Touring, waits, food and what to do if something goes wrong
On the day
Articles to open inside the park. Start with the heading closest to where you are now.
See today's wait timesMorning and ride order
Where to go at openingAt Disneyland, make Splash Mountain or Pooh's Hunny Hunt your first ride (13 minutes at 9:00, 77–79 by 9:30).
What time to arrive?Be in the gate line by 8:45am.
Ride closuresAt DisneySea, Indiana Jones Adventure reopens on November 30, 2026 and Tower of Terror on November 6.
First-timer's guideOn a first visit, put the classics on your must-ride list and pick each next ride by the current waits.
Going soloAlone, you can ride 24 rides in a day at Tokyo Disneyland.
Kids without long linesWith kids, stick to rides they can take and pick each next ride by current waits.
Touring efficientlyGo to a runner-up ride before it fills up in the morning, skip the big rides at midday, and do them together after 7pm.
Rides per dayEntering at 9am with no Premier Access, you can ride all 8 Disneyland headliners, even on a packed day.
Which Premier Access?At DisneySea, buy Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey and Soaring as soon as you enter (both averaged over 2 hours in September).
Touring Fantasy SpringsNo pass is needed: anyone who enters Tokyo DisneySea can walk into Fantasy Springs and line up for all four rides.
Tokyo Disney in the rainYes. On days with 5–20mm of rain between 9am and 6pm, waits are about 15% shorter, and with 20mm or more, about 30% shorter.
Passes and ride systems
Which pass is whichThere are three: paid Premier Access (DPA, ¥1,000–2,500 per ride), and the free Standby Pass and Entry Request.
Using Single RiderSingle Rider runs on 4 rides right now: Beauty and the Beast at Disneyland, and Frozen Journey, Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure and Raging Spirits at DisneySea.
How Rider Switch worksWhen a child is too short to ride, two or more adults can ask the Cast Member at the entrance before queueing, and the second adult rides without queueing again.
Wheelchair guideOnly some rides can be ridden in a wheelchair or electric wheelchair, so check each one in the Information Book or with a cast member before you board.
Disability ticketsGuests with a disability certificate can use the tickets for guests with disabilities and the Disability Access Service.
Height requirements13 rides at Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea have a height requirement, at four levels: 81, 90, 102 and 117 cm.
Reading wait times99.7% of posted waits are in 5-minute steps, and "5 min" shows up mostly on rides that rarely build a queue, like the rafts.
Meeting charactersYou can line up to meet characters at 4 spots in Disneyland and 4 in DisneySea, plus Miguel for a limited time.
Food and drinks
Using Mobile OrderOnce you're inside the park, pick a restaurant and arrival time in the app and send your order.
Meal timing and snacksRide waits at lunchtime are only 10–20% shorter than at 10am, so eat whenever suits you.
Water and drinksThere are 14 drinking fountains at Tokyo Disneyland and 21 at DisneySea (official).
Popcorn and bucketsA regular box is ¥400 at the wagons, and a bucket with popcorn is ¥2,400–3,600 (official menu, September 2026).
Leaving, getting separated, feeling unwell
How to re-enterOn the way out, tell the exit Cast Member you'll re-enter.
Lost children and ID stickersDon't search. Tell the nearest Cast Member right away.
First Aid and medicineIf you feel unwell, tell any Cast Member nearby, and Main First Aid near the entrance will give first aid.
Baby Centers and nursing roomsOnly the Baby Centers have hot water (70°C or hotter) and a microwave, and Disneyland has two: World Bazaar and Toontown.
Finding lost itemsInside the park, ask a nearby Cast Member, then go to Main Street House at Land or Guest Relations at Sea.
Souvenirs and memories
Ship souvenirs home via the appYes. Japan residents aged 13 and over can order in the app until 23:45 on the day they visit, and delivery is ¥1,000 per order (free from ¥10,000).
Souvenir medal machinesA souvenir medal is a keepsake a machine presses with a design when you put in a ¥100 coin.
Photos by Cast MembersYes. Photographers with cameras take your photo free, and they'll use your own phone too.
Park mailboxes and stampsPut a stamped postcard in a park mailbox, and the park adds a commemorative stamp dated the day you posted it before passing it to the post office.
Finding Hidden MickeysThere's no official list, and every spot is a fan report.