A holiday to Tokyo Disneyland can be a lot of fun, but like any overseas holiday it can put a strain on finances! With some small cost-cutting measures you can still have a great Tokyo Disney holiday without stressing out over the credit card bills when you return home.

Cheap flights can go a long way towards saving money, which you can then perhaps use on the more fun things like souvenirs!

Another major trip cost can be accommodation, so it can certainly help the wallet by choosing a hotel with added perks – like Happy Entry (Tokyo Disney Resort Hotels only) and free shuttle bus transportation to the Disney Parks!

Here is a list of hotels with free shuttle buses to either the Tokyo Disney Parks or Tokyo Disney Resort Line monorail. Many of the official Disney hotels also offer a free shuttle bus to and from Maihama train station at Disneyland.

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Tokyo Disney Resort Hotels

This map is from the official Tokyo Disney Resort website, and shows all the locations of the official Tokyo Disney Resort Hotels. It’s the best location map to use, as it shows the accurate proximities to the two park entrances.

Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel

Free shuttle bus to both Tokyo Disney Resort Parks.
Airport transfer: Haneda Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥1,300, Child: ¥650.
No transfer bus from Tokyo Celebration Hotel to/from Narita Airport.

Check Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel availability here

Tokyo Disney Toy Story Hotel

No shuttle bus to the Tokyo Disney Parks, walk to monorail station across the road to access both Parks (fee).
Airport transfer: Haneda Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥1,300, Child: ¥650.
Airport transfer: Narita Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥2,300, Child: ¥1,150.

Check Tokyo Disney Toy Story Hotel availability here

Tokyo Disney Ambassador Hotel

Free shuttle bus to both Tokyo Disney Resort Parks – can also walk to Disney Sea (10 minutes) or walk through the Ikspiari Shopping Mall and on to Tokyo Disneyland (20 minutes) (or to the monorail station at Resort Gateway (10 minutes) to access both parks).
Airport transfer: Haneda Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price pop Adult: ¥1,300, Child: ¥650.
Airport transfer: Narita Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥2,300, Child: ¥1,150.

Check Tokyo Disney Ambassador Hotel availability here

Tokyo Disneyland Hotel

No shuttle bus to the Tokyo Disney Parks, walk to monorail station at hotel rear to access DisneySea (fee).
Airport transfer: Haneda Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥1,300, Child: ¥650.
Airport transfer: Narita Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥2,300, Child: ¥1,150.

Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta

No shuttle bus to the Tokyo Disney Parks, walk to monorail station past entrance gates to access Disneyland (fee).
Airport transfer: Haneda Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥1,300, Child: ¥650.
Airport transfer: Narita Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥2,300, Child: ¥1,150.

Check Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta availability here

Tokyo Disney Fantasy Springs Hotel

No shuttle bus to the Tokyo Disney Parks, walk to monorail station across the road to access both Parks (fee).
Airport transfer: Haneda Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥1,300, Child: ¥650.
Airport transfer: Narita Airport transfer Limo Bus – Price Adult: ¥2,300, Child: ¥1,150.

Check Tokyo Disney Fantasy Springs Hotel availability here

Tokyo Disney Official Hotels

These Tokyo Disney Resort Official Hotels (so these are other hotel brands, not Disney Hotels – a common misunderstanding!) all offer a free shuttle bus to the Disney Resort Line monorail Bayside Station and the main bus stop at Maihama Station near Disneyland.

Tokyo Disney Partner Hotels

Tokyo Disney Good Neighbor Hotels

Tokyo mobile phone internet data eSims

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Other nearby Tokyo Disney hotels with a shuttle

Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay

Free Shuttle bus service to both Tokyo Disney parks and the train station.

Check Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay availability here

Ibis Styles Tokyo Bay

Complimentary shuttle bus service to both Tokyo Disney Resort Parks and the Shin Urayasu Railway Station.

Check Ibis Styles Tokyo Bay availability here

Henn na Maihama Hotel

Complimentary shuttle to Disney Parks.

Check Henn na Maihama Hotel availability here

Hotel Mystays Maihama

Free shuttles to Tokyo Disney Resort and Maihama Station.

Check Hotel Mystays Maihama availability here

Hiyori Hotel Maihama

Shuttle bus to Maihama JR train station near Tokyo Disneyland.

Check Hiyori Hotel Maihama availability here

Comfort Suites Tokyo Bay

Shuttle bus to both Tokyo Disney Parks but drop off points aren’t as close.

Check Comfort Suites Tokyo Bay availability here

The Royal Park Hotel Maihama

Shuttles to Disneyland and Disney Sea.

Spa & Hotel Maihama Eurasia

Shuttle to Disneyland/Maihama or possible shuttle/walk to Disney Sea.

Check Spa & Hotel Maihama Eurasia availability here

Hotel Honorable Mention

Hotel Dream Gate (at Maihama Station)

Walking distance from the Maihama Station to Tokyo Disneyland is approximately 10 minutes.

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What has changed with Fantasy Springs in 2025?

From January 7th 2025, Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs theme park area changed from pass only to no longer restricted entry. Rides remained as pass only rides.

Now from April 1st we have the biggest update yet – the completion of the opening Fantasy Springs rides to all. But will this make some of the rides less accessible than ever?

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What exactly is changing from April 1st 2025 in Fantasy Springs?

On the 25th of March 2025 it was announced that from April the 1st 2025 DisneySea guests will no longer need to hold a ride pass to experience any of the Fantasy Springs rides.

Fantasy Springs ride passes (Standby or Premier) had been required from the opening of the area in May 2024 to April 1. From April 1 2025 you can now line up for rides as soon as you arrive at the queue without a ride pass. The compulsory Standby passes (similar to virtual queuing at WDW in Orlando) to allow guests to queue for any of the Fantasy Springs rides are now retired.

This means that guests are now able to walk up to all Fantasy Springs rides:

• Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey
• Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival
• Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
• Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies

and join the queue to line up and ride the ride with no prior booking or paid pass required, other than a Tokyo DisneySea entrance ticket.

How long are the Fantasy Springs standby ride queues now?

What we know…prior to April 1, limited Standby Pass queues frequently exceeded 2 hours.

With no limited access to queues now it is hard to estimate but depending upon DPA availability it would not be unreasonable to expect to see these queues potentially grow to the three to four hour mark initially and on high demand days.

How long are the Fantasy Springs standby ride queues after April 1?

The Tokyo Disney Frozen ride queue will be the worst case scenario. It’s easily the most popular ride in the park and motivated many people in Tokyo to arrive early and queue several hours prior to the queues opening on April 1st. All just for the chance of booking a Frozen pass. Therefore, new ride strategies involving the investment of time should also now be expected.

Who will get to the queues first?

It seems likely that Fantasy Springs Hotel guests with Happy Entry will be in pole position to line up for the Fantasy Springs rides first.

DisneySea general Happy Entry guests from the front entrance will be running a slow second, but it will probably still be worth it – certainly better than waiting until later in the day to join the queues.

It may all calm down over time like Beauty and the Beast

For comparison Tokyo Disneyland’s own Beauty and the Beast ride initially experienced massive queues upon opening. Several years later that has now settled down to an average of around two hours wait, with DPAs often still being available to purchase up until around mid-morning.

As an Asian Disney Park comparison, Shanghai Disneyland queues frequently exceed four hours for their most popular attraction (Duffy character meets). Disney guests are prepared to dig in and wait for long periods to see their top fan priorities.

Really, only time will tell from April 1! I will update operating strategies in the weeks following!

All about Fantasy Springs & DPAs

If you don’t have a Vacation Package or Fantasy Springs Hotel Grand Chateau booking that already comes with pre-booked Fantasy Springs ride opportunities, you may like to skip the Fantasy Springs queues with a Disney Premier Access Pass.

Are Disney Premier Access Tickets (DPAs) still available in Fantasy Springs?

Guests can still choose the option to purchase a paid Disney Premier Access pass which allows guests to use the ride’s Priority laneway. When booking a DPA you select an allocated one-hour entrance time period. DPAs allow you to skip the main section of the ride queue and be channeled the head of the queue, close to where the ride starts. This saves potentially hours of waiting in line. You may still be waiting around ten to fifteen minutes total to board the ride.

Does Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies ride have a DPA?

No, Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies ride only has a standard ride queue and no DPA available.

Should I buy Disney Premier Access for Frozen, Rapunzel and Peter Pan rides?

Clearly with the potential of very long ride queues, overseas visitors who have already made a huge financial investment in their trip with time-poor availability would be strongly recommended to book DPAs for any of the Fantasy Springs rides if available. This will free up their time to explore other areas of Tokyo DisneySea – one of the biggest and most unique Disney parks in the world.

How difficult will it be to get a Frozen or Rapunzel DPA from April 1?

It is expected that current amounts of Fantasy Springs DPAs will markedly increase with the ending of the Fantasy Springs Passport/Unlimited Fantasy Springs rides in vacation packages. Hopefully this will make it easier to obtain a Fantasy Springs DPA. Prior to April 1, Frozen DPAs were consistently selling out by around 9am – the official park opening time.

What gives me the best chance of booking a DPA for Fantasy Springs?

To do this, your best bet is to get Disney Happy Entry or arrive very early. How early we won’t know for sure until we can work out how many DPAs will actually be available and the take up rate – to be confirmed!

How do I book a Tokyo Disney Resort DPA on the app?

You can only book a Tokyo Disney Resort DisneySea DPA on the official Tokyo Disney App after you have scanned into DisneySea. You can only book for people physically scanned into the park.

Watch my step-by-step DPA pass booking walk-through on my YouTube channel here (this video was made last year so please disregard references to Mobile orders only being allowed with ride passes, Fantasy Springs entry being restricted and Standby Passes)

When do Tokyo Disney Premier Access passes run out?

Most if not all DisneySea DPAs will run out at some point during the day. High-demand ride DPAs usually run out in the morning on busy days.

How soon can I buy a second ride DPA?

DPA purchases are limited to one ride per hour, or after you have used your DPA to scan in to ride the ride.

So you can book your next DPA ride booking the moment after you have scanned into the Priority Entrance of your current DPA ride booking, even if it is less than 60 minutes between them.

Alternatively, you can book your next DPA pass 60 minutes after you confirmed booking your previous (yet unused) DPA.

Can I enter my DPA ride booking early?

You can only enter the Priority Laneway for your DPA ride booking during the assigned one-hour time range for your booking.

When your coloured ride ticket with QR Code appears on the app (usually around 5 minutes before your due time period commences) you should be able to scan in to that ride.

Can I enter my DPA ride booking late?

Strictly speaking no, but we have arrived late before due to unforeseen circumstances and explained our way in. I would advise that you avoid arriving outside of your stated ticket time period, as you can be refused entry.

That said, it can’t hurt to explain the circumstances at the Priority Laneway entrance and see how it is received.

How many DPAs can I buy for the same ride?

You can purchase as many DPAs as you like but the problem is availability. You can buy the same ride again if you wish, if it’s still available.

DPA strategy – set a reminder!

Right after you have booked a DPA, set an alarm on your phone to remind you when an hour has passed from your last DPA purchase if you want to buy as many as possible during the day.

What is the price of DPA passes for Frozen, Rapunzel and Peter Pan rides?

Each of the Disney Premier Access ride passes are priced at:

2,000 JPY (Japanese Yen) per person per ride.

This converts to approximately:

AUD (Australian Dollar) $21
USD (United States Dollar) $13
GBP (Pound Sterling) £10.30

Which is the most popular DisneySea ride?

Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey is still the stand-out most popular ride at Fantasy Springs, and Disney Sea in general.

The Fantasy Springs rides are listed here in order of popularity:

1. Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey – need to wait in line or buy a Disney Premier Access (DPA) pass to ride
2. Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival – need to wait in line or buy a DPA pass to ride
3. Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure – need to wait in line or buy a DPA pass to ride
4. Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies – need to wait in line – the queue is the only way to access this ride. There is no Disney Premier Access (DPA – paid) pass available for this ride.

Do I still need a Tokyo DisneySea ticket to visit Fantasy Springs?

Yes, you still require a DisneySea park One Day Passport entrance ticket to access DisneySea and so Fantasy Springs. You don’t require any other ride pass or booking to access the Fantasy Springs area inside DisneySea.

Does the Disability ride system (DAS pass) work in Fantasy Springs?

Yes, now that the Fantasy Springs rides are unrestricted the Tokyo Disney DAS Pass will work with all Fantasy Springs rides without any other ride pass. Keep in mind that if the queue is 3 hours long, that will be your return time.

What if I have a Vacation Package?

Luckily you can pre-select your Fantasy Springs rides and not have to worry about queuing for excessive times or hoping to get a DPA, which is great!

How can I get in to Fantasy Springs once I’m in DisneySea?

The Fantasy Springs area is open to all DisneySea guests by simply walking in through the entrance tunnel.

Use the official Tokyo Disney Resort App to navigate your way across the park to get there. It will take you around 20 minutes walk from the front entrance.

What can I see inside Fantasy Springs?

Fantasy Springs is made up of four areas – three “magical springs” and the Fantasy Springs Hotel:

You can now access the entire Fantasy Springs precinct, including all the Fantasy Springs rides.

This means you can stroll the paths, view the stone statues and other themed decorations and fountains. You can visit the themed Fantasy Springs areas including Frozen’s town of Arandelle, the big pirate ship and skull cave from Peter Pan and see Rapunzel’s Tower.

You will be able to view the outside of the Royal Banquet of Arandelle restaurant, The Snuggly Duckling Restaurant Lookout Cookout restaurants and book mobile food orders to enter and eat inside these restaurants.

You can walk around the park-front entrance of the beautiful Disney Fantasy Springs Hotel, but entry to the Hotel is restricted to guests.

What Disney characters are found in Fantasy Springs?

You may be lucky enough to find a Disney Princess or two in Fantasy Springs! Characters sighted include most Disney Princesses plus Anna and Elsa from Frozen regularly making appearances.

To interact with them you can either surround them in a crowd and hopefully snatch the opportunity to pose with them for a photo, or sometimes there is a formed queue to get a photograph with them.

How can I eat inside the Fantasy Springs restaurants?

The Fantasy Springs sit-down restaurants all have restricted entry. They are:

• Royal Banquet of Arendelle
• Lookout Cookout
• The Snuggly Duckling

Currently the only way to enter and eat inside any of the Fantasy Springs Restaurants is to use the official app to make a mobile order for that restaurant. You can order something as small as a drink to get you inside and then use Counter number 1 to order what you like once inside, but you must have a booking to enter.

How do I make a Fantasy Springs Mobile Food Order on the app?

You can only book a Tokyo Disney Resort DisneySea Mobile Food Order on the official Tokyo Disney App after you have scanned into DisneySea. You can only book for people physically scanned into the park.

Watch my step-by-step Mobile food order beginner’s guide video walk-through at DisneySea on my YouTube channel here (this video was made last year so please disregard references to Mobile orders only being allowed with ride passes, Fantasy Springs entry being restricted and Standby Passes)

What snacks can I buy inside Fantasy Springs?

Even if you don’t have a mobile order you can buy these Fantasy Springs snacks anytime!

Oaken’s OK Foods

Apart from menu items in the main Fantasy Springs restaurants you can buy light snacks from Oakens OK Foods stand, including Oaken’s Yoo Hoo Bread, Tiramisu Ice Creams, Soft drink and an alcoholic drink.

Peter Pan Popcorn Bucket

There is a Roast Beef popcorn stand located near Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies ride which sells the Peter Pan Popcorn Bucket. Some visitors aren’t keen on the Roast Beef flavour, so if you just want the popcorn bucket you can buy it and ask for a voucher which you can use for a different flavour to be given to you separately or go in your popcorn bucket at any of the other popcorn stands inside DisneySea.

Springs Treasures Snack Wagon

Outside of the Fantasy Springs entrance tunnel is the Springs Treasures merchandise and snack wagon where you can buy ice creams.

What are the Fantasy Springs rides like? Read our in-depth Fantasy Springs ride review feature here

Can I go inside the Fantasy Springs Hotel Gift Shop?

Sometimes in Tokyo Disney parks, gift shops have new merchandise releases which are so popular that the shops require a timed pass to get in.

It’s wise to check the official app during the morning you enter to see if it’s necessary to book a place to go shopping at that particular store, as they can book up quickly.

Whether or not you’ll need to book a standby pass to get into the Fantasy Springs Hotel Gift Shop is dependent upon merchandise, and also how busy the park is.

Watch how to book a Standby Shop Entry Time step-by-step video guide here on my YouTube channel(this video was made last year so please disregard references to Mobile orders only being allowed with ride passes, Fantasy Springs entry being restricted and Standby Passes)

That said, you can buy most of the same Fantasy Springs merchandise inside the Galleria Store near the DisneySea main entrance.

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Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs theme park area has been open several months now and has been welcomed as an exciting new area -but some visitors are getting frustrated that they can’t easily get passes to the most popular rides.

How can I get in to Fantasy Springs?

The Fantasy Springs area is no longer restricted, but ride bookings are scarce. It has some park visitors asking – what is the point of a new ride area if you can’t ride the rides?

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This Fantasy Springs ride strategy worked for us

Luckily we have a tried-and-tested ride booking method to share with you. We’ve ridden the rides, and also have enough ride stats and intel coming through from our various Tokyo Disney Resort chat groups and the official Tokyo Disney Resort website to know the best and most efficient way to tackle the Fantasy Springs ride passes.

Our personalised ride strategy will help you to make educated choices and maximise your chances to do the most Fantasy Springs rides in a day – before they run out!

What are the Fantasy Springs rides like? Read our in-depth Fantasy Springs ride review feature here

These are the Fantasy Springs Rides:

• Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey
• Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival
• Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
• Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies

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Can I do DisneySea and Fantasy Springs in the same day?

Yes, although Fantasy Springs was originally a restricted area inside Disney Sea, it has now had all entry restrictions lifted and is a truly integrated part of DisneySea.

Can we line up for Fantasy Springs rides?

No, you will still need to hold:

1. A valid Fantasy Springs Ride pass

in order to even queue for any of the rides inside the Fantasy Springs area.

What if I’m a nights-only guest of the Fantasy Springs hotel?

Guest of the Fantasy Springs Hotel currently have the option to buy the Fantasy Springs one day ride Passport, Fantasy Springs Magic.

When does the Fantasy Springs Magic Ride Passport end?

The Fantasy Springs one day ride Passport, Fantasy Springs Magic system is now ending 31 March 2025.

From April 1st 2025, Fantasy Springs Hotel guests will need to access Fantasy Springs rides via the general Tokyo DisneySea ride booking system or via ride selections within a Tokyo Disney Resort Vacation Package.

What is the Fantasy Springs Magic 1 Day Passport?

The Fantasy Springs Magic 1 Day Passport (in addition to a Disney Sea 1 Day Passport) gives Fantasy Springs Hotel guests unlimited access to the Fantasy Springs ride queues inside Fantasy Springs.

Guests who are staying as non-Vacation Package guests are given an order form at check in to choose how many Fantasy Springs Magic Ride Passes they would like to buy. For these guests, even without a ride pass, entry to Fantasy Springs is guaranteed.

How does the Fantasy Springs Magic ride pass work?

Guests with a Fantasy Springs Magic ride pass receive a wrist-band at their first Fantasy Springs ride, which gives them all-day unlimited access to rides within Fantasy Springs via the Priority Queue (excepting the Tinkerbell Busy Buggies which doesn’t have one).

When does the Fantasy Springs Magic Passport end?

The Fantasy Springs Magic 1 Day Passport is only available until March 31, 2025.

Our ride strategy here is for those WITHOUT a Vacation Package

If you have booked a Tokyo Disney Resort Vacation Package, you can select Fantasy Springs rides within it in advance.

Our Fantasy Springs ride pass strategy step-by-step video

No time to read? You can watch our Fantasy Springs ride pass strategy video here! Although it was filmed when Fantasy Springs entry was still restricted, it shows you how to book Fantasy Springs rides.

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Our Fantasy Springs ride pass strategy

In preparation prior to arriving

(or while waiting in the queue on the day)

Step 1 – prepare for your day with these two big time savers…

You need to have your Disney Sea entrance tickets scanned into the Tokyo Disney Resort App before you can book any ride passes. If you do this in advance instead of on the day you’ll save precious time and be ready to book the ride passes straight away.

• If you haven’t bought your DisneySea entrance tickets from the official website you’ll need to scan your ticket barcodes into the official Tokyo Disney Resort App manually. You can watch this video for instructions on how to do this.

You need to pay for any Premier Access passes you may buy with credit card details entered into the official Tokyo Disney App. You can also do this to save time if you don’t already have your details automatically saved in the app from any hotel bookings or ticket purchase you may have already made.

• You can check if you have your credit card details already in, or add them into, the Tokyo Disney App by following the instructions in this article here.

On the day at Tokyo DisneySea

Step 2 – Arrive early

If you will be in the main park entrance queue, it’s important to arrive early so you are near to the head of the queue. Optimally, 2 hours before opening. At least 1 hour before opening.

You can read all about how to beat the Tokyo DisneySea entrance queue here.

Do I have to arrive at DisneySea early?

If you are okay with only booking one Fantasy Springs ride, arriving after 9:30am – 10am still gives you a fair chance at one or even two rides. The Frozen ride is still highly unlikely to be available at that time.

What are DisneySea quieter days?

These instructions are approximations only. They can depend on how busy Tokyo DisneySea is on the day you go. Your best chance is arriving around two hours early or more. If it’s a weekend or public holiday, consider adding another hour.

What can I do during DisneySea Happy Entry?

The exception is Happy Entry – If you are staying at the Disney MiraCosta Hotel or Disney Fantasy Springs Hotel, you will have Disney Sea Happy Entry, which gives you 15 minutes early entry from a special queue.

Happy Entry give you the first access to Fantasy Springs ride passes for the day.

What time should I arrive at DisneySea Happy Entry?

If your heart is set on the Frozen ride, you need to book it during Happy Entry, as it quickly fills up minutes after the general entry opens.

If you are unsure if your credit card will work in the app or are hesitant about booking, I would advise arriving at Happy Entry about an hour prior to opening time. This will get you near the head of the Happy Entry queue. This gets you an extra five minutes head-start within the 15 minutes early entry, as everyone else further back in the Happy Entry queue files in through the DisneySea entry!

Step 3 – Scan into DisneySea theme park

You cannot book ride passes until you scan your TDR entry ticket and those of your entire party into DisneySea.

Step 4 – Book your ride passes immediately

Walk out of the way of the entrance gates and open your Disney App to get booking! The sooner you book your first ride, the sooner you’ll be able to book another of the same type later.

How to book your Fantasy Springs ride passes to maximise the number of rides you can do in one day

Recommended order of ride bookings for Fantasy Springs

Suggested first ride: Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey (Longest, most popular ride)
Suggested second ride: Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival (Second most popular ride, slightly shorter than Peter Pan)

Usually all ride passes have booked up by the time you are allowed to book more, however you never know! So here are the next suggestions…

Suggested third ride: Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure (skip if you get motion sickness or have children under 102cms height)
Suggested fourth ride: Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies (Standby Pass only)(Shortest ride at only 2 minutes long, slowest, quietest ride)

Recommended order of ride pass type bookings for Fantasy Springs

The following 4 bookings can usually be completed at opening time or soon after:

Free Fantasy Springs Standby Pass

Booking number 1 – book a free Fantasy Springs Standby Pass – you can see instructions on how to book a Fantasy Springs Standby ride pass in our video here. If you don’t see any ride names listed then all bookings have filled up.

SET AN ALARM on your phone for 2 hours – you can make your next Standby Pass booking 2 hours after you booked the prior one. Chances are there will be none available by then, but it’s always worth a try, plus you can continue to refresh the app throughout the day as sometimes new times can be released.

Paid Fantasy Springs Premier Access Pass

Skip the following booking type if you don’t want to spend 2,000 yen per person for Premier Access passes

Booking number 2 – book a paid Fantasy Springs Premier Access Pass – you can see instructions on how to book a Fantasy Springs Premier Access ride pass in our video here. If you don’t see any ride names listed then all bookings have filled up.

SET AN ALARM on your phone for 1 hour – you can make your next Premier Access Pass booking 1 hour after you booked the prior one. Chances are there will be none available by then, but it’s always worth a try, plus you can continue to refresh the app throughout the day as sometimes new times can be released.

Fantasy Springs Mobile Order

Booking number 3 – book a Fantasy Springs Mobile Order – these can now be booked without an accompanying Fantasy Springs ride pass. You cannot get into any of the Fantasy Springs restaurants without a mobile order. You can see how to book a DisneySea Mobile Order in our video here. If you don’t see any restaurants listed then all bookings have filled up.

SET AN ALARM on your phone for 2 hours – you can make your next Mobile Order booking 2 hours after you booked the prior one or 1 hour after the prior Mobile Order pick up time. Mobile Orders will eventually book up during the day – it’s hard to predict when, plus you can always refresh the app to check new times haven’t become available (less likely).

DisneySea Standby Pass – Shop timed entry – if required that day

Booking number 4 – book a time to visit a the Fantasy Springs Hotel gift store. This store stocks a large range of Fantasy Springs merchandise and you may need a booking to visit it. You can see how to book a Standby DisneySea store booking in our video here. If you don’t see it available under Standby then you either don’t need a booking that day, or all bookings have filled up. Bookings can be quite plentiful throughout the first half of the day but will eventually fill up.

Where else can I buy Fantasy Springs merchandise?

The DisneySea Emporio Store near the DisneySea entrance also stocks almost all Fantasy Springs merchandise available.

Bonus ride booking – DisneySea Priority Pass (not for Fantasy Springs)

Suggested booking number 5 – book a free DisneySea 40th Anniversary Priority ride pass for one of the other Disney Sea rides. You can find an example of how to book a Tokyo Disney Resort 40th Anniversary Priority ride pass in our video here.

This completes as many Fantasy Springs bookings as you can make for the moment – go and enjoy your day! But before you do, some notes to remember…

Keep checking the Tokyo Disney Resort app for rides you have missed when you are eligible to book more – rides often randomly pop up during the day – even Frozen!

Is Fantasy Springs merchandise restricted?

Yes. you are only allowed to buy one of each Fantasy Springs souvenir (Emporio also has this rule, as do the restaurant souvenirs such as plates).
You may also not be allowed to re-enter the Fantasy Springs Gifts store once you have left.
These rules are regulated by Cast Members scanning your DisneySea ticket in the app.