Which Tokyo Disney Theme Park Is Better? Disneyland VS Disneysea!

[@emax1154]

I've been to both parks a couple of times now. Tokyo Disneyland just does the whole Magic Kingdom thing so perfectly - better than the US in my opinion. And with really amazing rides like Hunny Hunt! But then DisneySea is so unique and Journey is one of my favourite rides of all time. There's only one solution - GO TO BOTH!

[@globetrails]

Go to both parks! This is the best and only advice anyone needs to hear 😂

[@fujiwarahazim86]

Yess more better than US 😺

[@338888]

​@@fujiwarahazim86 but I don't understand Japanese. I think it is beneficial for Japanese or those understand it. Only Stitch attraction provides gadget that show english subtitle. When I didn't understand what is the performance about, I get sleepy. Almost doze off at the musical theater. How nice if they have on screen subtitles. I won't mind reading like in the TV.

[@21cooltool]

So the question still is. Which park should I go to if I can only go to one

[@michaeloftherose]

@@21cooltool Disneysea my friend

[@aRWorldDJ]

Just want to congrats for the well-condensed information. I really appreciate these videos. Definitely, it helps me to decide which one will choose.

[@globetrails]

Thanks you for the kind comment!

[@AwhPixie]

My mum is taking us to Japan soon it’s now four days until we fly off to Japan and we landed in Tokyo so I’m pretty excited to see because I heard that Disney in Japan is pretty good and my mum has already booked Disneyland in Japan but she said that we can still book Disney so we’re going to both of them. I can’t wait to do it!

[@globetrails]

Thanks for sharing! It’s awesome that you get to experience both parks, there’s no better way to do it!

[@nurdeenaanuar]

Thank you for this video, very comprehensive & straight to the point. The rides snippets are helpful to without giving away so much spoilers. ^_^

[@globetrails]

You’re welcome!

[@GoldenFlame3464]

Much appreciated for the informative video! Very helpfull, we’ll be visiting the DisneySEA park soon 😁

[@globetrails]

Have fun!

[@marianromales9033]

When we travel in japan we choose disneysea because there's only one disneysea in the world.but still next time we visit again in japan we visit tokyo disneyland

[@globetrails]

Hey! Same thoughts as me! That's how I decided which park to go to on my first trip to Japan but i've seen been able to go back and visit Tokyo Disneyland, both parks are amazing in their own way.

[@SoCalGuy20]

Going this march! Very excited. Cinderella Castle is not the castle in the Disney logo for the opening of movies. They created a new castle for that, which was inspired by all the Disney Castles.

[@globetrails]

You’re right! Thanks for sharing and hope you have an awesome trip!

[@ingridespinosamarquez2517]

thank you for your video! this was very helpful :) I'm definitely checking out your whole channel

[@globetrails]

Aww ingrid, thanks so much and I really hope you can find other videos of mine to enjoy!

[@Deb.0211]

My family is deciding on whether we should go to DisneySea or Disneyland this Summer. I personally like DisneySea more in the past(before covid), but after the opening of the new Beauty and the Beast ride in Disneyland, I really don’t know which is better lol!!

[@globetrails]

Haha i know how you feel! My best advice is to try and fit both in the same trip because nobody ever said visiting too many theme parks is a bad thing! 😀

[@Deb.0211]

@@globetrailsLMAO it has already been half a year since my Tokyo trip. My fam ultimately decided to go to Disneysea loll, but I still had lots of fun even though i didn’t get to visit Disneyland. Absolutely love the new ride Soaring fantasy flight!

[@globetrails]

@@Deb.0211 Glad you and your family had a blast!

[@kotarokato8665]

Don’t forget to ride on Pooh’s Honey Hunt in Tokyo Disneyland. The best Pooh ride on earth.

[@globetrails]

Oh, thanks for tip! I didn't have enough time to ride this the last time i was there :(

[@drroomba5045]

Hi All We visited both one week after each other. Both visits were on a Tuesday. I took my 13 and 16 year old daughters. Was in middle of January. Our experience was that DisneySea appeared to have longer wait times (like over 90-100 mins). Whereas Disneyland was more like 50-60. Even rain did not dampen the crowds at DisneySea. I reckon if your kids have never been to Disneyland then go there. The Disney experience there is greater in my opinion and my kids agreed. For example we did not even know the main DisneySea characters. The Disneyland day parade is also better as you are up close with the characters versus DisneySea where they are on the water. Also, the rides at DisneySea are scarier so keep that in mind if your kids don’t lake sudden drops like on splash mountain. I loved both but if it was just me I would go DisneySea, but with kids I’d go Disneyland.

[@globetrails]

Thanks for sharing your story! I do agree that if you bring your kids along, then you should go to Disneyland first. I too had to look up the characters for Disneysea because they weren't from the regular Mickey's gang. Loved both parks!

[@trc0o0az]

Thanks you! I can’t thank you enough for the super detailed report ❤ I hate fast rides but I will go and explore anyway

[@globetrails]

Awesome! Hope you have a good time!

[@ghefersoncurva]

The advantages of Tokyo Disneyland is : classic rides nostalgia and cool stuff However tokyo disneysea it has a lot of new stuff and open stuff

[@globetrails]

Absolutely, no doubt about that! Thats a really good way to describe the difference between the two parks.

[@saraiflores4830]

Thank you for sharing! I live in San Diego so I can go to Disneyland whenever. Since you mentioned that the rides are very similar I think im going with Disney by the sea when I visit Japan in May.

[@globetrails]

That's a great idea! I recommend checking out what Duffy and Friends is all about. They're the official mascots of DisneySea and the plushies are worth collecting! (If you're into that of course)

[@MrJpanese]

I live in Tokyo and visit both parks regularly. You really can't go wrong but absolutely Disney Sea should be your priority. Land has the Beauty and the Beast ride that just opened and Winnie the Pooh also exclusive to Tokyo. Still, Disney Sea is the most beautiful Disney Park. Even their version of Soaring is stellar.

[@globetrails]

@@MrJpanese it sounds like you regularly visit the parks, so jealous! 😀 thanks for the comments as well

[@romychar]

We are going at the end of september staying in the disneyland hotel, I can’t wait. Will probably do 2 days disneysea and 1 day disneyland (we’ve been to disney paris and studios only)

[@globetrails]

That’s awesome! Make sure you take advantage of the “Happy Entry” benefit which lets you enter the parks 15 minutes before it is open to the public. You can only do this after you check in to the hotel!

[@disneyanddaysout]

We think Disney Sea is such a unique park, it gets the win from us!

[@globetrails]

Can't argue with you there! 😄

[@reyjusuf]

I prefer Tokyo Disneyland because it has the classic rides like Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain,Splash Mountain, Jungle Cruise, It's a Small World

[@globetrails]

Great rides for sure!

[@girishchandrasahu]

Nicely compared.. thanks !! But does Disney Land or sea worth the cost it requires, compared to japan tourism with that same cost ??

[@globetrails]

Good question, and i would say the answer is no. As magical and fun that Disneyland and Disney sea are, they cannot beat the things that the rest of Tokyo or Japan has to offer. If you are on a strict budget, i would recommend skipping these theme parks altogether and just go explore Tokyo!

[@Emike-nc9ew]

Yes

[@globetrails]

Thanks!

[@Fancer78o]

I like high-level reviews. 💕

[@globetrails]

Hipe the video helped! 😝

[@kapal-p8o]

Disney land

[@globetrails]

Good choice!

[@essenceofsoul27]

We will be going to USJ for Super Mario World and I wanted to decide if I should add in Disney. This video helped make a decision. I think we will do Disney Sea since my son is 15 and is not really into the Disney characters as he used to be and Disney Sea seems aimed towards an older audience. Plus it's the only one in the world and we've already been to Disney in Florida.

[@globetrails]

Glad the video helped, just as long as you know that USJ is in Osaka and Disneysea is in Tokyo. Some people thought they were in the same city 😅

[@essenceofsoul27]

@@globetrails lol yes, I figured that much out although I'm still clueless about almost everything else lol....Although Osaka is pretty much settled, I've been trying to find a major thing to do in Tokyo and this at least gives us one day we'll have planned.

[@globetrails]

Oh in that case i can recommend a few videos on tokyo i’ve made. Here they are Tokyo 1 Day Itinerary l 24 Hours in Tokyo kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJa5aKqce5qLf7c And if you are a Harry Potter fan, there’s a new attraction in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Exploring Tokyo Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio | Tips & Tricks kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6S0oGCBl7CIj9E Hope this helps!

[@essenceofsoul27]

Thanks! We both like Harry Potter, but I don't know if we remember or like the series enough to truly enjoy the tour. But I will check out your itinerary! 🙂@@globetrails

[@ien2023]

You can'y compare Disney Sea to Disneyland. You should compare to Cali Adventrue as they share some same rides.

[@globetrails]

I disagree, i’m comparing between the rides and experiences you get from each park, so if people could only head to one park, they can know which to go based on what’s being offered.

[@christiandacanay3086]

Funny you bring it up because I always think of Tokyo DisneySea as a "sister" park to California Adventure, right down to sharing one specific ride: Jumpin' Jellyfish (In Paradise Gardens park area in DCA, Mermaid lagoon on TDS). Just wish that TDS would port Ariel's Undersea Adventure...

[@fiorellasanoni1458]

How long does it take to visit both? can you do it in one day?

[@globetrails]

Hi Fiorella, i think it really depends on what you want to do. If you're only interested in seeing both places without taking any rides, doing any shopping, etc, then you can definitely "walk through" both parks in one day. You would still want to get there early because there will always be lines, some starting as early as 2 hours before the park opens and once they have reached max capacity, you won't be allowed to enter until afternoon when some people leave. I would head to one of the parks and arrive at 7 or 7.30. Go into that park, hang around until around noon then try to enter the other park. Hope this helps!

[@Dithadeaa]

Thank u, so helpful😊

[@globetrails]

Thank you too for the comment! Hope you enjoy both parks when you can! 🤩🤩

[@peaceteez]

i really want to go to disneysea :'(( it looks so cool!!!

[@globetrails]

Oh yes, Disneysea is really one of a kind :) There's no way to get cheaper tickets but you can save a lot of money if you brought in your own food from outside. Food costs a bomb inside the park so only buy something if you really want to try it!

[@christiandacanay3086]

@@globetrails Esp if you wanted to get good merch from the parks, I say best to bring your own food and NOT spend for food. Esp. if on a budget.

[@globetrails]

@@christiandacanay3086 yup! That is definitely good advice because the food is expensive inside. Although i couldnt resist getting some of their seasonal snacks like the ones that are only sold during Halloween 🤤

[@hba2625]

Hello. It will be my first trip abroad and my first Disney experience. I have 3 days in Tokyo, the other days are in other cities. So I might spare a day for Disney. disneyland or disneysea? No one really said anything. If you were in this situation, which one would you prefer to go to? Let's say I only have one day on earth. 😂Which one would you recommend to someone who has never been to Disney?

[@globetrails]

Definitely disneyland first then disneysea if you have more time to spare.

[@andhikarazzaaq4382]

Thanks for sharing this. Is it possible if we visit Disneyland and Disneysea in one day? Also, do we need to purchase both tickets, or is it just one ticket for both?

[@globetrails]

The tickets for both parks are separate so you can’t use dusneyland’s tickets to enter disneysea and vice versa. As both parks are huge i would not advise doing both in the same day because you wouldnt get the full experience from either one. If you only have time for 1 park, make it disneysea and then visit disneyland another day 😀

[@andhikarazzaaq4382]

@@globetrails i see… great advice, thank you!

[@liamcollinson5695]

Tokyo Disney is similar to all the other parts so Disney sea wins for me

[@globetrails]

Same here! ALthough i have never been to any other disney parks other than tokyo's disneyland, i still felt more attached to disney sea.

[@raunaresquaiwatayakanai1710]

My classmates keeps on talking about disney sea when we went to disneyland

[@globetrails]

Hahaha that must have been annoying!

[@jramirezdev]

I just went to Disneyland Paris and I'm looking for my next Adventure that is most likely to be the Tokyo Parks, your video helps me a lot to understand how things works there, but wanted to ask you if is it possible to communicate in english and to watch the shows in english? English is not my first language but I can speak it and I was lucky that in Paris many people speak it so it went pretty straightforward (and I can also understand a little bit of French) but Japanese is so different so I'm worried my kids can't understand a thing

[@globetrails]

Hi Jorge! I share your pain because i don’t speak Japanese as well and unfortunately, everything Japan’s parks are Japanese only. If you have been to other disneyland parks, then tokyo disneyland actually shares a lot of the same rides with the other parks so you probably already know what’s going on. The only thing is disneysea because it is the only one of its kind in the world. We still had a great time because the rides were still fun and the food inside was great. There were a few shows and musicals that had little text and only music so those were easy to enjoy as well. I wouldn’t avoid going to these parks just because the audio isn’t in english though as 95% of the fun can still be had 😀

[@jramirezdev]

@@globetrails thanks for the info, but do the workers speak english? For buying things in a store or buying food?

[@globetrails]

​@@jramirezdev They can understand simple english and it's no issue when buying food because you can often point to something and say how many you want. You can also use apps like Google Translate to help with the conversation but i've never had to rely on it. Just don't expect people in Asian countries to be able to speak fluent english since it's not their primary language there. I've met a few american tourists who loudly demanded why the Japanese staff can't speak English fluently, in Japan. That's just embarassing. Please don't be like them.

[@reitsuruta1]

No I went to dynsey in Tokyo and they speak in Japanese and english

[@globetrails]

@@reitsuruta1 are you talking about the staff or the rides? If rides, i’m interested to know which ones were in english like you mentioned

[@eaindraykhin465]

Where is the link to inquire about tickets?

[@globetrails]

What sort of inquiry do you have?

[@rfart419]

To be honest, Tokyo Disneysea is so underrated in America.

[@globetrails]

Oh, how so? You mean nobody in America wants to visit Disneysea?

[@kazoo6186]

Most Americans don’t even know about it only Tokyo Disneyland, there’s no advertising here

[@globetrails]

@@kazoo6186 Really? That's interesting and I think it's because Tokyo Disneyland doesn't own Disneysea, instead, they only license their characters to Disneysea. However, if you checked the official Tokyo Disneyland website, there's a section for Disenysea as well. Anyway, I'm glad my video at least helped to spread some awareness on Disneysea :)

[@ericgarza3239]

No Tron?

[@christiandacanay3086]

UNDERATED?! Every US based Disney Influencer I follow has been to DisneySea and they love it. Recently Patrick Dougall has returned there and he loved it, in fact his fave ride there is Sindbad's Storybook Voyage.

[@globetrails]

So, Disneyland or Disneysea?

[@christiandacanay3086]

Definitely DisneySea, but mostly for Duffy and Friends, as well as Mermaid Lagoon. (Then again I have a soft spot for The little Mermaid...)

[@globetrails]

@@christiandacanay3086 who doesnt love Ariel? 😋 i saw the show too, it was amazing to see the performer swinging around like that. I also preferred Duffy and friends over Mickey because they were a lot cuter. My wife and i collected them all but had to import the yellow dog character because it was exclusive to Disneyland Hong Kong.

[@globetrails]

@@christiandacanay3086 oh nice! I will check it out, thank you so much for the suggestion 😎

[@christiandacanay3086]

@@globetrails anytime! Also I do miss King Triton's Concert, it's been a few years since they just made the stage into a social distance meet and greet area for Ariel... do you think she still swims in that area while seeing guests from afar?

[@globetrails]

@@christiandacanay3086 It's hard to say, on the one hand both parks should have resumed their activities before the lockdown but with the rising number of cases (over 200K a day!) , they may continue to limit interactions between Disney employees and guests.

[@ygmonkey7854]

Tokyo disneyland number 1

[@globetrails]

Yeah it is!

[@marie01ism]

I like the view in disneyland but i like the rides in disneysea 🥲🥲 what to choose? Never been to a disneyland before

[@globetrails]

Disneyland first, then disneysea. Thats how i would do it