Toy Story Mania! or Soaring first? Riding both at Tokyo DisneySea (tested)
Tested on the posted waits of Monday, September 21, 2026
Soaring, same day
With “Rope drop, most popular first”, queuing at 10:37 meant 3h. The Offpeak Parks route queued at 14:57: 1h 40m.
Rides
18
Rope drop, most popular first: 14
2 must-rides
All
Rope drop, most popular first: all
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Anyone who must ride both, or can't decide which to run to first
The usual worries, and what happened that day
“Toy Story Mania! or Soaring first?”
In this order: Soaring (14:57, 1h 40m) → Toy Story Mania! (16:51, 1h 10m)
“Rope drop, most popular first” went the same way: Soaring (10:37, 3h) → Toy Story Mania! (15:31, 1h 20m).
“Can we ride both without Premier Access?”
Toy Story Mania!, Soaring: rode them all
“Rope drop, most popular first” got all of them too.
“I don't want to stand in line for hours”
Even the longest line was just 1h 40m
13 of the 18 rides took 15 minutes or less. With “Rope drop, most popular first”, Soaring took 3h.
“What if the day doesn't go to plan?”
It re-plans after every ride, so you're covered
We didn't stick to the morning plan. It's the same way you'd use the planner on the day.
How the day went
In at 09:00, out at closing. After every ride we re-planned with the waits at that moment.
- Morning9:07〜11:34
6 rides close by
- Tower of Terror 20 min wait
- Turtle Talk 15 min wait
- Whirlpool 15 min wait
- Journey to the Center of the Earth 20 min wait
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 10 min wait
- +1 more
4 of these took 15 minutes or less.
- Midday11:55〜13:49
5 rides close by
- Meal (60 min)
- Raging Spirits 10 min wait
- Jasmine's Flying Carpets 5 min wait
- Caravan Carousel 5 min wait
- Sindbad's Storybook Voyage 5 min wait
- +1 more
5 of these took 15 minutes or less.
- Afternoon14:32〜16:51
Ride Soaring and Toy Story Mania!
- Meal (20 min)
- Soaring 100 min wait
- Toy Story Mania! 70 min wait
Soaring at 14:57: 1h 40m. With “Rope drop, most popular first” it was 3h.
- Evening18:19〜19:15
4 rides close by
- Nemo & Friends SeaRider 15 min wait
- Blowfish Balloon Race 5 min wait
- Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure 5 min wait
- Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey 70 min wait
3 of these took 15 minutes or less.
- Night20:37〜20:37
1 rides close by
- Rapunzel's Lantern Festival 5 min wait
See all 18 rides in order
- 11:55Meal, 60 min
- 14:32Meal, 20 min
The same day with “Rope drop, most popular first”
Head to the most popular ride as soon as you're in, then keep going in order of popularity
Soaring: Fantastic Flight
| Offpeak Parks | Rope drop, most popular first | |
|---|---|---|
| Longest queue | 1h 40m | 3h |
| Rides | 18 | 14 |
| 15 min or less | 13 | 9 |
| Must-rides | 2 of 2 | 2 of 2 |
What about the other 10 days?
More rides on 10 of 11 days
- +89/20
- +49/21
- +59/22
- -19/23
- +29/24
- +129/25
- +89/26
- +39/27
- +39/28
- +79/29
- +39/30
Sun, Sep 20 to Wed, Sep 30. +4 rides on the middle day. All must-rides done on 10 of 11 days (the other way: 11).
On some days it went the other way. When a ride's line runs longer than forecast, re-planning can't always make that back.
See every day's numbers
| Date | Offpeak Parks | Rope drop, most popular first |
|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | 15 rides, 8h 30m | 7 rides, 8h 10m |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 18 rides, 6h 45m | 14 rides, 6h 50m |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 9 rides, 9h 15m | 4 rides, 9h 40m |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 12 rides, 9h | 13 rides, 8h 15m |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 8 rides, 8h 40m | 6 rides, 9h 25m |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 18 rides, 4h 30m | 6 rides, 6h 10m |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 14 rides, 8h 10m | 6 rides, 8h 55m |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 11 rides, 8h 35m | 8 rides, 8h 55m |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 14 rides, 8h 30m | 11 rides, 8h 30m |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 15 rides, 7h 40m | 8 rides, 7h 50m |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 17 rides, 7h 45m | 14 rides, 7h 20m |
Your turn
Four things to do before you go
- 11–2 months before
Pick a quieter day
Star the days you could go and Suki points out the best one, with a reason. On quieter days, every line tends to be shorter.
Open the crowd calendar › - 21–2 weeks before
Build and save this route
It opens with the settings below already in. Just pick your date. Save it and it's ready on the day.
- ・Opening to closing
- ・Adults
- ・Must ride: Toy Story Mania! and Soaring
- ・No Premier Access
- 31 week before
Make a packing list
For this route, these make the day easier. Tap to add them to your packing list (you stay on this page). Suki adds weather items on the list page.
Wireless earbuds
Something to enjoy in the long lines
Power bank with a built-in cable (10,000 mAh)
Checking waits all day drains your battery
Comfortable walking sneakers
DisneySea is a long walk end to end
- 4The day before
Check for anything forgotten, and add to Home Screen
The day before, Suki asks “forgetting anything?” on your packing list. Add the site to your Home Screen from the button at the top so it opens fast on the day.
Open the packing list ›Forgetting anything? Have one more look before bed.
Example ・ Mon, Sep 21
Next up
Turtle Talk
Queue at 9:32 · 15 min wait
On the day, just look at the next stop
- 1
Open it from your Home Screen
Your saved plan opens. Tap “Update” to re-plan with that morning's waits.
- 2
Tap “Rode it” after each ride
It picks the next stop with the waits at that moment. That's how the day on this page was done.
- 3
Long break? Tap “Update”
Rested, watched a parade: wherever you are, it re-plans the rest of your time.
Good to know for this day
How we tested
- On that day, at the entry time, we built the same plan the route planner would, using only the real posted waits up to that time and the forecast after it.
- After each ride we re-planned from the time, place and rides left. Waits are what the app showed when we joined the line.
- The comparison uses the same day, rides, meals, walking speed and posted waits.
- The day shown is the middle day of those we tested, not the best one.
Popular rides: those averaging 40+ minutes from September 20 to 30, 2026. Small rides add to the count too, so we show both.