in this video I'm gonna show you guys my
top tips and hacks for Disneyland and
Disney seeds alright so if this is your
first time to come to Tokyo or Japan and
you're going to Disneyland and dizzy see
there's a few tips and tricks and hacks
that I want to share with you guys oh
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alright let me take you through my top
tips and hacks so I'm filming this guide
at Tokyo DisneySea but many of the tips
and hacks in this video also applied to
Tokyo Disneyland and if you miss
anything in this video don't worry all
the tips links and time strengths will
be listed in the description of this
video and if you want to see what I'm
doing when I filmed these videos or on a
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account plus if you want to see how
locals get cheaper tickets stick around
till the end and I'll explain how just a
fair warning I don't recommend it and
it's at your own risk
alright first let's talk about tickets
some basic information this is an all
the guys but I think it's very very
important for you guys to know is to buy
your tickets in advance you can buy them
here but you're gonna have to wait in a
quite a long line to buy it here so it's
best to buy your tickets in advance and
you can buy to a convenience store you
can buy the Disney physical store you
can buy it online either on the Tokyo
Disney Resort website or you can buy it
through their official happen
unfortunately the Disney app is only
available on the Japanese app store but
you can go on their website and go to
the English section and buy your tickets
there so it should be no problem okay
since I bought the ticket via the resort
app I was able to display it on my phone
and use a QR code through the gate just
like this number two best times to go so
generally the best time to go is during
the week Tuesday through Thursday the
weekends are obviously the busiest as
well as holidays also Mondays and
Fridays get a little bit busier because
they're just right in front or right
after the weekends so if you really want
to avoid the crowds and definitely come
between Tuesday and Thursday I recommend
checking the Disney prediction calendar
before you choose a date there are
months where every day is crowded due to
seasonal events and school breaks in
general February and March is a worst
time of year because it's spring break
and graduation season in Japan also
August to summer vacations so weekdays
will be quite crowded as well the last
week of December is crazy busy because
of Christmas and the first day of
special Disney events or
leases of new merchandise as well as
official openings for new attractions
will draw the masses so be careful and
and one thing that's really really
important do not underestimate how
crowded this place can get a lot of
people think that oh if I come here on
the weekends it'll be fine but sometimes
if they've actually had to close the
entrance because there's just too many
people Tokyo Disney is actually one of
the busiest parks in the world so
definitely be careful going on the busy
days like on the weekends or holidays
because the interest does get shut down
and I would hate it for you guys to come
here and not be able to get in number 3
what time to show up try to arrive one
hour before the park opens as the
entrance line gets longer and longer and
you want to get in the park as early as
possible but remember to check business
hours on the official Disney website
because it changes throughout the year
we left Shibuya around 6:15 6:30 and got
here around 7:30
it wasn't still open but there was
already a line building up luckily we're
here on a Friday so it's not that busy
but it's almost critical that you
arrived this early for you to take
advantage of the next hack number four
Fast Pass all right let's talk about one
of my favorites Fast Pass cool thing is
you want to maximize your time here at
Disneyland and Disney see you want to
ride as many rides as you can and the
Fast Pass ticketing system is a good way
to do it for those of you don't know
Fast Pass is a special fast lane ticket
which allows you to skip to the front of
the long standard standby lines most of
the major attractions offer fast fast
tickets with fast fast II maybe wait 15
minutes at the front of the line while
with standby line you could be waiting
up to 1 to 2 hours depending on the day
all you need to do is go to the Fast
Pass ticketing booth at the front of the
attraction scan your QR code on your
ticket and boom you get your fast fast
if you're with multiple people you can
actually gather their park tickets in
advance and collect fast passes for all
of them so written on the ticket is a
specific time when you can return to the
attraction and use it also written on
the ticket is when you can collect the
next fast fast ticket it's usually about
2 hours after you collected the current
one now you know the basic rules of Fast
Pass
let me talk about the three tricks to
maximize the number of fast passes you
can get to minimize your wait times 1
get the first Fast Pass right when the
park opens which reduces the time you
have to wait until you can pick up the
next fast pass let me explain so
generally you need to wait about 2 hours
to get the next Fast Pass but if you get
the first fast pass right when the park
opens sometimes the net
available time you can pick up the
Fastpass to be reduced down closer to
one our number to collect the next fast
pass at their earliest time it's
available for visiting minor attractions
and shows in between if the next fast
pass is available for pickup say at
10:20 then pick it up at 10:20 or as
close to that time as possible the more
time you let go by the less changes
you'll have to pick up other fast passes
and three get fast passes on the
attractions that sell out or close early
first I highly suggest you pick one of
the more popular attractions as fast
fast tickets aren't limited the fast
pass for popular attractions usually
sell out early and even close before
lunch
once they're gone for that day they'll
no longer be available for reference the
attractions that close early at
Disneyland are monsters inc whose honey
hunt and bus Astro blasters buzz Astro
blasters is available in other countries
so it may be skipped but Monsters Inc
ride and go seek is completely original
in Tokyo Disneyland
so is poos honey hunt well other Disney
parks have similar attractions as poo is
honey hunt but the one in Tokyo is
pretty amazing for Disney sea toy store
mania center of the earth and Tower of
Terror are the most popular attractions
expect them the most fast pass worth a
Toy Story Mania is the most popular
attraction Disneyland in Florida has the
same attraction so if you're going there
it might be worth it timewise to skip it
and do something only available in tokyo
center of the earth and Tower of Terror
are also available in Florida but they
are completely different in size so I
think it's worth writing it in Tokyo so
in my case I made a beeline to my
favorite ride at Disney sea Toy Story
Mania as you can see even first thing in
the morning there are massive crowds
trying to get a Fastpass ticket for this
ride I had to wait about 15 to 20
minutes to get the fast pass when I came
back at 1:45 the Fast Pass was already
closed and the weight and the standby
line was 2 hours so definitely worth
getting it a 15 minute fast fast weight
versus a 2-hour way now you see why it's
important to get as many fast passes as
you can to maximize your fun time all
right now it's at 1:30 and I've already
collected three Fastpass ticket so I'm
doing pretty well and I was able to
stand by a Big Ben
and also got on Nemo see riders I've had
lunch already so there's quite a few
things we've been able to do so as you
guys can see definitely take advantage
of Fast Pass there's lines everywhere in
Disneyland and Disney see so one way to
avoid these long lives or at least know
when the long lines are coming you can
use the Disney Resort app to find out
the wait times if you can read Japanese
or have a Japanese person coming with
you I recommend downloading the official
Tokyo Disney Resort app as it's the most
accurate it's only available on the
Japanese App Store but it is the best
app to use while you're at one of the
Tokyo Disney resorts as it even lets you
reserve restaurants enter lotteries for
shows and search for what you're looking
for in the park fortunately there are
other English apps available for wait
times which I'll leave in a link in the
description number six
show lotteries if you're looking to
check out one of the shows then getting
a lottery ticket is an easy way to
minimize your wait times for example
big-band beat at Tokyo DisneySea one man
June 2 at Tokyo Disneyland and other
seasonal shows have specific show times
throughout the day with limited seating
and which will have to wait in lines
which are sometimes one to two hours but
if you want a chance to skip the lines
and win seats to the show you can enter
their daily lottery you can enter the
lottery only one time per group and you
need everybody's park ticket in your
group to enter you can do it up to 30
minutes before the show starts if you
don't have the official Tokyo Disney
Resort app you can draw for the lottery
at Tomorrowland Hall at Disneyland and
Piglet area at Disney sea but since I
have the Tokyo Disney Resort app I was
able to enter the lottery within the app
while I was waiting in line to write the
email and friend sea rider meaning I
didn't have to waste time to go to big
Metiria although I didn't win the big
band beat lottery I won another lottery
her special front row seating to the
Christmas show at the center of the park
like I said I didn't win the big band
beat lottery but I was still able to get
in line and cast the first show as it
generally has more seats because a
lottery is not available for the first
show number 7 booked restaurants in
advance with priority seating so not
only do the attractions have lines here
the restaurants do too one thing that
you can do to avoid these lines like the
one right behind me you can actually
make reservations ahead of time you can
make reservations online you can make it
up to one
in advance so in fact I've actually
tried to make reservations online a few
days before but they were all booked up
so if you couldn't reserve a table in
advance like me there are three other
option one is to try the same day
reservation method either online on the
official Tokyo Disney website or the app
starting from 9 a.m. to bad both are
only in Japanese
unfortunately this too didn't work for
me as a page was busy and kept timing
out the second option is going directly
to the restaurant from 10 a.m. and make
reservations for later in the day I was
kind of busy getting on ride to
collecting fast passes to do this which
left me to option 3 which is a last
resort alright so we just got into
Magellan restaurant it's it's like super
hard to make reservations for so the
final ways if you'd like important out
of options is to just try to go to the
restaurant a little bit before they open
this restaurant opened at 4:00 and he
got here at about 3:45 350 and ask' is
that you have any openings and
said yes we do you can come in and we
get to like actually have dinner at a
nice place
now the next part is not really a hack
but I've just got to show you this place
in case you've never been magellan
serves an amazing French course it's not
cheap so I don't go every time but to me
the experience is worth the money
interior is perfectly themed and feels
like a classy restaurant looking to the
center of the space you'll see a lit up
globe centerpiece and just above that a
Sistine Chapel like ceiling and my
favorite part of the restaurant is this
innocuous bookshelf that secretly hides
a special dining area behind it and the
food is literally the best food I've
ever had at a Disney park each dish was
exquisitely plated and that taste was
equally as impressive Mike order the
lobster and crab pacific course while I
ordered the Christmas course would put
over a Wagyu beef it was really amazing
hands down it was worth every penny
number eight saving money on food now if
you're on a budget and okay to save some
cash on food especially if you're with a
large family
then I suggest this strategy in the
morning get to the park a little earlier
and head to the convenience store right
outside of Miami station grab sandwiches
on Akira's chips drinks or whatever you
like and eat it at the picnic I just
located just outside of either parks in
fact on this day I hate a small sandwich
while waiting in line for the park to
open remember you can't bring the food
into the parks if you're looking to save
more money at dinnertime
I suggest heading to experience a
shopping mall area next to my Hama
station experienced numerous restaurant
options and I found it to be more
cost-effective than inside of the park
so if you're looking to get a hearty
meal at standard Tokyo prices this is
your best bet also for those on a super
budget there's a family-style Italian
restaurant called size area just by
Mohammed station close to the
convenience store mentioned earlier all
right so one quick tip for you guys we
are like in the middle of nowhere and
that means that there's actually no
Wi-Fi at Disneyland and Disney
see so if you're gonna want to stay
connected I suggest you either one get a
SIM card or get a portable hotspot
because you're gonna be waiting in line
and sometimes you just want to like
check your phone and they don't have any
public Wi-Fi here Disney that in Disney
see also since you're going to be
waiting in line a lot you're gonna be
using your phone I suggest getting a
portable battery because your phone will
run out of battery and there's not a lot
of places for you to charge number nine
official Disney hotels now there's an
advantage obviously by staying here
because you get access to the park
really easily but then actually have
some special packages that you might
want to consider let me explain staying
at the official Disney hotels has its
advantage not only because it has a
convenient access to the park but also
because it comes with supercool priority
privileges for example if you get a
vacation package when you stay at the
hotel it includes a time free fast fast
show tickets Goods tokens free drink
tickets and some other cool stuff also
staying at an official Disney hotel
you'll receive a happy 15 entry pass
which allows you to go into the park 15
minutes before it normally opens perfect
for locking down some more fast passes
finally hotel mera Costa is literally
inside of Disney sea so you get to use a
special gate only for the hotel yes to
enter the park without any wait and here
are some other tips that I also think
you might find useful
that's a quick tip about taking the
train at Disneyland easiest route is to
take the KO line from Tokyo Station to
my hummus station then take the Disney
Resort monorail loop from my
conversation to either Disneyland or
Disney see one thing you should know is
if you're like me and you're taking the
jr yamanote a line from Shibuya station
to Tokyo Station the transfer to the
case online is quite a long walk about
eight to nine minutes just be prepared
as it may take longer to feel with
children or get lost along the way and
number 12 discounted tickets and
priority tickets alright so let me start
by saying this is the tip you shouldn't
do at Tokyo Disney but since I try to
provide you guys with information that
only a Japanese local knows I thought
this information might be worth at least
knowing so if you saw my video a few
weeks ago about Japanese discount ticket
shops aka kink in shops then you know
you can get discounted Disneyland and
Disney see tickets here check out that
video for more info about these shops
again I don't recommend you do this
mainly because Disney prohibits the use
of resold to gets as it even says this
on their website
if they find out that you're using these
tickets you might not be able to enter
the park yet some locals still buy these
tickets and use them at the park so
there are three types of Disney tickets
that I found you can get one is your
regular jtv day pass ticket vouchers
regular Disney day pass tickets cost
seven thousand four hundred yen while at
the Sharpe's these tickets cost seven
thousand two hundred yen you save two
hundred yen
less than two dollars but you still have
to claim the actual ticket at the Disney
entrance ticket booths which doesn't
save you any time and you only save two
hundred yen second type of one-day
passes I found were called oriental LAN
ticket and they're issued by the company
that runs Tokyo Disney the tickets are
usually given to shareholders but then
the result to discount ticket shops the
expiration date is about six months and
the shop sells these tickets for 7350
yen
less than a 50-cent savings that these
tickets are rather special as it allows
you to enter the park via the
complimentary pass entrant meaning you
don't have to wait in the general
entrance lines this is one way the local
skip the longer lines the third type of
ticket I just found out about recently
and they're called priority admission
tickets at this shop the tickets cost
8,000 yen each while sometimes you can
get them online for even much less the
thing is these tickets won't even get to
another park but what they will allow
you to do is skip the Fast Pass line for
one attraction I call it the golden fast
pass and you can even use it on
attractions that don't have a fast fast
lane but remember to choose wisely as
you can only use it once luckily these
tickets don't expire priority tickets
are usually issued by the park if per
say that ride closes down and you're
waiting in that line or if something
else unfortunate happens to you the park
which merit the ticket but be careful
though some attendants will ask you how
to get the tickets when you try to use
it again I can't stress enough that
these tickets are used at your own risk
and although I know about these tickets
I personally never use it myself as I
don't want to risk not being able to get
into the park but what do you guys think
we do use any of these tickets or do you
have any of these tickets in your
country let me know in the comments
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