Osaka World's (Fair) Expo and Tokyo Disney

[Tiggerette]

Hi DISers!
I"m in midst of planning the mega-nerd-April trip, (Cherry Blossoms, World Expo, Disney, and Star Wars,) OH MY! My anticipated dates for Disney was April 14-17. I figured I needed at least four days to do Disney to maximize possibilities to see the nighttime shows, parades and stage shows.

I bought the Super Early Bird pass for the World Expo (like a World's Fair), which opens April 13. However, it looks like I can't actually book for opening day, April 13, and the only viable reservation days are April 14 and onward. This throws my Disney plans in a kerfuffle!!

It might mean that I do Disney in two parts: April 12-13 Sat/Sun, then travel by train to Osaka on April 14 Mon, then back to Disney April 15-16 tues-wed. I have a half day 17thurs planned for part Disney/ part Star Wars celebration will call queue. I'd prob keep my lodging somewhere at Tokyo Bay, rather than split stay in Osaka.

- Is it reasonable to take the train from the Tokyo Bay/Disney area to Osaka early morning?
- I'm not a fan of being at Tokyo Disney for the weekend, but would a weekend vacation package mitigate the long lines/ time waiting because of the extra crowds?

I'm not sure that a split Disney trip is a good idea, but I'm trying to balance seeing cherry blossoms in Kyoto (about 2-3 days), Disney (four days), World Expo (one day). I fly in April 5th and fly out right after Star Wars Celebration (April 17 ticket pick up). Would love to hear your ideas. Maybe there's a way of looking at the dates in a differently. Thanks!!

 

[gelatoni fan]

It's doable but I would potentially stay 2 nights at Tokyo station instead to cut down on 20+ minutes each way for the train to Osaka. Plus, Maihama station where Tokyo Disney is located is outside of the free transfer range of Tokyo shinkansen tickets so you'd actually have to do an extra transfer or pay an extra train fare anyway. It depends on your preference for swapping hotels vs a shorter train journey on the day trip to Osaka.