Tokyo DisneySea
We did the worst possible thing and arrived ten minutes
before opening, the queue was wild! It only took 15 Minutes to get in though. The way they queue here is a massive free for all that ends up at the turnstiles or attraction at which point you need to know who is next, this didn't suit any of us, I like a clear cut line.
First stop Toy Story Midway Mania fastpass, at 8.30am we
got a 6pm return! Maybe that’s the plus of coming so early? No luck on the
lottery. Walked to the Arabian Coast, the theming is superb! I feel like I’m in
Agrabah. We went on the carousel twice, charming takes on Aladdin songs.
Rode Sinbads Storybook Voyage, it was beautiful!
Mermaid Lagoon for some shopping, then King Tritons
Concert, this show was amazing. If you have any emotional connection to the
film, see it! It feels like you are in the movie. The theatre is gorgeous, and the show is so creatively done. Joy!
All of the rides are at 30+ minutes, it seems like it’s like that everywhere at
only 11am. Shocker!
Back to Arabian Coast because it’s so pretty and also
shopping.
Walk to Aquatopia, it takes forever to get anywhere here,
heat makes people slow and it’s a lot of ground to cover. 40 minute wait.
Everything is this long at this point, midday. We chose the ‘get wet’ line
because the heat is stifling, and boy did we get wet! It was worth the queue
for the relief! Off to cape cod to check the Duffy and friends merch. Grabbed some
milk chocolate popcorn, it was average and nothing like chocolate flavour. The
carts take card now, I was always told you needed cash for the carts. There was
a Stella Lou photo set up on the walk and Marley got Stella Lou in a picture, this
is huge in all of the Asia parks. We were told that Japan is a cash society, make sure you always have plenty of cash on you. We only needed cash to buy and top up our Suica/Pasmo cards, and gashapon machines.
A lot of walking around. Lunch veggie curry at Agrabah,
it’s hard when we have to go to two places every time we eat, there isn’t much
vegetarian stuff in the parks, 3 places have one dish each. Another frustrating
thing is not being able to get a side of fries, have to buy a meat meal
including fries. Or not being able to get a drink at the same cart as popcorn
or ice cream. It makes no sense and just adds to this ongoing queuing. Another
ride on Sindbad, walk on.
Kids dinner at Cape Cod Cook Off, couldn’t get that side
of fries (the fries are vegan!). 30 minute queue for 20,000 leagues under the
sea. We had heard people say that it’s an accomplishment to get on 5
attractions in one day at the Tokyo Disney Parks, I see that, we have managed
to, but only because the kids don’t love thrill rides. This adds to my feeling
of not being my favourite park. Maybe arguably the best park based on theming,
immersion, detail, parades, it really is a level up, but so many queues, not
great food options, nowhere near as many amazing snacks as Anaheim, and barely
any vegetarian food, it might be ‘the best’, but it’s not my favourite. Back to
20,000 leagues, it was good, probably would have been infinitely better had I
known what was going on 😂 I kept thinking our
ship was doomed, but unfortunately not the case!
Mermaid Lagoon, I love it here! Awesome spot to get out of
the heat or rain. Queued 30 minutes to get on to Blow fish race, we balked at
that time this morning, but the ride simply didn’t get a smaller queue! Then
using our Toy Story Midway Mania fastpass. Grabbed some pastries to keep us
full into the night, we have been eating in the middle of meal times to queue
less and be able to get a seat.
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