Loved your video @Sam4G0d! Thank you! We have a similar vacation package for next year and we’re confused about picking up the tickets/checking in. Check in isn’t until 3pm but we want to enjoy our day at Disney sea… how did that work?
Great video Sam, really useful information for someone who was finding the Tokyo Disney website confusing! Would love a video with any handy tips about Tokyo/Japan in general like the pocket wifi etc. Hoping to go next summer too so maybe see you there.
Hey I would love a video of how you planned the Japan trip with pocket WiFi/flights and what you learned please! It would really help me as planning a trip for 2025
Thanks Sam, this info is really helpful. Glad you had a good time. I would love a vlog about things you learnt about being in Japan for the first time.
Hi Sam! I’m glad you enjoyed your Tokyo Disney trip so much that you want to go back again next year! 😁 I hope you definitely get to go again! I’m actually going soon and your videos have been very helpful for what to expect and planning! Your timing for this series was excellent! 😁 I’m looking forward to it and hopefully everything will go well! Thanks for another helpful video! 😊 - Rainbowgem / Gemma
Id love to hear everything about traveling to Japan-pocket WiFi, SIM cards, food, shopping, getting from airport to rooms etc. Also this prices are great! Your vacation package was about 2000 dollars. It would cost us about 1000 dollars for just tickets to go to Disneyland so to get a room, breakfast, a few fastpasses and drinks is awesome
Another great video Sam, thank you ☺️ You’re right, there isn’t much out there on how to book and what there is is rather daunting but your breakdown of the steps has been very insightful. I feel like I need to go back to the beginning of your Disney Japan vlogs and take more notes now this piece of the puzzle has been added 😊 Any excuse to watch them again 😄 Many thanks again and so very much appreciated 🫶✨
Hi Sam, thank you for this video. Your insights are so helpful! I love your channel and binged all your Disney Paris vlogs to help plan my very first trip to Disney Paris this year. My son and I had a blast. Hoping to visit Disney Japan next year too!!
@@Sam4G0d thanks 😀Sam...i miss hearing your cousins voice...it is unusual, sweet n calming. Maybe u could ask your audiance for questions related to "travel w Family" and your cousin, aunt n u could do a q and a? my questions r... how did u split the meal cost...where the waitstaff good about seperate bills... how did u decide on tipping... do u recomemd "alone" time at the park or is it tooo hard to meet back up. was that trip ....to many days together or just the right amount...like were u missing family n pets at home. what was each of your fav rides, shows, treats, food, and merchandise at each park. looking back on the trip was are each of your 3 favorite memories. was the language a problem for any of u? when u go back what is the first thing u will do and what are the 3 things u r most looking forward to? What are each of your regrets? What surprised u the most? Where u ever afraid? Where u ever nervous? What gave u the feeling of overjoy...happiness? Who do u each wish could join u on a return trip? What were the 7 things u each packed that u r soooo glad u packed and what r 7 thibgs u could have left at home? Which 3 character did u each enjoy meeting the most? What were each of your fav parts of the parades?
We stayed at the Grand Nikko in July last year, it was perfect for us as well. Loved the view of the park at nights and watching the monorail go past. I would absolutely love to book a vacation package or even just stay at the Disneyland hotels, but did find the Grand Nikko was perfect especially the Disney store. We have stayed at the Explorers Lodge in Hong Kong and it was beautiful, but was lucky enough to get it 40% off in the Black Friday specials.
Glad I found your video as I’m just starting to plan a trip for the end of the year. There have been some changes: hotel reservations now open 4 months ahead instead of 3. They have announced that 1 person can book a vacation package but the website still asks for 2… hopefully they will sort that out soon. I’ve been doing practice bookings at 11am Japan time so I’ll be ready when I want to actually book. Their website site is challenging!!
When I was there I had a SIM card from Mobal for three months, which was super cheap and it always worked. I love the idea of vacation packages, but I always travel alone, so that's a bummer. And I love planning and booking every little detail myself.
It has! I’ll be making an updated video in a couple of months, but I think vacation packages can definitely be useful, even if just for one night, to guarantee getting into Fantasy Springs during its opening months 😊
Thank you so much for posting this! We’re looking at booking after seeing your vlogs, but we didn’t know where to start when looking at packages! DLP is so much simpler to book 😛 so big thanks for this vlog!! Did you have any issues with the language barrier?
I would also add, when booking, also be aware of the day. She mentioned if booking on April 25, to get your first picks, make sure to book on Jan 25. However, depending where you live, like for me who lives on the westcoast of US, our January 25, is Tokyo's Jan 26. JUST FYI.
Hey Sam, thanks so much for sharing this video - really helpful. I am definitely a planner so did you have details of the 3rd party website I could get tickets if need be? Also those prices were really good! X
Thank you! :) I bought everything through Disney, so don't have personal experience - but I've heard Klook is a good 3rd party website to get Tokyo Disney tickets from! x
Hi. Defiantly do a second video. Information that’s out here at the moment is that you can buy tickets with your hotel reservation but are not guaranteed entry if park is at capacity. Do you know if that is correct? My stay is the same time as fantasy springs opening and I am stressed as like you I cannot get any package. I also think the English website is restricted. Love your vlogs. Thank you
Hi you mentioned booking "1 night and 2 days or 2 nights and 3 days" when talking about the vacation package. I've been tryin to get clarification on this. We're arriving at night on a Tuesday and plan on going straight to our disney hotel (haven't booked yet) then want to go to the park the next two days (Wednesday and Thursday. Does that mean we could book 2 nights (Tues/Wed) checkout Thursday and have them hold our luggage while we go to the park on Thursday? Or would we need to book 3 nights for the 2 park days?
As I understand it, the vacation package probably wouldn't be good value for you, as it definitely seems like arrival day and check out day are included, so if you arrive late at night, you forfeit your first day of tickets. In this case room only and separate tickets would probably be better so you're not wasting anything. I'm sure they can hold your luggage! Then again, I'm aware this comment was posted 6 months ago and you may have already been, haha! If that's the case, how did it go :D?
@@disabledisney we’re actually going in November! We’ve planned it so that we are going to a nearby hotel when we arrive then the next day will be our first day of the package and package hotel and we’ll maximize our time each day
Hi! For Vacation packages, are the tickets included in the package already covers all guests staying at the hotel room? Or the ticket included in the vacation package is good for only 1 person and you need to buy extra for the rest of room guest? Thank you
What time would you log on to start booking dining reservations for USA? I know it's 30 days in advance but what time would you start waiting "in line" online?
you: I won't do a vacation package next time me, in 2024: hehe. heheheh. hehehehe. Seriously though, that 3 months would freak me out. Just imagining having flights booked but nothing else??? Like what if you can't get anything at all? Or at least what you can afford, haha! Obviously you could stay at a non-Disney hotel, but let's face it, if you want to stay onsite but can't because it's sold out, it's gutting. It's also pointless for me to worry about this because it is extremely unlikely I'll ever get to go, but yeah. Welcome to my brain xD Thank you so much for this
Thank you for this helpful video. We are going to Tokyo Disneyland in April and I have so many questions! We have the Vacation Package for the Toy Story Hotel, but we are staying at Disneyland Hotel for 1 night before it becomes active. I gather that it is important to rope drop so I want to get hold of our tickets as soon as possible on the day they become active. Do you know how early we can collect our park tickets? Thanks in advance. xx
As far as I'm aware, you can "check in" and collect your park tickets any time on the day! So, I'd imagine if you got to the Toy Story hotel early in the morning, they could give you your tickets so you can go straight to the park x
Thank you for this video! I will go to TDR next year in July 2024. For this trip i won't take vacation packages and book everything separaly. Do you have some tips during summer in Japan? I heard it's very hot and humide compare to Europe. What your experience during your trip?
You mentioned that when you tried booking on your own, you could not get the Toy Story hotel. Were you only able to do it because of the vacation package?
How did you buy your tickets when you were staying at the Disney land hotel? We are going in January 2024 , staying in an alcove room and I’m thinking we’ll just buy our tickets at the hotel for the day we go. Will they be available then or do I need to buy them earlier? Love your information thank you.
When you book online just the hotel....do you have to pay the entire amount all at once? Or can you do you a deposit? And pay the rest at check in? Also heard the website is diffcult for US cards.
Hi Sam, hope you could help to answer some of my enquiries about 2D1N vacation package itineraries: - are we allowed to check in early at the hotel and store our luggage on the first day of arrival before Disneyland opens at 9am? - and for the second day in the theme park, do we need to check out early in the morning before going to the park since it is only one night package? - do we need to queue as usual to enter the theme park when it opens ? Does vacation package allows us to skip the queue at entrance? Thank you so much!
- Yes, I believe you can check in any time on the day. We checked in at around 10 am and picked up our tickets, despite our room not being ready till later that day. You can also of course leave your luggage at the hotel. - You have to check out before checkout time on your final day. - You have to queue as normal to get the park. Hope it helped :)
Hi, I’m not planning to go till June 2025 but I’ve been doing practice booking and as of today, 9/11/24, I’m able to book VP for Feb. 2025 on English website? Is this a new change? Thanks
Disneyland Tokyo is not administered by Disney USA, maybe that’s why it has more reasonable prices? DISNEY USA is losing a lot of money with those woke movies, families are not watching Disney anymore, only the parks are still giving them some profit so that’s why they are ALWAYS increasing the prices, what is a real shame!
At 4:58, I obvs meant to say the Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel! Hope this video was helpful :)
Loved your video @Sam4G0d! Thank you!
We have a similar vacation package for next year and we’re confused about picking up the tickets/checking in. Check in isn’t until 3pm but we want to enjoy our day at Disney sea… how did that work?
@@lk5276 You can collect them earlier :) We checked in at 10 am and picked up our ticket then, even though our room wasn't ready until later.
This was GREAT! I am that “solo” traveler so thank you for mentioning the bit about the vacation package. Thank you!
They have solo packages starting june 5.
my day always gets automatically better when Sam uploads
Aw thank you! :)
Please do a video about Japan tips! Going next summer (including Tokyo disney), it would be so helpful!!!
Great video Sam, really useful information for someone who was finding the Tokyo Disney website confusing! Would love a video with any handy tips about Tokyo/Japan in general like the pocket wifi etc. Hoping to go next summer too so maybe see you there.
Not even watched the 1st 30secs and I know this will be GOLD ❤ Thank you Sam!❤
Hey I would love a video of how you planned the Japan trip with pocket WiFi/flights and what you learned please! It would really help me as planning a trip for 2025
Thanks Sam, this info is really helpful. Glad you had a good time. I would love a vlog about things you learnt about being in Japan for the first time.
Hi Sam!
I’m glad you enjoyed your Tokyo Disney trip so much that you want to go back again next year! 😁 I hope you definitely get to go again! I’m actually going soon and your videos have been very helpful for what to expect and planning! Your timing for this series was excellent! 😁 I’m looking forward to it and hopefully everything will go well! Thanks for another helpful video! 😊
- Rainbowgem / Gemma
Aww! I love your profile picture
@@DisneyloverHardy-ct2le Thank you! 😊
Thanks so much, Gemma :)
@@Sam4G0d 😁😊
So useful great one good idea
Id love to hear everything about traveling to Japan-pocket WiFi, SIM cards, food, shopping, getting from airport to rooms etc.
Also this prices are great!
Your vacation package was about 2000 dollars. It would cost us about 1000 dollars for just tickets to go to Disneyland so to get a room, breakfast, a few fastpasses and drinks is awesome
Will do a video on some Japan tips I learnt at some point, soon :)
Eh? Tokyo disney tickets are around 10000 yen or $67 (USD). Where do you get $1000 from?
@@Xfactories I think they mean actual Disneyland, not Tokyo Disneyland.
Another great video Sam, thank you ☺️ You’re right, there isn’t much out there on how to book and what there is is rather daunting but your breakdown of the steps has been very insightful. I feel like I need to go back to the beginning of your Disney Japan vlogs and take more notes now this piece of the puzzle has been added 😊 Any excuse to watch them again 😄 Many thanks again and so very much appreciated 🫶✨
Hi Sam, thank you for this video. Your insights are so helpful! I love your channel and binged all your Disney Paris vlogs to help plan my very first trip to Disney Paris this year. My son and I had a blast. Hoping to visit Disney Japan next year too!!
So glad you had a lovely trip to Disneyland Paris :) Thanks so much!
Great video I've been looking forward to it :) would love a handy tips vlog 😊
Just starting to plan our first trip to Tokyo Disney for July 2025 and this video was so helpful. You're great and thanks so much!
So glad it was helpful! Have an amazing Tokyo trip! 😃🎉
Please do a video about the things youve learned travelling to japan, like the wifi etcetera.
yiiippeeee next year ...oh i hope your Aunt n Cousin join u...this was the BEST trip EVER!!!❤❤❤
i am praying to go w my daughter 😊😊
Hope you get to go :)
@@Sam4G0d thanks 😀Sam...i miss hearing your cousins voice...it is unusual, sweet n calming. Maybe u could ask your audiance for questions related to "travel w Family" and your cousin, aunt n u could do a q and a?
my questions r...
how did u split the meal cost...where the waitstaff good about seperate bills...
how did u decide on tipping...
do u recomemd "alone" time at the park or is it tooo hard to meet back up.
was that trip ....to many days together or just the right amount...like were u missing family n pets at home.
what was each of your fav rides, shows, treats, food, and merchandise at each park.
looking back on the trip was are each of your 3 favorite memories.
was the language a problem for any of u? when u go back what is the first thing u will do and what are the 3 things u r most looking forward to? What are each of your regrets? What surprised u the most? Where u ever afraid? Where u ever nervous? What gave u the feeling of overjoy...happiness? Who do u each wish could join u on a return trip? What were the 7 things u each packed that u r soooo glad u packed and what r 7 thibgs u could have left at home? Which 3 character did u each enjoy meeting the most? What were each of your fav parts of the parades?
That’s super helpful Sam! Well done, your videos are so good! Keep posting, the hole family in my house loves your videos!
Thanks so much to your whole family! :)
I came here solely for a research purposes, but will leave feeling like I gained a friend 😊
Aw what a lovely comment, thank you! :)
Tokyo Disney is my number 1 on my bucket list ❤ love all your information
Thank you for your tips!
Thank you for this video !! Great info ! We are going this July for the 1st time. Hope we get to stay at the Tokyo Disneyland hotel 🙏
Hope you have an amazing time! :)
We've watched your DLP videos and enjoy them, glad to see this one! We are planning to visit next year and need all this info, Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for the video. I am going to Tokyo Disney at the end of September and am also stressed about the vacation package/hotel booking process.
We stayed at the Grand Nikko in July last year, it was perfect for us as well. Loved the view of the park at nights and watching the monorail go past. I would absolutely love to book a vacation package or even just stay at the Disneyland hotels, but did find the Grand Nikko was perfect especially the Disney store. We have stayed at the Explorers Lodge in Hong Kong and it was beautiful, but was lucky enough to get it 40% off in the Black Friday specials.
Thanks Sam, this video was helpful xx
Thanks for this it is very helpful
Thank you! I was planning to book a vacation package, but it was stressful! now ill focus on getting a hotel room first
Glad I found your video as I’m just starting to plan a trip for the end of the year. There have been some changes: hotel reservations now open 4 months ahead instead of 3. They have announced that 1 person can book a vacation package but the website still asks for 2… hopefully they will sort that out soon. I’ve been doing practice bookings at 11am Japan time so I’ll be ready when I want to actually book. Their website site is challenging!!
I have also been to Disneyland Paris twice and I will go again soon! I hope I see you in the parks someday 🤩🤩🤩
When I was there I had a SIM card from Mobal for three months, which was super cheap and it always worked.
I love the idea of vacation packages, but I always travel alone, so that's a bummer. And I love planning and booking every little detail myself.
This was so so helpful!!! Thanks lovely
Useful info! ... I wonder if your take on using a vacation package has changed now that fantasy springs has opened / uses it.🤔
It has! I’ll be making an updated video in a couple of months, but I think vacation packages can definitely be useful, even if just for one night, to guarantee getting into Fantasy Springs during its opening months 😊
@@Sam4G0d For sure! I wonder how long they'll keep the current F.S. entrance scheme...
Looking forward to that updated video!
🙏
Thank you so much for posting this! We’re looking at booking after seeing your vlogs, but we didn’t know where to start when looking at packages! DLP is so much simpler to book 😛 so big thanks for this vlog!! Did you have any issues with the language barrier?
I would also add, when booking, also be aware of the day. She mentioned if booking on April 25, to get your first picks, make sure to book on Jan 25. However, depending where you live, like for me who lives on the westcoast of US, our January 25, is Tokyo's Jan 26. JUST FYI.
Hey Sam, thanks so much for sharing this video - really helpful. I am definitely a planner so did you have details of the 3rd party website I could get tickets if need be? Also those prices were really good! X
Thank you! :) I bought everything through Disney, so don't have personal experience - but I've heard Klook is a good 3rd party website to get Tokyo Disney tickets from! x
Thank you Sam! When I go its Grand Nikko!! *Sam - if you only just buy tickets, which is the best way to do that? You are amazing!!
Hi. Defiantly do a second video. Information that’s out here at the moment is that you can buy tickets with your hotel reservation but are not guaranteed entry if park is at capacity. Do you know if that is correct? My stay is the same time as fantasy springs opening and I am stressed as like you I cannot get any package. I also think the English website is restricted. Love your vlogs. Thank you
Hi you mentioned booking "1 night and 2 days or 2 nights and 3 days" when talking about the vacation package. I've been tryin to get clarification on this. We're arriving at night on a Tuesday and plan on going straight to our disney hotel (haven't booked yet) then want to go to the park the next two days (Wednesday and Thursday. Does that mean we could book 2 nights (Tues/Wed) checkout Thursday and have them hold our luggage while we go to the park on Thursday? Or would we need to book 3 nights for the 2 park days?
As I understand it, the vacation package probably wouldn't be good value for you, as it definitely seems like arrival day and check out day are included, so if you arrive late at night, you forfeit your first day of tickets. In this case room only and separate tickets would probably be better so you're not wasting anything. I'm sure they can hold your luggage!
Then again, I'm aware this comment was posted 6 months ago and you may have already been, haha! If that's the case, how did it go :D?
@@disabledisney we’re actually going in November! We’ve planned it so that we are going to a nearby hotel when we arrive then the next day will be our first day of the package and package hotel and we’ll maximize our time each day
@@AliaMia62amazing!! Have fuunn!!
Very helpful! I would have loved to hear the price of the non-vacay pacakge Belle room for comparison purposes!
Hi! For Vacation packages, are the tickets included in the package already covers all guests staying at the hotel room? Or the ticket included in the vacation package is good for only 1 person and you need to buy extra for the rest of room guest? Thank you
What time would you log on to start booking dining reservations for USA? I know it's 30 days in advance but what time would you start waiting "in line" online?
you: I won't do a vacation package next time
me, in 2024: hehe. heheheh. hehehehe.
Seriously though, that 3 months would freak me out. Just imagining having flights booked but nothing else??? Like what if you can't get anything at all? Or at least what you can afford, haha! Obviously you could stay at a non-Disney hotel, but let's face it, if you want to stay onsite but can't because it's sold out, it's gutting. It's also pointless for me to worry about this because it is extremely unlikely I'll ever get to go, but yeah. Welcome to my brain xD
Thank you so much for this
Do you have to pay for the room you book online straight away or pay when you arrive
Thank you for this helpful video. We are going to Tokyo Disneyland in April and I have so many questions! We have the Vacation Package for the Toy Story Hotel, but we are staying at Disneyland Hotel for 1 night before it becomes active. I gather that it is important to rope drop so I want to get hold of our tickets as soon as possible on the day they become active. Do you know how early we can collect our park tickets? Thanks in advance. xx
As far as I'm aware, you can "check in" and collect your park tickets any time on the day! So, I'd imagine if you got to the Toy Story hotel early in the morning, they could give you your tickets so you can go straight to the park x
27:01 please ...especially the wifi info
Thank you for this video! I will go to TDR next year in July 2024. For this trip i won't take vacation packages and book everything separaly. Do you have some tips during summer in Japan? I heard it's very hot and humide compare to Europe. What your experience during your trip?
Hey, Sam, where do you purchase the vacation plan😢 I’m lost 😅
Thank you so much for all the details! Super helpful. Im wondering for the Toy Story and the Disney hotel can you buy fast passes in advance there?
Anyone can book fast passes on the app :)
You mentioned that when you tried booking on your own, you could not get the Toy Story hotel. Were you only able to do it because of the vacation package?
How did you buy your tickets when you were staying at the Disney land hotel? We are going in January 2024 , staying in an alcove room and I’m thinking we’ll just buy our tickets at the hotel for the day we go. Will they be available then or do I need to buy them earlier? Love your information thank you.
For your full japan vacation, how much did it all cost with hotel and disney and stuff? (Excl food)
Great video! How did you book park tickets when staying at non Disney hotel please?
Thank you! :) We didn't as it was only one night before our trip started. But I think you can book them at reception?
When you book online just the hotel....do you have to pay the entire amount all at once? Or can you do you a deposit? And pay the rest at check in?
Also heard the website is diffcult for US cards.
Is early entry with the vacation package as well?
Hi Sam, hope you could help to answer some of my enquiries about 2D1N vacation package itineraries:
- are we allowed to check in early at the hotel and store our luggage on the first day of arrival before Disneyland opens at 9am?
- and for the second day in the theme park, do we need to check out early in the morning before going to the park since it is only one night package?
- do we need to queue as usual to enter the theme park when it opens ? Does vacation package allows us to skip the queue at entrance?
Thank you so much!
- Yes, I believe you can check in any time on the day. We checked in at around 10 am and picked up our tickets, despite our room not being ready till later that day. You can also of course leave your luggage at the hotel.
- You have to check out before checkout time on your final day.
- You have to queue as normal to get the park.
Hope it helped :)
Do you know of a travel agency that could do it for you ? I would love to hear about the pocket wifi
Hi, I’m not planning to go till June 2025 but I’ve been doing practice booking and as of today, 9/11/24, I’m able to book VP for Feb. 2025 on English website? Is this a new change? Thanks
How fast do the hotels go, is it in minutes on that day or is there a little time?
QUESTION! If we were to stay April 25th-April 30th..can we book those days Jan 25th or do we wait until Jan 30th?😋
Sam are you going to go disneyland paris hotel when opens and do comparison video to toyoko
Yes! Will probably focus on how it was before the renovation and give a full tour 😌
Thank you for this information is this about the same for Hong Kong and Shanghai
No, it's different for Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Will you be at Islam Paris between the 19th and the 24th of November I would love to meet you With my family
Where on the site did you find a vacation package more than 2 days? the dropdown only has 1 or 2 as options which is probably not enough?
As I explained in the video, the maximum nights you can do with a vacation package is 2 nights, which is what we did x
Thanks so much for the quick response. I thought I was completely blind! 😊
What if your booking as a wheelchair user ? Accessibility is essential for me .
Disneyland Tokyo is not administered by Disney USA, maybe that’s why it has more reasonable prices? DISNEY USA is losing a lot of money with those woke movies, families are not watching Disney anymore, only the parks are still giving them some profit so that’s why they are ALWAYS increasing the prices, what is a real shame!