Tokyo is so full of things to do it's hard to justify spending more than one
day at disney sea but there are so many great things to do at Disney Sea it's
easy to see why you might need to. You won't be able to do everything in one
day and everyone will have their own preferences during their stay but if you
take some tips from this guide you will certainly be helped along your way. This
is suitcase monkey on how to get the most from Disney Sea in just one day... So
the first big question you should ask yourself is "should I ride Toy Story
Mania"? This is by far the busiest ride in the park and queues regularly get close
to the two-hour mark. For those that don't know it's a 4D ride where you are
shooting targets on a screen for points. It's a lot of fun but it is exactly the
same ride as can be found in Orlando and California so if you've experienced this
ride already and you would rather focus on things that you can only do in Disney
Sea, there is an argument to skip it, saving yourself a good 2 hours in the
process. However since it is such good fun this brings me to my next tip. Using
fast pass to a Toy Story Mania. Now, lots of online guides advise that you dash
towards woody as soon as the park gates open and this is what almost everyone
seems to do. This can be troublesome however and here's why. In the distance
here, is where the queue for fast pass begins and it runs all the way into the
distance here. You are looking at, at least 30 minutes plus of queuing for
Fast Pass which seems pretty crazy. We found it best to enjoy the other parts of
the park first and then come back to collect your Fastpass once the initial
rush of hard cores has died down. The knock-on effect is that because most
people are queuing for Toy Story Mania, we were able to pretty much walk on four
different rides and capture a show before we even collected our fast passes around
11 a.m. This gave us the last allocated time slot of 9:20 to 10:00 p.m. for a
return that required no waiting whatsoever. I'd be curious to hear of
other people's experiences with this in the comments below since it is a bit of
a gamble depending on how busy a day you happen to visit and how quickly
those fast passes run out. Number 3: Be a single rider. Being a single
rider in Disney Sea is a beautiful thing and here's why. This is the Raging
Spirits line on the right which was sign posted to be 40 minutes long with the
single riders on the left. For some reason the single rider Queue isn't sign
posted anywhere, it only says fast pass which means that few people seem to know
about it. It took me five minutes to board meaning I could ride Raging
Spirits five times for the time it takes for the main queue to ride at once. Even
if you are in a couple or even a small group I still think the benefits way up.
It's hardly like you have a conversation once you sit down so just ask a cast
member at the Fast Pass entrance for raging spirits and Indiana Jones and you
will save an hour or two immediately. Next a spot of preparation. This
involves a few things. First, if you can be flexible on the day you visit
obviously avoid the weekends and any special holiday dates and particularly
when Disney released new merchandise as the locals literally freak out and
surge to the park in their thousands. I've linked below to a helpful website I
found that seems to give a fairly good indication of visitors for each future
day. Also, where possible book your tickets in advance through Disney's
website you can purchase and print an e-ticket at home which means no queuing
to collect on arrival. Do check their site for details as there are quite a
number of restrictions attached to doing this but it does save time on the day.
And what may seem like a terrible idea when you set your alarm, arrive at the
park one hour before it is due to open. Most days this means getting there for
7:00 or 7:30 a.m. which if you're saying in central Tokyo means an early wakeup
and is how Shibuya Crossing crossing can look like this. Obviously saying at a
Disney hotel helps with the commute but you only get 15 minutes of hotel guests
only before the gates are fully opened, not the usual one hour like in other
resorts. Either way this would allow time to get to Toy Story Mania before queues
even start to form. Number 5: enjoy the shows! On a whole, Disney Sea
is aimed at a more adult audience and nowhere is this more clear than with its
selection of live performances. You aren't allowed to film at the indoor
events so these shots were taken from the Easter shows, parades and Fantasmic
at night. The main three indoor shows I would recommend in this order are
big-band beat out of shadow land and King Triton's concert all of which I've
linked to below. All shows run throughout the day but there is one trick you can
try with big-band beat to reduce wait times. There is actually a lottery held
for some of the performances and this can be entered at the Biglietteria. Here
you scan your tickets on one of these machines and wait to see if you are
allocated a seat, again I'd welcome any comments of experiences people have had
with this system as we were unfortunate on this occasion. To be fair though we
joined the queue for the first showing and waited only 15 minutes and still got
pretty good seats. This is partly because on the first showing nothing is reserved
by the lottery so available capacity is higher than later in the day... General
ride information... Although the Tower of Terror is essentially the same
unpredictable rise and fall experience, all of the theming is completely unique
to Disney Sea and is well worth a look. Center of the Earth is worth either an
early-morning visit when it's quiet or with a Fastpass. Take note that once you
collect a Fastpass you will have to wait two hours until you can collect the next
one so keep that in mind when planning. 20,000 leagues is a different take to
those who've experienced it in the States and if the line is less than 15
minutes, it's well worth a visit. There are
alcoholic drinks served around the park which is fairly special for Disney. We
enjoyed some relaxing time in Magellan's Lounge which stands in front of the
mysterious island. The gondolas are a great experience and allow for views you
can't get elsewhere in the park especially at sunset. There is no Fast
Pass for this and queues can get long so keep an eye on wait times and visit
accordingly. Sinbad Storybook Voyage was one of our favorite rides being a cross
between Small World and Pirates of the Caribbean. Lasting 11 minutes it's the
longest ride in the park and almost never has a wait time longer than five
minutes making it a must do. If you've enjoyed this video :) PLEASE Like, Share
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