How Much Does it Cost to Visit Tokyo Disney?

Do you want to visit the Tokyo Disney Parks and are wondering how much you need to budget? Here’s an idea of how much things cost in the park – and how much, exactly, I spent on my last trip to give you a rough idea.

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Entry Tickets

Compared to the US parks, entry tickets to Tokyo Disney are actually pretty cheap.

Checking it today, a one-day ticket to WDW costs US$119 ( which is 18,850 yen at today’s exchange rate) – a one-day pass to either of the Tokyo Disney parks costs around 7900 yen for a weekday, so you can cover both the Tokyo Disney Parks for less than the price of one if you pick your day.

This also softens the blow that there are no, cheaper, multi-day passes. You have to buy a ticket for each day you visit.

The price varies depending on the season and day of the week. Weekdays are cheaper than weekends, and busy days are more expensive than quiet ones. You can save around 3000 yen by visiting on a cheaper day in the same week – and it will also mean smaller queues.

If you have been to Disneyland many times before, you can also save a bit of money just by buying the evening pass – this costs 4500 yen on weekdays when you enter the park at 5 pm or 8700 yen on weekends when it allows you in from 3 pm. If you have a spare half a day when you arrive, it’s also a good way to orient yourself with the parks and take in a parade. See more about visiting in the evening here.

My Spending on Tickets

I visited in November during the last days of the Halloween parades, so it was busy. I went to Disneyland my first evening, which cost me 5400 yen; I went to DisneySea the next day, which cost 9400 yen, and then, at the last minute, I decided to go to Disneyland again for the day before I flew home, which again cost 9400 yen.

Total Cost: 23,200 yen for three park visits. That’s around AU$230 or about US$150.

Queue Jumping

Tokyo Disney has two types of skip-the-line passes – free ones called 40th Anniversary Passes and paid ones called Disney Premier Access (DPA). My limit for standing in a queue is about 45 minutes, so I use as many of these as I can (if you don’t know how this all works, check out this post next which explains it all).

As queues for some rides can easily reach two hours – or 3-4 hours in busy periods – I’d suggest budgeting for at least one DPA in each park. I’ll highlight the ones I suggest below.

In Disneyland

Three rides offer DPA. The prices vary by ride but cost between 1500 and 2000 yen each. To buy them all will add 5000 yen to your day per person.

If You Only Buy One

Make it The Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast. The ride is phenomenal – and the queue can get ridiculous.

As for the others, if you have been to the US parks, you can probably skip Splash Mountain – it’s the same as the old US version (see my list of other things you might be able to skip in the parks).

The queue to Baymax is quite fun with people dancing, so if you get there early, it’s another one you can potentially save money on by just using the stand-by line and enjoying the atmosphere.

You can also buy DPA for the shows, but I don’t think this is worth it at Disneyland as it’s usually easy to find a good spot along the route without a long wait.

In DisneySea

Four rides offer DPA. Again, the price varies, but to buy them all will cost 7000 yen per person.

If You Only Buy One

If you regularly visit the US parks, pick Journey to the Centre of the Earth, as that’s unique to Tokyo DisneySea. The other three rides with DPA, Toy Story Mania, Tower of Terror and Soarin’, are very similar to the US rides.

If you haven’t visited before, Soarin’ is the longest queue in the park so you might want to use a pass for that.

Do Consider the Show

You can also buy DPA passes for some of the shows at DisneySea. I think paying for Believe: Sea of Dreams might be worth it.

Believe takes place on the water in the middle of the park. The view from most places is terrible IMHO!

I walked out the first time and suffered through it the second time – it’s the only Disney show in the whole world that I haven’t enjoyed as you can’t see anything every well. NB: this is a highly controversial opinion, as many other people will say it’s the best Disney show in the whole world.

With a DPA pass, you are seated (on the floor) much closer to the lake, and I think you’d get a better view. On my last trips, sitting on the floor was impossible, so I didn’t try DPA, but now I’m mended so I will try it next time.

In Fantasy Springs

Even though it’s in DisneySea, I’m separating this as, currently, the only way to ride the rides in this area is via a free or paid pass. And you need one for each ride you want to go on.

If this system is still in place when you visit, and you budget for no other fast passes during your trip, allow for at least one in Fantasy Springs. You can also try for a Standby for the rides, but these go fast. Having a budget for a DPA increases your chances of getting in.

If you bought all three paid passes in Fantasy Springs, it would cost 6000 yen, but it’s very lucky to get them all in one visit.

If You Only Buy One

Do Frozen if you can get it, just because it’s unlikely to appear on Standby unless you’re one of the first people in the park. Of the other rides, Peter Pan is a better ride than Rapunzel, in my opinion, but if you have a Tangled-obsessed child, or adult, go for Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival.

My Spending on DPAs

Total Spent: 7000 yen. I would usually spend more, but I wanted to do a few different things on this trip, so I skipped a few rides I’d typically pay for.

I did pay for a Baymax DPA on this trip, but I probably wouldn’t do so again, as the ride is very short and is basically just a waltzer. I’d prefer to just watch the queue for a bit.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth was down on this trip, so I didn’t buy that one. I did get Tower of Terror and Toy Story Mania, as I love both. I skipped Soarin’ on this trip as I’ve done it twice before.

My main aim was to get into Fantasy Springs, any ride would do. I got a DPA for Peter Pan and a standby for Rapunzel. I didn’t even try for Frozen; it’s usually gone by 9.15 am, and I got in the park around 9 am, so I didn’t even try as I didn’t want to waste time.

Hotels

I generally don’t spend a lot on hotels in Japan. I book business hotels as these have clean, functional rooms and suit me fine as a solo traveler, but after numerous trips to Tokyo Disney, staying both in Tokyo and close to the park, I’m a convert to staying nearby. It makes everything easier, even if it does cost a little more.

Generally, the hotels in Shin Uruyasu are your cheapest option as they require a shuttle to the parks – I expect to pay around US$100-200 a night for these depending on dates, exactly which hotel and the size of the room. Next up are the monorail hotels. Many of these are big US brand names like Hilton and Sheraton. I would expect to pay around US$200-400 a night for these.

And then there are the Disney hotels…

My Spending on Hotels

On my last trip, I booked the Mystays Maihama hotel, which, booked early, was a bit of a bargain for the area at 68,000 yen for four nights – that is about AU$170 or US$108 per night.

On this trip, I booked one of the monorail hotels to be closer to the park. I got a great deal on a park-view room at the Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay, which cost 51840 yen for two nights, which is about AU$260 or US$165 a night. This was less than I originally booked it for – I checked in two weeks before my trip (about five weeks before my stay) and found they had reduced the room rate, so I cancelled and rebooked.

This is unusual. All the other hotels I had booked on this trip (and there were 12 of them) had gone up in price when I checked.

Transport

If you’re going directly to Tokyo Disney from Haneda Airport, the easiest way to get to your hotel is via the Airport Limousine Bus, which costs 1300 yen for adults and 650 yen for children.

The last bus is just before 7 pm so if you arrive after this has stopped running, then you’ll need to book a private transfer, which will cost around US$70 from a third party like Klook, or, if you’re a small group, you can get a regular taxi which will cost around 10,000 yen.

The Aiport Limousine bus from Narita is 2300 yen, and the last bus leaves by 6 pm. If you have to get from Narita to Disney after this, a private car will cost you around US$100 if booked via a third party like Klook.

Once you’re in Disney, the monorail is the best way to get around. This costs 300 yen per journey, but it can be much cheaper to buy a pass that lasts for your stay.

See more about using the monorail here.

My Spending on Transport

I came in from Tokyo Station on the train to Maihama, then bought myself a three-day monorail pass. I then got the Airport Limousine Bus back to Haneda.

Total Cost: 1730 yen

Food and Drink

There are a lot of food options at the Tokyo Disney Parks.

To try something snacky like the famous Little Green Alien Mochi will cost you around 400-600 yen.

If you’d prefer a more substantial meal at one of the quick-service restaurants, like a combo meal of burger, fries and a drink in the Tomorrowland Terrace, for example, this will cost around 1300 yen. The plates of chicken and sides at Grandma Sara’s Kitchen are around 1800 yen.

You can also visit one of the full-service restaurants and really push the boat out. The Blue Bayou in Disneyland charges 7000 yen for their set course meal, while Magellan’s, DisneySea’s fine dining experience, costs 16.500 yen per person for their set course meal with wine pairings.

Oh – and then there’s the famous popcorn. A normal paper box of this will cost 400 yen a serving.

My Spending on Food and Drink

Part of the fun of Disney for me is eating all the cute food – and there’s a lot of it (you’ll find a list and pictures here). I usually snack a lot more during a Disney day than I would normally!

However, as I’d tried most of the snacks I needed, I didn’t spend as much as usual on this trip. For dinner on my first evening, I tried the Chicken Burger at Tomorrowland Terrace for 1290 yen; it was better than the Baymax one!

In DisneySea, I also needed to try the restaurants in Fantasy Springs, so I had a Duckling’s Dream Cheeseburger Combo in the Snuggly Duckling (1490 yen) and the Lost Kid’s Snack Box (Butter Chicken) at the Lookout Cookout, 900 yen.

Both of these were more expensive than similar snacks in other areas of the park – and they were both bad! I’d eat outside of Fantasy Springs next time.

I took a break before the evening show at DisneySea, and, because my lunch had been so bad, I had dinner at Ippudo in Iskipari before I went back to the park.

On my last day at Disneyland, I wanted to try the Hungry Bear Curry, which cost me 1200 yen – it was much better than the food I’d had so far. I had to leave mid-afternoon to go back to the airport, so I didn’t eat in the park again on this trip. Hungry Bear Restaurant often has big queues so it’s a good place to use mobile ordering.

Total Cost: 4880 yen

Merchandise

You could spend thousands here – I’ve seen people buying new suitcases just for their merchandise. You’ll find everything from traditional Mickey ears to perfume that makes you smell like Maleficent. To give you a rough idea, though, here’s how much some popular souvenirs usually cost.

Ears – from 1800 to 2400, depending on the design.

Popcorn Buckets – around 3000 yen depending on design

Adult T-shirts – around 2900 yen

Kids T-shirts – around 2300 yen

Stuffed toys – around 4500 yen

You can also see some more ideas about the prices and the sheer amount of merchandise available on the shops page of the Tokyo Disney website.

My Spending on Merchandise

I pack light, so I don’t have much room for souvenirs. I bought a new pair of sequinned Mickey Ears, which cost me 1900 yen, and I found the stationery shop – and stationery is my weakness, so I bought some pencils and notepads, which cost me 1900 yen.

Total Spend: 3800 yen

My Total Spend for the Whole Trip

So, to spend three days at both parks with two nights in a monorail hotel cost me 92,550 yen – that’s around AU$925 or US$585.

Considering my visit to USJ cost me about AU$650, which is a little over US$400 or £330, and that was just one day in the park and one night’s hotel, I don’t think that’s too bad!

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