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I highly recommend the tip about choosing Tower of Terror as your first FastPass at TDS! Just this past Jan (Yes, I was crazy enough to go just after New Years, but I had no choice), we were there and it was like a bull run to get to the Toy Story Mania. My friend and I had already decided that we would skip it, and veered off from the crowd and made it to Tower of Terror to get FastPasses (hardly anyone there). Then we went to ride Journey to the Centre of the Earth on standby (30 min wait). By doing this, we then basically got to ride all the attractions we wanted (at least 6 different rides) as well as catch about 3 shows. AND we went back to Toy Story Mania towards the end of the day and found that the standby line was about 2 hours (shortest I've seen) so we grabbed dinner from the kiosks to eat in line and finished what was already a magical day with Toy Story Mania (which is pretty cool!). This last part was a fluke but sometimes you get lucky.

Thank you so much for all the info! Love all your tshirts!!

Thank you for this, helps me out tremendously :)

holy moly im so happy i found your channel. i really want to get your book for planing!

This is SO helpful!!! Thank you so much 😊👍🏻

Thank you very much for all the tips!

The tips Chris provides are spot on. Listen up kids as he knows what he’s talking about. However I do disagree about staying on property, unless you are going to japan to just see Tokyo Disney Resort. But I find there are many economy hotels within a 15 minutes train ride to the hotel. And the Tokyo Disney hotels are simply the most expensive of the Disney hotels worldwide. Hilton and Sheraton do provide great deals from time to time for their frequent stay program members. Take advantage of that instead. But the money you save staying in overly priced Tokyo Disney hotel can better be used to buy nifty souvenirs or treat yourself to elegant dining while in the parks.

Your advice is great :) we followed it all for our trip last year and had an amazing time. Going back next year! Thank you!!

Thanks for this video!! We’re going in September & can’t wait!😊

Thank you so much for this video !! It makes me super excited to plan my TDR trip for June/July ! And I know that thanks to your ebook it will be super easy and well planned ! :)

Omg this is awesome :) I'm glad you made this video and have an account dedicated to covering Disney parks overseas! Thank you so much for this!

Thanks for this!

Thank you so much!! So rare to find good info about Disney Tokyo in RU-vid

Went to Disneyland last year and planning on going back - thanks so much for your tips! We loved it and managed to make it on 9 rides/attractions using the wait time app and fast passes. 😊😁

Enjoyed your video. Thank you

This is great, thank you!!! Our trip is in 535 days!!! So glad I found this now, plan to buy the book semi soon, but we have time, lol. I wish more of my friends would join on our trip but I shared your channel with those who are interested!

Loving all the style on display here!

Thank you for this! Will be there in October. So excited!!!

Very helpful, thank you! I’m planning a trip in early June so this will come in handy.

Well done, sir! Thank you :)

Thank you for this information! It will be very helpful when I go in June :)

Very informative!

Just went on April 10th, 11th, and 12th. We didn't get long lines thankfully. 5 min to thunder mountain at night, 15 min peter pan, pirates was 5 min. We easily got a monsters inc fast pass and we got there late around 1pm or so. Star tours was 5 min. We also got a fast pass for space mountain. Those days weren't that busy. We had a blast! Great merch and parks feel bigger than Anaheim.

thank you!!im going there in about 3 weeks^^

Thank you for this because I plan to visit Tokyo Disney in December

Subscribed!!!! I need this channel as I plan to do a trip next year! :)

OMG I love your shirt!

I dream of going there one day! Your videos are so helpful!

Thank you for all the helpful info. Also, LOVE all your t-shirts!

Another good video

You are a one-man army version of DFB for Japan and China Disney and Universal parks. I see the hard work you do. I give you kudos and would like to say I am proud of you.

Loving this video it’s so helpful! And I love the fact that you change keep changing your tops 😍 we are staying at hotel that’s about half an hour walk away and they even run a free shuttle which is great. Thank you for the wait app so helpful as I was wondering when the parade times were!

Thanks for the tips !! I'm going there in March ( Didn't even know its school holidays till you mentioned it) P.S I love that you changed your shirt for different tips, very creative haha !

Ah I wish I could go to Tokyo sooner! But now I know what to use when I finally get to go!

Thank you for your help Chris!!! Will be visiting soon! Would like to check about the “story cards” I believe they stopped giving?

At least I know how to handle my trip in early June now. I’m getting my park tickets at the Hilton Tokyo bay the day after my mom and I arrive, have early dinners at times between 3 and 4pm at non-priority restaurants, pick up the maps in both languages and the fast passes are the first thing when coming in the parks

feel well prepared now! cant wait to leave in 8 weeks

If it’s in your budget definitely stay in one of the Disney Hotels so that you can take advantage of “Happy 15”. This is their version of the Extra Magic Hours that we have at US Disney parks. 15 minutes may not seem like much but it makes a huge difference if you want to get on one of the more popular rides over there like Tower of Terror, Toy Story, Monster’s Inc or Pooh’s Honey Hunt.

nice vid... i'll be making my own vlog soon in Tokyo Disney Sea...

This is actually extremely helpful! Thank you so much! 😄

Well, it seems like I know what I'm doing...for the items to do ahead of time, I've done them. The planning of the days there? Pretty well what you just said. Guess it's time to sit back and wait for the fun times ahead!!

Great advice!! I'm an old campaigner at the original Disneyland and WDW, but I'm planning on taking the plunge with TDL and TDS in 2021 and I can use all the advice I can get. I want my first experience to be as smooth as possible and your advice is really useful. Do you sell hard copies of your ebook? I wouldn't mind having a copy I can carry with me. Again, thanks for the great video. Pounding the Subscribe button now.

I’m so glad i went there nowadays!! Because of corona they limited the number of visitors and restaurants aren’t full and I didn’t need a fast pass at all!!! Btw thanks for all the tips ☺️

Great tips! Aside from staying in Disney property. Not unless you wont mind splurging uneccessary expenses. You really don't have to wake up 3 am to be there even least 2 hours before the park opens. For instance you stay in Shibuya or Shinjuku. Wake up at 430am, leave hotel at 5am arrive in Disney at 6am. And i won't mind arriving 7am too. Waiting for 2 hours in line would already drain my energy and excitement. Haha. 😁

I’ve got your eBook! I’m hoping to go sooner rather than later. Thanks for the great video!

Thank you!! When I go to the parks I usually get there on time but I have heard on tokyo they are hardcore!! I am going in oct. 2021!!!

All your T-shirts!!! So cool! How many do you have? My favorite one was the galaxy with Buzz light year〰❤ I want it!

I like the wardrobe changes.

You are right I went to Tokyo Disneyland 3 times and I’m going tomorrow

Someday I will get to go to DisneySea!

You can buy it at a Lawson as well, in Tokyo area if you’re taking a train in

The most important things is just choose priority ride/attraction do you really want.. And never be enough for all attractions in one day at one parks.. No matter what wheather you can find happines there.. I already go last week still worth it to me even I'm late for open time parks.. Good luck and smile.. Thanks for sharing good video chris..

should of watched this before going to Disneyland Tokyo 😅

Wow, this is such an awesome video. So informative. Much appreciated. Thank you. I just purchased your ebook. 😊 Question: What do you recommend if we want to purchase merch from TDR. Is there a good website? I'm in the US.

Your shirts😍😍

You love questions on old videos, right Chris? At 1:46 you mention that it's best to avoid New Year at Tokyo Disney. I know that Christmas Eve is crazy busy there, and so would be the days off around the 1st of January. But what is the week in between like? Are lots of people taking holidays around that time in Japan. Your intel, as always, is appreciated!!

I actually really like to ride Pooh's Hunny Hunt in the evening during the Electrical Dreamlights Parade, or right when the park is closing... usually for a second time if I managed to get a Fastpass earlier in the day. The biggest issue with this ride is that it's always full of people/got a long line, and the queue for it is easily 60-100+ minutes for most of the day. It'll go down to 50-40 or even 30-20 towards the end of the day, which is when I try to get an extra ride in. The thing with the Tokyo parks is that you need to know which rides are the real 'filler' ones, and which are the genuine E-ticket attractions (or at least, for the Japanese public). Pooh's Hunny Hunt is MASSIVELY popular and will remain that way for majority of the day. So is Big Thunder Mountain, ESPECIALLY with school kids (so you know what to look out for on school holidays!). However Star Tours in Tomorrowland is nearly ALWAYS a walk-on ride in Tokyo. For some reason, Star Wars isn't as huge in Japan, so most of the times I go it's usually a 5 minute wait, the highest I've seen it go has been 15-20 minutes, I believe. Pirates of the Caribbean can also be a 15-20 minute wait too unless you go on the wrong day/peak times. 'Medium' wait time rides are like Haunted Mansion. The wait can be pretty short especially during the parades, I've gone on it at 20, but I've also seen 60+ during high volume days. But I don't think they've even opened Fastpass queuing for that in years. In general, Japanese parks tend to clear out more in the late afternoon/evening (ESPECIALLY true of Universal Studios Japan), so I actually like to leave "bigger rides" for after lunchtime. Also rainy days can be your friend! I've been to DisneySEA on a "rainy day" weekday and it was EMPTY. I waited like 15-20 min for Tower of Terror! If you're going on dark rides most of the time it really isn't an issue, plus it rarely rains non-stop/every hour. Choice of day is a BIG factor in Japanese parks, as a large majority of the park-goers are adults with jobs or school students. You don't actually see that many young kids outside of school holiday/vacation times (but high schoolers are everywhere)!

If you forgot to reserve a table but are traveling with friends/family, what I like to do is get note of what everyone wants then send someone to scout for a table and save it. Usually if there's something on a table/seat, it means Someone saved a spot, so do Not take it or it'll come off as rude. I also recommend getting the outside tables rather than inside. Specifically in Tokyo Disneysea, there's this one restaurant in the Arabic area. They sell really good curry, and usually the outside tables are open especially in summer. I recommend going when it's not lunch time (12-2pm) and sometimes there's a band playing outside if you're lucky.

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Your clothes are beautiful❤️

I actually went to both Tokyo Disney Sea and TDR last May, generally the parks weren't too busy. the day i went to Disney sea i arrived shortly after the gates opened, but i guess the crowds depend on the month, but i recommend going on a weekday. Luckily it wasn't that busy like some places like Mysterious Island wern't too busy at all, infact 20,000 leagues had no love at all I also disagree with staying on Disney property. you can generally finish disneysea and disneyland in a day each or less. and plus Maihama Station isn't as convenient as other stations if your going to the main wards of Tokyo. I actually didnt end up using my fast passes, so ended up just keeping them as souviniers. I can also state that Toy Story mania is one of the first rides you should do in Tokyo Disney Sea, its definately one of the most busiest attractions. there is also something that Chris hasn't stated but with Tokyo DIsney Sea when your going for Toy Story mania, I actually made this mistake when visiting toy story mania, but on approach to the attraction there was a long line on the left (which i thought was the actual line for the ride, it was for the fast past queue. the actual standby line was on the right hand side. I actually bought tickets at the Shibuya Disney store, With Disneyland, i thought the park opened up 9 so was waiting for a hour to get in due to the park opening in 10, I thought the lines were waiting to buy tickets but instead was the wait to get in the line. on a good day the lines get it rather quickly.

Tokyo Disneyland monorail is the cutest ride.

For people who r planning to go there DO NOT TAKE A ROLLY BAG they require u to carry it so u don’t trip people

Can you please change the font on the TDR app? It's very hard to read. Thank you for all your helpful info.

thanks for the tips, is there any single lane just like in Universal Osaka? Last time i bought fast pass at universal before i saw that people who was single (like me) took the same line X'D.

You can also purchase tickets at any Family Mart.

Hi!👋🏻 Can I buy a ticket similar to the one you have in the video (with the characters on it) at my Hotel?

I found Tokyo Disneyland so stressful. They had long lines on a slow day, and fast passes were for 8 hours later. Line for food (not peek hours) was 45 minutes long. The rides had pretty sad animatronics and not much different than Anaheim. That being said, I LOVED DisneySea! Great cheap food with no wait, unique rides, beautiful scenery, single rider lines, and way less busy!

Is having a fastpay on rides have different price when you bought your ticket online or you will just have to convert it in there ticket booth b4 entering?

How are the crowds for Thanksgiving week do you think the park will re open by then? Any character dinning in either park?

Best time to go is off peak season on a week day when it's raining all day! Just bring a raincoat. Went on many rides multiple times on standby like Tower of Terror.

What’s the name of the pastel Easter shirt you got looks great!

Last Summer I was in TDS en TDL and Yes, there was a short(!) line for buying tickets for both parks.. So, rookie or not.. If you arrive on time and on weekdays there is a short line for the ticketbooths.. Wait I was there when the parks opened 3 days in a row.. There were no long lines so being there 30 minutes earlier.. Not always necessary.. Does that TDR Wait also work for Windows-phones? Probably not.. So, sorry.. Not for me.. Just go in the park and get some fastpasses.. I am happy I amn't a showperson.. So I can easily skip those lotteries..

Wow 2 hours in advance to avoid long line on holiday season. This makes me think twice on going again

Could you help with explaining how we can go about purchasing Disney tickets at a konbini?

Im from canada and it wont let me use my credit card on their website, we are going in march, now that we have to wait until we are in tokyo will we might not get tickets? thanks Billi-jo

Hi Chris, great content. We are travelling to tokyo from Australia in june 2019 for the parks. Will definitely get the e book as i dont currently know anything about booking the trip. Will the book explain how/where i can book hotels with the vacation packages for fast passes and tickets? Really want to be as efficient as we can. Also, how many days do think we need to have a good look at each park? Thanks for the video

Keep up the great work! I noticed the map says there's an expansion in 2020, any updates on that?

I plan to purchase tokyo disneyland ticket via disney website because i travel with big group and children. My question is with disneyland printed copy, do i need to change original theme park ticket? I saw some of youtube and they do it. is it necessary and would it cost any money?

Online they say February isn’t busy so I’m going to beg my parents for my birthday to go to Tokyo! I’ve never been to an amusement park before and I don’t celebrate my birthday so hopefully in 2020 (if I’m lucky 2019) we can go

Hi Chris does Tokyo Disneyland provide Premium Tour?

Were going in janurary do you think fast passes will be needed for anything

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i know right....

Hi, Chris I'm hoping you can help me I'm from Australia & I plan to go to Japan in October staying at a hotel that's a 7minute train ride away from disneyland I tried buying the 3 day pass as an e-ticket for October 22 - 24 from the official site but it only asks/allows for a Japan resident delivery I've tried Klook which I know is an official other seller but sadly they've sold out. I've looked at the crowd calendar & see that it should be a normal crowds. Can I risk buying/ am I able to buy a 3 day pass at the park on the 21 of October as I arrive that day and have nothing planned for that day. Any help you can give me is GREATLY appreciated thank you

I remember wanting to go on tower of terror. Got there at 11am, the days fast pass was all gone..

I’m going to Japan tomorrow to see my family and I’m going to Tokyo Disney land

And Tokyo Disneyland's margarita earth is the land's Critter Country, but not due to the land sells such cocktail, instead because of the theming of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, the US states that ever held margarita festivals.

I dunno if you can sneak food in TDR but i'd advise you bring something with you. I've eaten at every TDR restaurant in both parks and the food there is just terrible. (Unlike Universal Studios Japan where food is incredible). You may end up eating just churros and hot dogs from food stands alone because at least those are somewhat edible. Even bringing combini onigiri is million times better. After riding a ride you can purchase your derpy photo and it's prohibited to take smartphones photos of it for obvious reasons. Bu everyone still does it. Thing is, the resulted pics are obscured by animations like lightning etc. So if you wanna snap your derpy photo just set your smartphone camera to burst mode and take several pics in a row. Then just pick the one which is less covered in animation.

I have two 1 day tickets on mobil voucher do I need to print them put or can they scan them on my phone?

Hi. Do you have another link for waiting time app for android? The link you gave is already not available

For realsies, Pooh's Hunny Hunt is the best.

I never understood why people still buy tickets at the ticket booths when you can buy in advance. The US parks even charge a little more at the gate.

Can you buy tickets online while in the US?

If I buy tickets in advance, I can't take the ticket with the Disney image?? Like the one you showed

I could still go in March right?

Hi! ❤️❤️❤️ do I need to ask for permission to shoot take a video on Disneyland of my RU-vid is going to be monetised

Oh and btw.. I like how every money and time wasting tip comes with a unique Tokyo Disney tee shirt. Hehe

I will be visiting both Shanghai and Tokyo - which Disney Park would you recommend? I can only do one! That being said, I really want to go to Disney Sea...