Miscellaneous Tokyo Thoughts

[fradz]

I was in TDS yesterday and TDL 2 days ago, just woke up (it’s 8:30 here in Tokyo). Wow, this was so different than the other TDR trips I’ve made. Crowds were insane, we had the vacation package with our pre selections, I bought quite a few DPA, we were in the lines really early before opening, we used mobile order for all our food, walked 19km per day, and still, it was tough. I hate that you have to spend so much time on your phone just to be able to get the experiences you had before easily. You rush through the gates, then everyone is standing on their phones trying to secure whatever ride they can. You’re in the most beautiful park in the world and this is what you have to do: stare at your screen. This was a trip where I focused on making sure the wife was able to see everything, it being her first time there. Fantasy Springs was nice, especially at night, but the middle feels dead and empty. (I’ll eventually post a selection from the thousands of pictures I’ve taken over the years at TDR).

I’m also going to add one more thought for now: Paris nighttime shows are the best. There, I’ve said it. Although we’ll see next month how the new one is in DLP. I felt that both TDR shows were really meh, not really emotional and not a lot of wow factor. I’m not standing in line or buying a DPA for their nighttime entertainment anymore next time.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

2 Weeks ago i arrived at 9:30 am at Disneyland and went home at 6:40 p.m and the crowds were insane considering its a weekday.

Honestly TDR has been losing its spark since pandemic, even with new offerings it feels always like sad and disappointing, Like others are mentioning, You really have to stare at your phone to reserve experiences.

I mean yes its convenience into it but you as a guests needs to feel happy or enjoying your day at a Disney park.
Instead you are pushed to buy Up charged passes to buy time at the same time it rans so fast.

Disney mobile order is the most disappointing experience, While yes you can order online but theres this inconvenience that you still need to find proper seat in restaurants.

Standby pass for limited merch still bad, i dont mean to be racists but those chinese re-sellers are insane, Imagine they hire people to bulk buy merchandise and after a few days of release its sold out.

others use X to hire people to queue early morning.

Even though there are strict rules they always find a loop hole to make things impossible to buy.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

at this point id rather go to USJ, HKDL,SHDL or International theme parks. I love tokyo Disney parks but if this trend continues they will lose loyal customers and yes you can say but there are alot of people, but it doesnt translate into good experience. Ive seen people struggle especially foreigners who are First time visitors.

Just look at YT.