Bonjour everyone!
First of all, this is my first post ever on DisBoards, despite the fact of having been a reader for years! Couple words about me, I'm a huge park enthusiast from France, and I had the pleasure to spend 5 years of my life working for the mouse, between Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line.
My girlfriend and I are planning a trip to Hong Kong and Japan in May. There are no words to describe how excited we are about this upcoming vacation, during which we'll be visiting Hong Kong Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan, Fuji-Q Highland and, last but not least, Tokyo Disney Resort!
Even though we've been able to gather a lot of valuable information to plan our three weeks there, we still have some questions, and the crowds at TDR are one of them. I downloaded the app to keep an eye on the wait times, and boy was I shocked when I realized than 100+ minute wait times were almost a daily thing. I'm used to WDW, DLR or even DLP being busy, but it doesn't even compare to what I've been seeing for TDR, which got me a little bit worried!
To avoid the crowds, we decided to visit Japan after the Golden Week. Additionally, we chose to visit the parks on weekdays, with DisneySea on Wednesday 5/24 and Monday 5/29, and Disneyland on Thursday 5/25. Based on your experience, do you know what to expect on those days in terms of crowds and wait times?
Moreover, as we wanna make the most of our days in the parks, we'll definitely consider the use of Disney Premier Access if needed. It sure is a bit pricey, especially cause I'm still used to the complimentary FP system, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime kinda trip! I read that the price ranges between 1500 and 2000 yens and it's only available on select rides, but I've seen nothing on how quickly they sell out (if they do sell out). Would somebody who's been to the parks recently be able to tell me if the DPA are easily accessible throughout the day, even on busier days, or is it something we should not count on if we want to to skip all the lines?
I'm gonna stop here, hoping you'll understand my poor English! Thank you so much in advance for your help, and I'm sure I'll come up with tons of new questions in the next few weeks!
First of all, this is my first post ever on DisBoards, despite the fact of having been a reader for years! Couple words about me, I'm a huge park enthusiast from France, and I had the pleasure to spend 5 years of my life working for the mouse, between Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line.
My girlfriend and I are planning a trip to Hong Kong and Japan in May. There are no words to describe how excited we are about this upcoming vacation, during which we'll be visiting Hong Kong Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan, Fuji-Q Highland and, last but not least, Tokyo Disney Resort!
Even though we've been able to gather a lot of valuable information to plan our three weeks there, we still have some questions, and the crowds at TDR are one of them. I downloaded the app to keep an eye on the wait times, and boy was I shocked when I realized than 100+ minute wait times were almost a daily thing. I'm used to WDW, DLR or even DLP being busy, but it doesn't even compare to what I've been seeing for TDR, which got me a little bit worried!
To avoid the crowds, we decided to visit Japan after the Golden Week. Additionally, we chose to visit the parks on weekdays, with DisneySea on Wednesday 5/24 and Monday 5/29, and Disneyland on Thursday 5/25. Based on your experience, do you know what to expect on those days in terms of crowds and wait times?
Moreover, as we wanna make the most of our days in the parks, we'll definitely consider the use of Disney Premier Access if needed. It sure is a bit pricey, especially cause I'm still used to the complimentary FP system, but it's a once-in-a-lifetime kinda trip! I read that the price ranges between 1500 and 2000 yens and it's only available on select rides, but I've seen nothing on how quickly they sell out (if they do sell out). Would somebody who's been to the parks recently be able to tell me if the DPA are easily accessible throughout the day, even on busier days, or is it something we should not count on if we want to to skip all the lines?
I'm gonna stop here, hoping you'll understand my poor English! Thank you so much in advance for your help, and I'm sure I'll come up with tons of new questions in the next few weeks!
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