Please keep in mind that all of the content below is based on my personal opinions and written with the premise of aiding those in planning their trip to Tokyo DisneySEA with the intent of helping others get the most out of their experience. I do not work for Disney.
Disneyland VS. DisneySEA
(After reading this, you should know exactly which park you want to visit)
It wasn't hard to choose between visiting Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySEA. After reading several blogs, reviews, etc. I concluded that Tokyo Disneyland is basically a replica of the Disneyland in California, Hong Kong, and Paris, and very similar to the one in Orlando. So if you have already been to one of those Disneyland parks, and are in a bind between choosing which one to visit, I would definitely go with DisneySEA. What about the kids? I read many blogs that directed people to choose Tokyo Disneyland over DisneySea because Disneyland is more "kid friendly". While that might be true, DisneySEA (in my opinion) is just as kid friendly as Disneyland. I would consider DisneySEA to be "family friendly" since there are things for everyone to enjoy (including beer...which you cannot find at Disneyland) Yes, there are some rides that kids 5 and under may not be able to go on, but there is still so much to do (and so little time) that it wouldn't really matter anyway...would it?
Tokyo DisneySEA
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Tokyo Disneyland
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Unique to Japan
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Available in
California, HongKong, Paris,Orlando
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10 Attractions with
boarding restrictions
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17 Attractions with
boarding restrictions
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16 Attractions for
small children
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31 Attractions for
small children
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7 High Speed
Thrilling Attractions
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5 High Speed
Thrilling attractions
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1 Play area for
children
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5 Play areas for
children
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6 Shows
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7 Shows
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Special Event Parades
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2 Parades (Regular) + Special Event Parades
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Still can't decide? If your American and traveling all the way to Japan on a budget, Tokyo DisneySEA would be the way to go. There isn't one like it anywhere but Japan. Chances are you either live on the East Coast (Walt Disney World/Magic Kingdom/Orlando, FL), West Coast (Disneyland/California), or somewhere in between (Choose which one you would rather go to). Your family will have fun and your kids will DEFINITELY have a blast!
~*~Planning your trip to DisneySEA~*~
I thought I would plan for my trip by reading as many blogs and reviews as possible to try and outsmart the lengthy lines and avoid being one of the many people who rode 2 or 3 attractions. And I can proudly say that I did not fall into that category. But I will say that without a doubt DisneySEA is not a park you will be able to see in its entirety in one day. If you want to get the most out of your trip I would suggest one of two options depending on your circumstance and budget. Make sure to buy your tickets in advanced!
Tickets:
Living in Japan/Extended Stay
If you live in Japan or will be here for an extended amount of time(military/studying abroad/working) I would suggest planning to visit DisneySEA one day and then months to a year or two later, visit again.
Short Visit
If you ar visiting from another country and are only here a limited amount of time (couple weeks-month) purchase a multi-day pass.
When should I go?
When planning a visit to Tokyo DisneySEA/Disneyland, the day you choose in crucial. You must consider several factors and ask yourself these questions, your going to need to do your research:
1.) Is this day a Japanese Holiday? If it is, avoid this day completely.
2.) What does the weather forecast look like for that day?
3.) If your a female (Is your monthly vistor, visiting that weekend?)
4.) Is it a weekend or weekend? Weekdays are generally less crowded.
I visited May 28th 2012 (Memorial Day). It was beautiful day out. The forecast predicted thunderstorms and rain between 5pm-7pm. Lucky for us, we choose to wait in the 110 minute line to get on Journey to the Center of the Earth during the time of the predicted rain showers and as we walked out, it appeared as if the rain came and went while we were waiting in line. I would suggest checking the weather when planning on a day to go. If your flexible it would definitely be better to visit the park on a day where its not thunder storming or raining, however earthquakes are pretty common (as I'm sure you know) but you can't you really doing anything about that. If it does rain, don't be upset because I'm sure this was the reason why I was able to ride more rides than I thought I was going to get on in the first place. Below is a link for The Weather Channel website where you can view the weather forecast for Tokyo Disneyland. to get a better idea of what your day would look like so you can plan accordingly click ont he link for the hourly forecast. Tokyo Disneyland Weather Forecast.
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F.Y.I - I took exactly ¥24,000 and had ¥6000 remaining
F.Y.I - I took exactly ¥24,000 and had ¥6000 remaining
(1.) First things first...Tickets.
We were fortunate enough to visit during a time where there was a discount for people living/working/
going to school in the Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama prefecture from April 3rd to July 6 during the weekday only. The "Kanto" area weekday special price was ¥5200 ($65.38) for adults ¥4600 ($57.84) for juniors, and ¥3600 ($45.27) for children. I would encourage you to search for any specials available that you can use to cut back on the price of tickets during the time you plan on visiting.
If it makes you feel any better...Currently tickets
for 1 Disney Park in the U.S. is $90.
(2.) Getting to the Park
Car
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| ¥2000 for parking ($25) |
This is the method we took to get there. Coming from Yamato/Kanagawa Prefecture close to Atsugi Naval Base, we left at 6:50am and arrived at DisneySEA at 8:50am. So it took roughly 2 hours including the usual Monday morning traffic. However on the way back home, it took 30 minutes...Driving is always a gamble because Japans traffic is very unpredictable. BayShore is the most direct and fastest way highway to get to Disney with tolls of 900 each way.
When driving remember to account for the following things:
- Vehicle Rental Fee's (optional)
- Gas
- Parking
- Tolls
- Rest Stop Snacks/Drinks (Cut cost by packing your own)
Train
Taking the railway system was first option but our friends kindly offered to drive and I couldn't refuse the offer. Having much experience with Japans train system I would have chosen to take the train simply because I know how reliable it is. For those excited to ride on the Mickey Mouse monorail, taking the train might also be something to consider since you have the option to walk or ride the monorail from Disneyland to DisneySEA.
If your nervous about taking the train...DON'T BE! Use this website: http://www.hyperdia.com/ . If you have a Smart Phone (Android/Blackberry/IPHONE) you can download this app. It has saved my life several times! If your not sure which train to jump on just ask the Information desk or a train attendant, and they will point in the direction of the train you need. Don't be scared to ask a Japanese person either. Just say "Sumi-masen/Excuse me" and show them the train your looking for (Doko/Where?) and they are usually happy to help or point you in the right direction.
Bus
Follow this link to the official Tokyo Disney Website on information about each way to get there: http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/en/access/index.html
(3.) Food
SNACKS: If your like me and you want to pinch some pennies but still want to have a great time and enjoy all the wonderful food the park has to offer, no worries! I actually found the prices for the food in the park to be extremely reasonable...considering its Disney and all. I suggest bringing a couple snacks just to start you off with, just incase you decide to jump in a line right away to beat the wait time. Nothing too messy that needs refrigeration. There so many fun snacks to try throughout the park you may not be able to try them all in one day. Why? Believe it or not, the wait time for food can get just as bad as the lines for the rides. I suggest making a list or circling on the map all the tasty treats you would like to try in order of the ones you want to try the most to the least. This way you won't leave the park not feeling satisfied. Below are pictures, prices, and honest opinions of some of the snacks I tried while I was there.
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| Maple Cream Balls (Left) Crispy Rice Puffs (Right) |
My friend had the Maple Cream Balls and said they were "Ok" and I had the Crispy Rice Puffs thinking they were Rice Crispy Treats...but they were no-where close to that. They were slightly sweet with close to no flavor and extremely dry. I wouldn't be getting those again.
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Nautilus Galley
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Sultans Oasis
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| Mickey Shaped Churro
The Churros were really cute
and were delicious! It was ¥300 a piece and was well worth it. It was pretty long and came was warm and soft. |
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| Gyoza Sausage Bun |
Came out fresh which was nice and it was decently price ¥420
-Day Spangler
The real treat was trying as many of the famous flavored popcorn as I can!
Situated in several locations all over the park are 7 flavors of popcorn- Five of which I had the pleasure of tasting! They were all delicious but If I had to put them in order of my favorite to least favorite I would put Strawberry first because the smell alone was intoxicating! Next I would say Cranberry because it had a sweet flavor similar to Strawberry but the smell wasn't as strong. Third place goes to Curry because it was very tasty and had lots of flavor, but it wasn't spicy. Next goes to black pepper which is a nice surprise. I wasn't too sure about trying this one because I imagined it was just regular popcorn with pepper sprinkled on top but don't let that fool you. This one was a pleaseant surprise, and definitely worth trying. Last goes to milk tea, which really did taste like milk tea. It had a interesting but nice mild flavor. This one would be nice to try between eating any of the savory or sweet flavors.
F.Y.I.
Black Pepper : Next to Zabini Brothers and In front of Dockside stage
Caramel: In front of Lido Isle and In front of Tritons Castle
Sea Salt: Next to Hangar Stage
Strawberry: In front of Stormrider
Curry: Arabian Coast
Milk Tea: In front of Cape Cod Cook Off
Cranberry: In front of sailing day buffet
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| Milk Tea |
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| Strawberry |
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| Black Pepper |
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| Curry |
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| Cranberry |
You will see LOTS and LOTS of popcorn buckets hanging off the neck of almost everyone in the park. I was skeptical about purchasing one at first but gave in after tasting the first popcorn I had which was Strawberry. In-no time the Regular 300yen ($3.77) box was almost gone. I don't know if it was because I was hungry or if the popcorn was so delicious (perhaps a combination of the two) but I felt as if I was almost about to eat my fingers, with the speed of how fast the popcorn was going down. I figured since popcorn is one of the major highlights of the Disney Parks in Japan I might as well get one of these buckets to commemorate how delicious the popcorn was.
Your Options when it comes to popcorn is as follows:
Souvenir Bucket 2000yen ($25)
Refill for Bucket 500yen ($6.28)
Regular Box 300yen ($3.77)
The Souvenir Bucket ranges in price from 1400yen to 2000yen. I'm guessing the seasonal bucket is usually 2000yen because it comes with a smaller mini-bucket and the regular buckets are 1400 yen ($17.59)
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| Regular Box of Popcorn |
Marie Popcorn tub
was ¥1400, I found this
one at the Cranberry
Popcorn stand.
LUNCH/DINNER: There are several places to eat at but we didn't want to waste too much time eating so we grabbed a quick bite at The Casbah Food Court. There was no wait at all, plenty room to eat, and it was located in this large mosque looking building you see below so it was cool inside. It actually felt as if we were eating at one of the cuisine sit down restaurants because of the way this restaurant was set up. The tables were very nice and the ceiling was very tall and decorated. All the charm of a fancy restaurants with great prices. We had lunch at 5pm on the dot.
This adorable mug came with a delicious chocolate mousse with a cream on top and whip cream with a white chocolate on top.They even gave me bubble wrap to keep it safe.
The curry sampler was a great choice. I was skeptical at first because I didn't think it was going to be as tasty as what I'm used to, but I went for it anyway and me and my husband shared this quick bite before we continued on our way. If I had to choose one of the currys to have as a separate meal it would have been the shrimp one...it was my favorite out of the three. If I had to do it all over again, we definitely would have gotten separate meals. We anticipated having another quick meal at another
restaurant later in the day, but that didn't
quite work out because of our intese schedule.
Below are shots I took of some of the Menu's around the park. I wish I could have gotten a picture of them all but this should give you an idea of how much to budget when it comes to lunch/dinner. Some (but not all) of the restaurants provide the Japanese style menu where you can see exactly what your food will look like. If eating at one of the the fancier restaurants I suggest booking your reservation or seat a couple days before or as soon as you get to the park.
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| Vulcania |
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| Restaurant Sakura |
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| Vulcania Picture Menu |
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| Horizon Bay |
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| Tropic AL's |
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| Cape Cod Cook-Off |
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| Sailing Day Buffet |
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| Yucatan Base Camp Grill |
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| Sebastians Calypso |
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| Minnie Ears ¥1500 |
The first thing I bought entering the park was a
pair of Minnie Mouse Ears. There was so many to choose from but I decided on
one that stood out to me. The prices of the ears ranged from ¥1000 to ¥1500. The one I purchased was ¥1500. There
are also clip in Minnie/Mickey ears if your would prefer that over the headband
kind for ¥600. Keep in mind: you might be asked to take your ears off during a
ride or show to be courteous to the people behind you.
Duffy & Sally Mae
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| Aunt Pegs Village Store-American Water Front |
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| Valentines Day & White Day Book ¥1200 ($15.10) |
Duffy the
Disney Bear is a popular plush teddy bear with a cutesy story that makes
everyone want a piece of him. I know I sure did after I saw hundreds of adults
and children carrying him around all over the park. As the story goes...Minnie
Mouse put a teddy bear into Mickey Mouse's duffle bag as he was packing for a
long voyage at sea, which is where Duffy got his name. I haven't heard a story
about Sally Mae but I'm sure there is one, or will be one very soon. I wasn't
sold on purchasing one
because I figured he looked like any other teddy bear but when I found out the
lighter part of his face was a hidden mickey I sorta kinda fell in love, and
had to have one. When I checked out the prices for the standard size bear I
will admit I was a little turned off to say the least. The bear alone was ¥3800 ($47.82) and sets of clothes you can
purchase for the bear was almost as much as the bear itself. There is one
store in particular that sells the all sizes and merchandise for both
Duffy and Sally Mae called Aunt Pegs Village Store. If your unsure of what size
or product of the Duffy souvenirs you want, this might be the best store
to check out first.
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| Duffy (Left) Sally-Mae (Right) ¥1000 ($12.58) |
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| Vinyl Collectable ¥990 ($12.46) |
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| Phone Charm or KeyChain ¥990 ($12.46) |
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| Ride Photograph ¥1260 - I assume this is the standard price around the park. |
Overall I spent a total of ¥10,540 ($132.66) on souvenirs ...What did I take home at the end of the day? :
- Pink Minnie Ears with Earrings
- Spring Voyage Theme Popcorn Bucket
- Marie Cat Popcorn Bucket
- Spring Voyage Mini Mug (from my dessert)
- Duffy Phone Charm - For my hubby
- Sally Mae Phone Charm - For myself
- Mini Popcorn Bucket with Popcorn Charm/KeyChain - For myself
- 3" Vinyl - Character Autograph design - For my hubby
- Valentines Day & White Day Book with Matching Puzzle
- Photograph from Indiana Jones ride
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| Mickey & Minnie Shirts ¥1900 each They also have Donald and Daisy and Goofy |
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| Souvenir Medallions: Possibly the cheapest souvenir you can buy at ¥100 The machine isn't like the one in the states where you crank it and you don't have to search for your prettiest 10 yen (brown one) coin because there are brand new ones so your coin comes out shiny like this one. These are located in gift-shops all over the park. |
Now that you (hopefully) have a good idea about how much this trip will cost you, it's time to explore the fun part and make the most of your trip to DisneySEA. Below I will describe in somewhat detail and estimation how we spent our day at DisneySEA and were able to see the following attractions:
THIS JUST IN:
I just found out from my husband that the day we decided to go was actually a day off for Japanese schools! That might just explain the high numbers of people that day...especially children. I thought we would outsmart the system but it seems as if my own research had an error. Make sure you do your research!
Oh well! Lets continue...So below I will describe how my husband and I and our two friends (who are also a couple) spent our day and were able to see the following attractions:
8 Rides
Indiana Jones Adventure
Raging Spirits
Sinbads Storybook Adventure
StormRider
Aquatopia
Tower of Terror
Journey to the Center of the Earth
20,000 Leagues under the Sea
1 Show
Mermaid Lagoon Theater
~*~Entertainment~*~
The fun began at 9:00am for us (on certain days the park will open at 8:00am). Luckily we arrived 10 minutes before it opened so we didn't have to wait for hours before they finally let the gate open. There were floods of people entering from every directions...I guess there is more than one entrance! The first thing we did was...
GRAB A MAP
When you enter the park the first thing you want to do is grab an English map. Don't waste your time trying to find them where all the other maps are...we made our way to Customer Relations and a lady right outside dug into her bag and handed us one. (I'm assuming they are in short supply?)
PHOTO-OP
Disney Sea Plaza is the main area you come into as soon as you enter the park with the Giant globe on one side and some sort of Mickey artistic looking sculpture thing on the other. It would be a good idea to take your photos with these "landmarks" because chances are you probably will not get better ones if it rains and there is an overcast or if your like me and don't visit the front of the park again until its time to leave at night.
Beat the lines
FAST PASSES...understand the following bullet points or you can really waste your time
- Do NOT make the mistake I made and grab a fast pass for the first ride you run into.
- It may be in your best interest to do a little research before you go to the park and visit the TokyoDisneySEA website: Rides with Fast Passes to see which attractions you want to see the most that have Fast Passes available and make a note of them in order.Then when you get to the park you can grab a Fast Pass for the closest ride and make your way quickly to the next ride on your list.
- You can only get 1 Fast Pass per a person/park ticket at one time. In other words, you can only hold a fastpass ticket for 1 attraction at a time. Or in other other words, you cannot go around the park pick up all the fastpasses you want and then ride all the attractions on fast passes.
- You only have 1 hour to return to the ride you got a fast pass for, although if you are a couple minutes late they just might let you through...they let us through 15 minutes late.
- If you can read the small print on the fast pass ticket it states the time you will be able to get another fast pass for another ride. It's usually the time when you are due back to ride/see the attraction.
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| Taken from the 2012 Guide map |
SINGLE RIDER/ALTERNATE RIDE SYSTEM
Unfortunately there are only 2 rides in this park with the single rider line. And if you lucky those lines will be open when you visit. When we tried to do the single rider line for Raging Spirits it was roped off.
I would highly encourage you to ride single rider to save on time if they are open because to me it's just as good of an option as having a fast pass...the only downfall is the unlikely chance of not riding with your group (boohoo) for all of less than 2 minutes. If getting a group photo is something you really want then it may be worth it to you to wait in the regular line just incase your whole group is not together.
F.Y.I - The only rides with souvenir photos are Indiana Jones and Tower of Terror.
The following is a play by play of our day the actual times are listed based on receipts/camera stamp/fast pass tickets:
9:24am: Entered the park, got a map, took some pics in the plaza, bought my Minnie ears and headed towards the back of the park. Grabbed my friends park tickets while they shopped for shirts.
9:50am: Made a stop in Mysterious Island to get a fast pass for 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (return time 10:55-11:55). Then continued to Lost River Delta. Tried to grab another fastpass for Indiana Jones, but that is where I found out-only 1 fastpass at a time. So we waited in line for Raging Spirits.
12:05pm: Grabbed another set of fastpasses for Indiana Jones (return time 6:45pm-7:45pm)...you can see how quickly these sell out.
12:15pm-Made it back to Mysterious Island to ride 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Swept through the line with our fast passes.
12:30pm-Split up with the boys who ate at the Nautilus Galley while the we were on the hunt for Strawberry popcorn.
1:00pm- Met up with the boys again then paired off as couples- our friends waited in line for the Gyoza bun and me and the hubby went around the corner to check out King Triton's Castle.
1:30pm Met up with our friends again and decided to see the Little Mermaid Show because it was only a 20 minute wait.
2:00pm-4:00pm Purchased a popcorn bucket at the Curry popcorn cart and a soda and stood stand-by for Journey to the Center of the Earth. When we got off the ride, the rain had came and gone!
5:00pm-5:30pm Had a bite to eat at the Casabah Food Court
5:30pm- Killed sometime in Arabian coast taking pictures and tried some snacks at Sultans Oasis and Open Sesame. Also had a chance to go back into Tritons Kingdom and checked out the huge Sleepy Whale Shoppe
5:50pm- Got on Sinbads storybook adventure because of the short wait time
6:15pm- Started making our way back to Lost River Delta to return for our fastpass for the Indiana Jones Ride
6:30pm- We walked towards Port Discovery in hopes of finding the other popcorn carts we haven't tried yet and to see if there was any rides with short lines.
6:45pm: We got in line for Storm Rider
7:15pm: We were in luck! Short line for Aquatopia.
7:40pm: We headed towards American Waterfront. On the way we stopped by Aunt Pegs Village Store (Duffy store) and grabbed some Milk-Tea popcorn that was nearby.
8:30pm: We continued towards American waterfront to hopefully jump in line for Tower of Terror before it closed. But first...we needed to refill our popcorn bucket and nearby were the last two flavors we were dying to try: Blackpepper and Cranberry!
8:45pm: We were in line to ride Tower of Terror
10:00pm: We finally reached the front of the line to ride. When we got off the ride the shop was still open which is where we bought our final souvenirs (the key ring and mickey vinyl)
RIDE REVIEW
(In order from my favorite to least favorite)
- Indiana Jones Adventure- This was my favorite ride because it was the most intense..you actually needed to hold on because it jerks you around a lot. It was also probably the longest ride in the whole park. Reminiscent of the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom.
- Tower of Terror - Good ol' Tower of Terror...the thrill alone was enough to make #2 on my list. Seeing the door open at night time is a cool experience. It adds to the creepiness of the ride.
- Journey to the Center of the Earth- This one was a pretty nice thrill as it had a pretty decent size drop. you can compare it to Space mountain except it was partially outside.
- Raging Spirits-I was a little disappointed with this one. It was more like a baby roller coaster with one loop which is suppose to be like the main attraction of the ride. It also ended pretty quick.
- Aquatopia- I might have expected a little much from this ride at first. I initially thought it was one where you get splashed or your vehicle comes with a squirt gone type thing, but it didn't. It was still pretty fun though because it spins you around at randoms times.
- 20,000 Leagues under the Sea- This was a pretty cool ride because it makes you really feel like your under water in a circular shaped submarine. I actually second guessed myself because I really thought we were under water. The only downfall to this ride was not being able to understand what was going on because it was in Japanese.
- StormRider- If you have ever been on Star Tours this was similar to that. The graphics were a little outdated and not the greatest and it kind of just jerked you around a bit in front of screen.
- Sinbads Storybook Adventure-Its practically "It's a small world" and also in Japanese. The boat you get on just strolls through and you can take lots of pictures. It's more for the kiddies I think...probably would have substituted this one for The magic lamp theater.
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| It really looked like she was swimming- Photo Credit: Day Spangler |
How did we manage to accomplish all of this you might ask?
- Don't get your hopes too high... and fall under the assumption that you will get to see everything there is to see at DisneySEA
- With careful planning and research...you can make the most out of your trip by doing a little studying and familiarizing yourself with the layout of the park and all that it has to offer.
- Waste no time...the less time you waste sitting on the side lines and people watching the more time you will have to see more attractions and cross off the things you've visited on the map. Use your time wisely. While standing in line, plan with your group where you plan to head to next. It may also help to be in good physical condition to walk "quickly" throughout the park
~*~Good to know Tips~*~
- What to bring: (A complete list) - A packing list for
- Comfortable to wear backpack
- Sunscreen/Small Umbrella & Pancho (for the summer months)
- Heat packs for hands and toes (for the cold months)
- Tablet/MP3/E-Reader with Movies, Music,Books loaded on it. You might just be able to watch a whole movie or read a whole book on some rides!
- Small jacket that can be rolled up just incase it becomes chilly at night
- A couple snacks or quite a few (if you plan on pinching pennies in the food dept.)
- A pen or marker to cross off the rides/attractions/shows you want to see
- Video camera and Digital Camera - now might be a good time to invest if you haven't already. Disposable cameras are on their way out...if they are not already. Besides...wouldn't you want decent pictures...your not flying all the way to Japan to bring back blurred memories.
- Portable phone chargers. You can find these all over Japan. It helps to have a charged phone in case you get lost...what a mess that would be! Or if your like me and want to upload pictures instantly to facebook/instagram.
- Sunglasses-who wants to be squinting all day? Not I. I actually feel less hot when I have shades on...it must be psychological!
- A bottle of water...unless you want to pay ¥200 every time you get thirsty a decent water bottle will go a long way...you can fill it up all over the park.
- You know your body better than I do...pack your personal first aid: Pain Killers and Anti-Inflammatory's for those who are prone to back pains/headaches/swollen joints etc. Tum Tablets and Gas-X for those with queesey stomachs. Feminine products if you think your monthly visitor may just pop in on you unexpected!
2. What to wear:
I visited at the end of May (Spring time) so I can't speak for all the other times of the year but I wore a loose tank top with black leggings (fleece inside) and a jean skirt over the leggings. I packed a fleece sweater with a hoody which really came in handy later on in the day as it became pretty windy and a little chilly. I had sandals on with straps which might be a good idea so someone doesn't step on the back of your heel and trip you. Close toe shoes or sneakers should be fine too because none of the rides there will get you drenched like at the other park. However you might want to be careful if thunderstorms and rain is in your forecast...no-one likes to walk around all day with wet socks and pruning toes :(
3. Buy your tickets in advance- Convenient stores such as 7-11 (In Japan) and Lawsons sell park tickets. Just ask the person at the checkout counter.
4. It's better to start at the back of the park and work your way to the front because many people get side tracked by the rides they come in contact with first and the morning shows. I found that with this park in particular it is best to start in Lost River Delta and end at American Waterfront. (See my next Blog post which will be about what I would have done differently and how I would plan out my next visit)
5.If you have enough time to visit many of the shopping areas in Tokyo, I've noticed stores like Forever21, H&M, and Berksha sell Disney themed attire. You can cut some of your cost by looking in any of these stores. I purchased my lime green tank top from H&M for ¥1200.
What would have I done differently?
- Wouldn't have shared a meal with the hubby at Casabah because the food was actually really good and not filling when sharing with another person
- Would have tried the Soft Serve Milk over the Rice Puffs at Sultans Oasis
- Probably would have enjoyed seeing the show at the Magic Lamp Theater over going on the Sinbad ride
- Wouldn't have picked up a fast-pass for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Instead I would have gotten a fast-pass for one of the two rides in Lost River Delta and ride standby for the other.
- I would have bought a Popcorn bucket at the first popcorn stand rather than a regular box
Total Cost of Trip to DisneySEA: ¥28,400 ($361.26)
Lingering Thoughts:
- Disney does not expect you to see all there is to see in the park in one day, which is why they offer multiday passes in the first place. I will make a blog post that shows how you can tackle 1 park in two days.
- I wish they would limit the number of people that can enter the park in one given day because it would be a more pleasant experience.
- Sometime you have to give in and accept the fact that your visiting an amusement park...and a Disney one at that so your going to need to splurge a little in order to have a good time.
I hope this post was informational and of some use to you. I would love to answer any questions you might have about planning your very own trip to DisneySEA. Just post in the comments section below.
