To enter the Park, date of visit and Park must be reserved in advance before the desired date of visit through the Tokyo Disney Resort App or Tokyo Disney Resort Official Website.
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While buying in person is possible, I highly recommend that you purchase your tickets ahead of time to avoid the worry of being able to get same-day reservations. In order to enter the parks, you need both a ticket and a theme park ticket reservation.
Bookings are accepted from 11:00 a.m. (JST) on the same date four months before the date of your stay until 8:59 p.m. (JST) on the day before your stay through the Tokyo Disney Resort Online Reservations & Tickets website.
A Standby Pass can be obtained by using the Tokyo Disney Resort App after entering the Park. You will be able to enter the queue for the venue at the return time of your Standby Pass. Depending on the experience, there are times when only Guests with a Standby Pass will be admitted.
Tokyo Disney Resort is notorious for having the busiest theme parks in the world, but that isn't always true. If you're still in the preliminary stages of thinking about a trip to Japan, start by reading our When to Visit Tokyo Disneyland in 2023-2024 post, which breaks down the best seasons.
Disney has extended the park reservation system into 2024, though starting Jan.9, 2024, theme park reservations will no longer be required for date-based tickets. If you wish to visit the parks before Jan. 9, 2024, you will need valid admission AND a Disney Park Pass reservation for the same park on the same day.
A common question is “Are Disneyland tickets more expensive at the gate?” Tickets purchased directly from Disneyland will cost the same whether you buy them online or at the gate. At the gate, you can buy the same types of tickets you can get online: 1-Day 1 Park Tickets. 1-Day Park Hopper Tickets.
You can purchase tickets at the Main Entrance Ticket Booth located in the Esplanade between the two park entrances. While buying in person is possible, I highly recommend that you purchase your tickets ahead of time to avoid the worry of being able to get same-day reservations.
Get There Early to Avoid the CrowdsAs you can imagine, that means the wait times will likely be over an hour and the park will be shoulder-to-shoulder with other visitors. For an enjoyable Disneyland vacation, get to the park as soon as it opens at 8 am to enjoy empty rides and no wait times.
(Updated March 5, 2023.) In our Tokyo Disney Resort Trip Planning Guide we recommend 2 days at Tokyo Disneyland (TDL) if you have the time, as the park has a really impressive attraction slate (and often, long lines). Accordingly, you'll have to skip some things if you only have one day at TDL.
You can also buy the tickets at the park, but remember that some busy days may sell out and no more tickets will be sold. Tokyo Disney Resort's official website is extremely picky with US credit cards.
The “Language Barrier”As to be expected in a country that is not your own, most Tokyo Disney cast members will not fluently speak your native language. But, most will know enough to help you with whatever you need.
The obvious way to avoid bigger crowds is not to visit during the weekends or national holidays. Visit during the weekdays for lesser crowds, but keep in mind that Monday is usually the busier weekday. Even so, it can get busier in some months.