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October 2026 Vacation Packages open for booking next week, May 19th 2026, at 3pm JST. 

Source: https://reserve.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/news/detail/2754/?pagingNo=1

Happy Entry & Hotel Selection Reminder: Please remember that for October 2026, only Hotel MiraCosta and Fantasy Springs Hotel guests will get Happy Entry to DisneySea, so take that into consideration when choosing your VP hotel. Also remember, while all hotels provide Happy Entry to Disneyland, as there is no Happy Entry for day of check-in, so the only Vacation Package that can take advantage of Disneyland Happy Entry is the 2 Night 2 Park Days (Park ticket second and third day) package.

Key summary

All 5 of the Vacation Packages that were on sale for September 2026 will be available for booking for October 2026.

• 1 Night 2 Park Days (3 priority lanes per day) (TDL/TDS): Enjoy Lots of Attractions ― 2DAYS (3 Attractions per park day)
• 1 Night 2 Park Days (Unlimited priority lane) (TDL/TDS): Enjoy Unlimited Rides on Eligible Attractions! ― 2DAYS 
• 2 Nights 2 Park Days (3 priority lanes per day) (TDL/TDS): Enjoy Attractions and More ― 3 Days (Includes Park Tickets for Second and Third Day) (3 Attractions per park day)
• 2 Nights 2 Park Days (Up to 5 priority lanes per day) (TDL/TDS): Enjoy Attractions and ｍore ― 3DAYS (Includes Park Tickets for First and Second Day) (Up to 5 Attractions per park day)
• 2 Nights 3 Park Days (2-3 priority lanes per day) (TDL/TDS/TDS): Enjoy Attractions and more ― 3DAYS

Disney Halloween / Lazos de la Familia

Disney Halloween this year run from September 16 through October 31, 2026. Lazos de la Familia (with a Coco connection) will run in DisneySea for the same period until November 2.

Closure alert

Before you book, always check the official closure list (https://www.tokyodisneyresort.jp/en/tdl/monthly/stop.html) to see if your favourite ride, parade or show will be down for maintenance before making your decisions.

At Disneyland, the Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall castle walkthrough closes from 2026/10/1 indefinitely.  At DisneySea, Tower of Terror will commence its 1 month+ closure starting 9/28 and won’t reopen until 11/5. Also, despite some speculation that Indiana Jones might reopen sometime in 2026 (because it is coming close to a full year of closure by September 2026, no announcement has been made at this stage). Some examples of closures are below (these are not exhaustive:

• Indiana Jones - 2025/8/18 - TBD [TDS]
• Cinderella’s Fairy Tale Hall - 2026/10/1 - TBD [TDL]
• The Enchanted Tiki Room - 2026/9/24 - 2026/10/23 [TDL]
• Tower of Terror - 2026/9/28 - 2026/11/5 [TDS]
• Electrical Parade - 2026/10/2 [TDL]
• Sky Full of Colours Fireworks - 2016/10/2 [Both parks]

VP Chaining 101 (i.e. if 2 nights just isn't enough)

The 2N2D packages are great "Swiss army knife" packages that enables chaining of Vacation Packages together to enable longer packages.

You can book them in front (Ticket on Day 1 and Day 2 type) or behind (Ticket on Day 2 and Day 3 type) any other VP - even itself - to create a longer packaged vacation. For example, Unlimited VP + 2N2D (Ticket on Day 2 and Day 3) = 3 night 4 days vacation (TDL/TDS/TDL/TDS), or 2N3D + 2N2D = 4 night 5 days vacation (TDL/TDS/TDS/TDL/TDS). While technically they remain two separate package reservations, if you are careful to book the exact same room type/specification, it is almost like you had a longer package (just contact TDR to put a note informally linking them after booking).

Booking tips: Can I just set an alarm and go to the site at 3pm JST?

Not really! There is a queue system that is implemented when website traffic picks up. If you start at 3pm you might not get through until hours later. The TDR IT is also very bad when it is under load. See here for some tips: https://www.reddit.com/r/TokyoDisneySea/s/V6EylAKvM3

I manage to book the same room type as a standalone hotel room booking (before or after) my Vacation Package.  How do I notify the hotel to avoid changing rooms?

Once you have made all the reservations, use the official hotel online form (and under "Type of Inquiry" choose "Request to link multiple stays with different reservation numbers and assign them to the same room"), so you don't have to change rooms. The bookings will remain separate. Your VP remains pre-paid and has different cancellation policies and deadlines compared to your hotel bookings (which is deposit only and remainder payable upon check-in).

IMPORTANT: Just double check to make sure you book rooms that has the identical room type/room name/floor range (if applicable), number of beds and room size (in m2) as otherwise it would result in a room change.

Under the “unlimited rides on eligible attractions” package, the description says “Enjoy churros, popcorn, or frozen dessert as much as you like!”  Do I get all of those in my package?

No, unfortunately! The operative word there is the “or”. Your entire party must choose just one type of snack ticket.  That is, either churros, or popcorn or frozen packaged desserts.  If you choose churros then you will not have any popcorn.  Everyone in your party will have the same ticket type and you cannot mix-and-match.  Not all snack ticket type is offered at all times (except during winter months there will not be any frozen dessert option).  See also this post here.

How are Vacation Package costs calculated, how the Beverage Ticket works, and are meals pre-paid?

See this post here.

Do I get popcorn or popcorn bucket with the Vacation Package?

See this post here.

Do I get Happy Entry (early entry) with a Vacation Package?

Not necessarily. It depends on which hotel you are booking as part of the package.

I was at DisneySea two days ago, and when I asked about the gray Sparkling Jubilee hoodie, was told it was sold out everywhere. 😭

Is there likely to be any new stock for these within the next couple of weeks?

I'm on holiday in Japan, and DisneySea was my first ever Disney theme park; this hoodie was the one souvenir I was really keen to get. Is there any hope, or is it gone for good?

PS: I'm open to going back into the park if necessary!

May 7, 2026 - May 8, 2026 2 Day Unlimited Attractions VP RECAP! I monitored posted standby times as well as the time we entered the queue to the time we were physically loading onto the ride. This trip was myself and my husband.

I’ll spoil the ending and say the Vacation Package was MORE than worth it. We did everything we wanted to do and are back at our hotel in Shinjuku by 6pm on our second Disney day (today) because we - again - finished everything we wanted to with plenty of time to spare. Not only was being able to re-ride the rides we enjoyed most super fun, we saved more time than I thought possible with the unlimited priority access passes. We had the most incredible time. The parks are clean, staff is friendly, all of the rides work and the timing is so good on all of them. The PEOPLE (as in parkgoers) are so patient and respectful. We didn’t have any line cutter experiences, noticed way fewer strollers, and the pre-show rooms were quiet and largely phone free which was incredible. Also, as a California Disneyland/DCA regular I was blown away by how much longer these rides felt.

Stayed in Fantasy Springs Hotel, picked up the VP and dropped off luggage at hotel around 7:30am on 5/7.

DAY 1: Disneyland

Lined up 8:15am

Scanned into park 9:05am

Ride 1: Pinocchio - walk on/no wait

Ride 2: Pooh’s Hunny Hunt Posted wait: 50 min Actual: 9:18-9:27 (9 minutes)

Ride 3: Beauty & the Beast Posted wait: 180 min Actual: 9:48am-10:11am (23 minutes)

Ride 4: Baymax Posted wait: 80 min Actual: 10:45am-10:50am (5 minutes)

Ride 5: Monsters Inc Posted wait: 50 min Actual: 11:10-11:15 (5 minutes)

Ride 6: Big Thunder Posted wait: 40 min Actual: 1:05-1:10 (5 minutes)

Ride 7: Snow White Posted wait: 15 mins Standby actual: 1:25-1:39 (14 minutes)

Ride 8: Star Tours (closed priority lane, not busy enough) Posted wait: 5 min Standby actual: 2:15 (0)

Ride 9: Haunted Mansion (closed priority lane, not busy enough) Posted wait: 13 min Standby actual: 3:52-4:04 (12 minutes)

Ride 10: Splash Mountain Posted wait: 30 min Actual: 4:15-4:25 (10 minutes)

Ride 11: Beauty & the Beast (second ride of the day) Posted wait: 70 min Actual: 4:54pm-5:16pm (22 minutes)

Ride 12: Pirates Posted wait: 5 min Actual: 5:57-6:01 (4 minutes)

LUNCH & DINNER NOTE - INCLUDED WITH VP: Blue Bayou 3 course meal for two (¥15,000 value) and Coffeehouse dinner for two (¥7,220 value)

🧜🏻‍♀️ DISNEYSEA MAY 8th (today) 🧜🏻‍♀️

Happy Entry (from Fantasy Springs Hotel): through security and in line 8:23am, scanned into park 8:42am

Ride 1: Anna & Elsa’s Posted wait: N/A Actual: (first priority entrance guests) 8:46am-8:52 (walk on, slightly delayed as they were still preparing to run the ride and remove the ropes at various points through the queue)

Ride 2: Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival Posted wait: 5 min Actual: 9:03-9:05 (walk on, empty boat to ourselves)

Ride 3: Peter Pan Posted wait: 5 min Actual: 9:23-9:28 (5 minutes)

Ride 4: Raging Spirits Posted wait: 5 min Actual: 9:42-9:48 (6 minutes)

Ride 5: The Whirlpool Posted wait: 10 min Actual: 10:17-10:25 (8 minutes)

Ride 6: Journey to the Center of the Earth Posted wait: 200 min Actual: 11:01-11:09 (8 minutes)

Ride 7: Nemo Posted wait: 30 min Actual: 11:27-11:41 (14 minutes)

Ride 8: Tower of Terror Posted wait: 70 min Actual: 12:19-12:37 (18 minutes)

Ride 9: Soaring Posted wait: 120 min Actual: 1:47-2:10 (23 minutes)

Ride 10: Sindbad Posted wait: 5 min Actual: 3:54-4:00 (6 minutes)

Ride 11: Anna & Elsa’s (second ride of the day) Posted wait: 140 mins Actual: 4:30-4:42pm (12 minutes)

LUNCH & DINNER NOTE - INCLUDED WITH VP: Restaurant Sakura for lunch & The Snuggly Duckling for dinner. We did not attend either reservation.

Please feel free to ask me any questions! I like to think I’m experienced with Disney in general (passholder in CA, multiple trips to WDW in Florida and once to Paris). However, this was my first time visiting Japan so I planned for close to 10 months.

Hi! I’m going to Tokyo in September and I was originally going to go on a Tuesday or Wednesday in hopes of it being less crowded. HOWEVER, I saw that Tower of Terror is closing on 9/28 for refurbishments :( That means Sunday 9/27 is the only day I could go and still ride it. Is this ride worth it for a possibly busier day?

I think I missed my chance but to send postcards home with the Disney stamp (Tokyo Disneyland or Disney sea) on it can this be done at the Disneyland hotels? I would love to send a post card to myself and family but didn’t have postage stamps on me! Does anyone have experience sending them from Tokyo Disneyland Hotel or any of the others? Thanks!

Tokyo Disney Sea: May 1, 2026 (Weeknight Passport from 5PM)

It was raining the whole morning until around 3PM so we decided to get the weeknight passport. I was worried we are able to get on one ride only. As soon as we entered, I checked available DPAs and there were a couple but not Anna and Elsa's Frozen journey. I was checking the other DPAs and refreshed accidentally and got an available slot for for Frozen Journey from 6:05 to 7:05! We got the DPAs.

Since it was only 5, we checked other attractions and the line for Tower of Terror was only 25 mins, me and my daughter went straight there. My husband, son and 4 yr old kid went to the mermaid lagoon foe the kid's ride. Finished Tower of Terror around 5:50 (the walk going from one place to another was crazy compared to TDL!! - BE READY!!). Met my husband at mermaid lagoon and we went straight to Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey. We got in, it wad very fast and it was amazing.

As soon as we got out around 6:40, I checked the available DPAs and got Rapunzel's Lantern Festival from 6:45 - 7:45. The attraction was very close so we got in at exactly 6:45. As soon as we finished, checked the DPAs and got Journey of the Earth from 7:45 - 8:45. We decided to walk slowly and check what we can ride.

We got some popcorn and saw that the Nemo and Friends seaeider ride only had a 15 mins wait so we decided to ride that. It was a fun ride especially for the kids!

We then decided to go to the last right but on our way there, a projection show started so we stopped and watched. At 8:15, fireworks show was schedule so we wait but still did not start at around 8:25. We just went ahead and go to our last ride. We finished around 8:45. And it was a wrap. We still could've went to buy some merch but we were very tired as it was very cold.

Surprisingly, we were able to enjoy couple of rides (esp Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey!!!) given that we got in at 5. I am not sure if having available DPAs the whole time was intended for weeknight passes. We were at TDL the day before and only got 1 DPA and nothing was available after that.

I highly recommend this if you want to enjoy below rides as this were on the list of available DPAs all the time:

1. Tower of Terror

2. Journey of the Earth

3. Rapunzel Lantern Festival

4. Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey

5. Toy Story Mania

Note: DPA for Soaring was unavailable the whole time..

There were also shows you can request from Entry Requests! We just did not get one due to the attraction time we had scheduled and the place of the show. Again, TDS was HUMONGOUS.

Hey everyone.

I'm not looking for advice, though open to feedback if you have some...more just sharing what I planned.

I'm a long-time lurker on this subreddit. I made a trip to DisneySea last fall and had planned to visit Disneyland as well, but got sick, so cut it short.

I've been living in Japan now for over a year and have the ULTIMATE RE-DO trip planned. I would love feedback. Because I live in Japan, I was able to book on the Japanese site, which included some extras with the packages. Though it was interesting figuring out how to write my name in hiragana -- rather that katakana (as is the norm for non-Japanese names). Anyone else do this?? What was your experience?

My 23 year-old son will be visiting for a few weeks this summer, so it's the only time I can go with him. His first Disney trip was to WDW when he was just one year old. He's my ultimate Disney buddy! Though I haven't gone with him in many years. When he was barely four - we went to Disneyland in California, and he rode BTMRR and it was his favorite! I can't wait to experience this with him.

I may have gone a little overboard. I did two packages - one of the Unlimited VP; and one of the two nights/three park day packages...with random hotel rooms in between, before and after...how crazy is it to move hotels and rooms?? Will I hate it/regret it?? What is your experience?

So here's the plan (as it is right now)...

Fly into HND on Thursday, June 25.
Staying somewhere in Tokyo (not sure where yet).

Friday, June 26: Explore Tokyo.
Make our way to the Disney Resort.
Check into the Ambassador Hotel (one night).

Saturday, June 27: DisneySea
(not yet booked): Breakfast at Chef Mickey--I need to book this, saw it was available to book earlier, but have to go back tonight and complete it.
VP: Booked for Soaring, Peter Pan, ToT, Meeting Duffy, Front/Center Seating at the 4th showing of the Dance the Globe! show.
Hotel at Fantasy Springs (one night)

Sunday, June 28: Disney Sea
VP: Booked for Breakfast at Fantasy Springs Restaurant breakfast; Frozen, Peter Pan, Center of the Earth, Believe (standing/Lidl)
Moving to Ambassador Hotel (one night)

Monday, June 29: Disneyland
Booked for Breakfast at Fantasy Springs Restaurant
VP: Booked for Beauty and the Beast, Splash Mountain, Ticket to use at either BTMRR or Pooh, Meeting Mickey, Electrical Parade.
Back to Fantasy Springs Hotel (two nights)

Tuesday, June 30: Disneyland
Breakfast booked for breakfast at Fantasy Springs Restaurant
Unlimited Attractions VP! Booked for Reach for the Stars (seated viewing).
Second night at Fantasy Springs Hotel

Wednesday, July 1: DisneySea - my son's 24th Birthday!
Unlimited Attractions VP! Booked for Believe (seated/Lidl).
Hotel at Disneyland Hotel - Tinkerbell Themed Room.

Thursday, July 2: No park, but hang around the resort a little and then head to the Shinkansen to head to Kyoto for a couple days.
Possibly get breakfast on resort property.

Don't ask how much I spent on this trip...it's way more than I should have...however--given this is my son's first time to Japan, and I want to do this right! Especially given it's in the middle of the summer...it's what we are doing.

Any advice, feedback...let me know what you think...

Has anyone else noticed that the soundtrack playing in this restaurant is mostly (if not all) from The Fifth Element (as of May 6-May 8)? I'm very familiar with that soundtrack as it's one of my favorite movies, and I just find it very interesting/unusual that this soundtrack would be the selection for the restaurant. Been loving it every time we come in!