What is one thing at tokyo disney that you regret not doing?

[npoon]

What is one thing at tokyo disney that you regret not doing or wish you knew about?

 

[dunkindonut]

Not doing a second day at Disneyland, there's just simply way too much to do there.

 

[nono]

Not planning on going later in my trip. With a 13 or 14 hour time difference (daylight savings time means it varies for me), I was so wiped out with jet lag sometimes even with all the excitement.

 

[Kickstart]

Not planning on going later in my trip. With a 13 or 14 hour time difference (daylight savings time means it varies for me), I was so wiped out with jet lag sometimes even with all the excitement.

Thanks for posting this.

We're planning a two week trip to Japan, with plans to do 2-3 nights at TDR. We will likely be flying in and out of Tokyo, so I was thinking we'd either do Disney at either the beginning or end of our trip. That said, I was debating which was better.

• Do Disney Tokyo at the beginning of our trip, and just deal with the jet-lag, or
• Do Disney Tokyo at the end or our trip - no jetlag but the family may be tired at towards the end of a two week vacation together.

Sounds like your vote would be do it at the end of the trip.

The other option I guess is to do a couple nights in Tokyo, then go to TDR for 2-3 nights, and then off to other areas of Japan before returning to Tokyo.

About how long did it take for your jetlag to wear off?

Thanks!

 

[nono]

Thanks for posting this.

We're planning a two week trip to Japan, with plans to do 2-3 nights at TDR. We will likely be flying in and out of Tokyo, so I was thinking we'd either do Disney at either the beginning or end of our trip. That said, I was debating which was better.

• Do Disney Tokyo at the beginning of our trip, and just deal with the jet-lag, or
• Do Disney Tokyo at the end or our trip - no jetlag but the family may be tired at towards the end of a two week vacation together.

Sounds like your vote would be do it at the end of the trip.

The other option I guess is to do a couple nights in Tokyo, then go to TDR for 2-3 nights, and then off to other areas of Japan before returning to Tokyo.

About how long did it take for your jetlag to wear off?

Thanks!

Every time is different, unfortunately. And I travel with the same family members each time...

However, I do think the very beginning is not a great idea. I'd vote for either end of trip or taking a couple days to get to adjust and then do TDR. Tokyo has the advantage of there's always something going on, and it'll bring you up-to-speed on understanding how things work (generally) in Japan. That should dampen the culture shock of Disney being not an American experience at all in Japan. (Even though you know that intellectually, you may have some surprises in how things really go in Tokyo Disney).

My trip last month, I changed over in about 4-5 days, but have had a horrible re-entry into my real life -- basically took a full 2 weeks to go back in time 14 hours. Cooking a steak at 4 am on day 10 back because it was 6 pm in Japan was a lot of fun.

 

[dunkindonut]

Every time is different, unfortunately. And I travel with the same family members each time...

However, I do think the very beginning is not a great idea. I'd vote for either end of trip or taking a couple days to get to adjust and then do TDR. Tokyo has the advantage of there's always something going on, and it'll bring you up-to-speed on understanding how things work (generally) in Japan. That should dampen the culture shock of Disney being not an American experience at all in Japan. (Even though you know that intellectually, you may have some surprises in how things really go in Tokyo Disney).

My trip last month, I changed over in about 4-5 days, but have had a horrible re-entry into my real life -- basically took a full 2 weeks to go back in time 14 hours. Cooking a steak at 4 am on day 10 back because it was 6 pm in Japan was a lot of fun.

Personally I did it early and did not really have issues, but also it depends on what time you go to bed and such. I was pretty wiped out by like 9pm while I was there.

 

[chirona]

Hi that is a great idea to do it after. I have been to Asia before and I do need to adjust to the time difference, the cooking the steak at 5:00 AM funny

 

[Disneyhanna]

I wish I had done a bit more research on food, because I didn't really know much other than the popular snacks and feel like I missed out on eating anything other than treats and popcorn

I was glad to do Disney at the end of my Japan trip. Coming from the middle of the US, it was a huge time difference and I was getting up between 3AM-5AM for at least three days at the beginning of my trip. Which was great for sightseeing in Kyoto. But way too early for a 9AM park open at Disney. (And at home, I can sleep until noon on weekends!) Also I would not want to haul all the stuff I bought at Disney around Japan the rest of the trip!

 

[FriendsAndFood]

Not doing a second day at Disneyland, there's just simply way too much to do there.

What did you want to do on your 2nd day?

 

[princesscinderella]

We had 4 park days and we used them to their fullest each day, 2 days at each. I regret never checking out the Ikspari area or hopping over to see the other TDL hotels. I would have liked one more day to just check out the resort area as a whole without going to a park. Best thing we did was go to TDL at the end of our 14 day stay in Japan, we were kind of shrine and templed out and just had Disney fun. Plus, we bought the most souvenirs from TDL too so we would have had to lug it all around with us on the trains if we would have gone there first.

 

[brentm77]

I regret not doing our two dinners outside of the vacation package. Both of the dinner in Disneyland (Blue Bayou) and Disney Sea (some Italian place I can't remember) were very mediocre. With the vacation package, you get a very limited menu to choose from and they were both disappointing. Next time, I would make regular dinner reservations instead and be in a position to pick anything from the menu. I would also avoid the Italian place completely - I don't think I have ever had worse Italian food.

 

[gelatoni fan]

I regret not doing our two dinners outside of the vacation package. Both of the dinner in Disneyland (Blue Bayou) and Disney Sea (some Italian place I can't remember) were very mediocre. With the vacation package, you get a very limited menu to choose from and they were both disappointing. Next time, I would make regular dinner reservations instead and be in a position to pick anything from the menu. I would also avoid the Italian place completely - I don't think I have ever had worse Italian food.

Ristorante di Canaletto? The one next to the venetian gondolas?
Pre-pandemic, they were one of my favorite table service places. Post pandemic, the appetizers and pastas have been very hit or miss. For the Fantasy Springs opening set, I liked the dessert but was not a fan of the other things in the set.

My post-pandemic table service favorite at Disneysea is now SS Columbia.

 

[dunkindonut]

We had 4 park days and we used them to their fullest each day, 2 days at each. I regret never checking out the Ikspari area or hopping over to see the other TDL hotels. I would have liked one more day to just check out the resort area as a whole without going to a park. Best thing we did was go to TDL at the end of our 14 day stay in Japan, we were kind of shrine and templed out and just had Disney fun. Plus, we bought the most souvenirs from TDL too so we would have had to lug it all around with us on the trains if we would have gone there first.

You’re not missing much with ikispiari honestly. It’s basically just an indoor shopping mall.

 

[dunkindonut]

What did you want to do on your 2nd day?

There’s just way too many things to do within a single day and take it all in. Would have been nice to enjoy the beauty of the park more.

 

[mathgeek]

I regret not eating more alien mochi. I only had it on TDL days and not TDS days b/c I had a bunch of other snacks in DisneySea (that I don't regret trying) and bigger meals in that park too.

I also wish I'd checked out the Ambassador and Toy Story hotels b/c I'd like to stay at one of those the next time I go.

 

[brentm77]

Ristorante di Canaletto? The one next to the venetian gondolas?
Pre-pandemic, they were one of my favorite table service places. Post pandemic, the appetizers and pastas have been very hit or miss. For the Fantasy Springs opening set, I liked the dessert but was not a fan of the other things in the set.

My post-pandemic table service favorite at Disneysea is now SS Columbia.

Yes - that is the one. Our meals were seriously bad. We didn't finish the main course. The noodles were watery in an unappetizing way.

I will have to try SS Columbia when we make it back!

 

[Lewisc]

You’re not missing much with ikispiari honestly. It’s basically just an indoor shopping mall.

Is there anything special about the Disney Store in ikispiari? Worth a trip? Or more then enough stuff to buy in the parks and hotels

 

[dunkindonut]

Is there anything special about the Disney Store in ikispiari? Worth a trip? Or more then enough stuff to buy in the parks and hotels

Besides exclusive plushes there's really nothing that extraordinary about the store. I think any Disney store carries the plushes though.