Tokyo DisneySea is one of its kind in the world. Of course there is Disneyland, but Disneyland you can find in many locations across the world (and you wouldn't want to come to Japan for it, trust me). It's because of the crowds. We made a bad mistake coming when schools in Japan were having their holidays. The place was swamped! But this was, the only DisneySea in the world.
We arrived at 10 am and only left at about 9 pm. Some rides had 3 hour long waiting times. In one day, we managed to conquer 5 rides: Tower of Terror, Storm Rider, Temple of the Crystal Skull, Journey to the center of the earth and 20,000 Leagues under the Sea. All the 5 rides I went for was worth the wait. The area encompassing DisneySea is huge! Requiring 5 to 10 minutes of walk time in between parks, though there is a view to enjoy.
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| Fancy a gondola ride? |
What I found funny about DisneySea is its fastpass system. A visitor doesn't have to pay extra to obtain it, they just have to run to these fastpass stands outside the attraction and scan their tickets in order to receive an allocated time to enter. There is a limited number of tickets given out at a certain time. For me, being a newbie in theme park strategies, I didn't manage to get any fastpasses, so I queued up along with the crowd. It ticked me off because more priority was given to these fastpass holders, when I paid the same amount as them to enter the park. Normally, they would give a ratio of 2:2 to fastpass and no fastpass holders to enter at one time, but DisneySea did a very bad job at this.
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| DisneySea Fastpass. Source: tdrexplorer.com |
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| Fastpass Kiosks. Source: towersecrets.com |
DisneySea is an experience, and if you're planning on going to other themeparks, this one well prepares you for it.
Ps. Food in DisneySea is expensive. You can bring your own food in the park as long as you eat it in designated areas. There are lockers outside you can rent to store your belongings.
Tokyo DisneySea
1-13 Maihama, Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture 279-0031, Japan
Hours: 10 am to 10 pm
JR Station: Maihama Station
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