"Most of the attractions queueing time is less than 45 minutes now. It should be enough for us to buy DPA for one of the most popular attractions to shorten our waiting time."
Mrs. Mak actually is a fast learner. She is still incoherent when she entered Disney Sea in the morning. However, she already had a clear direction and goal after lunch.
Compared with me, who take a lot of time for preparation but still feel nervous in the morning, she is much wiser. (Appreciate from the bottom of my heart)
The atmosphere in the park in the afternoon is definitely not as intense as in the morning, because it is a foregone conclusion that almost all SP and 40th are distributed, and all the DPA of Fantasy attractions were sold.
Therefore, I decide to describe the rest of the attraction experience simply in point form.
6. Rapunzel's Lantern Festival (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Waiting method/time: 0 minutes by DPA (Bu observation, without DPA, the waiting time is 20 min during morning and 70 minutes during afternoon)
Review: A dynamic ride with 3D effects. It is very interesting and the graphic.
For the reason of comparative less attention in Fantasy Springs, I guess it is just because Peter Pan is not as popular as Elsa and Rapunzel.
No SP, No DPA, we can only pass by FROZEN in the afternoon.
If you have difficulty in ordering via mobile in FROZEN's restaurant, it is recommended to ask the staff at the door for help directly. It’s actually not difficult to find a time slot but you may have to come back 1-2 hours later. However, Fantasy Springs is an area that you cannot come in and out freely. Personally I will not recommend to have meal if the booking time is 1-2 hours later, since it is not worth spending an hour in Fantasy Springs just for walking around and shopping. (except you really love to do so.)
(It’s different at USJ in Osaka. You can first make reservation in the restaurant in Nintendo area. Then you can spend 1hour to participate in mini games in Nintendo area while you’re waiting for your meal time.)
OAKEN'S OK FOODS is a snack shop, the only one shop does not need SP, DPA or PREORDER in Fantasy Springs. If you come to experience and not time for eat, try this! (But you still have to queue.)
Snacks at Disney Sea are much cheaper than those in Hong Kong - 350 YEN for each.
I have to take one even though I am on a diet.
Children like ice bars, but I don’t like the feeling of numbness in my teeth after eating them. TIRAMISU ICE CREAM SANDWICH is very delicious. The bitter texture of TIRAMISU biscuit paired with the vanilla ice-cream - fantastic!!
Leaving FANTASY, let’s move on to the adventure of Indiana Jones!
Indiana Jones Adventures
8. Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : ****
Exciting Level: ****
Surprising Level: ****
Attracting Level: ****
Retry Level: ***
Waiting method/time: 0 minutes by 40th anniversary pass (By observation, the waiting time is 50 min)
Review: A car ride with the theme "Indiana Jones". There are some scary mechanisms such as insects and skulls. My daughter was alright and enjoyed, but her elder brother was scared and decide to leave immediately.
After that, we went to Discovery Bay - The area with Nemo
9. Nemo & Friends SeaRider(Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : ****
Exciting Level: ***
Surprising Level: *****
Attracting Level: *****
Retry Level: ****
Waiting method/time: 35 minutes
Review: A 4D effect dynamic attraction. For me it is an enjoyable and simulated deep sea journey, with a slight water spray effect.
10. Aquatopia (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : ******
Exciting Level: ****
Surprising Level: ******
Attracting Level: **
Retry Level: *******
Waiting method/time: 25 minutes
Review: "A little bit wet," a handsome staff remind us when we come to the queue.
Sitting on a boat that probably has no prescribed waterway. You are faced with a water jet mechanism that may be fired at you from time to time
The final situation of the participants may be "just a little bit Wet", but according to my family's experience, it is more likely to be "Entirely Wet".
However, I cannot find any disposable raincoat vending machine nearby, so I guess it is just "little wet" and didn’t put on the raincoat. Probably the Japanese mentality is to have more enjoyment by experiencing water attraction without any raincoat.
The kids were exciting and asked for once more, but due to time constraints we had to continue other itineraries immediately.
(After reviewing my old article, I discovered that I expeirenced this crazy water attraction 14 years ago‥‥‥)
At this time we took the Disney Sea Electric Railway and headed towards the main entrance of the Park.
The waiting time for various attractions began to decrease during afternoon, but the waiting time for two popular attractions - Soaring: Fantastic Flight and Toy Story Mania! - remained at one hour or above. We decided to use extraordinary means - DPA on one more attraction - choose one out of this two.
Based on the information collected in advance, Soaring is a dynamic attraction. It feels like flying in the sky and seeing wonderful view around the world.
I think it is funny so the waiting time keep long.
However, I personally prefer shooting attractions with higher participation. Moreover, it will be fun to have Disney Characters in the attraction, so we go back to American Waterfront Area.
6:15 pm, arrived Waterfront and buy DPA immediately. Spend money to buy time, queueing problem had been solved and suddenly there are 10 extra minutes in our lives to take some pictures.
This DPA is really genuine. Some so-called express passes only reduce part of the queuing time. You still have to wait for about 15 minutes before you can get on the bus. This Toy Story Mania DPA is almost directly accessible.
3D Shooting Ride, let's have a competition!!
The three-dimensional shooting is very interactive, enjoyable, engaging and interesting. Personally, I think this project is the most fun among the attractions in Disney Sea.
107,900 points on my first trial
11. Toy Story Mania! (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : *******
Exciting Level: *****
Surprising Level: ********
Attracting Level: ******
Retry Level: ***************
Waiting method/time: 0 minutes by DPA (Waiting time: 60 minutes)
It costs another 8000 yen to experience again. No matter how much we want to try again.....just give up.
Then a little incident happened. I originally planned to take the ferry back to the Lost River Delta to try "Raging Spirits".
Then I realized I was in the wrong line and ended up taking a photo with Shellie May.
(I’m very surprised that when queuing up to take the boat, I am wondering why the staff asked "how many people" in our group, and ask us to put down the bags.)
The staff captured an interesting moment, a father was rushing to catch a boat and two children who were falling in love with Shellie May.
"It is really strange if we have not taken any pictures with Character in Disney, so this mistake is good for us," Mrs. Mak said.
Taking a boat back to the Lost River Delta, Indiana at night is... very impressive.
This is an memorable attraction that I experienced 14 years ago. It was still a time to get fast pass in hard copy. My evaluation was not very good during that time - Not worth to spend an hour to wait for a short attraction.
But nowadays, I have a different feeling when I tried again.
Let me review what I have said 14 years ago: (sorry, in Chinese)
The ride lasts for several minutes and includes 360-degree twists and turns. It is actually quite an exciting roller coaster attraction.
When I was young, I regard "exciting ride" is the coaster attraction in FujiQ Highland which go straight up and down, However, I have totally different point of view and Raging Spirits is "exciting enough".
12. Raging Spirits (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
The time after we finished riding is 7:50PM, we were rushing back to the central of the park as we didn't want to miss the show at 8:00PM - Believe! Sea of Dreams
A night-light parade on the sea coupled with a grand fireworks show, I personally think it is a show that we must see.
I don't like to use my mobile phone to shoot videos. There are already a lot of videos on YouTube about this show.
Watching it in person with your own eyes, the level of excitement is completely different from that on video.
"Daddy, I cannot see....Can you carry me?"
"Certainly."
I won't miss any chance when I still have the energy to hug my daughter and watch the fireworks,
When they grow up, these memories like fireworks: beautiful but transient.
The fireworks dissipated together with the crowd. Most of the crowd rushed to the shops and exits. At this time I found that all the amusement rides were still open. The waiting time for Soaring is about 50 minutes. I was thinking that if I had queued up for Soaring before fireworks finished, it might be easier to experience this attraction.
Mr. Qian Zhongshu, the author of "The Besieged City" once said: "We not only imagine the grapes that cannot be picked to be sour, but also probably imagine them to be extra sweet." Soaring and Frozen should also be extra "sweet" in my mind.
The whole day....No....Three consecutive harsh journey days was very difficult for my son to bear. Moreover, my love for Disney products is far less than before after I have visited Hong Kong Disneyland for more than 50 times.
It's unbelievable that two girls in my family still have the ability to browse in a crowded store.
We have experienced in a total 12 attractions + took a photo with 1 Disney character + watched the luminous fireworks display on the sea, and took a ride on the ocean boat and the train respectively.
Whether you have bought the souvenir or not, it is considered a fruitful day.
The time we left is at 9:30 PM. At this time, I looked back at the door position which was extremely crowd in this early morning, and discovered that we had stayed in this Sea for more than 14 hours.
In these years, Toy Story, Nemo, Frozen, Rapunzel, Peter Pan ‥‥‥Disney Sea, which focus on exciting rides many years ago, has introduced many attractions with Disney and children elements in recent years.
In Chinese there is a phrase - "Change is eternal", and probably these changes will let us come back again soon, or later....probably.
What will happen 14 years later? God knows.
Disney Sea 2024 - The End - But our Tokyo trip continues.
Below are other sharing about Disney Sea Tokyo, The Making of Harry Potter and USJ Osaka:
Although the morning call scheduled today is 5:00 am, compared to going to USJ Osaka, the time can be a bit flexible. I only bought tickets before going to Disney Sea (the total cost of four is about HK$1,500) after all, which is much lower than the prepaid amount of USJ (Spent HK$6,000 to buy express tickets before the trip.)
Of course, I personally don’t like Disney Sea’s arrangement of "haggling" after entering the park.
From Ikebukuro, take the Yurakucho Line to the main station - Shin-Kiba, and then transfer to the Keiyo Line to Maihama. The journey takes about an hour.
Departed at 7:01 am, 30 minutes behind schedule
"Hey Daddy, What is Disney Sea?"
"There is Disneyland and Disney Sea in Tokyo."
"Which one is more interesting?"
"Probably Land.... Then I know what are you going to ask. The answer is because you haven't ever been there. Then I know what is your next question. The answer is - you both have visited Disneyland Tokyo before but you have forgotten."
Disney Sea - Another attraction that I visit after 14 years. I wonder if the employee who helped me find the camera lens cap is still working? (Below link is the experience in Sea during 2010 - In Chinese)
2010重溫 - 重滔覆橋第二天(06/25-part 2) - 向海員們致敬 (Disney Sea 2010 - Tribute to the sailors)
The train from Maihama Station to Disney Sea costs 300 YEN per person. When I am considering how to buy the train ticket. The kind-hearted Hong Kong person next to me suggested me to buy a one-day ticket for 700 YEN‥‥‥But I didn’t listen to her. "Isn’t it only spent 600 yen for one round trip?"
You don't have to queue up again when you leave so I have bought 2 tickets for each of us.
It was 250 YEN in 2010, but it's only 300 YEN today. With the depreciation of the yen, the fare may be reduced or not increased actually.
(Below link is the experience in Sea during 2010 - In Chinese)
2010重溫 - 重滔覆橋第二天(06/25-part 1) - Land 中之 Sea (Disney Sea 2010 - "Sea" inside the Land)
We entered the venue around 8:50 am that day. After entering, many tourists stayed at the entrance focusing on their mobile phones, busy for buying DPA, drawing SP, and drawing 40th anniversary pass.
At that time, Frozen SP had almost been distributed, but there was still some DPA in evening period. Looking back at this time, the first priority is to get the Frozen ticket (DPA or SP) first. However, our family watched Youtube before about Frozen, a bit similar to Hong Kong Disneyland one.
We felt that Peter Pan was the most fun of the four attractions in Fantasy Springs so we bought the Peter Pan DPA and get the Rapunzel SP at the same time. (I have made a wrong decision at that time.)
But later I discovered that Peter Pan was indeed the most fun one, but it was also a relatively low-popularity attraction in Fantasy Springs.
(If you want to try all attractions in Fantasy Spring, you can refer to my previous article.)
"Let's go to experience Monster, Inc!"
When I focused on my mobile phone and heard Mrs. Mak's suggestion, I couldn’t help sighing.
"Why don’t even the smarter people prepare for park information?" (Monsters Inc. is belong to Disneyland...)
At this time, in chaos, my family took a phubber to "Tower of Terror".
The children had already been very interested in this drop tower. we took advantage of the opening prime time to participate in this popular attraction. The waiting time is only 20 minutes at that moment.
Having experienced it more than 10 years ago, I was a bit indifferent to this attraction, and I was busy focusing on solving the problem of "Chen Taiman" as I am being stuck in buying DPA!!
I have spent several times to change the apps name from "Chan Tai Man" to "Chan Taiman"
(Surely Chan Tai Man is not my real name. just put as an example.)
I have no idea about what the staff is explaining in Japanese, so I focus on my phone for getting pass.
Then I get the 40th anniversary pass, The attraction I chose was "Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull", which I thought was the most fun among the 40th anniversary options.
The effect of the drop tower is good, and the children have a lot of fun experience it. My son, who is timid, was a little afraid of the ghost effect, but they found the feeling of going up and down from time to time very exciting and kept screaming.
1. Tower of Terror (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
It was 10 minutes to 10:00 am after riding Tower. There was still a little time before our reserved time for Rapunzel. Therefore, we took this opportunity to queue up for another popular attraction - "Journey to the Center of the Earth". 60 minutes - The longest waiting time for our today journey.
This is a roller coaster equipped with sparkles and lighting effects. I personally find quite exciting and definitely worth a try.
2. Journey to the Center of the Earth (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : ****
Exciting Level: ****
Surprising Level: *****
Attracting Level: ****
Retry Level: ****
Waiting method/time: 60 minutes
After that, we show our Rapunzel SP and enter Fantasy Springs. The waiting time for SP was very short in the morning. We took the SP into Rapunzel and waited for less than 20 minutes before boarding the ship.
I really like the semi-open boat ride, which matches the theme of Tangled, with outdoor towers and indoor sky lanterns blooming all over the ceiling. When traveling with natural light and indoor light, the lighting effect is very rich, but other family members feel hot during outdoor riding and they were not really enjoyable.
Movie - Part 1 Outdoor
Movie - Part 2 Indoor
3. Rapunzel's Lantern Festival (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : ***
Exciting Level: *
Surprising Level: ****
Attracting Level: *****
Retry Level: ***
Waiting method/time: 20 minutes with SP
After Rapunzel, my mobile alarm ringing and it is the second time to draw SP and 40th anniversary respectively. According to my son's request, I chose "Raging Spirits". When I try to draw SP again, even Tinker Bell is unavailable and only Peter Pan SP was left. I had no choice but to take this first.
As for DPA, I can also buy it again now, but we plan to buy this later if necessary.
(It would be much better if I bought Frozen DPA and pick SP for Peter Pan when I entered the park. Luckily my family doesn't have favored in Frozen so it become irrelevant.)
We would like to have lunch at Royal Banquet of Arendelle in Fantasy Springs, but the available dining time is unavailable until 2:00 pm in the afternoon. We won't prefer to stay in Fantasy Springs for 2 hours so we moved to the mermaid area which in the center of the park. We dined at Sebastian's Calypso Kitchen. It is an indoor restaurants and no need to reserve.
(If you are eager to have lunch in Royal Banquet, it is recommended to have food ordering when you are queueing for another ride. But as I said, we have no special requirement in eating.)
In the same area, we have rode two small attractions - Blowfish Balloon Race and Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster, which waiting time is 15 to 20 minutes repectively.
4. Blowfish Balloon Race (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : **
Exciting Level: **
Surprising Level: **
Attracting Level: ****
Retry Level: **
Waiting method/time: 20 minutes
5. Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster (Mak Rating - in principle the highest mark is 5 stars*)
Fun Level : **^
Exciting Level: **^
Surprising Level: **
Attracting Level: **
Retry Level: **
Waiting method/time: 15 minutes
At this time, I checked with MY PLAN in my Disney Apps. The SP and DPA matters have all been settled. The left decision is whether buy DPA to experience two attractive attractions - Toy Story Mania or Soaring Fantastic Flight - either one as we have limited budget.
When my daughter ate the macarons (actually she looked for the souvenir only) and everyone recovered. It’s time to set off again and continue our afternoon journey.
(I wore 7 different Japanese Comics T-shirt for this 7 days trip - Today is One Piece)
Let's Keep Going!!
- The end of Tokyo Disney Sea part 2 -
Next Chapter - Dinery Sea Tokyo 3 - Busy Second Half Having fun (Peter Pan / Toy Story Mania) - NEW in English
