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Sandeep1
Jun 17, 2025 1:17 pm
Originally Posted by Jinxed_K
(Post 37151651)
I went back in October on a Saturday and it actually wasn't as bad as I expected for a theme park crowdwise.
The phone app listed estimated wait times and it let our group pick a few 'must rides' and plan according to what the app was returning us. The estimates were pretty spot on and even with evening tickets (we arrived 3pm-ish after a morning at Nakayama Racetrack) we were able to fit in about 5-6 attractions.
A tip I got for leaving if you don't have a hotel there for an overnight stay is to not fight the crowd to Maihama station for the train and just get on any bus leaving Disney to a surrounding station. I ended up getting to Kinshicho station where I took the Sobu line to Akihabara then to my hotel in Shinbashi while a friend went the other way on the same Sobu line back to Chiba. Friend #2 caught a bus to Yokohama as they lived in Kanagawa.
I've been in both months, May & October. I went in May 2023, a few days after Golden Week, and it was by far the best experience I've ever had at Disney Tokyo (and I've been 5 times). October wasn't horrible. But March, last year, was absolutely brutal.
Topcare
Jun 17, 2025 3:52 pm
Yes when school is out between years is the busiest time. Lol. I think after golden week should be good. Saturday busy with Sunday noticeably lighter.
shuigao
Jun 18, 2025 6:00 pm
Originally Posted by Sandeep1
(Post 37151064)
Any thoughts on this? Will be going to Disney Tokyo in May. I can choose May 6-11 (basically immediately after Golden week but including the weekend), or May 11-16 (Monday-Friday) after Golden Week.
I was at disneysea on Friday 16th May this year and it was fine. Didn't plan to do early queue so i turned up at around 9.15 and was in the park at around 9.50. At this time the earliest slots for the free premier access (40th anniversary?) was around 3pm. No problems for other ride paid premier accesses though, plenty of timeslots available, most of them with minimal wait time.
Topcare
Jun 18, 2025 8:12 pm
You can see actual data as well. https://yosocal.com/jam.htm I went to TDL on March 16 this year. Unfortunately only day and was regretting but fortunately it rained a lot, was cold and thus was a lower crowd. So got lucky. Umbrellas destroyed and soaked but thanks goodness for gortex shoes.
Sandeep1
Jun 18, 2025 9:01 pm
Originally Posted by Topcare
(Post 37155051)
You can see actual data as well. https://yosocal.com/jam.htm I went to TDL on March 16 this year. Unfortunately only day and was regretting but fortunately it rained a lot, was cold and thus was a lower crowd. So got lucky. Umbrellas destroyed and soaked but thanks goodness for gortex shoes.
I'll never do Tokyo Disney in March again. It was beyond brutal, I remember queuing for about 20 minutes for just a hot dog at the front of Disneyland.
