Miscellaneous Tokyo Thoughts

[CosmicDuck]

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, 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.

The re-selling/merchandise issue is absolutely absurd and I cannot believe they haven't found a good solution yet or don't just manufacture more of the merchandise to begin with.

I appreciate they have started scanning your ticket for certain purchases but they need to crack down harder. Why isn't it one item sku per person per ticket? Even that would be enough to help start cracking down on re-sellers.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

The merch purchase, New rule 1 item per person.
note if you have multiple tickets you will be declined of purchase.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

2 unofficial breaking news.

-Jamboree Mickey rumored to end at DisneySea this June.
-A replacement “limited time” Dockside stage show will debut This July 2025. Will be performed
from pre-nighttime onwards 3 times a day.

-Jamboree Mickey at Tokyo Disneyland Ends this summer

-A replacement will debut Autumn of 2025, Ending Lets party Gras.

-Big Band Beat replacement are already in the works.

-Little mermaid theater will remain closed as it looks for a sponsorship deal.

 

[jrhwdw]

2 unofficial breaking news.

-Jamboree Mickey rumored to end at DisneySea this June.
-A replacement “limited time” Dockside stage show will debut This July 2025. Will be performed
from pre-nighttime onwards 3 times a day.

-Jamboree Mickey at Tokyo Disneyland Ends this summer

-A replacement will debut Autumn of 2025, Ending Lets party Gras.

-Big Band Beat replacement are already in the works.

-Little mermaid theater will remain closed as it looks for a sponsorship deal.

Are we getting actual Shows Back???

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Are we getting actual Shows Back??

OLC doesnt want to announce it until last minute,
But audition schedules are online.

Categorized as New Live entertainment or offering.

Mirabel, Dr facilier and Rapunzel are on the casting list

 

[wdrive]

OLC doesnt want to announce it until last minute,
But audition schedules are online.

Categorized as New Live entertainment or offering.

Mirabel, Dr facilier and Rapunzel are on the casting list

The Dr Facilier audition notice is for a meet and greet character.

Rapunzel and Mirabel are for a show however.

They’re looking for African Jazz dancers too.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Tokyo Disney Resort has officially released its refurbishment date for the yearlong Indiana Jones Adventure on August 18,2025-

IJA was intended to go a year long refurbishment this march 5, and was erased from the page after was announced last august.

This refurbishment just like the other attractions such as sinbad, Pirates and Buzz lightyear Astro Blaster had a lengthy refurbishment due to its structure safety.

I wouldn’t take too much expectation out of this refurbishment due to its not being announced like a re-imagined attraction, and more likely a structure safety procedure. Japan is very strict on regulations with buildings that has been standing for along time.

 

[McMickeyWorld]

 

[SweetDuffy101]

The Japan Government has announced a dynamic pricing for Tourists coming to Japan.
2025 will start a new system of pricing in Goods, Entertainment and Leisure's Japan-wide.

This means for example a park ticket on popular destinations, It will have a pricing for Tourist and a local residents price.
This new system has already started to rollout with the Likes of Nintendo Switch 2 and Okinawa Brand new theme park Junglia.

The reason behind this is that The Japanese Yen is weak and they want the local residents to boost the economy by giving them advantages. Recently there has been rampant price increase all across the board for daily necessities.

My main takeway with this, We should expect Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan to follow with the new system very soon.

 

[Comped]

The Japan Government has announced a dynamic pricing for Tourists coming to Japan.
2025 will start a new system of pricing in Goods, Entertainment and Leisure's Japan-wide.

This means for example a park ticket on popular destinations, It will have a pricing for Tourist and a local residents price.
This new system has already started to rollout with the Likes of Nintendo Switch 2 and Okinawa Brand new theme park Junglia.

The reason behind this is that The Japanese Yen is weak and they want the local residents to boost the economy by giving them advantages. Recently there has been rampant price increase all across the board for daily necessities.

My main takeway with this, We should expect Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan to follow with the new system very soon.

So, it'll soon be quite a bit more expensive to visit TDR? Not ideal...

 

[SweetDuffy101]

So, it'll soon be quite a bit more expensive to visit TDR? Not ideal...

it will still depend on the market, like theyre still the cheapest Disney theme park Globally.
It will be beneficial for local residents and for the economy since the JPY is still weak.

Tax-free policy is also changing sometime in 2025/2026.

Its going to be an interesting few weeks on what will be announced during shareholders meeting. With their mid-term plan for the resort.

 

[Disney Analyst]

it will still depend on the market, like theyre still the cheapest Disney theme park Globally.
It will be beneficial for local residents and for the economy since the JPY is still weak.

Tax-free policy is also changing sometime in 2025/2026.

Its going to be an interesting few weeks on what will be announced during shareholders meeting. With their mid-term plan for the resort.

Darn! I wish they’d sell November now, so I could buy before prices go up for us foreigners

 

[cjkeating]

Darn! I wish they’d sell November now, so I could buy before prices go up for us foreigners

I did a bit of Googling and it seems like this starts in July.

 

[tanc]

The Japan Government has announced a dynamic pricing for Tourists coming to Japan.
2025 will start a new system of pricing in Goods, Entertainment and Leisure's Japan-wide.

This means for example a park ticket on popular destinations, It will have a pricing for Tourist and a local residents price.
This new system has already started to rollout with the Likes of Nintendo Switch 2 and Okinawa Brand new theme park Junglia.

The reason behind this is that The Japanese Yen is weak and they want the local residents to boost the economy by giving them advantages. Recently there has been rampant price increase all across the board for daily necessities.

My main takeway with this, We should expect Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan to follow with the new system very soon.

Nothing like the nihonjin discount!

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

The Japan Government has announced a dynamic pricing for Tourists coming to Japan.
2025 will start a new system of pricing in Goods, Entertainment and Leisure's Japan-wide.

This means for example a park ticket on popular destinations, It will have a pricing for Tourist and a local residents price.
This new system has already started to rollout with the Likes of Nintendo Switch 2 and Okinawa Brand new theme park Junglia.

The reason behind this is that The Japanese Yen is weak and they want the local residents to boost the economy by giving them advantages. Recently there has been rampant price increase all across the board for daily necessities.

My main takeway with this, We should expect Tokyo Disney Resort and Universal Studios Japan to follow with the new system very soon.

Could you share a source for this? I monitor Japanese Gov announcements pretty closely and have not heard of this.

I know a lot of local attractions and shops are looking at dual pricing for tourists vs. Japanese, but have not heard anything about the Government making any kind of top down policy. The Switch 2 pricing is set by Nintendo, not the Government.

Not doubting you, just curious if there is something lost in translation here.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Could you share a source for this? I monitor Japanese Gov announcements pretty closely and have not heard of this.

I know a lot of local attractions and shops are looking at dual pricing for tourists vs. Japanese, but have not heard anything about the Government making any kind of top down policy. The Switch 2 pricing is set by Nintendo, not the Government.

Not doubting you, just curious if there is something lost in translation here.

Foreign tourists to pay more as Japan rolls out dual-pricing system

Aimed at managing over-tourism and boosting revenue, the policy has sparked a fierce debate over fairness and practicality

www.nationthailand.com

 

[choco choco]

I’m in Japan right now and it is slammed with tourists. I’ve seen more tourists than I’ve seen Japanese people.

 

[tanc]

I’m in Japan right now and it is slammed with tourists. I’ve seen more tourists than I’ve seen Japanese people.

It's been like this for a while, weak yen is probably a huge proponent as to why. I would not be surprised if OLC does eventually do dual pricing. Guess this shareholders report at the end of the month will say what will happen.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Lineup schedule of announcements
Next week Summer offerings of Tokyo Disney Resort.

April 28,2025 4 pm JPN time Shareholders meeting.

DCL japan is heavily mentioned on the page.
Space Mountain and Sugar rush will be part of it as well.

(Things still can change)

P.s the old OLC office has started its clearing of the area. and swiss family treehouse is just in a sad state.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Uhm so youre telling me Mrs. Green Apple will be the headline for Tokyo Disney Resort Special Summer event.

Summer Cool- off

Tokyo Disney Sea
New harbor Splash show ft. Mrs. Green Apple
New Dockside stage Summer splash night show
New Hangar Stage Show.
We Love Big band Beat farewell event
New splash zones around the park
Aquatopia Get wet max

Tokyo Disneyland
-baymax summer parade
-Hungry bear vacation Jamboree
-Happy ride with baymax ft. Mrs Green Apple
-Adventureland Wetzone
-Toontown Wetzone
-Splash Mountain Get wet max.