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irene · New Member Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 2

Hi,

Does anyone know if late July (say 22-31) is a good period to visit the Tokyo Disneyland?
I would like to take my 2 kids there (age 2.5 and 6 years) but was told that July is summer and will feel very hot even though the temperature is around 25-27degC.

and where is the nearest accomodation to Disneyland? We are looking for an economical place (if any) for 3 adults and 2 kids.

irene

Craig Fryer · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:35 am Post subject:

Hello Irene and welcome to the forum.

At that time in July it is not so much hot as very humid.

Tokyo Disneyland is in Chiba which is about an hour out of central Tokyo. You can see a list of discounted hotels in Chiba here:
http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/city_suburb.php?city_eng_text=Tokyo&suburbid=37

These are probably your best options for staying close to Disneyland. Alternatively you could stay somewhere along the trainline between Tokyo Disneyland and central Tokyo.
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CityEnd · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject:

also be aware that since it's summer, it might be school holidays? and it could be packed with young japanese teens.

I went in march a couple of yrs ago, on a weekday, thought it would be fairly quiet, but turns out it was a public holiday and the place was packed! had to wait on a average of 45mins+ per ride. what we found out later, which was too late for us, but may be benificial to you is there is an "express pass" where you get a ticket for a ride, then go off and do something else come back and you get straight in without having to wait in the long queue.

dtownley · Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

irene · New Member Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 2

Great Thanks to Craig Fryer, CityEnd, and Dtownley for all your tips.

Someone once told me that a day in Tokyo Disneyland is hardly enough.
Is this true even with the "Fast Pass"? Any other "strategies"? This holiday is mainly for the kids and so we hope they would retain the fond memories of the trip.

irene

Craig Fryer · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 8:43 am Post subject:

Here are the holiday dates for Japan:

For working people
• New year: 29 Dec - 3 Jan
• Golden week: 29 Apr - 5 May
• Obon: A week around 15 Aug

School Holidays
• Spring: 24 Mar - 7 Apr
• Summer: 24 Jul - 31 Aug
• Winter: 24 Dec - 7 Jan

Thus Irene the news is not good for the holidays. You will be there during the school holidays with the 22nd & 23rd being Saturday and Sunday.

I am told that it would take three days to do all the rides at the Tokyo Disneyland. Now even if you don't want to go on all the rides, I would think given it is school holidays that two days would be required to cover the best parts. I don't think your children would complain that they spend too long at Disneyland if you spent two days there. (Although they may complain about the queues)

I will make a couple of suggestions particularly for the 2.5 year old. I went to Disneyland when I was 18 months old and I don't remember anything. It is unlikely that your 2.5 year old will remember anything either, so make sure you take some good pictures of your children enjoying themselves at Disneyland. Today with photography being so much cheaper this is more a thing to just remember to do, rather than the high cost it was 35 years ago. Also buy your children two identical T-shirts each. Let them wear one while they are little and store the other one away carefully. It will mean much more to them when they are grown up, while the other one will be very worn out.
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dtownley · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:54 am Post subject:

it's also best to keep in mind that a couple of the rides are rather fast, and may not be appropriate for children under 4 or 5. There are still plenty of rides that your children would enjoy, especially the Pooh and Buzz Lightyear ones Wink

I also just remembered that there's Tokyo Disney Sea, which is located fairly close to Disneyland (I remember seeing it clearly from the top of one of the rollercoasters). I'm sure that would be great to see around summer. I didn't get to see it though, as it wasn't in our tour, and was winter.

So it may be worth looking into Disney Sea as well, especially considering the season.

I would say that taking 2 days to see Disneyland would be best, as you can take things a little slower and really enjoy yourself. And since children wouldn't have the stamina of an adult, you can be sure that that way they can have a great time and experience the rides they like.
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hitokiri · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:40 pm Post subject:

Tokyo Disney Land was damn fun. i went there late last year. The place is pretty overwhelming and the rides get VERY PACKED. All the rides there offer this "fast pass" where you can skip the lines but i think there's a limit to how many times you can use them. I don't think going at a specific time of year really matters as the place is always filled with people.

dtownley · Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject:

I don't recall there being a limited number of uses. I used it all day, from around 7:30am til 5 or 6pm (it was dark when I finished on the rides). The only limitation, is that you can only hold 1 fast pass at a time, and not stock them up. If you try to get a new one while possessing one already, it may either reject your card, or cancel the current one.
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CLOWNPUNCHER · New Member Joined: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Tsukuba

The last day of school is the 21st of July.
It can be in the mid 30s with high humidity at that time of the year.

Even now it's hot and humid. Today for example it's 29c and very very humid,I'm dripping to sweat as I write this. I'm about an hours drive from Disneyland where I am at the moment

Tokyo disneyland is crowded no matter when you go there.Be preparded for long waits and don't expect to be able to ride everything in just one day.

They have built another theme park next to Disneyland called Tokyo disneysea that is gearded more towards adults. There are numerous hotels right next to Disneyland so you could stay one night and make a two day event of it.

KoolDad · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:54 am Post subject: Tokyo Disney Cold in X'mas ?

I am planning to take my 5 years old daughter to Disney this X'mas. Will it be too cold ? Will she make most of the rides? Pls advise. Thanks

Craig Fryer · Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:47 am Post subject:

They apparently have many Christmas events at Disneyland during this time, so from that point of view it may make up for the cold weather. It is possible it may snow, so you will need warm clothes.
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ayanooooo · New Member Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Japan

Hi!! I went to Tokyo Disneyland Very Happy

on August 1.
I had a good time.
Paeade was veryvery good Razz

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purpleworld · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:04 pm Post subject:

Hi All!

Can someone please tell me if its poosible to have all the major rides in disneyland if i enter the resort after 3 pm on a starlight passport?

second question is that whether the fast pass( where u book ur ticket) is avilable after 3 pm because i read some where that they r available only till 4 pm after that they cover the machines.

please help me out..i'll be travelling in three days and would be really grateful if someone could answer me before that..THANX ALOT in advance.

Craig Fryer · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

The number of rides you can go on will depend on how long the queues are for each ride. This will be determined by the time of day, the day of the week, weather and if there are any holidays on those days. I don't think you could get around all the rides in that time. I believe it is fairly difficult to do on a normal whole day.

It looks like "Starlight Passports can be used for Park admission from 3 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays only."

I have not heard of the "Fast Pass". Refer to http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/tdr/english/plan/ticket/index.html
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