Originally Posted By aussiemickeys Would love help from all you regulars out there. Our first trip to the parks will be in approx 8 weeks time. Myself, sister & Mum are going. The first 2 days it will be just myself & my sister (so these can be full on, ride only days). The next two days with Mum we will see all the shows, parades, shops & slow down & take it all in. My question is would someone like to help us with a step by step plan of the order to get fastpasses & hit the rides to our maximum advantage. Here are some details that will help: Day 1. Tokyo Disneyland (Tuesday) Day 2. Disneysea (Wednesday) Also Tower of Terror will be open & The Haunted Mansion overlay will be in effect. (And the massive crowds we are expecting because of these) Closures scheduled are: Disneyland - It's a Small World Disneysea - Auqatopia & Sinbad Would love to hear all your opinions.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I'd suggest you take the guided tour of Disneyland. Not because you will necessarily learn anything, but it's great to have a Japanese hostess who will understand you and be able to answer just about any question you will have. There is also a very good chance your group will be small... mine was VERY intimate (I was the only guest!) Well worth a few hours of your time, IMO. Run to Pooh first thing. That's probably all you need to do as far as a touring plan. LOL.
Originally Posted By leemac aussiemickeys I wouldn't necessarily presume that the parks will be packed. TDR has had a very quiet summer all round by their standards and there is no reason to presume that that trend won't continue into the fall. October does tend to be reasonably busy (especially at weekends) but I've a sneaky suspicion that TDR's attendance issues will continue through the rest of the year. There is no reason why on even a busy day you can't do TDS in a day. And that includes the major shows. The attractions rarely have long standby lines (like over 45 minutes) anymore. I'd recommend Raging Spirits if you like coasters as it has such a pitiful hourly occupancy that it can have reasonable queries. TDL is always slightly different but I'd expect Pooh and Buzz to be neck-and-neck in the queue stakes with Big Thunder a squeak behind in October. The shows will be another scenario though. Halloween parade is always popular. The rest of the shows will depend on what you like. If it is kitschy character shows then One Man's Dream II, Minnie O Minnie and Over The Waves (TDS) are perfect. Classier affair (IMO) includes Mystic Rhythms, Big Band Beat and Legend of Mythica (all at TDS). There is definitely a myth that TDR is perpetually busy. It just isn't the case. Much like Disneyland it can have very quiet mid-week days. And that is both parks (although TDS is rarely rammed these days). Even the July 14 kick-off for the 5th was manageable.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN The only advise I can offer to you is... get there early and be ready to enter when the parks open and stay till closing at 10pm. Unlike most of the other DL parks in the World (excpet CA's).. you will be busy doing something all day long. Enjoy it.
Originally Posted By Mr X >>>I've a sneaky suspicion that TDR's attendance issues will continue through the rest of the year<<< No doubt fueled by your dislike of Japan in general, and the Tokyo Disney Resort in particular, you must be really enjoying the notion that they are having a bad year. Honestly, I couldn't care less anymore (if Tokyo Disney closed tomorrow, I wouldn't care), but your obsessive dislike of the place and enjoyment of any bad news is really pathetic. Please don't come to Japan anymore, since you hate it so much. And, while you're at it, why not find some new writers for your magazine that don't share the same distaste for the Japanese Disney parks that you do? Like TDLFAN, maybe.
Originally Posted By Mr X Aussiemickeys, to answer your questions (sorry about the off topic comments to Lee), at DisneySea I'd go for a fastmass at Indy and Journey as soon as possible (don't bother with FP at Mermaid Lagoon, you can get in within one or two shows without a FP)...at TDL, definitely get your Pooh fastpass as soon as possible, and Buzz too, if you're interested. Thunder Mountain seems pretty popular too...if you want to get a fastpass there. As for shows, always get there as early as you are able at TDL...the good seats sell out quickly!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I'd go for a fastmass...<<< If there had been such a thing back in my youth, I would have been a more dedicated Roman Catholic. But then again... the joke's on them. I AM GAY!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
