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  1. psakid

    Tokyo Disney Booking Help

    Sounds good. I'm sorry about no Mira Costa :( Keep checking back, maybe something will open up. Summer break is starting so plans may change for others. Your right about the prices, especially for the packages. We went a la carte and had no problems. I'd recommend not buying the full...
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    Switching hotels

    Congrats on the split stay at TDR. We didn't transfer, but I can talk to the 'which park' part. If it's your third day in the parks, you'll be able to park hop; however, I'm not sure I'd strongly recommend it. The first two days on a three or four day ticket must be park specific (TDL / TDS...
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    Booking Shanghai Disney Hotel Rooms

    Yes, they have early bus departures prior to park opening. As they don't have early park hours (like other parks yet), it will be interesting if they add it in the future. My sister stayed at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel and was a little disappointed about not having 'early park hours' for...
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    Have a plan .. does it make sense?

    Here's another disney fan who went back three years later. We just had to stop off on the way back from Shanghai :) (we have another one planned for 2020). Just one point, you'll have to use the third day of your pass on Wednesday instead of Thursday. You also might find that you'll need to...
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    Tokyo Disney Booking Help

    What's the latest with your plans? Have you book a package and/or which hotels did you decide on? We've been at both Mira Costa and Celebration and your correct about both hotels in your discussions earlier. If you can afford Mira Costa, its great. Celebration is good, but not worth $250 a...
  6. psakid

    Well we are going!!

    Tokyo is easy to get around and the trains/subways are fantastic. We've taken NEX from Narita to Tokyo then transferred to the Keiyo Line out to TDR. Some folks don't like the transfer, but I enjoy the walk and experience of the Tokyo Station. If not, check out buses as taxi's are expensive...
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    Please suggest Tokyo hotel for short post Disney stay

    Our family of four (two teenagers) have been to Tokyo and TDR twice in the past three years. Both times we've taken NEX from Narita to Tokyo then transferred to the Keiyo Line out to Disney luggage and all. The connection gives you the grand tour of the entire Tokyo Station, just be ready to...
  8. psakid

    Disney Sea and Tokyo Dis...which rides are the same?

    Disney Sea Tower - great theme, but it's shorter in duration than US parks (try it). Indiana Jones - crystal skull theme, but similar ride to DLR (try it). Nemo - Star Tours with Nemo overlay (OK). Toy Story - Same as US Parks, but the outside is incrediably themed. Must be seen at night (ride...
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    Booking Shanghai Disney Hotel Rooms

    Sure, its a business hotel that has a large lobby with clean muted colors. It was very nice, clean and the staff was very helpful. We didn't have any problems with english except a little at the restaurant (but they tried or got someone else to help). 1) We arrived using the subway as I had...
  10. psakid

    Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo

    TLPL The quick answer is Yes. Canada is a participating country under the 144 hour visa program. Hong Kong is considered a special administrative part of China so flights to and from are considered to be outside of China. We'll see what happens after the 50 year treaty expires. Enjoy your...
  11. psakid

    China Visas (Applied For)

    Normarian, Thanks for this detailed process for obtaining a Chinese Tourist Visa. We used the 144 Transit Visa and had no problems. Might have done the regular Visa, but living in Pittsburgh our assigned Consulate was New York City or using a service. I couldn't see doing either for the price...
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    China Visas (Applied For)

    Another tour option would be the BusTour https://www.bustourchina.com with on-off privileges along with 3 different routes through the city. We enjoyed Pudong (clouds kept us from going up towers), the Bund was a nice walk and YuYuan Gardens had nice shops and restaurants. There are plenty of...
  13. psakid

    Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo

    My family of 4 used the 144 hour Transit Visa without any problems. The biggest headache will be with your departure gate agents; however, they should be more familiar with the process as China has had this Visa for 3-4 years now. Even Beijing is going from 72 to 144 hours soon, if not...
  14. psakid

    Please Talk Me into Shanghai...

    I concur with just about everything mentioned above. Chinese don't respect personal space, it can take 30-60 minutes to get into the park, the food at Barbosa's isn't that good (go to Disneytown for better selection and prices) and the shows are in mandarin. Now, the theming and rides are...
  15. psakid

    Booking Shanghai Disney Hotel Rooms

    The simple answer is Yes. The beds will sleep two people each. I didn't stay at either resort hotel, but the Novotel a few miles down the road. We paid at least half as much than Toy Story, had a wonderful breakfast buffet ($12, also had two comps per day) and free bus shuttle to the resort...
  16. psakid

    Went to Shanghai Disney Today!

    We took the Maglev from the airport to its only station in town. It's one of the few examples of this technology in use around the world today. The track goes close enough to Disneyland so you can see the castle and Tron (left side along straight away). The track is 19 miles long, it takes 8...
  17. psakid

    Went to Shanghai Disney Today!

    We went about 10 days later and picked up our online tickets at customer service. The line was long (4 agents) and we waited about 45 minutes. With that, we were given a pass to use the 'you've just picked up your tickets gate' so we bypassed the long lines for everyone else. The next day we...
  18. psakid

    Hong Kong or China First?

    I may have mis-spoke. As the others have stated, the ticket/confirmed reservation showing the carrier, flight number, date, time and record locator number is what they are looking for. Since I already had selected our seats, they were listed with our reservation. The print out just happens to...
  19. psakid

    144 hours transit visa question

    Chipmunkmaniac, in reading the procedures again, it looks like you could return to AMS or BRU with a connection stopping in any country (i.e. Korea, Russia, UAE, etc.) other than the one you arrived from. You'll probably have to book two one-way tickets (non-stop/thru to PVG then thru/non-stop...
  20. psakid

    Hong Kong or China First?

    144 Hour Transit Visa is another reason to Shanghai first then Hong Kong. If you travel using the 144 hour Transit Visa (its free), all you need to show the immigration officer is a boarding pass with confirmed seat (non-rev won't work) to another country other than the one you traveled from...
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