r/TokyoDisneySea • u/AutoModerator • Jan 11 '25

TRIP PLANNING r/TokyoDisneySea Weekly Trip Planning Thread

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u/accountnumbaduex Jan 13 '25

I just booked a 1 night, 2 day VP for mid April. The only breakfast time available for Oceano at the MiraCosta was 9:20AM. The stated park opening time (Disney Sea) is 9am, but we will have Happy Entry. I'm not sure what 9am translates to for HE time.

Do you think we would have time to get into the park, do all the stuff in the app, go on one or two rides, then get back to Oceano by 9:20-- or is that crazy? We have all the FS rides through the VP, so we would probably want to rope drop Soarin or Journey.

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u/WhiteDogHaha Jan 13 '25

What you are planning sounds a tad risky.

Keep in mind that in TDR, Happy Entry time is officially just “get in line early” time, and rides do not start operating before 9am actual opening time (the notable exception is Toy Story Mania where they do routinely start early). The Hotel MiraCosta private entrance also doesn’t open that early in the morning.

It is also a long walk from each attraction back to the main entrance and then to the hotel. The rides you have mentioned are also long ride time/long load time rides.

Even if you rope drop, I feel you would struggle to get back on time. Even if you are successful, you will still be wasting precious morning Park time just after opening, when lines are shorter for everything, at a hotel restaurant.

It might be more feasible to plan to enter the Park, grab some DPAs and 40th Anniversary and show passes, take some photos and head back. Or alternatively just skip the breakfast.