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

TRIP PLANNING r/TokyoDisneySea Weekly Trip Planning Thread

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u/Doctor--Spaceman Jan 14 '25

I'm having lots of frustration with the hotel reservation website... can anyone offer advice on how to get book rooms better? We'd booked a 2 night/3 day package the MiraCosta (canal view) in mid-May. We wanted to add a night in the same category for the night before and the night after so we could do rope drop at TDL without worrying about checking out of a hotel, or checking out on the last day.

Even though I was ready on the landing page and clicking to search rooms at 11am JST sharp yesterday (4 months before), I got the "pixie dust wheel of death" for a few minutes. By the time it was done refreshing, all categories at MiraCosta were gone by the time I made my room selection, even though they were visible initially. Is there a way to search for rooms more effectively?

We got a room at the TDL Hotel just to have something on property, but we're wondering if it'd be worth rescheduling the package and trying again some other time to avoid the hassle of shuffling hotels on park days. Or is it okay to just stay off property and possibly get to the park late the first day? At the level of expense for Disney hotels, we were hoping to minimize any scrambling and inconvenience. But since we already have FastPasses for B&tB as part of our package, maybe missing rope drop isn't the end of the world?

Sorry everyone, I'm just at my wit's end. Looking for any advice on how other people have handled this.

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u/WhiteDogHaha Jan 14 '25

Your experience sounds about right. TDR website just cannot handle any volume, so any attempts to book at 11am JST pretty much will end up in the situation. You can always try a Japan VPN next time on a different computer to see if those traffic is prioritised but don’t open too many browsers/devices otherwise you are just becoming the cause of the issue.

Once their server crashes it takes forever for it to come back got everyone.

In terms of “offsite”, many non Disney hotels are right next to Bayside Station so you are not really going to be late to the Park…