Hello! This guide covers ONLY vacation packages up to ~3/31/2025. A refresh in packages begins for stays 4/1/2025~, and a new guide can be found here!
Imagine a trip to the Tokyo Disney Resort where every detail is perfectly orchestrated, tailored exactly to your preferences. You can skip the lines, enjoy unlimited drinks, secure dining reservations, and access exclusive merchandise—creating a specialized experience. With a Vacation Package, that could be a reality. But with a high cost for convenience, is it the right choice for you? In this post, I’ll unveil the different packages, highlight their benefits (and drawbacks), and share some insider tips to help you decide if they are the best option for your magical adventure!
Table of Contents
- Why are Vacation Packages the “Premier” Option?
- Benefits & Exclusives
- Types of Vacation Packages
- Comparing Vacation Packages
- Which is Best for Me?
- Conclusion & Thoughts
Why are Vacation Packages the “Premier” Option?
Among the many reasons the Tokyo Disney Resort is unique to the other Disney Parks is that they do not offer guided tours (except as an add-on to incredibly expensive hotel rooms). In Disney’s other parks, these tours offer guests a day tailored to their interests, with the inclusion of virtually unlimited access to skip-the-line queues. With the absence of this premier experience, what takes its place at TDR?
Well, that would be Vacation Packages: a nearly all-inclusive offering that includes a hotel stay, park tickets, breakfast, pre-booked priority access to attractions, drink vouchers, and exclusive merchandise, among other things. Depending on the type of vacation package you select, you may also gain access to an exclusive pool of dining reservations for select restaurants and priority access to meet-and-greets. This graphic neatly summarizes the benefits:
As you can see, the packages are fairly inclusive, with the exception being lunch and dinner, which are only included in select packages, and are for primarily pricier options. Many of these perks are exclusive to Vacation Package holders, such as pre-booked skip-the-line passes for attractions.
However, you will be paying a premium for these benefits; packages start at roughly 38,000 JPY per person, per day. I say “roughly’, as there are so many variables that influence the price that it’s difficult to pinpoint a true “base price”- I’ll talk more about those later. With a ¥155 to $1 USD, that’s ~$230 per person, per day (I will continue using this conversion rate).
This price is hard to justify; day tickets start at ¥7,900 -10,900 ($51-71), and Premier Access for an attraction is ¥1,500-2,000 ($10-13). However, for those once-in-a-lifetime trips, those who want to experience it all in a shorter time, or even those who just don’t want to wait in line much, the exclusive perks the ticket offers are invaluable.
But, what exactly are these “limited” and “exclusive” perks of Vacation Packages?
Benefits & Exclusives
Let’s explore each benefit of the Vacation Packages. Unless specified otherwise, these benefits are included in all packages.
Upon checking into your hotel room the day of your stay, you will receive a sealed file filled with sheets of paper tickets. All of the listed benefits below will be in this file- from your park tickets to your shoulder bag vouchers. To redeem a ticket, simply tear it off and present it to a cast member. Keep in mind you’ll need to carry this around with you during the day, or pre-tear tickets and bring them with you in a secure pocket or bag.
Hotel Stay
Included in your package is a stay at one of the 5 moderate or deluxe Tokyo Disney hotels. Note that Vacation Packages are not offered for Value (Celebration Hotel) and Luxury (Fantasy Springs Grand Chateau) hotel rooms. Thus, the “cheapest” hotel you can select is the Toy Story Hotel, a moderate.
Park Tickets
A park ticket will be given for each day of your vacation package. You are not allowed to choose which park you go to on which day. Depending on which Vacation Package you select, you may be eligible for specialty tickets. Currently, all Vacation Packages include a Fantasy Springs Magic Passport, which functions as both a 1-Day DisneySea Passport AND grants you unlimited access to the new Fantasy Springs land and its attractions in Tokyo DisneySea.
1-Day Passport: Fantasy Springs Magic (limited)
A major and perhaps deciding benefit of Vacation Packages, the Fantasy Springs Magic Passport is incredibly useful in experiencing the new “Fantasy Springs” land in Tokyo DisneySea. The ticket’s function is threefold:
- Entry into Tokyo DisneySea
- Unlimited entry into Fantasy Springs (within DisneySea)
- Unlimited priority access to the four brand-new Fantasy Springs attractions anytime during park hours
The latter two benefits are unprecedented, allowing guests to bypass the complicated entry process of Fantasy Springs and refreshing their app to obtain a Standby Pass/Premier Access to experience one of the attractions. In my experience utilizing the Passport, I never waited more than 10 minutes for any of the four brand-new attractions. The only other method of obtaining this passport is purchasing it as a guest of the Fantasy Springs Hotel.
Attraction Tickets (exclusive)
In use, Attraction Tickets function exactly as Premier Access and Priority Pass: a single-use skip-the-line for an attraction. The difference lies in your ability to pre-book them with your vacation package, instead of having to book/purchase them the day of your visit.
Depending on your selection, Attraction Tickets may be redeemable for any select ride anytime, while others will lock you to a specific ride, and may have a specific redeemable period, as seen in the graphic below. The newest Vacation Package type includes an Attraction Ticket that allows unlimited rides on certain attractions.
Attraction Tickets are perhaps the most beneficial feature of a Vacation Package, so here are some tips for them:
- Attraction Tickets do not inhibit your use of Priority Passes/Premier Access. You may still reserve or purchase Priority Passes and Premier Access the day of your visit, even for attractions you already have an Attraction Ticket for.
- As you can see in the graphic, the cost of your Vacation Package will vary based on your Attraction Ticket selection. Select the higher tier ones!
- Upgrading your Attraction Tickets is cheaper than buying Premier Access (skip-the-line service available to everyone), so I would recommend selecting the higher-tier attractions if you plan on experiencing them.
- If you prefer greater flexibility or lower cost, choose the “Select Anytime” tickets, and hit the popular attractions early in the day (preferably with Happy Entry) or late in the evening.
Greeting Venue Admission Ticket (exclusive) (select packages)
Similar to a specific window Attraction Ticket, Greeting Venue Admission Tickets allow guests to skip-the-line at a chosen experience with a reduced wait. The only difference is that this ticket applies to character greetings.
Dining Tickets & Reservations (limited) (select packages)
Some restaurants around the Tokyo Disney Resort are notoriously difficult to acquire reservations for, such as Magellan’s. To ease this, select Vacation Packages will offer an early pool of restaurant reservations to choose from. These still run out quickly, so I would book your package as soon as its available!
Contrary to popular belief, the cost of the meal is included! Depending on the restaurant selected, that may equate to buffet access, a set meal, or select menu options.
If you decide that these pricier restaurants are not for you, or just don’t want a buffet or table service every meal of the day, you have the option to select “no restaurant” for one or more of your slots, which will remove the cost of that restaurant ticket and reservation from your package.
Eligible Restaurants (subject to change and availability)
Ambassador Hotel
Chef Mickey
Tokyo Disneyland Hotel
Canna
Sherwood Garden Restaurant
Hotel MiraCosta
BellaVista Lounge
Oceano
Fantasy Springs Hotel
Fantasy Springs Restaurant
Tokyo Disneyland
Blue Bayou Restaurant
Eastside Café
Restaurant Hokusai
Tokyo DisneySea
Fantasy Springs Restaurant
Royal Banquet of Arendelle
The Snuggly Duckling
Restaurant Sakura
Lookout Cookout
Magellan’s
Ristorante di Canaletto
S.S. Columbia Dining Room
Breakfast
All Vacation Packages include a breakfast reservation (meal included) at your hotel, applicable to mornings following a night of stay. Unlike dining reservations, this perk is included in all packages, and you may not opt-out of its inclusion.
Beverage Ticket (exclusive)
A beverage ticket entitles you to an “unlimited” number of soft drinks inside the parks. This is really only limited by a one per ticket per transaction rule. I feel this is one of the most underrated benefits of a Vacation Package.
Incredibly, the ticket includes specialty drinks at the Fantasy Springs restaurants, so even if you have no dining reservation or mobile order, you may still enter the restaurants and order your drinks, and experience the theming (an incredibly overpowered ability). Note: you’ll receive a list of eligible locations in your digital Vacation Package Guide closer to your arrival date.
Popcorn Case Voucher (exclusive)
Vacation Package plans will include one original popcorn case per guest room. As every popcorn cart has a different flavor, you may redeem it at a location of your choice, and receive the case with the popcorn in a separate standard box. Note: the Vacation Package Popcorn Case is an exclusive design; you may not exchange it for any other type of popcorn case.
Original Goods Voucher (exclusive)
Redeemable at participating shops within the parks, an Original Goods Voucher allows you to select a piece of exclusive Vacation Package-themed merchandise.
Shoulder Bag Voucher (exclusive)
Redeemable at participating shops within the parks, a Shoulder Bag Voucher can be exchanged to receive, you guessed it, an exclusive Vacation Package-themed shoulder bag.
Types of Vacation Packages
Not that we’ve established the benefits of the Packages, what types are offered? Well, Tokyo Disney offers 3 Vacation Packages internationally (there is MANY more for residents of Japan, too many to cover in a single post). These packages are:
- Fantasy Springs: Enjoy Attractions
- Fantasy Springs: Enjoy Attractions & More
- Fantasy Springs: Enjoy Attractions Even More
For simplicity, I will remove the “Fantasy Springs” title from the packages going forward.
These packages have fairly straightforward names, but to streamline the explanation process, I’ve created graphics explaining which package contains what benefits:
“Enjoy Attractions” Vacation Package
The “simplest” setup of the 3, the Enjoy Attractions package focuses on- you guessed it- attractions. Dining reservations and greeting venues are excluded, and extra attraction tickets are given in their places.
“Enjoy Attractions & More” Vacation Package
Relative to Enjoy Attractions, Enjoy Attractions & More has its perks spread out over more categories, with the inclusion of a greeting venue admission, and dining reservations for lunch and dinner at your choice of restaurant in the parks and/or hotels.
“Enjoy Attractions Even More” Vacation Package
Among the latest Vacation Packages, “Enjoy Attractions Even More” takes the concept of the Fantasy Springs Magic Passport and expands it to the entire park. Featuring a “Special Attraction Ticket”, package holders may, with no advance reservations or return windows, experience participating Tokyo Disney attractions through their priority access queues an unlimited number of times. This of course, makes it quite expensive, probably the most expensive, of any Vacation Package of any type or duration.
Separately, the duration of the package is a single, 2-day, 2-night option. This is different from the other packages, which both have 2-day, 1-night, or 3-day, 2-night offerings.
You’re probably asking, “What Attractions are eligible with the Special Attraction Ticket?”, and the answer is, “everything with a skip-the-line queue”:
As a reference, displayed Premier Access prices are per person, per ride
All of these attractions are included with the Special Attraction Ticket, and can be experienced an unlimited amount of times through their priority access queues. Coupled with the Fantasy Springs Magic Passport, this package covers nearly every major attraction in both parks. The only ride with a priority queue excluded from this list is, oddly enough, Aquatopia. I can’t seem to sort that one out.
Many small flat rides and classic dark rides, whose queues or capacity aren’t designed for a priority access entrance are not included either. Still, this is an incredibly stacked lineup, and I’ll let you do the math on how many rides on Soaring it takes to make back the cost of your Package.
“Enjoy Dinner at Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta” Vacation Package
The newest of the Vacation Packages, “Enjoy Dinner” guarantees you a reservation (meal included) at one of Hotel MiraCosta’s dining establishments: Oceano or BellaVista Lounge. Both of these restaurants are difficult to get reservations for, and offer stunning panoramic views of the DisneySea park’s Mediterranean Harbor and Mysterious Island.
(left: Oceano viewing patio, right: BellaVista Lounge)
The Oceano restaurant has views of the park in addition to an exclusive patio area for guests, while the BellaVista Lounge is situated squarely at the front of the park with sweeping windows. Depending on your reservation time, you may also be able to catch the nighttime showing of “Believe! Sea of Dreams” from one of the best viewing angles! Make sure to check the showtime before booking this package.
Otherwise, this package includes a few Attraction Tickets, the option to dine a second night, plus all the other hallmarks of a TDR Vacation Package.
Comparing Vacation Packages
This may all feel a bit overwhelming, so I’ve created graphics that simplify and compare the benefits of each package based on duration.
1-Night Package Comparison
2-Night Package Comparison
Which is Best for Me?
If you’re still stuck on this question, that’s okay! For many people, it’s not which package to purchase, but if they should at all. You may have noticed I’ve really skipped over cost; that’s because of how much it can fluctuate. To get an idea of your package cost, I would visit the TDR website and fill out a Vacation Package representative of the dates/hotel/benefits you’d like, to get a better idea of how much it will be for your party.
On my most recent (and first!) trip to TDR, I chose a 2-day, 1-night Enjoy Attractions package at the Toy Story Hotel; around the cheapest Vacation Package you can get. That totaled out to be ¥420,000 for 5 people and 2 rooms, or ¥84,000/person, ¥42,000/person/day. In addition, I added an Evening Passport at DisneySea and 1 night at the Toy Story Hotel right before the package. I personally found this strategy to satisfy what I wanted to get done in the parks, however my main focus has never been characters or table-service restaurants. If you’re like me and want to focus on attractions, I would still recommend the “Enjoy Attractions” option over the pricier “Enjoy Attractions Even More”, unless you prefer the 2D, 2N format, or just really want to ride Journey to the Center of the Earth over and over (I don’t blame you).
Personally, I see the options as the following:
Enjoy Attractions: Great for attractions; if you want to get many attractions done, and get Vacation Package benefits, or go at a slower pace and still experience many attractions.
Enjoy Attractions & More: Best for a wide range of experiences; if you’re looking to avoid lines beyond attractions, and table-service dining is a top priority. Alternatively, if you select ” restaurant”, for your dining slots, this package becomes the cheapest of the three, while still giving you the full suite of other benefits.
Enjoy Attractions Even More: Best for attractions and an all-inclusive experience; if you have the money for a luxury, this is the package that has it all. I would only recommend it if your focus is on experiencing multiple attractions many times.
Enjoy Dinner at Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta: Best for DisneySea; if you want to enjoy further immersion into DisneySea, experiencing great dining with one of the best views of any Disney restaurant in the world, while also enjoying other Vacation Package benefits.
Conclusion & Thoughts
Historically, the Tokyo Disney Resort Vacation Packages have definitely been a premium option, and were generally regarded as “not worth it” for many people. However, with new additions, such as the Fantasy Springs Magic Passport, and the Special Attraction Ticket, the value scales may be tipping. I personally found great value in a Vacation Package, as though I will likely be back to Tokyo Disney, the rest of my family, who accompanied me, may not. With only a limited time there, the price I found was justified in our undeniably magical experience.
This by no means insinuates you should get a Vacation Package; there are many different (and cheaper!) ways to experience Tokyo Disney Resort, and as tailor-made as Vacation Packages come, they are still not for everyone. A trip to Tokyo Disney is what you make of it, and while a Vacation Package may enhance your visit, it is never a requirement. With that being said, I hope this post was able to help you determine what the best option is right for you!
If you’ve made it this far, thank you for reading! I appreciate all of your support. If you have had your own experience with a Vacation Package, please leave it in the comments below for me and others to read!
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