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Originally Posted by HiddenMickey
(Sorry, just realized this is in the wrong forum)
Now that I've officially fallen in love with Tokyo Disney & Disney Sea, I was wondering if any of you who have been there can answer my questions:
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Alright, I'll give this a shot...
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-What can I realistically expect to spend, for 2 people, on airfare (from CA), hotel and park tickets (to both parks for about 6-7 days), food, and souvenirs? You can give a range too, I know its cheaper in the slow season and so forth.
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Well I last went in late May/early June '06 and '07. In '07, the airfare cost about $1200 for roundtrip coach. That wasn't the cheapest, but it was one of the cheaper flights out there. With the rising cost of jet fuel, I'd guesstimate a range of $1100-$1700/person in the coming months. That's a big range, but it's a big cost. In any trip to Tokyo, unless you go extremely lavish in hotel accomodations, the airfare will be about 60-70% of your budget.
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-Will it be easy to navigate if you don't read/speak Japanese, both at the parks and the airport/trains getting to the resort?
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Absolutely. Just about every sign in the airport, train stations, and Disney Resort is bilingual in Japanese & English. Also, just about anyone working in those three areas likely knows at least a little bit of english, and will be more than happy to help you if you need it. I've been there twice, still don't speak a lick of Japanese...still had a great time & made back alive.
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-What are the best hotels to stay at, and how close are they to the parks (is monorail convenient?)?
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Since the Disney Hotels (Ambassador, Mira Costa & coming in May, Disneyland Hotel) are all extremely expensive, your best bet is one of the TDR Official Hotels. These are a group of 6 hotels tucked away into a corner of TDR. Those hotels will run about 30-60% cheaper than the Ambassador/Mira Costa, and all provide free bus transportation to the Bayside Station on the Disney Resort Line monorail loop. (Even though its faster to walk from the Hilton Tokyo Bay.)
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-Is it relatively easy getting from the airport to the hotel?
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Yes, but the easier it is, the more it will cost. The easiest is the Limousine Bus (motorcoach) that will pick you up at Narita Airport and drop you off right at your hotel, but it's the most expensive.
Slightly cheaper is the Narita Express train that you can take to Tokyo station, then pick up the JR Keiyo or Musashino Lines to JR Maihama Station where the Tokyo Disney Resort is.
Check out
www.hyperdia.com and research ways to get from Narita Airport Terminal 1 or 2, depending on your airline, to Maihama Station. That site will map out multiple routes and fares for your ease in comparing and choosing your desired route.
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-What is the weather usually like?
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Think a humid New York City. In the winter it can get really cold & might even snow. In the summer, it can get really warm and pretty humid. In the times I went, the weather was mostly good. A little on the warmish side, might rain on occasion, but overall pretty good.
Let me know if you have anymore questions!
-- PMM
