Choose your time well and you will enjoy (Tokyo Disneyland)

Member Name: nepochan

Product:	Tokyo Disneyland
Date:	19/07/09 (39 review reads)
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Advantages: Safe for kids, fun

Disadvantages: Always busy

Firstly, only go to Tokyo Disney in early autumn or early spring. If you do not, you will bake on the heat or freeze in the winter.

Secondly, go on a school day and arrive early. Disney for Japanese people is somewhat of an enigma for westerners. Everyone seems to be obsessed with it. You therefore see crowds of women of all ages, kids and really old people, flocking down in massive tour groups. A lot of peole also propose to their loved ones here(!). If you go when everyone else is at school or work, it is relatively quiet.

Thirdly, be prepared to queue. Even during the 'quiet' times, expect to wait for about an hour for a ride. It is worth investing in a speed pass if you need one.

The souvenir shops are interesting from a cultural point of few. Japanese people have a thing called 'omiyage' where you have to buy souvenirs for you family members and your work colleagues if you go anywhere vaguely exciting. As such, the Disney souvenir shops are some of the busiest parts of Disney.

We love it and go twice a year as it is one of the few places in Japan that is truly child-friendly. All of the restaurants have high chairs and your children can run around feely without the risk of being knocked down by a bicycle on a narrow pavement or speeding taxis in the road.

It's certainly not for everyone, but a must if you have kids.

Summary: I could live here