I've been to Tokyo Disney Resort (TDR) several times now and these are my favorite Disney parks. TDR is not run by Disney, but by the Oriental Land Co., and this is probably a contributing factor. A definite Japanese spin on park management. A few things to note right out of the gate. Plan, plan, plan. If you want to get on all the rides, try to be there before rope drop. Figure out what rides you want to go on first - aim for big ticket items (Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain), get a fast pass for one then sprint like an Olympian to another and get in line. Your first 60 minutes should be a frenzy round. Be warned, the Japanese park-goers do not mess around with fastpasses. Big ticket rides can have their FP's wiped out within a couple hours on a medium capacity day. If you can, stay the night and / or purchase a vacation package (lots of extra inclusions like fast passes and show tickets) which really help in getting the most out of the day(s). Make sure you check the schedule if you want to see shows or meet characters, because the lines start early and get long. Ride maintenance is posted online clearly in advance, so take a look at that beforehand to make sure anything you want to see will be open. TDR takes ride safety very seriously, so there are always rides closed for maintenance. Something I've really noticed here is how popular these parks are with adults. If you're with a group of friends or solo it doesn't feel weird to be there without kids. It doesn't feel so "family fun time only" as some US parks do, Tokyo Disney is for ALL ages. It's also quite a popular thing for groups of friends to wear matching outfits...literally identical items of clothing, it's pretty cute. If you plan it right, 1 day at Disneyland and 1 day at DisneySea should be enough. There are different ticketing options available, take a look on the website. Try to avoid going on weekends, Tokyo Disney is considered "a locals park". High rate of annual pass users who live locally, this means weekends, public holidays and school holidays are crazy busy. Outside of those times you likely won't need to buy a ticket in advance as long as you are there for opening. If you plan on dining at a table service restaurant (Blue Bayou etc), then you need to book in advance, these bookings open 30 days out.

Getting There:- (about 41 mins) (07:06am) Bakurocho Station – take JR Sobu Line Rapid Service for ZUSHI to Tokyo Station (Arrival track no. 1) – then take (Departure track no. 1) JR Musashino Line for FUCHUHOMMACHI to Maihama Station (7:45am) (¥220) This place is much bigger than HK Disneyland and also, so much cleaner and better in terms of the rides, attractions and the F&B that they have on offer. Definitely I will visit this place again!

We chose Disneyland to go to over Disney Sea as we wanted the traditional Disney experience (not enough time to do both). The park is a little smaller than the one in LA which is not a bad thing. We also carefully chose which day to go by looking at the various crowd heat maps available and for once it appeared spot on. Also check which rides and attractions are closed - this also helped us to decide to do Disneyland as DisneySea did have some major ride closures on the day we were looking at. We arrived an hour before opening and there was already a very long queue to get in. We managed our fast passes very efficiently throughout the day and were intrigued by the amount of parades and shows the park has but also with the amount of people who queue and wait for hours for these parades and shows (great if you like rides!) Tips: 1. Try and go straight to Poohs Honey Hut and get a fast pass or if you’re quick enough go straight on the ride. No other Disney has this ride and even as an adult, I thought it was fantastic. 2. Stay as late as you can. That last hour between 9pm and 10pm, we just went straight on a number of rides. 3. Belles Castle is opening April 2020. We saw some of the construction and this new part of the park is going to draw in the crowds for sure. We would love to come back and see this some day.

This was the third Disneyland I had been to, the layout is very similar to the Orlando one. However, the management of the facilities is an absolute disaster. . There is a website which predicts the busy-ness of each day. We deliberately chose the one which meant to be less busy to avoid huge crowds. I was aware of the option to get a FastPass, however, by 10 am all fast passes were already given away and we managed only to get one for the Star Wars for 6 pm. This ride was very similar to the one at the other Disneyland and to be fair the attractions themselves very good. If you only could access them. . By 10:30 am the facility was so much crowded, so you could not really distinct if you were in a queue or just walking around. There were 150-200+ minutes queues outside each main attraction, even before you get inside for another queue. Some of them were 10 people deep, which made it literally a huge crowd standing on each other's heads. . Both in Florida and Paris, you could see plenty of characters walking around, most of the time, you could take pictures with them straight away. In Disneyland Tokyo, we had to queue for 75 minutes to take a picture with Mickey! The staff was rushing everyone and only one picture for the group was allowed. Bizarre. 30 minutes wait for the ladies toilet; 25 for the popcorn; local food place was so busy, so people were standing behind the chairs waiting for the others to finish their meals, so they could finally have some dining space; . Splash Mountain 180-200 minutes waiting; Big Thunder Mountain 180 minutes; Pooh's Hunny Hunt 180 minutes; Monsters Inc 150 minutes. . People were sitting on the cold concrete for an hour to observe the parade. The staff could not properly explain in English where and how you could meet the characters. I would expect them to speak at least better English, considering how international this attraction is. . On top of everything else, the main castle was covered in scaffoldings, which made pictures look ugly. Personally, I would very much question the safety and security procedures of this place. I don't see how they would be able to evacuate all those people should such necessity arises. Very much keen to ask Disney for the whole refund for such terrible experience.

This was extremely disappointing, the lines 120 + minutes for a ride or any show. The street parades allowed for some to sit but this included collapsing of prams in the space allowing for less people in the very small areas, attendants just wanted to move you on and no English speaking so had no idea where we could stand to watch the street parade. Queuing for food or toilets was 30 mins. There needs to be a limit on tickets sold each day for you to enjoy the park. Many other attractions in Japan that I would recommend before this. Very dismal compared to what the USA has to offer.

We bought 3 day passports tickets earlier in February for March. When Disney closed we tried to get the refund. No email sent to guests who booked already, nothing on the website. They announce everyday day that a web form will be available soon but keep pushing the date foward. It will be soon 1 month since they closed and still no possibility to get refund, the lack of communication for such a big company is really disappointing.

Great day out it was a pity the castle is getting refurb but we still got some good photos of it. We headed to the Crystal Palace Restaurant for a late lunch/early dinner as they offered a buffet for 90min it only cost me $5100 yen for both of us. This disney is great and look forward to going again in the future.

We were expecting it to be quiet on a Wednesday during school term but the place was pretty busy, with queues of over an hour on the bigger rides. However, plenty of the rides had short queues, the parade we saw was fantastic, the sun shone and it was altogether a great day out. The park is only 20 minutes on the train from Tokyo station in the center of the city so it is very easy to access. Loads of guests had made the effort to dress up for the day, which added to the occasion. On the downside, the towers on the main palace are covered in scaffolding and a new attraction - beauty and the beast, which looked spectacular - is not yet open. An excellent and reasonable value day out...

I visited Tokyo Disneyland in the evening. The rides were fun, staff were generally helpful but at times strange/ uncomfortable. Many can't speak English and nod their heads with a smile and laugh which only makes it weird. I found the place lacked soul (of disney cartoons) in general. Visually it brought back childhood memories but I couldn't get absorbed in it because it's mainly tailored to the Japanese people. I'd advise visitors to try their evening pass to get a good glimpse before visiting for the entire day. They should rename the place to something else, not Disneyland. Good visuals overall though. There was some construction/ repair work going on when I visited in December. Accessibility is highly convenient by train and it gets a bit busy during the closing time, around 10 pm I think.

Yes we knew it was high season, however the number of people that were allowed to enter was unreal. The park could hold this amound but the attractions couldn't. Even to buy popcorn you needed to wait for 45 minutes. The attractions were OK but far from the best one we have been in before. There were not enough entertainment on the crosswords and it dodn't feel like Disnet at all. Last, it is winter and cold - heaters in the 90-120 minutes lines would of been nice! Don't go in high seasons!