Tokyo Disneyland Any Advice

[rgf207]

I will be going to Tokyo in a couple weeks on business. I would like to go to Tokyo Disneyland for a day. Any advice on how to get there. I will be stayin at

THE GRAND YOKOHAMA

InterContinental
1-1-1 MINATOMIRAI NISHI-KU
YOKOHAMA, 220 8522
JAPAN


I dont know where that is or how to interpret their addresses Any advice on how i could get there and what I would need?

Thanks

 

[TheButlerDiditt]

One of the subway lines (don't recall which off hand - but the good news is that it's a regular fare price of about $1.50, I think) goes right to it. Once you get off the train, you take the Disney monorail (which charges about $2 I think) to the parks. Most all of the signs are in the stations are in English as well as Japanese.

If you are only going for one day, I HIGHLY reccommend going to Disney Sea. It's unbelievable and has a bunch of unique rides and attractions!

 

[dlaushey]

There are basic directions on the TDL web site. Basically you just want to take either the JR Keiyo Line or the JR Musashino Line from Tokyo. They stop right at the Disney resort area. From there it is a short walk to the main gates of both parks. We were there last summer and we always took the JR Keiyo line. The attendants at the train stations are very helpful and will guide you the best they can. Be sure to ask one of the station attendants working at the turnstyles. Most of them know some English or will get someone who does if they don't.

You might want to consider DisneySea too. We bought the 3 day pass and spent 1 1/2 days in each park. DisneySea is absolutely beautiful!

Also check out some of these sites. They have some good advice and tips. I reviewed these before my trip:

http://www.mouseplanet.com/tokyo/
http://laughingplace.com/Info-ID-Features-TokyoUpdates.asp
http://www.tdrfan.com/
http://www.barrybedford.com/tokyodisney/index.html
http://www.jtcent.com/main.php

 

[rgf207]

One of the subway lines (don't recall which off hand - but the good news is that it's a regular fare price of about $1.50, I think) goes right to it. Once you get off the train, you take the Disney monorail (which charges about $2 I think) to the parks. Most all of the signs are in the stations are in English as well as Japanese.

If you are only going for one day, I HIGHLY reccommend going to Disney Sea. It's unbelievable and has a bunch of unique rides and attractions!

is Disney Sea next to Disneyland Toyko? Or do I need to travel elsewhere?

 

[dlaushey]

The parks are within walking distance of each other. There is also a Disney Monorail that circles the parks and resort hotels. However it is just as quick and easy to walk to the parks from the train station. The monorail does cost an additional fare - I think $2 or $3; I have heard it is the most expensive train in Japan based on fare per distance. However, it is very Disney with Disney handles hanging from the ceiling to hold on to and Mickey shaped windows. The seats are arranged differently and there are no doors between the cars so you can see from the back to the front with minimal obstructions. It is pretty cool although not really a practical source of transportation.

On our 3rd day we walked from the train to DisneySea, after visiting that park we then took the monorail to the Magic Kingdom (actually circled the entire track just to ride the monorail a little longer). After visiting MK we walked back to the train station. We could have walked between the 2 parks but wanted to ride the monorail just to try it - plus it was raining that day.

If you only have 1 day to visit a park you should really consider DisneySea. Although there are not as many attractions the overall park is really themed incredible. However, MK does have a really cool Winnie the Pooh ride!

PM me if you want more details.

 

[grumpymakesmehappy]

Just a few questions about Tokyo Disney. How many days to you recommend visiting the parks? Is there a problem with language? When you ride the rides, is the music and language in Japanese. I know...I know stupid question. I'm just curious. We visited Disneyland Paris and really enjoyed it. I'm hoping we would enjoy Tokyo too...if we ever decied to go.

 

[dlaushey]

We (DW, DD 10, DD 8 & DS 1) went 3 days since we were fearful of crowds and knew we would have to child swap on some attractions. Although you can hop between parks it is different than WDW in that the tickets are specific as to which day you go and only the 3rd day were you allowed to change parks. We went to DisneySea the 1st day w/o DS1 and then to MK with all and split the 3rd day. We were able to see and do everything we planned and several things twice. We are also commando's when it comes to touring the parks - so we took a pretty fast pace even with DS1. We didn't stay at Disney either so we had a 2 hour commute each way via trains so we only stayed from opening until about 7p each night - the return train was brutal during rush hour through Tokyo (we experienced the attendants pushing people on to be able to close the doors and standing while holding a 1 yr old asleep was also a lot of fun - although I will say many gave up their seats for me and DS1 which isn't very common over there).

Anyway back to your question, yes all the rides are in Japanese. However most of the signage was in English with smaller Japanese writing. Most speak enough English to help you out. Only a couple of times was it important to speak the language - Castle tour comes to mind and 20k under the sea). However you can still get the jest of the ride by the tones. It didn't take away from the trip at all and the Kids didn't seem to mind either; although we took 10 trips to WDW in 2004 so they knew all the words to the same rides anyway. The Pooh ride is not to be missed nor is Journey to the Center of the Earth (similar to Test Track). The new coaster Raging Spirits (?) was testing while we were there but we didn't get to try it

 

[scrump]

Anyway back to your question, yes all the rides are in Japanese. However most of the signage was in English with smaller Japanese writing. Most speak enough English to help you out. Only a couple of times was it important to speak the language - Castle tour comes to mind and 20k under the sea).

I was wondering after all my trips to Tokyo Disneyland, how I could've missed 20K, and now I realize that it must be part of Disneysea, and I moved back to the States before that park opened. Another reason for me to go back.

I'm trying to plan a trip soon, and ideally would like to take 2 days per park. Plus I hear they have a cool shopping area (Ikspiari?) that's neat, too.

To the OP, if you go to Disneyland, definitely try the Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall. My favorite is the Unbirthday cake! I hear the theming of Disneysea is incredibly, though. I hope you go!

 

[dlaushey]

Yep, 20K is at TDS. It is done really well without actually going underwater - I guess that is much more cost effective. It is part of the Mount Prometheus which also holds the Journey to the Center of the Earth attraction.

Since we commuted each day we did not visit Ikspiari though I too heard it is pretty cool.

We did visit QoH Banquet Hall and had the Unbirthday Cake. It was close to my daughter's birthday so we got it for her in celebration of it not being her birthday.

 

[rgf207]

Thanks for all of your advice. I am hoping you may be able to answer some questions. I will not have a car in Tokyo because I'm not insane . I am changing my hotel to the Radisson which is 12km from Disneyland. I will have probably 1 day to visit maybe 2. I was planning on taking the Subway.

I am also very nervous because I will be by myself and this is my first time in Japan. I am flying into Narita and I have no idea how to get to my hotel. I have a subway map but it's got 1000 stations and I have no idea how to decipher it. Does anyone have any advice on how to get around or where I can find it?

Thanks so much

 

[epcotfan]

Check out these helpful sites for planning your trip to Japan:

http://www.tokyo-subway.net/english/
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Japan/Tokyo_to/Tokyo-969164/TravelGuide-Tokyo.html
http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/
http://www.quirkyjapan.or.tv/links.html
http://www.tcvb.or.jp/en/index_en.htm

 

[dlaushey]

Although the subway/train maps are quite confusing there is usually plenty of help at the stations. Also all of the train lines have names and are color coded (colors remain the same on all maps). Someone at the hotel should be able to direct you as well. I was a bit overwhelmed at first but quickly got the hang of asking folks at the stations who were very helpful. Also there are several travel agent offices at the train stations too. Check out the sites from the poster above. I’m sure those will help a lot. If you are only 12K away it really shouldn’t be too hard. I would guess 1 train to Tokyo and then possibly a train to TDL. You might have to get on the train in Tokyo that runs a circle around the city. It goes both directions and runs really frequently. That’s what we had to do. We took a train to Tokyo, changed to the Perimeter train went around to the other side of the city and then changed to the train that runs to TDL. Although the entire trip took 2 hours it was really easy once we did it.

Good Luck and have a great time! If you can get the 2 days I would definitely do it. DisneySea is worth a day and the different attractions at TDL is also worth a visit (there are some old WDW MK rides there that moved)