!

A few tips..
- i bought my park tickets on the disney app. I loved the fact that my credit card is then stored which made buying DPA a breeze as I didnt have to enter any card details again. I used Chase in the UK, and it didnt ask me to approve transactions.
- if you're planning to eat at the mall the night prior, do so early. We ate at 6 so we can be back at a good time to prepare for an early start. By the time we finished our dinner at 7, there were queues at most restaurants
- the premium butter waffle at Manneken was AMAZING
- if possible, buy your convenience store snacks / drinks / sandwiches for the following day BEFORE you arrive at maihama. The convenience store inside Ambassador has limited choices and the drinks are 100yen more expensive than in town.

On the day
- we got the shuttle from Ambassador to DisneySea at 7:10. Got there before 7:30. Queue is not too long for HE but there were already quite a lot of people in the regular queues
- security check started at around 8, then we were moved into the "inside" part. we were around 8th for our queue that's slightly to the left, but it doesnt really matter too much.
- the characters came out at 8:10-8:25 to say hello which was very cute and a nice touch.
- 8:30 HE started. As we powerwalked into the park, I secured Frozen on DPA for 10am. The husband secured Rapunzel on Standby for 9am, and Indie for the 40th anniversary pass also for 9am. Also secured tickets to Big Band Beat
- 8:40 in queue for Soaring. out of the ride by 8:50, then finally could go to the loo (lol)
- 9:00 went on Rapunzel, then got another standby for Peter Pan at 10:45.
- 9:30 went on Indie, then got another 40th anni pass for 20,000
- 10:00 went on Frozen, then got another DPA for Journey
- we had a bit of time so ate at the Snuggly Duckling.
- 10:45 Peter Pan was down, so we went to 20,000 first, and then got another 40th anni pass for Magic Lamp Theatre
- 11:05 went to Sinbad
- 11:30 Peter Pan is back! Got a standby for Journey for the evening.
- 12:00 Lunch! we had a pulled pork burger at Cape Cod Cook Off. It was nice! However a tip is to ORDER KETCHUP as you place your mobile order as condiments are not available free of charge
- 1:00 Journey to the centre of the earth, then got another DPA for Peter Pan for my husband only (the screens made me bit dizzy)
- 1:30 as my Husband was doing Peter Pan, I got some Roast Beef Popcorn. I'm sorry to say but we absolutely hated that! Had to bin it (and we usually love Roast beef flavoured snacks in the UK!)
- 1:45 after randomly refreshing the app, I managed to get standby passses for Frozen again!
- 2:00 Frozen was down... so we went to Ariel's grotto and walked around - felt like a kid again! I have been before, but really managed to explore different corners and found it quite fun and the theming was great. got the milk choclolate popcorn which was MUCH better than the roast beef one!
- 2:30 Tower of Terror
- 3:40 Magic Lamp Theatre
- 4:05 (?) went on the steam liner to kill time and watched the show outside the cruiseliner
- 5:00 Big Band Beat. Awesome as always
- 5:45 Aquatopia... but it made me really dizzy!
- 6:00 used our Multi-ride pass for Frozen to go on Indie again as we ultimately felt whilst Frozen was impressive, Indie was more "Fun"
- 6:30 Journey again
- 7:00 explored the Fortress, then we left after buying a few goodies from the shops by the front.
- 8:00 went to Wako Tonkatsu at the mall. A personal favourite of mine when in Tokyo!

Notes
- Fantasy Springs was open for all to access all day
- I did not manage to get Tinkerbell at all! Not a priority for us, but would have loved to go on it at night
- Toy Story DPA available until we left, but we've done it a few times in Orlando so didn't bother doing it
- Did not see the fireworks as well as we're very tired, and also wanted to prioritise dinner!

Hope this is useful to someone!

Hi All! This sub has been super helpful in answering questions and with guidance for TDS so I figured I would try to give back a bit!

I was fortunate enough to grab a hotel booking at FSH for two nights back when they first released, thanks to the tips on this subreddit! When people say they sell out quick it was no joke, I had to practice multiple times, getting into the queue at the right time with correct URL was the hardest part. Alas it all worked out and I was able to get the two nights I wanted with a park view!

The first day for TDS (we had gone to TDR the day before) we arrived to the train station and dropped off whatever luggage we had at the Welcome Center. There we were able to purchase our magic passports and get our happy entry slip for the next day. We were giving physical tickets and "proof of stay" papers too to show we were staying at the hotel.

We decided to take the monorail (separate cost than your IC card) to disneysea and not the hotel and work our way up from the entrance to FS. We figured this would allow us to view more of the park since we would be spending most of the time at FS which was our priority. The park is way bigger than I actually thought and the theming is amazing, we could've easily spent 2 more days just roaming around. I expected the park to be much more crowded but since we got there at around 11am I think most of the chaos had died down. I did notice that a lot of the DPA's for shows and Duffy's Kitchen were already sold out by then and the park is really good at cutting lines off for meet and greets if it gets too long. So if you are interested in meet and greets or Duffy's kitchen I would recommend to get there earlier.

We had a 4 year old with us so we decided to take it easy and just roam around. We pretty much stopped to try every popcorn flavor we saw, since January is low season the waits were never more than 10-15 minutes for popcorn. Once we made it to FS we showed our proof of stay and our ticket at the frozen ride and they gave us these bracelets to show we had the magic passport. We scanned our ticket every time we wanted to go on the ride and showed them our wristbands. Frozen had the "longest" wait out of all the rides with 10-15 minutes probably being the longest we had to wait. I was also worried about Tinker Bell standby being long but every time we went on it we were told to go through the left side which I think was the accessible side (?) so we never actually waited in standby. FS was open for everyone to roam around so it was nice to see everyone be able to see it.

The things I was most concerned about was 1) crowds and 2) being able to balance FS and the rest of the park. The crowds were super manageable and everyone was so respectful. The next day we took turns roaming the park and taking a look at other portions of it. I see the question of what parks one should visit if they had to choose and I would say if you have been to Disneyland before to definitely check out TDS. However, TDR just had way more of the Disney feel with parades and firework shows and theming so if that is your thing and don't care too much about FS and want more of the Disney feel then TDR is great. In the end, I felt so so grateful to be able to stay at the hotel and be able to ride the rides at FS as much as we wanted.

My ride ranking would be Peter Pan, Frozen, Rapunzel and then Tinker Bell. Over the two days we went on Peter Pan 4 times, Frozen 9, Rapunzel 7 and Tinker Bell like 10 times since the kiddo loved the theming. We didn't do happy entry the third day (but it was nice to have the option to if needed) and took it easy the second day since we just wanted to hang out at FS. The hotel was very exclusive feeling and even though I knew it was full it never felt like it was overcrowded. I wouldn't stay there again if there was no magic passport though and would want to try out Mira costa next time!

Happy to answer any questions!

Is going to DisneySea fun for a 6 years old ? We may go in February

Grateful for any ideas!

Here are some (updated) tips for Fantasy Springs. Please keep all questions specific to this land in the comments below to create a concise space for all FS-related info! This thread will be kept up-to-date with the latest information.

How to Enter Fantasy Springs

Currently, the Fantasy Springs land in Tokyo DisneySea is open to all guests; there is no reservation or pass required to enter the Fantasy Springs land. However, you must reserve/purchase a pass to go on any attraction within the land (see below).

An entry system to the land may be implemented at TDR's discretion without advance notice, likely in the event of large crowds. In the event of a capacity restriction, obtain a pass to experience a Fantasy Springs attraction, and you will also be able to enter the land through an assigned "Valid Time of Entry to Fantasy Springs".

To Experience Fantasy Springs Attractions:

There is currently no walk-up standby line offered for any of the Fantasy Springs attractions. To experience an attraction within Fantasy Springs, you must obtain one of the following (per attraction):

1. Standby Pass | Free | Reserve on the app day-of after you scan into the park
2. Premier Access | Paid (¥2,000 per person, per ride) | Reserve on the app day-of after you scan into the park
3. Attraction Ticket | Paid | Included in pre-purchased Vacation Packages
4. Fantasy Springs Magic Passport (available through March 31st, 2025) | Paid | Learn more here.

The four Fantasy Springs attractions and their pass systems.

Learn more about Disney Premier Access and Standby Pass here.

There is no Priority Pass (free skip-the-line) for any Fantasy Springs attractions.

To Experience Fantasy Springs Restaurants Within the Land:

• Mobile Order | day-of | Order on the app after you scan into the park
• Dining Reservation | in advance | Available ONLY with Vacation Packages
• Restaurants inside the Fantasy Springs Hotel (separate from the park) are for hotel guests and Vacation Package reservations only.

To Experience Restaurants within the Fantasy Springs Hotel:

• Currently, the Fantasy Springs Restaurant is available to guests of the hotel and Vacation Package holders with reservations. Standard DisneySea guests are able to make walk-up reservations, subject to availability.
• Grand Paradis Lounge is available ONLY to guests of the Fantasy Springs Hotel
• La Libellule is available ONLY to guests of the Fantasy Springs Hotel Grand Chateau

To Experience Fantasy Springs Shop:

• Enter freely, subject to standby line at capacity
• May be subject to Standby Pass during times of high crowds

Tips

1. It is Tokyo Disney's worst-kept secret that they almost every day open the park early for guests; times vary on a day-by-day basis. Regardless, hotel guests with Happy Entry will get entry 15 minutes prior to standard admissions guests.
2. General guidance to secure Fantasy Springs SP/DPA is to line up 1-1.5 hours before the park's opening time on weekdays, and 1.5-2 hours on weekends and holidays. This is an unofficial recommendation, but one that has worked well for many people in the subreddit.
3. This X account tracks when SP/DPA run out for each attraction within Fantasy Springs; the statistics are not released officially.
4. While the initial wave of SP/DPA runs out quickly in the morning, you may be able to get a pass later in the day due to a cancellation/subsequent wave of passes being made available. These vary on a day-by-day basis.
5. Due to its low capacity and short ride time, Fairy Tinker Bell's Busy Buggies is Standby Pass only.
6. All restaurants in Fantasy Springs are utilizing mobile order ONLY until further notice. You may make a mobile order for any eligible restaurant once you have entered the DisneySea park.
7. The shop (1) in Fantasy Springs does not require a special reservation to access, though it is subject to capacity restrictions and may be subject to a physical queue and limited to a once-per-day entry, enforced through a ticket scan.

Welcome to r/TokyoDisneySea!

We’re here to help you plan your trip and give you as much advice as possible, straight from the reddit community here on this subreddit.

Hello! Is there photopass available at the tokyo disney parks? We’re travelling as a family of 3 and would love to get some family photos taken when visiting the parks. It came in handy when we visited WDW in Orlando. I also heard we can’t ask the cast members to take pics? Thank you!

I keep reading how it's such a unique park and has beautiful theming.. my kids have been to Disneyland in LA a bunch of times, and once Disney Paris. Their favourite rides are Space Mountain, Rise of the Resistance, Smugglers Run, Big Thunder, Incredicoaster, etc.. they're not big fans of dark rides except for It's a Small World, and probably just because it's so nostalgic for them and we never have to wait for it. We generally don't wait for rides, we rope drop, we get Magic Pass, ILL's when needed, and sometimes skip fireworks or night parade for shorter lines.

Will my kids enjoy Disneysea? They like rides, so not sure just walking around appreciating the theming will do it for them. Also it seems the premier rides are all dark rides, not sure that will do it for them either... going to Tokyo Disneyland is not an option, I'm only interested in Disneysea because it's unique, I don't want to waste a day in tokyo for a Disneyland clone. Any advice would be great!

I am organizing a group of 125 adults to visit Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea in July of this year. Is there any way to purchase that many tickets at once? Any tips on how the fantasy springs area works and how to use thier reservation system for shows or attractions?

What are the Vacation Packages that are only available for Japan residents. Is there a list somewhere? Any that are worth getting over the ones available for everyone?

I tried to look at menus on the Tokyo Disney site but since it's January, most of the menu's don't have much ice cream, and none of the frozen treat wagons are listed. I've seen a few tic toc videos that show one or two treats, but no info on whether or not they would have been included in this deal.

Is there a good list anywhere of what options might be available in June/July?

Hoping someone can share some recent successes on navigating celiacs at the parks? We have a dining reservation for magellans… who else has options that are can’t miss?

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I was on the first ride of the day for Soarin’ and a CM gave me this. So cute! WOW, YEAH! 😂

Hi everyone

I wanted to make this post because of our what I believe was a unique experience in DisneySea yesterday.

We arrived at 12:30pm and saw this sign near the entrance to Fantasy Springs. We could enter the area all day and got on 10 rides until closing time (with a DPA for the popular rides we didn’t have to wait for any rides for longer than 10 minutes). The only ride we struggled to get a DPA was Frozen because it was fully booked but we managed to get in around 3pm after refreshing it multiple times until then.

I wanted to post this as I am unsure if this was due to the park not being very busy, or if it will continue, and give some hope that not showing up before opening time may not necessarily mean no entry to Fantasy Springs or popular rides, as we definitely went in expecting the worst and were very happy in the end!

We'd booked a 2 night/3 day package the MiraCosta (canal view) in mid-May. We wanted to add a night in the same category for the night before and the night after so we could do rope drop at TDL without worrying about checking out of a hotel, or checking out on the last day.

Even though I was ready on the landing page and clicking to search rooms at 11am JST sharp yesterday (4 months before), I got the "pixie dust wheel of death" for a few minutes. By the time it was done refreshing, all categories at MiraCosta were gone by the time I made my room selection, even though they were visible initially. Is there a way to search for rooms more effectively?

We got a room at the TDL Hotel just to have something on property, but we're wondering if it'd be worth rescheduling the package and trying again some other time to avoid the hassle of shuffling hotels on park days. Or is it okay to just stay off property and possibly get to the park late the first day? At the level of expense for Disney hotels, we were hoping to minimize any scrambling and inconvenience. But since we already have FastPasses for B&tB as part of our package, maybe missing rope drop isn't the end of the world?

Sorry everyone, I'm just at my wit's end. Looking for any advice on how other people have handled this.

I don't think anyone posted about this, but the June release of Vacation Packages is going on sale soon, starting January 16th @ 3pm JST for the following packages:

1. Enjoy Lots of Attractions ― 2DAYS
2. Enjoy Unlimited Rides on Eligible Attractions ― 2DAYS
3. Enjoy Attractions and more ― 3DAYS

Other announcements included:

• New "Frozen Dessert Ticket" for select packages
• The Horizon Bay Restaurant is now available for bookings in Vacation Packages

You can learn more about the announcements here.

After months of planning, I am happy to say that my visit to Tokyo Disneysea was a great success! My day went pretty much like this:

6:30 - arrive at the line. Brought breakfast and a towel to enjoy my waiting time with some comfort. Line was already huge, but at 7:30-8am things really got crazy.

9:07 - entered the park. There was some confusion and pushing between the bag check and the QR code activation. Immediately snagged DPA for Rapunzel,Standby tickets for Frozen and 40th anniversary for Indiana Jones.

9 to 10am - rope dropped 20,000 leagues under the sea. Rode it in under 5minutes (didn't really enjoy it) Strolled around fantasy springs after that, had ice cream, took pictures. Admired the park details.

10 am to 12pm - Rode Rapunzel, Indiana Jones and Frozen. Got DPA for Tower of Terror. Frozen is the best attraction of the park, IMO. It was amazing Standby access resulted in me staying in the line for 90 minutes, but it went fine. Rapunzel and Indiano Jones are both okay.

12 to 3pm - Used the online order system to have lunch at the New York restaurant (just so that I could order the Alien Mochi, which is sadly cuter than it is tasty). Got DPA for Journey to the Centre of the Earth. I didn't really enjoy Journey (the cool part is too short and it felt outdated).

3pm to 5pm - at this point I was exhausted unfortunately and not in a mood to stay in long lines anyone. Went though the Ariel Castle area to enjoy the beautiful scenery. Tried to get into the raging spirits single rider line but was told that this line was deactivated for the day (cast member didn't bother to help me at all... But I wasn't too crazy about this ride so whatever.). Had a turkey leg (so salty!) and more ice cream. Watched the Big Band Beat show - which was cute.

5pm to 7pm - tried to ride the gondola but the attraction was getting shut off every 30minutes on the app. I have no idea if they had a problem that day, but it would open for 20minutes and by the time I arrived there it would be closed again. This was really a bummer. In the meantime I did some more shopping and got DPA for Tower of Terror ( great ride!)

7pm onwards - watched the show in a designated sitting area and went back home! I was beat - walked almost 20km, but also very happy. The day was super fun and worth it! I'd definitely recommend!

Went as part of a longer japan trip. Getting there was easy..just one transfer from new otani hotel. we're not super big disney people but this place has a lot of hype so we wanted to see it.

Tried to go early but got to TDS entry line around 845 and got in around 9. The experience of the anniversary and standby passes is so chaotic at the entrance time and the app kept crashing when i tried to book one.

rides: ended up booking raging spirits for 3pm and rapunzel for 5. didnt know about the waiting until after the ride finishes to get more passes but that might be user error lol. the passes were gone after raging spirits so we only got to use 1. rides wise lines were long but expected and the rides were mostly great. indiana jones was EPIC!! 20000 leagues is kinda meh for waiting 1h. raging spirits good and rapunzel was pretty. sinbad is a nice way to relax.

food: however, the food was aggressively meh. like i genuinely dont understand why the zambini restaurant (with the alien mochis) has like a twist pizza and one pasta and that's the whole menu. that's literally it. had the same problem at other places there's literally like no variety. we kinda crashed after doing indiana/raging/sinbad so we tried to find a place to just relax for a while and have some snacks. HOLY... this was hard to do. we literally walked all the way from arabia to america trying to find. a chill place. we tried to go into cafe portofino but they were like sorry we're fully booked which is understandable. then we went to teddy roosevelt lounge. they made us wait in a line when the RESTAURANT WAS FULLY EMPTY for like 40 minutes. then we went in and the only food was like an olive and nut platter and like this odd american charcuterie thing lol. like 2 options and nothing more. we even tried asking for just some fries or something but no bueno. TDS really needs to up their food game in terms of having places to just unwind with some snacks and drinks after waiting in line for 4 hours. also if i was a vegetarian idk what i would do because there's like no veg food options anywhere.

idk compared to the US and even the rest of japan TDS just felt rlly hectic because of this constant go-go-go with no places to sit and enjoy without a prior reservation. all the food felt really tiktoky/instagram gimmicky like the alien mochi (which was good) and all the popcorns. the actual meals were not great and it seems the only way to get a nice one is to get an impossible reservation.

(also the wifi is NONEXISTENT wtf. my ubigi data barely worked but thank god i bought a sim or else i would hv literally nothing)