Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, just east of Tokyo, opened in 1983 as the first Disney park outside the United States and is run by the Oriental Land Company rather than Disney itself. It follows the classic castle-park layout with Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean, but is best known for the rides that only exist here: Pooh's Hunny Hunt, Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek! and the Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast in the Fantasyland expansion.
It is one of the most visited theme parks in the world, and queue times for the Fantasyland rides can run past two hours on a normal day. Japanese public holidays and Golden Week are the dates to avoid. Check the live wait times on the day and use the crowd calendar to pick a quieter weekday if you can.
Tokyo Disneyland live queue times Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan opened in Osaka in 2001 and is now one of the busiest theme parks in the world. Super Nintendo World is the headline land, with Mario Kart: Koopa's Challenge and the Donkey Kong Country expansion's Mine Cart Madness, and the Wizarding World of Harry Potter has Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey and Flight of the Hippogriff. Hollywood Dream - The Ride, The Flying Dinosaur and JAWS round out the big rides, and the park runs a long programme of Japanese anime and game tie-ins through the year.
Waits here are some of the longest anywhere: Super Nintendo World rides regularly pass two hours on weekends. Japanese holidays such as Golden Week, the summer Obon break and the New Year are the times to avoid, and Halloween Horror Nights packs the autumn evenings. Weekdays from mid-January to early March are usually the quietest. Check the live queue times before you go and use the crowd calendar to pick a weekday.
Universal Studios Japan live queue times 