Strategy with the Enjoy Attractions Even More vacation package?

[brentm77]

We will be at Disneyland Tokyo in just over a month now. We have the Enjoy Attractions Even More package, which includes passes to the major rides, without needing to book times to ride. The package came with breakfast at the hotel, which is booked at 7 am the first day (Disneyland) and 8 am the second day (Disney Seas). It looks like both parks open at 9:00 am. Since we staying at the Disneyland Hotel, we could get in 15 minutes early to Disneyland, but not Disney Seas currently.

Is there any reason to try to be at either park early, other than maximizing time's in the park? With the attraction passes, could we just arrive at nine as the parks are opening, since we don't need to rush to reserve anything? I don't think anyone in the family is concerned with getting passes to any shows or parades.

Any other last minute tips for first timers?

 

[thanxfornoticin]

I notice you don't mention Fantasy Springs access? We just did FS in October and it's amazing. But if you don't have a pass to access the area, or an attraction there, I don't think you can get in. Not knowing the specifics of your particular package, seems like on your DS day, you might want to get in early to see if you can get one of the rides through PA or standby, else you might not be allowed into the area.

Perhaps the passes to the 'major rides' already includes FS - if so, disregard!! Our package was 3 days, 2 nights, and included a day at DL, then FS/DS, then just DS. Enjoy your trip - we have a really good time.

 

[gmi3804]

We have the "unlimited" VP, but for April, and part of the allure of that for me is not having to rope drop the parks. We'll enjoy breakfast and then go to the parks shortly after 9. So no, I don't think there's any advantage to arriving early with an unlimited pass, except that you'll get about 20 more minutes in the park, and that's if you have HE; even fewer if you don't.

 

[brentm77]

I notice you don't mention Fantasy Springs access? We just did FS in October and it's amazing. But if you don't have a pass to access the area, or an attraction there, I don't think you can get in. Not knowing the specifics of your particular package, seems like on your DS day, you might want to get in early to see if you can get one of the rides through PA or standby, else you might not be allowed into the area.

Perhaps the passes to the 'major rides' already includes FS - if so, disregard!! Our package was 3 days, 2 nights, and included a day at DL, then FS/DS, then just DS. Enjoy your trip - we have a really good time.

The vacation package comes with access to Frantasy Spring and passes to ride all of the rides without reservations, thank goodness! It's a pretty unique package, since you don't even need to book a time for the included rides. You just show up any time and ride. Here is everything included:

Tokyo Disneyland (Day 1)

• Enchanted - Tale of Beauty and the Beast
• The Happy Ride with Baymax
• Splash Mountain
• Big Thunder Mountain
• Pooh’s Honey Hunt
• Haunted Mansion
• Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
• Monsters Inc. Ride & Go Seek

Tokyo DisneySea (Day 2)

• Soaring: Fantastic Flight
• Toy Story Mania
• Tower of Terror
• Journey to the Center of the Earth
• Turtle Talk
• Nemo & Friends SeaRider
• Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull
• Raging Spirits
• The Magic Lamp Theater
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Inside Fantasy Springs (Day 2)

• Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
• Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies
• Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival
• Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey

 

[brentm77]

We have the "unlimited" VP, but for April, and part of the allure of that for me is not having to rope drop the parks. We'll enjoy breakfast and then go to the parks shortly after 9. So no, I don't think there's any advantage to arriving early with an unlimited pass, except that you'll get about 20 more minutes in the park, and that's if you have HE; even fewer if you don't.

That is what I was thinking of doing too, particularly after seeing the photos of the people waiting for hours to get in at park opening. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something I wasn't thinking of. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Then by all means, you should take your time getting into the park!! The lines to get into DisneySea (we didn't actually see the lines for DL, but they might be similar) were quite long first thing in the morning - a combination of HE and non-HE. Maybe even take a few extra minutes at breakfast that morning, or you'll be waiting in line anyway!

DisneySea entrance lines from the Miracosta walkway in late October. And there were a lot more people under that walkway. But they do move people efficiently.

 

[jimmymc]

You don't need to rush. You can get some 40th Anniversary passes if you'd like to reride a few of the less popular rides with no wait, but with that package, you don't need much of a strategy.

 

[*WDW*Groupie*]

We will be at Disneyland Tokyo in just over a month now. We have the Enjoy Attractions Even More package, which includes passes to the major rides, without needing to book times to ride. The package came with breakfast at the hotel, which is booked at 7 am the first day (Disneyland) and 8 am the second day (Disney Seas). It looks like both parks open at 9:00 am. Since we staying at the Disneyland Hotel, we could get in 15 minutes early to Disneyland, but not Disney Seas currently.

Is there any reason to try to be at either park early, other than maximizing time's in the park? With the attraction passes, could we just arrive at nine as the parks are opening, since we don't need to rush to reserve anything? I don't think anyone in the family is concerned with getting passes to any shows or parades.

Any other last minute tips for first timers?

I have the same package and am looking forward to not spending most of the day on my phone trying to score passes for the popular rides. But I still want to get into the parks first thing in the morning to soak in the atmosphere (I'm a big kid at heart LOL). I'll be traveling with my ds, so he can stay in the room as long as he likes in the morning!

 

[Lewdannie]

Just did this package.
It is a game changer.
We are hard coded to rope drop, so we decided to rope drop (Happy Entry) the American Waffle House and it was the longest line of the day.
I would recommend either using Happy Entry or just wandering in 30 minutes after opening.

 

[brentm77]

Just did this package.
It is a game changer.
We are hard coded to rope drop, so we decided to rope drop (Happy Entry) the American Waffle House and it was the longest line of the day.
I would recommend either using Happy Entry or just wandering in 30 minutes after opening.

Thank you! Was it hard to use the package? Or do you really just show up at the line and show them the paper ticket?

 

[soniam]

Thank you! Was it hard to use the package? Or do you really just show up at the line and show them the paper ticket?

Super simple. Just show them the appropriate piece of paper.

 

[Lewdannie]

Thank you! Was it hard to use the package? Or do you really just show up at the line and show them the paper ticket?

We put the passes in plastic lanyard sleeve with each facing outwards so we could flash both of them as we walked in. In Fantasy Springs however you need to show your park pass at each ride after first getting an arm band on entry to the Springs.
Agreed, Super simple.

 

[AquaDame]

Those of you who have already done the package - were you staying at Fantasy Springs Hotel..? How bad is that line at opening?

Also those who have been recently, what time have the parks actually been opening? I hear they typically start letting folk in before actual open. Thank you!

 

[gmi3804]

Those of you who have already done the package - were you staying at Fantasy Springs Hotel..? How bad is that line at opening?

Also those who have been recently, what time have the parks actually been opening? I hear they typically start letting folk in before actual open. Thank you!

I have t stayed there yet, but from all I’ve read that entrance is much more manageable than the front park entrance, because it’s exclusively for FS hotel guests.

 

[Lewdannie]

Those of you who have already done the package - were you staying at Fantasy Springs Hotel..? How bad is that line at opening?

Also those who have been recently, what time have the parks actually been opening? I hear they typically start letting folk in before actual open. Thank you!

Nevermind

 

[skellinton]

The vacation package comes with access to Frantasy Spring and passes to ride all of the rides without reservations, thank goodness! It's a pretty unique package, since you don't even need to book a time for the included rides. You just show up any time and ride. Here is everything included:

Tokyo Disneyland (Day 1)

• Enchanted - Tale of Beauty and the Beast
• The Happy Ride with Baymax
• Splash Mountain
• Big Thunder Mountain
• Pooh’s Honey Hunt
• Haunted Mansion
• Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
• Monsters Inc. Ride & Go Seek

Tokyo DisneySea (Day 2)

• Soaring: Fantastic Flight
• Toy Story Mania
• Tower of Terror
• Journey to the Center of the Earth
• Turtle Talk
• Nemo & Friends SeaRider
• Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull
• Raging Spirits
• The Magic Lamp Theater
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Inside Fantasy Springs (Day 2)

• Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
• Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies
• Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival
• Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey

I am just at the beginning stages of planning, how do you book this?

 

[brentm77]

I am just at the beginning stages of planning, how do you book this?

Maybe someone more in the loop can jump in, but I don't think this version of the package is being offered in the most recent vacation packages, and it sold out within minutes or hours for the days it was offered. You can go to the Tokyo Disneyland website and look at the vacation packages. There is also an announcement page in that section that will say when the next group will be released and for what dates. They do always have some vacation packages, but this was the first one that didn't require booking specific ride times.

The website is terrible to use, with poor design, function, and instructions, and you have to stay up late (in the US) to grab what you want at exactly the right time. It's not easy, but there are some threads on here and Reddit with more details.

The strangest part for me is that they don't give you a hotel room the night before your first day in the parks as part of the vacation package, so you either need to waste some of your park day checking in, or book a room separately from the package, but they open on a different day. If you book the exact same room, you won't need to switch rooms after the first night. It's not how US Disney vactioanars are used to doing things and can seem unintuitive. But it can be done with lots of research and preparation. You just have to adapt and realize it's a different way of doing things.

You could also save a lot of money by just getting a room and park tickets and then booking rides in the app during your visit, but I don't know the details of that. The last I heard, there was speculation of them opening Fantasy Springs to everyone next spring, but if they don't, a vacation package is the only way of guaranteeing access.

 

[skellinton]

Maybe someone more in the loop can jump in, but I don't think this version of the package is being offered in the most recent vacation packages, and it sold out within minutes or hours for the days it was offered. You can go to the Tokyo Disneyland website and look at the vacation packages. There is also an announcement page in that section that will say when the next group will be released and for what dates. They do always have some vacation packages, but this was the first one that didn't require booking specific ride times.

The website is terrible to use, with poor design, function, and instructions, and you have to stay up late (in the US) to grab what you want at exactly the right time. It's not easy, but there are some threads on here and Reddit with more details.

The strangest part for me is that they don't give you a hotel room the night before your first day in the parks as part of the vacation package, so you either need to waste some of your park day checking in, or book a room separately from the package, but they open on a different day. If you book the exact same room, you won't need to switch rooms after the first night. It's not how US Disney vactioanars are used to doing things and can seem unintuitive. But it can be done with lots of research and preparation. You just have to adapt and realize it's a different way of doing things.

You could also save a lot of money by just getting a room and park tickets and then booking rides in the app during your visit, but I don't know the details of that. The last I heard, there was speculation of them opening Fantasy Springs to everyone next spring, but if they don't, a vacation package is the only way of guaranteeing access.

Thank you. Yes, the website is so odd. It just seems so bare bones.
That is odd about the hotel only being the night of your visit.
I was hoping that by the time we go that Fantasy Springs would be easier.
Thanks again, this is definitely a new world me.

 

[mmmears]

If one is able to book the unlimited package (sounds like this won't be easy to accomplish), when buying the passes for the FS rides it looks like you can book them either on the hour or on the half hour.

Does anyone think booking them 30 mins apart will work or should I aim for an hour between them? I'm unclear how rigid the timing is at TDS compared to the US parks.

 

[gmi3804]

If one is able to book the unlimited package (sounds like this won't be easy to accomplish), when buying the passes for the FS rides it looks like you can book them either on the hour or on the half hour.

Does anyone think booking them 30 mins apart will work or should I aim for an hour between them? I'm unclear how rigid the timing is at TDS compared to the US parks.

Lines with the passes move fast, so I booked mine 30 minutes apart. If you enter the first at the earliest time, you have 90 minutes to enter the queue for the second. And then another hour to enter the queue for the third.