Westcoastwild
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2016
Thanks, everyone! I got some great information on this board, so here's a quick trip report...
Landed at Haneda at 430, but the first bus Disney runs at 730. Not ideal, but that was fine. Haneda is fun to explore even when nothing is open, and I desperately needed to wipe down and brush my teeth. Breakfast at 7-11. I have a feeling I may be in 7-11 a lot this trip!
The bus was easy to catch and it dropped off at both the parks and the official Disney Hotels. It took about an hour. I checked into the Sheraton. It's a decent hotel. It's about what I would expect a slightly aged Sheraton to be, except possibly it has four star service. I was in the penguin floor, and it was definitely showing it's age. I don't know if all the floors are like that; there may be refurbished floors. The penguins were one of the cheaper options and I am cheap- although of course I also like penguins! However, the room was spotless and the shower was amazing. The latter is pretty much all I care about in a hotel. The beds were on the firmer side, which was also nice.
I went to Disneyland until I could no longer stay awake, and that was about 4 PM. I got a lot done, though. Everyone is completely right about Winnie the Pooh. Make it your priority. It's so fantastic. The park in general is more like DL than MK. It's fairly compact.
The lines really weren't too bad- I would definitely go at this time of year again. They make fast pass easier than CA, and they don't overdo it like MK. So they're easy to grab and the lines move faster because not everything is fastpassed. Single rider is great- again more along the lines of CA.
For my fellow Pooh sized folks-
I am pear shaped, meaning that I'm relatively small chested with large thighs and hips. If you have a similar build, I would give Splash Mountain a miss unless you really love that ride. The restraints are different and horrible. Feet jammed up, thighs in a vice, a crotch bump. Why, ride designers, why. I do love Splash but I would not willingly do that again. It was like mine train except exponentially worse.
Space Mountain is the same ride system but better because it has just a smidge more leg room, so at least I didn't feel like it was going to hobble me.
I wasn't pulled by staff in DL, but I was once in DisneySea and that was for the raging spirits roller coaster. The tester chair is private and they were so nice about it. But they aren't very good at judging size. I could have told them that Raging Spirits would be fine. If there had been a tester chair in front of Splash, I would not have gotten in line. Raging Spirits is a great little coaster, but if you have a generous chest and have had trouble in the past with the pull down shoulder thingy, it may be a no go. But it's a comfortable, well padded restraint and definitely worth trying.
So, I went back to the hotel to sleep. I didn't get to ride anything in adventureland; the jet lag was hitting pretty hard and I finally had to admit my thunder mountain fast pass was not getting used.
12 hours later....
I get up and eat the set japanese breakfast at Sheraton's sushi restaurant. It was basically what I needed. Bought a latte afterwards. Not great but okay. And then I headed to Disney Sea!!!
Part 2 coming soon....
Landed at Haneda at 430, but the first bus Disney runs at 730. Not ideal, but that was fine. Haneda is fun to explore even when nothing is open, and I desperately needed to wipe down and brush my teeth. Breakfast at 7-11. I have a feeling I may be in 7-11 a lot this trip!
The bus was easy to catch and it dropped off at both the parks and the official Disney Hotels. It took about an hour. I checked into the Sheraton. It's a decent hotel. It's about what I would expect a slightly aged Sheraton to be, except possibly it has four star service. I was in the penguin floor, and it was definitely showing it's age. I don't know if all the floors are like that; there may be refurbished floors. The penguins were one of the cheaper options and I am cheap- although of course I also like penguins! However, the room was spotless and the shower was amazing. The latter is pretty much all I care about in a hotel. The beds were on the firmer side, which was also nice.
I went to Disneyland until I could no longer stay awake, and that was about 4 PM. I got a lot done, though. Everyone is completely right about Winnie the Pooh. Make it your priority. It's so fantastic. The park in general is more like DL than MK. It's fairly compact.
The lines really weren't too bad- I would definitely go at this time of year again. They make fast pass easier than CA, and they don't overdo it like MK. So they're easy to grab and the lines move faster because not everything is fastpassed. Single rider is great- again more along the lines of CA.
For my fellow Pooh sized folks-
I am pear shaped, meaning that I'm relatively small chested with large thighs and hips. If you have a similar build, I would give Splash Mountain a miss unless you really love that ride. The restraints are different and horrible. Feet jammed up, thighs in a vice, a crotch bump. Why, ride designers, why. I do love Splash but I would not willingly do that again. It was like mine train except exponentially worse.
Space Mountain is the same ride system but better because it has just a smidge more leg room, so at least I didn't feel like it was going to hobble me.
I wasn't pulled by staff in DL, but I was once in DisneySea and that was for the raging spirits roller coaster. The tester chair is private and they were so nice about it. But they aren't very good at judging size. I could have told them that Raging Spirits would be fine. If there had been a tester chair in front of Splash, I would not have gotten in line. Raging Spirits is a great little coaster, but if you have a generous chest and have had trouble in the past with the pull down shoulder thingy, it may be a no go. But it's a comfortable, well padded restraint and definitely worth trying.
So, I went back to the hotel to sleep. I didn't get to ride anything in adventureland; the jet lag was hitting pretty hard and I finally had to admit my thunder mountain fast pass was not getting used.
12 hours later....
I get up and eat the set japanese breakfast at Sheraton's sushi restaurant. It was basically what I needed. Bought a latte afterwards. Not great but okay. And then I headed to Disney Sea!!!
Part 2 coming soon....