Japan

Starting this year, the hotel is open until 4 AM on Halloween, so not only can VIPs enjoy fast-track rides without queuing (Dongqigang estimates a queue time of 190 minutes, but we only spent less than four minutes on the ride), but after VIP time ends, you can continue to use the VIP wristband for unlimited speed passes. If you get tired, you can go back to the VIP lounge. One ticket lets you play as many rides as you want. We played 12 rides during our VIP time, including the water park. It was such a great deal!

I made jeans with my daughter here. It was a very fun experience getting to pick out the button, rivets, and patches. You put the metal parts on yourself, but someone sews the patch(es) on. The lady assisting us was incredibly kind and helpful and very positive and encouraging. The only downside is the jean selection is a little limited for those not an "average" size. I am a US size 6 and 5'11". Only one style of unisex jeans fit me because others were too short, even in the tall lenth. And note I still had to go up a couple inches in waist size to what I wear normally and am considered a size large here. Just sharing as this definitely would not be an experience for even borderline plus size or probably even not for smaller very curvy girls. Jeans fit my 5'7" not curvy teenage daughter very well.

Although the 4 fast pass items do not include Mario Land, they do include Minions, Spy X Family, and Harry Potter, which are also popular items. After queuing up early in the morning to play Mario Land, you can arrange the fast pass content in the afternoon very leisurely, which is very good.

The staff were friendly. The merchandise was full of Disney flair. The rides were fun (although the lines were a bit long). Every area was filled with my Disney aspirations and fulfilled my imagination. It was a truly enjoyable trip.

I was able to purchase it right away while waiting for my flight at the airport, which was convenient, and it worked reasonably well there. Since I was renting a car and using the navigation system, I rented a generous amount of storage, which was more than enough.

On October 13th, the last day of the three-day holiday, I went to Nikko Toshogu Shrine. The line to buy admission tickets stretched all the way down the approach to the shrine, but I was able to quickly purchase one here. I was able to exchange my ticket without having to wait in line. There were a lot of foreign tourists inside Toshogu Shrine, so it was incredibly crowded.

The weather was good and we could see Mount Fuji, although it was not very clear. We walked around it twice, once upstairs and once downstairs, and had some snacks.

As always, this year was wonderful and fun!