Writing this post because we weren’t able to find enough information online about specific questions we had about the Tokyo Disney Resort Vacation Package despite plenty of videos and social media posts about how awesome the package is.
People finding this page have likely have read many other comprehensive posts with lots of photos, but just in case, check out this one and this one (which has recent updates for the May 2025 Vacation Package refresh)!
Table of Contents
Overall Value
100% worth it. Especially for unlimited front of line access to Fantasy Springs rides; we rode three of the four rides four times each and spent most of the day in that portion of the park. More on that later.
Price paid for Ambassador Hotel 1-night package with 5 meals included: $712.98 USD per person (we had 4 adults).
Yes, while you can technically save money by piecemealing everything yourself, there can be a lot of headache and stress that goes into getting reservations for those highly coveted Fantasy Springs rides. One friend in our party was pregnant, so we wanted a very chill experience with as little stress as possible. Families with young children may also find it priceless to minimize stress and distractions during the day. It’s also nice for groups of 4+ as you have all the reservations already and can avoid pointless arguments on what to do next on the day (hopefully).
Booking Experience
We booked around December 16, 2024 for a package on January 13-14, 2025. Since we were booking so late, we didn’t have much choice in what dates/hotels/packages were available. Every time we clicked to see what was available, it would change. For example, one moment it was only Mira Costa that was available, then an hour later only Ambassador Hotel was available. So if you go on the website and it’s all sold out, keep checking back!! We had to be somewhat flexible on the start date between Jan 13-15 as well. We never saw any 2-night packages available, only 1-night packages, but that was enough for us.
You also can’t see the actual price (it just shows a very unhelpful range like “75,000-530,000 yen”) until you pick out all your reservations for rides/etc and get to the very end before payment. I just wanted to know the price since we weren’t sure we wanted the package or not, so I had to keep putting in dummy reservations to get the final price. The website was VERY SLOW, so it was a pain to keep checking.
The website also doesn’t work at certain times of the day! We found that browsing the website at night from the US was most likely to work. It’s likely it works best during Japan’s business hours.
After two days of deliberations, we ended up with a one-night package at Ambassador Hotel with Disneyland as the first day and DisneySea as the second day. We stayed at Hilton Tokyo Bay the night before our package started.
Actually, I take back what I said about no stress. The person making the Vacation Package reservation has a lot of stress during the booking process because they either have to really know the park well or be able to do quick research on the fly to determine which rides are worth reserving, where they are located, which restaurants might be worth reserving (if you have meals in your package), and what time to reserve things at to give yourself time to get between things. It was stressful for an hour or two. But for everyone else, and on the actual days of the experience, it’s very low stress. 😄 Nobody has to be constantly refreshing the app the whole day; everyone is able to enjoy the park and be in the moment.
Review of Vacation Package Benefits
| Benefit | Review |
| Hotel stay (Ambassador Hotel) | We were able to put 4 adults in one room and everyone had a bed. The hotel was very basic but had all Disney-themed amenities, and you can take home little plastic souvenir bathroom cups (one cup per person), Mickey slippers (one pair per person), and one reusable Mickey Ambassador Hotel bag (one for the room). There were also 4 free Mickey Ambassador Hotel postcards in the drawer with two designs. |
| Skip-the-line attraction tickets | Disneyland: We chose Baymax, Beauty and the Beast, and Mickey’s House Meet Mickey. Disney Sea: We chose Toy Story Mania and had unlimited skip-the-line access to all four Fantasy Springs rides. Unfortunately, unlimited access to the front of Fantasy Springs rides will no longer be part of the package after 4/1/25, so I strongly recommend reviewing this post to determine whether it’s still worth it for you. Everything we chose was absolutely worth it and we never had to wait more than 5-10 minutes! |
| Lunch/Dinner both days | Every time we clicked around on the site, sometimes meals were included and sometimes they weren’t, which was very confusing. We couldn’t tell if the meals were just reservations and you had to pay for the actual food, or if they were all-inclusive. Turns out, they were actually all-inclusive (you get a set choice at the restaurants). Supposedly you can remove dining reservations and it’ll deduct the cost from your package, but it wasn’t obvious how to do so. The price difference between a package that included the meals and the ones that didn’t was about $100, so we felt it was worth paying that to get 5 included meals. And it was mostly worth it, especially never having to wait in lines for food. |
| Breakfast on second day | Our package included character breakfast at Chef Mickey’s in Ambassador Hotel. It was overall a nice buffet with some Mickey-shaped items, and Mickey does indeed do his rounds and take pictures with you! |
| Unlimited Beverage Ticket (includes specialty drinks) | While there were some excluded venues, we were able to get unlimited beverages at most places in both parks. We always picked the specialty drinks because they sounded very interesting. We definitely availed this benefit regularly, always having a drink in hand. We also now know where all the bathrooms are in the parks. We lost one of the tickets on the second day but most of the time the staff was nice and saw that we were clearly all Vacation Package holders (especially with the Fantasy Springs wristband) and gave us all 4 drinks. But you could just get in line again and get more drinks since it’s unlimited, so it wouldn’t have been a big deal either way. |
| Original Goods Voucher | You can redeem this voucher at any merch shop and every single person gets to choose from one of several items. The four of us chose 2 foldable seat cushions, a blanket, and a Mickey shoulder buddy character. These were pretty well made and were nice. The seat cushions/blanket came in handy immediately for staking out seats along the parade routes! |
| Shoulder Bag Voucher | Nice little money pouch with a long shoulder strap string and cute Mickey carabiner. I ended up getting rid of my purse the second day and just using this bag to hold my essentials instead. Note: This is no longer included after 4/1/2025. |
| Popcorn Case Voucher | It’s not a special bucket of your choice, it’s a specific Vacation Package case that can hold up to 2 bags of popcorn in it and has a shoulder strap. You’ll see pics of it on other blogs. It’s useful but most people find it to be ugly enough to toss at the end of the trip. My friend still ended up buying one of the fancy buckets. Note: After 4/1/2025, you will be able to choose an actual nice popcorn bucket! |
| Happy Entry | You only get Happy Entry on the second day (i.e. after the hotel night), so you don’t get it on the first day. Of course this is very useful, but I do wish it was both days. |
Logistics
We stayed at Hilton Tokyo Bay the night before the package began so we could get breakfast. Highly recommend this hotel as well, especially since you can use Amex Platinum Hilton credits and Amex Hilton resort credits to pay for it! After a very early breakfast, we called a taxi to move our bags to Ambassador Hotel, and then took the free shuttle from Ambassador Hotel to Disneyland for rope drop. We did our rides, watched the parade, and had our lunch reservation at Blue Bayou.
In the afternoon, we went back to the hotel to check in and rest a bit before taking the free shuttle back to Disneyland for our dinner reservation at Hokusai and watched the Electrical Parade.
The next morning, we had breakfast at Chef Mickey’s in our hotel and then took the free shuttle to DisneySea for Happy Entry. We powered through all day with a lunch at Fantasy Springs Hotel buffet, and dinner at Royal Banquet of Arendelle.
The free shuttles to the hotels run approximately every 15 min.
Attraction/Ride Rankings
- Peter Pan’s Neverland Adventure (DisneySea Fantasy Springs) – this was my favorite ride! It’s like a Peter Pan ride with the Soarin’ feel and is a 3D ride. We rode it 4 times in different seating arrangements, and for this one, sitting in the front is definitely the best. The length is just right and this ride is worth waiting for even if you don’t have a pass.
- Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast (Disneyland) – this was also my favorite ride, I’d say these are tied. You sit in a teacup and feel like you’re dancing around. It’s just incredible and beautiful. The length is just right.
- The Happy Ride with Baymax (Disneyland) – I really enjoyed this because of how happy and fun it is, and there are hardcore fans who will do the dance on the sidelines. The music does change with each ride; there are 6 different songs they might use.
- Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey (DisneySea Fantasy Springs) – I’ve been on this ride in Orlando but I think this one is slightly different (better). It’s a small water ride that is very cute and beautifully done. It’s a good length. Rode it 4 times!
- Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies (DisneySea Fantasy Springs) – Super cute ride! Relatively short, and mostly outdoors.
- Toy Story Mania! (DisneySea) – interactive game ride similar to the Spiderman one in California Adventures. It’s fun, even though I suck at it. Be prepared for a sore arm after. 😄
- Pooh’s Hunny Hunt (Disneyland) – cute ride with a bit of an Alice in Wonderland eclectic vibe. Good length.
- Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival (DisneySea Fantasy Springs) – We also went on this ride 4 times, and it is beautiful, but if you could only choose one ride in Fantasy Springs, I don’t recommend this one. First of all, it’s way too short. If I had waited over an hour for this ride, I’d have been disappointed. Also, Rapunzel didn’t come out of the tower three of the four times we rode it, which was also disappointing since we were expecting it.
- Mermaid Lagoon (DisneySea) – really cute and worth a visit. Lots of fun things to explore, especially for kids. If you’re looking for the artist that does silhouette cuttings, they’re located in here.
Other attractions we went to, but I personally wouldn’t go out of the way for them. They’re good to do if you don’t see a line.
- Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage (DisneySea)
- Haunted Mansion (Disneyland)
- Peter Pan’s Flight (Disneyland)
- Mickey’s House in Toontown (Disneyland) – tour through Mickey’s house/studio and take pictures with him at the end
Didn’t go on this trip but have been other times and highly recommend:
- Soarin’ (DisneySea)
- Indiana Jones Adventure (Disneyland)
- Thunder Mountain (Disneyland)
- Pirates of the Caribbean (Disneyland)
Meal Reviews
We loved our meals at Disneyland’s Blue Bayou Restaurant and Restaurant Hokusai the most. You choose from a set menu for the vacation package, which gives you a few options. Blue Bayou’s was a 3-course meal and it was a bit slow, causing us to be late to our reservation for Mickey’s House. We learned our lesson and told Hokusai to bring out all courses at once so we wouldn’t be late for the Electrical Parade. As an example for value and quality, we could choose a chirashi bowl worth 2600 JPY and a parfait worth 680 JPY at Hokusai. They were absolutely delicious!
At DisneySea, we had lunch at the buffet at Fantasy Springs Hotel. The hotel/dining facilities are stunning, the buffet itself is gorgeous, and the food was pretty good as well. We were definitely all stuffed by the end. For dinner, we went to the Royal Banquet at Arandelle, which turned out to just be a casual cafeteria, so our reservation time was not important. We weren’t hungry at our actual reservation time, so when we showed up and realized it was just cafeteria-style, we asked if we could just come back later and they said it was fine. We came back nearly 2 hours later. The food was not impressive, mainly just pot pies that taste like Salisbury steak frozen dinners, and none of us finished our food. I wouldn’t really recommend this one.
The breakfast we had at Chef Mickey’s was decent. It was enough not to be hungry, but also not terribly impressive. It had an old school diner vibe.
TIP: If you don’t have a vacation package that includes meals, I highly recommend to always order food via the app to skip the line. The lines were really long at basically all the food facilities.
Other Tips
- We rented a wheelchair from the park which you can keep overnight in your hotel room. It only cost 300 yen per day (like $2 USD). While someone didn’t actually sit in it all the time (it was for our pregnant friend in case she got tired), we found it immensely useful for carrying all our bags/shopping! It was easy to push, buttery smooth, and great as a seat for the parades too.
- FantasySprings is absolutely gorgeous. It’s clear no expense was spared for this portion of the park. Try to get there early in the day so you can take lots of pictures with relatively few crowds!
- The fireworks are often cancelled due to winds, but we were able to see it on this trip. However, it wasn’t really that impressive compared to the US and Paris fireworks. You could also tell since not many people were trying to camp out for good viewing locations.
Bottom Line
Get the package if you value sanity, hate waiting in lines, and want a stress-free experience.
Skip it if you really want to save money and don’t mind lines and/or constantly refreshing the app all day to try to get standby passes.