A Guide to Restaurant Reservation at Tokyo Disney Resort

Like Universal Studios Japan, the restaurants and cafes in Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea have many themes. As the restaurants can be fully booked (even on a weekday!), we highly recommend booking your seats at one of the restaurants in Tokyo Disney Resort once you have purchased your Tokyo Disney Resort Passport (the park’s admission ticket).

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About Restaurant Reservation at Tokyo Disney Resort

• Reservations can be made from 10 am one month in advance until 20:59 the day before.
• Cancellation is free. Please cancel your booking through the official app or website if you no longer need the reservation to allow others to secure their seats.

Cancellations for Priority Seating can be made up to 1 hour before the reserved time. However, if you booked it as part of the Disney hotel accommodation deal on the official website, the deadline is 20:59 the previous day. If you have missed the cancellation deadline, please notify the restaurant where you made the reservation directly or contact the Tokyo Disney Resort Online Reservation Support Desk.

Tips:
☛ Same-day reservations are open at 9 am if the restaurant is fully booked.
☛ As the restaurants are usually packed after 6 pm, it would be better to make a reservation around 5 pm. Having dinner earlier will also allow you enough time to secure a good spot for the nighttime parade (usually from 7 pm).

Important: Priority seating at Tokyo Disney Resort simply means that you will be seated first if a seat becomes available during your reserved time slot.

How to Make Restaurant Reservation at Tokyo Disney Resort

If you plan to stay at one of Tokyo Disney Resort’s official hotels, reserve the restaurant using your accommodation plan. As soon as your hotel booking is confirmed, you can reserve the restaurants in Tokyo Disney Resort. As the hotel reservation opens earlier than the restaurants in the park, you will be guaranteed a spot in the restaurant that you want to dine in on the day if you make the booking through your hotel booking.

If you plan to stay elsewhere, you can make a restaurant reservation by using Tokyo Disney Resort’s official app. Once you have downloaded the app to your phone, tap “Book Restaurant” and follow the prompts.

Tip on How to Secure Priority Seating at Tokyo Disney Resort’s Popular Show Restaurants

Instead of reserving the restaurant via Restaurant/Show Restaurant, we recommend using Travel Case (highlighted in yellow) on Tokyo Disney Resort’s Online Reservations & Tickets web page. Why? Because not many people use or know about this function.

Once you click the Travel Case, select “Month” to open a calendar. Then click “check the schedule“, which will appear when you hover your mouse over the date you plan on going.

For Duffy and Friends’ Wonderful Friendship (ダッフィー&フレンズのワンダフル・フレンドシップ), Seating Area S is the hardest to get. On a busy day, the bookable slots will be gone in a minute. So, shortly before 9 am, get to the reservation screen and click “Seating Area A” or “Seating Area B”. As soon as it is 9 am, click “Seating Area S” instead of refreshing the screen as it will take longer to load this way.

Please note that you still can’t relax yet. For your seats to be secured, you need to complete the entire booking process.

The next step is to enter the contact details. If you don’t have a Japanese phone number, just enter your mobile number at home.

Tip: Enter your full name, phone number, and credit card details using Google Docs (for example). This way, you can just copy and paste the information to speed up the reservation process.

What If The Time Slot of a Tokyo Disney Resort’s Restaurant Is Fully Booked?

If the time slot you want is fully booked, check again two weeks before your arrival date, as it may become available again from a previous cancellation.

The next timing you want to check is one week beforehand. One week in advance is when the weather forecast for the day starts to come out. Also, some locals may cancel their travel plans if work gets in the way.

Moreover, check again a day before your arrival date. People may cancel their bookings if they are feeling unwell or due to work commitments.

Lastly, people might cancel their restaurant reservation on the day because the time slot crashes with their Priority Pass or Standby Pass. This usually happens shortly after the park opens.

Tips:
☛ The time slot may become available about 20 minutes after the reservation is opened because those who have not finalise their reservation will be kicked out.
☛ The time slot may become available shortly after Tokyo Disney Resort’s reservation site’s maintenance from 3 am to 5 am Japan time.

Tips on How to Secure Priority Seating at Tokyo Disney Resort on the Day

If you weren’t able to secure a Priority Seating beforehand, you can still get it on the day. However, there are only a few slots available, and same-day booking is hard to get. So here are a few tips to increase your chances of securing your Priority Seating:

Secure Priority Seating at Tokyo Disney Resort on the Day Using the Official Website

• Copy the URL of the reservation site to your phone’s memo the day before. You can do so by clicking the Booking Priority Seating button on the restaurant’s web page you want to make your reservations with.
  • Note that you have a higher chance of securing a booking using the official website instead of the official app.
• At 8:55 am, log onto your account on the official website.
  • Ensure that you stay logged in until 9 am so that you can reserve it straight away.
  • Ensure that you are at a spot in the park with a strong internet connection.
• At exactly 9 o’clock, click on the URL you have copied the day before and start the reservation process.

Secure Priority Seating at Tokyo Disney Resort on the Day Using the Travel Case

Another way is to make a reservation from your Travel Case on Tokyo Disney Resort’s Online Reservations & Tickets web page. The Travel Case function can be used to reserve restaurants in advance or on the day of the visit.

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