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Credit: Tokyo Disney Resort (left), Dick Thomas Johnson, Flickr (right)One Disney park has taken extreme measures to control entry to one theme park today.
Although every Disney destination has its crowded days, few compare to Tokyo Disney Resort. Home to Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, the resort is notorious for the massive throngs that gather at its entrances. In recent years, videos of the dense crowds outside Tokyo DisneySea ā often hailed as the best Disney park in the world ā have gone viral.
Today, in an effort to control these crowds, the resort has been forced to introduce a lottery system at one park entrance.
This followed reports of guests crowding the Grand ChĆ¢teau Gateway ā the hotel guest-only entrance to Fantasy Springs from Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel ā late last night in an effort to be among the first to enter Tokyo DisneySea.
Even in front of the entrance inside the Fantasy Springs Hotel, there are already dozens of people waiting for tomorrow’s Happy Entry.
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At one point overnight, this line for Grand ChĆ¢teau Gateway was so long that guests claimed it was impossible to see the front.
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As a result, Tokyo Disney Resort introduced a lottery system to determine who could enter the park and in what order via this morning.
One representative per room was allowed to enter this lottery on behalf of the group, with the lottery beginning at 6 a.m.
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Today is particularly busy for Tokyo DisneySea as the park is hosting the final performances of Big Band Beat: A Special Treat, a jazz show featuring Mickey Mouse and friends. This has run at the park since 2006 (although it was slightly reworked in 2021).
Crowds were allegedly so bad outside Tokyo Disney Resort last night that police arrived on the scene.
On the final day of BBB, the all-nighter group waiting for opening (at the pedestrian entrance) had about 4-50 people by 23:45, and roughly 150 people at the sports park.
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Guests who arrived in the park early had a better chance of securing paid Disney Premier Access tickets to the show, which apparently sold out as early as 8.01 a.m.
Grand ChĆ¢teau Gateway has the advantage of allowing guests to step directly from their hotel into one of the resort’s most beloved lands. Fantasy Springs opened last year, with mini areas inspired byĀ TangledĀ (2010),Ā FrozenĀ (2013), andĀ Peter Pan (1953). Attractions include Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey (the park’s take on Frozen Ever After), Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival, Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure, and Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies.
In its early days, demand for Fantasy Springs was so high and entry restrictions to the land were so tight that one of the easiest ways to secure access was to book a room at Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel. However, with rooms costing significantly more than most other Tokyo Disney hotels ā such as the Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel and the Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel ā and securing a room was no small feat.
Have you visited Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel?
