Tokyo Disney: Using a four day ticket for a three day visit?

[JustLikeMe]

Hi all,

 

In just over a week I'm heading to Japan for a two week trip, a week of which will be spent in Tokyo. During this week I'll be visiting Tokyo Disney for the second time - I'm booked into the Sheraton Tokyo Bay for two nights, from Tues 24th til Thurs 26th of this month, and up until now my plan had been to buy a 3 day ticket and do the following:

 

Tues: Arrive late afternoon, check in and spend evening in DisneySea

Weds: Spend day in Disneyland

Thurs: Check out, spend majority of day in DisneySea, hopping back to Disneyland if time permits, before returning to Tokyo late afternoon/early evening.

 

However, when I went online to book my park tickets, I noticed that the four day tickets were only slightly more expensive than the three day tickets, and realised that if I purchased a four day ticket to start on Mon 23rd, then I would be able to park hop on both the Weds and the Thurs, which would be far preferable than being limited to one park for the only full day (Weds) I have there - and well worth the small price difference, as I'm sure it will be many years before I can make it back to Tokyo!

 

My question is, if I were to book a four day ticket starting on Mon the 23rd, would I still be able to collect it on Tues 24th, be able to visit one park that night, and use it to park hop on the following two days? Or, would I have to travel to the resort at somepoint on the Monday, collect the ticket, enter/exit one of the parks, and then return to Tokyo in order to activate it?

 

I hope I've been clear enough in my question here, if you need any more details please just let me know!

 

Many Thanks

 

Guy

[SharkTums]

^You HAVE to get it 'punched' at the turnstyle.

 

Just run in anytime Monday for 5 minutes just to 'mark that day off'. So then you'll end up with one day one park, and then two days of hopping.

 

We are making our Japan participants do this as well on our trip. It's the best option if you want to be able to park hop more and are NOT staying at one of the the three official Disney Hotels.

[JustLikeMe]

Thanks for the quick reply - I guessed as much, but thought it was worth checking. I'm going to go ahead and do as you suggest, not being able to park hop for the majority of my last visit was frustrating and I'm sure it will be worth the minimal effort. And hey, maybe I'll pick up one of the popcorn flavours for the trip back to Tokyo! Now I just have to decide which park I want to be limited to on Tuesday night..

 

Guy

[JustLikeMe]

Further to my original post, I've just spent the last hour wrestling with the Tokyo Disney Online Reservations & Tickets System and I'm completely stuck. All I want to do is book a four day ticket for myself and a one day ticket for my father - the ticket selection process works flawlessly, but when it comes time to enter payment information the security code box is greyed out, and despite entering the correct info for card number and valid through dates, my card is rejected - whilst I know for a fact that it is working perfectly! I know I could deal with all this whilst I'm there, but having spent time in Japan before I'd rather have everything sorted out before, rather than trying to deal with the language barrier on the day, especially as I'll be attempting to buy a senior ticket for my father. Could anyone offer me any advice?

 

Cheers

 

Guy

[SharkTums]

I've heard from friends that their site doesn't seem to kind to a lot of European credit cards.

 

It really won't take any time or hassle buying the tickets there. We've always bought the tickets in person and never had any problems even when buying complicated different amounts etc.

 

Seems like it would be the easier option at this point especially if you're having difficulty online.

[JustLikeMe]

Thanks again Elissa, I really appreciate the advise. I managed to buy tickets completely hassle free last time I was there, but seeing as I was trying to sort out a one day ticket for my father as well as my own multi-day passport I thought I'd try and arrange everything online to avoid complications when I arrived. Its good to know you guys didn't run into trouble buying various tickets in person, hope everything goes as smoothly for me in a couple of weeks!