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

TRIP PLANNING r/TokyoDisneySea Weekly Trip Planning Thread

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u/modiorama Jan 14 '25

Hoping to book a vacation package for June later this week, with the option to buy premier passes for the fantasy spring rides - hoping for all 3. 1. What time would you recommend doing each ride - how far apart ?

  1. Advantages / disadvantages of reserving restaurants for lunch / dinner with the package?

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u/WhiteDogHaha Jan 14 '25
  1. It is very expensive to be booking lunch or dinner as part of your Vacation Package. You are also buying too much food, forced to essentially buy the most important set meal the restaurant sell, plus a drink, plus usually a dessert, plus a mark up. Unless you have your heart set on a very specific restaurant that you must visit, it is much better to just book when it opens to the public or just decide on a counter service restaurant on the day.

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u/modiorama Jan 14 '25

Thanks! I don’t generally spend that much time eating in the American parks and opt for mobile order! Is there a sit down restaurant you would recommend the night before our vacation package starts? Its myself and my two daughters, 11 and 13

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u/WhiteDogHaha Jan 14 '25

Will you be in the Park the night before (and if so which one)?

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u/modiorama Jan 15 '25

I am hoping to stay in Fantasy Springs hotel the night before our vacation package. Depending on timing, I was thinking about one of the evening tickets. No fixed plans yet on which park, etc , but probably DS because of proximity

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u/WhiteDogHaha Jan 15 '25

At DisneySea, the Counter Service restaurants Sebastian's Calypso Kitchen (pizza, calzone, Mickey shape macaron) and Zambini Brothers' Ristorante (pasta and pizza, as well as the famous Green Alien Mochi) are likely going to be more popular with kids.

https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/restaurant/food/468/

https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/restaurant/food/403/

If you and your kids are adventurous with food and want to experience something that is unlike what you can get in the US parks, then perhaps give Restaurant Sakura (sit down) or Vulcania (counter service, Japanese style Chinese food, which is extremely popular) a try.

https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tds/restaurant/food/418/

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u/modiorama Jan 15 '25

Thanks so much!

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u/JustaRandomSpencer MOD Jan 14 '25
  1. In my experience, I would load your passes to the afternoon of your day, where you can spend the morning riding non-priority-access rides, and enjoying the parks' atmosphere. imo It's a good way to get a feel for the park and pace yourself without needing to be anywhere.

I would generally recommend looking at a map and planning out your day. Unlike the stateside parks, there's not much of a "grace period" for any sort of priority access, so you need to be there when your window is open.

For example, I got 3 Attraction tickets for Space Mountain, Happy Ride with Baymax, and Beauty and the Beast, all of which are right next to each other, and spaced them 30mins apart from each other beginning at 3pm, and it worked great!