Credit: DisneyThe spooky season is on the horizon, and Disney isn’t going to let you forget it!
Even though we’re still in the throes of summer, the Walt Disney Company and Oriental Land Company are offering a special vacation package aimed at Disney theme park fans, already open for booking this Tuesday, July 12 — which includes a unique opportunity to enjoy a Halloween-themed Character Greeting and commemorative photo with a festively clad Mickey and Minnie.
Related: Disney Park Announces New Paid “FastPass” For Select Attractions Beginning May 19
Starting on July 12, 2022, at 3 p.m. JST, Disney fans can begin booking a special vacation package for a two Day, one Night stay at one of the Tokyo Disney Resort’s official Disney Hotels, for a one-week window, from September 15, 2022 (Thursday) to September 29, 2022 (Thursday), priced between 58,300～167,500 Japanese yen (approx. $425-1,220, at the time of writing) which fluctuates depending on which Disney Hotel is booked.
Currently, all official Tokyo Disney Resort Hotels are available for reservation with this offer, which includes the three Deluxe Hotels, Tokyo Disneyland Hotel, Disney Ambassador Hotel, and the Tokyo DisneySea Hotel MiraCosta, as well as the Moderate Type Hotel Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel, and the Value Type Hotel, the Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel.
This comes alongside news that the Tokyo Disney Resort and their Parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, are restructuring their ticketing and prices.
Twitter user @tdr_doria shared the news earlier this week:
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[Vacation package]
From 15:00 on July 12th, you can take pictures with Mickey & Minnie dressed in Halloween costumes using the [Autumn only] 2DAYS package, which will be on sale allowing Guests to enjoy attractions, shows and Character Greetings 🎃※ Target period is from September 15th to September 29th.
https://reserve.tokyodisneyresort.jp/sp/vp/detail/PAI1SHLGALL63/
#TDR_now
【バケーションパッケージ】
7月12日15:00より、ハロウィーンのコスチュームに身を包んだミッキー＆ミニーと写真撮影ができる【秋限定】アトラクションもショーもキャラクターグリーティングも楽しむ 2DAYSが販売されます🎃※対象期間は、9月15日～9月29日です。https://t.co/0vZWSGLedF#TDR_now pic.twitter.com/Xb1I3TW7iL
— TDR どりあ@ディズニー情報 (@tdr_doria) July 7, 2022
The Vacation Package includes:
- Tokyo Disney Resort Park tickets
Day 1: Tokyo DisneySea 1 Day Passport (Vacation Package)
Day 2: Tokyo Disneyland 1 Day Passport (Vacation Package)
- Tokyo DisneySea Show ticket (usually available only via day-of lottery system)
Day 1: Tokyo DisneySea, Big Band Beat ~ A Special Treat ~ (Seats can be selected from front row seats or regular seats)
- Breakfast in Disney Hotel
Day 2: Breakfast at the Disney Hotel restaurant, or the Sherwood Garden Restaurant.
- Souvenir Popcorn Bucket Voucher (per room)
- 1 Commemorative Photo Voucher (per room)
- 1 Character Greeting Voucher (per room)
- Attraction Vouchers, 2 for each Tokyo Disney Resort Park, each Voucher only valid for Guests’ preselected attractions
There are three main features of Tokyo Disney Resort’s exclusive deal:
1. Halloween Character Greeting at Tomorrowland Hall
Halloween Character Greeting (one per room), with Mickey and Minnie dressed in their Halloween best at Tokyo Disneyland Park’s Tomorrowland Hall, and a commemorative photograph.
2. Tokyo DisneySea Show tickets and pre-reserved seating
Usually only available through a once-per-day lottery ticketing system, seats for specific Tokyo Disney Resort Entertainment Shows are guaranteed, giving Vacation Package Guests access to a special pre-reserved seating area for Tokyo DisneySea’s Big Band Beat ~ A Special Treat ~ (seat selection includes front row and regular seats).
Big Band Beat ~ A Special Treat~ is a Broadway-style, sit-down theatre show, and tickets are usually acquired only via lottery machines located within Tokyo DisneySea itself — so Guests regularly have to cross their fingers hard to clinch tickets on the day of their visit!
3. Attraction Vouchers (three hours) for valid attractions at both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea
Attraction Vouchers (AKA “FastPasses”) are back and starting from Thursday, July 14, 2022, on the day of use, Guests will be able to use these Attraction Voucher “FastPasses” at any time within the operating hours of the valid attractions in both Tokyo Disney Resort theme parks.
The Tokyo Disney Resort’s valid attractions are as follows:
Tokyo Disneyland
- Big Thunder Mountain
- Splash Mountain
- Pooh’s Honey Hunt
- Haunted Mansion
- Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast (only for 1 hour window)
- The Happy Ride with Baymax (only for 1 hour window)
- Star Tours: The Adventures Continue
- Space Mountain
- Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blaster
- Monsters, Inc. “Ride & Go Seek!”
Tokyo DisneySea
- Turtle Talk
- Tower of Terror: Hotel Hightower
- Nemo & Friends SeaRider
- Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull
- Raging Spirits
- Magic Lamp Theater
- Journey to the Center of the Earth
- Soaring: Fantastic Flight (only for 1 hour window)
- Toy Story Mania (only for fixed timing)
4. Disney Hotel breakfast included
Official Disney Hotel breakfast option is included for the Guests’ stay at the Tokyo Disney Resort Hotel. Guests may choose to have breakfast at the Disney Hotel’s restaurant, or the Sherwood Garden Restaurant.
Some eagle-eyed fans have noticed that the costumes Mickey and Minnie are wearing in the promotional images shared by the Tokyo Disney Resort are in fact the Happy Halloween Harvest! Event outfits from 2013-2015 — and fans are definitely excited to see these costumes return.
Twitter user @kiroiminnie remembers the event:
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This Mickey and Minnie outfit is so nostalgic‼️
このミキミニの衣装懐かしい‼️
— カルボナーラ (@kiroiminnie) July 7, 2022
The hype for the return of these classic Mickey and Minnie outfits is next level among Tokyo Disney Resort Park fans and locals around the area, who hold fond memories of the Harvest parade and song.
@pe_disney exclaims:
！！？？！？HARVEST！？！？！？！？！hHUH ！？！？！？
！！？？！？ハーベスト！？！？！？！？！っは！？！？！？ https://t.co/HVaoNXJxo1
— ぺ🌈 (@pe_disney) July 9, 2022
@saechito wants to go really badly:
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I’m crying, my heart hurts, who can come with meeeee
泣いてる、心臓痛いむり誰か一緒にぃぃぃ https://t.co/YqjTVfhk2J
— さえぽ (@saechito_) July 7, 2022
While @kako_bunkaza fears for their own health:
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Slowly but surely (heart) palpitations are about to begin
そろそろ動悸がしてきました https://t.co/xeW4tg88FK
— 松永佳子 Matsunaga Kako (@kako_bunkaza) July 7, 2022
Fans of the Tokyo Disney Resort are certainly pumped to get a chance to secure themselves a glimpse of the nostalgic Halloween Mickey and Minnie outfits — even if it requires months of planning in advance and a pretty hefty price tag.
What do you think about this Vacation Package and offer? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
The Tokyo Disney Resort located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan is owned and operated by the Oriental Land Company and exists as Walt Disney Company’s first-ever international Disney Park. Located just beside Maihama Station, ‘Tokyo Disney Resort’ comprises two theme parks – Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, connected by the Disney Resort Line monorail.
Tokyo Disneyland resides just a short distance from the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and Toy Story Hotel, and features a similar castle to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, and the Cinderella Castle there. Tokyo Disneyland has a bevy of interesting attractions, including the Tokyo-exclusive, trackless Winnie the Pooh ride, Pooh’s Honey Hunt, plus Monsters, Inc. “Ride & Go Seek!”. Familiar favorites from other parks include Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blaster.
Tokyo DisneySea is a truly unique Disney Park themed after the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (S.E.A.), it boasts seven themed lands, or “Ports of Call” – the Mediterranean Harbor, American Waterfront, Lost River Delta, Port Discovery, Mermaid Lagoon, Arabian Coast, and Mysterious Island. Equally unique are DisneySea’s exclusive and one-of-a-kind attractions – Soaring: Fantastic Flight, Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull, the S.E.A. storyline-themed old New York-style hotel Tower of Terror: Hotel Hightower, Jules Verne-inspired 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and star attraction Journey to the Center of the Earth’ located within the Park’s icon, giant volcano Mount Prometheus. Most unique of all is the on-property official Disney Hotel (that basically redefines “on-property”) – the luxurious Hotel MiraCosta, built right into the buildings of Tokyo DisneySea’s Mediterranean Harbor itself.
Peter Pan, Frozen and Tangled-themed Fantasy Springs is a new “Port” of fantasy set to open its doors in 2023 during the Tokyo Disney Resort’s 40th Anniversary.