DisneySea

[LOLA2]

Has anyone been to DisneySea? It looks so beautiful. I would love to hear any opinions what cost was and how hard the language boundaries are. I have never been out side of U.S.A and would find it pretty scary but dang it looks so pretty!! My husband said that Japan is so overpopulated that he thinks the park would be a horror just walking through.

I just thought I would start this thread since I haven't seen one yet.

 

[LOLA2]

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[Ladyhawke10]

I haven't been, but I just recently posted a thread on it because I was seriously planning to go there...what started to deter me is the number of people who said it was very "crowded" My very favorite Disney trips have been when it's not crowded..so I got to wonder if it was going to be worth the high price and travel time if I was spending a lot of time waiting in line (like most of the time!!!)

That said, yes, Disney Sea looks incredible! I looked on a variety of sites and the various lands looked great. I thought MiraCosta hotel looked beautiful as well--a Venetian themed hotel with theming just as heavy as the WDW hotels

 

[scrump]

I have been to Tokyo Disneyland, never got a chance to get to Disneysea, however. I have friends who have been over and over, and they love it. I do think it's a nightmare when it's crowded. WDW can also be a nightmare, but I think you have more options to escape to, but in Tokyo you're stuck and I don't think you can park-hop (not sure on that, though).

Personally, I think the pricing is not so bad. The airfare might be the most prohibitive cost element, and even that might not be so bad depending on cheap flight availability. Tickets are on par with what I would expect them to be, given that it's 2 parks (I thought a 4 day pass was under $200, but this will depend on your particular exchange rate). Back in my day, the cheapest hotel was the Sunroute, which is an official Disney hotel, so they do have shuttle busses running. To avoid crowds, it's almost better to stay offsite and take the train back and forth, but I'd only recommend that to people who are familiar with the Tokyo train system. Food also, considering that it's theme park pricing, is what you would expect it to be. I remember our sit down meals being around or under $20/person, but this was 5 years ago.

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[Equidae]

Has anyone been to DisneySea? It looks so beautiful. I would love to hear any opinions what cost was and how hard the language boundaries are. I have never been out side of U.S.A and would find it pretty scary but dang it looks so pretty!! My husband said that Japan is so overpopulated that he thinks the park would be a horror just walking through.

I just thought I would start this thread since I haven't seen one yet.

I haven't been, but I am planning a trip there hopefully next year. As far as language, they advertise themselves to be 'barrier free' meaning most people there should be able to speak English. Japanese people are taught English during school and most know how to speak it. My husband grew up in Japan, he was a military kid, so he's been telling me that as far as Tokyo go, it's exceptionally clean, the trains are on schedule (it's a matter of pride) and the people are friendly. Many are fascinated by the West and Tokyo Disneyland (which is actually just outside of Tokyo in Chiba) is the most popular theme park in the country. The slow season is this time of year, it's barely above freezing there. Everywhere in Japan is fairly crowded, especially the cities, and Tokyo Disneyland is no exception. The difference is that the Japanese are very respectful and you are less likely to experience shoving and such. The weather there is unpredictable, so their Main Street (World Bazaar) is covered with a glass roof.

Anyways, I found this fan site and it should give you tons of info! http://www.tdrfan.com/

I can't wait to go -- looks like so much fun! Their castle is Cinderella Castle and looks the same as WDW.. it's almost spooky!

 

[LOLA2]

Thanks everyone - I really want to go just very aprehensive about going over seas. How long is the plane ride there? Where do I get a currency converter
so I can figure out by looking at their website how much in U.S. dollars.

Geez - I really wan to go it looks so pretty ( I know I keep saying that)

 

[Equidae]

Thanks everyone - I really want to go just very aprehensive about going over seas. How long is the plane ride there? Where do I get a currency converter
so I can figure out by looking at their website how much in U.S. dollars.

Geez - I really wan to go it looks so pretty ( I know I keep saying that)

The exchange rate is currently very good. Here is Yahoo's currency coverter...
http://quote.yahoo.com/m5?a=1&s=USD&t=JPY

As far as how long the plane ride is, depends on where you are coming from. Go to Expedia (or something similar) and do an airline search for your local airport to Tokyo. That should give you an idea for how long the flight is.

Happy planning!

 

[Judy from Boise]

I spent all day at TDS, and typically spent 40 minutes for anything....including snack carts. I spent 40 minutes in line to pick up a FP for JTTCOTE......and that was first thing after the park opened! Also not a single person spoke to me in the whole day unless they were selling me something!
I plan to go back some day with my family, but there are some challenges.Of course there are also some great experiences to be had.

 

[scrump]

Everywhere in Japan is fairly crowded, especially the cities, and Tokyo Disneyland is no exception. The difference is that the Japanese are very respectful and you are less likely to experience shoving and such.

Actually, I think there is just as much shoving in Japan as there is in the States. If you get there at park opening, it is frightening.

 

[Judy from Boise]

I had a bad experience with busses in Japan, I tried to be polite, but after waiting for an hour and missing busses because of the shoving, I had to start throwing elbows at elderly women to just get on the bus!The bus i finally got on i was the 5th person in the front of the line, and ended up one of the last people on.....and like i said i finally had to reduce myself to literally elbowing the elderly out of my way. The trains were much better!