Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs has more big changes happening from April 1 – here’s what, when and how this is now changing access to some of the most popular Disney rides in the world!
Rapunzel’s Tower inside Fantasy Springs
What has changed with Fantasy Springs in 2025?
From January 7th 2025, Tokyo DisneySea’s Fantasy Springs theme park area changed from pass only to no longer restricted entry. Rides remained as pass only rides.
Now from April 1st we have the biggest update yet – the completion of the opening Fantasy Springs rides to all. But will this make some of the rides less accessible than ever?
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What exactly is changing from April 1st 2025 in Fantasy Springs?
Tokyo Disney official website announcement posted 25-03-2025
On the 25th of March 2025 it was announced that from April the 1st 2025 DisneySea guests will no longer need to hold a ride pass to experience any of the Fantasy Springs rides.
Fantasy Springs ride passes (Standby or Premier) had been required from the opening of the area in May 2024 to April 1. From April 1 2025 you can now line up for rides as soon as you arrive at the queue without a ride pass. The compulsory Standby passes (similar to virtual queuing at WDW in Orlando) to allow guests to queue for any of the Fantasy Springs rides are now retired.
This means that guests are now able to walk up to all Fantasy Springs rides:
- Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey
- Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival
- Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure
- Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies
and join the queue to line up and ride the ride with no prior booking or paid pass required, other than a Tokyo DisneySea entrance ticket.
Fantasy Springs inside DisneySea
How long are the Fantasy Springs standby ride queues now?
What we know…prior to April 1, limited Standby Pass queues frequently exceeded 2 hours.
With no limited access to queues now it is hard to estimate but depending upon DPA availability it would not be unreasonable to expect to see these queues potentially grow to the three to four hour mark initially and on high demand days.
How long are the Fantasy Springs standby ride queues after April 1?
The Tokyo Disney Frozen ride queue will be the worst case scenario. It’s easily the most popular ride in the park and motivated many people in Tokyo to arrive early and queue several hours prior to the queues opening on April 1st. All just for the chance of booking a Frozen pass. Therefore, new ride strategies involving the investment of time should also now be expected.
Who will get to the queues first?
It seems likely that Fantasy Springs Hotel guests with Happy Entry will be in pole position to line up for the Fantasy Springs rides first.
DisneySea general Happy Entry guests from the front entrance will be running a slow second, but it will probably still be worth it – certainly better than waiting until later in the day to join the queues.
It may all calm down over time like Beauty and the Beast
For comparison Tokyo Disneyland’s own Beauty and the Beast ride initially experienced massive queues upon opening. Several years later that has now settled down to an average of around two hours wait, with DPAs often still being available to purchase up until around mid-morning.
As an Asian Disney Park comparison, Shanghai Disneyland queues frequently exceed four hours for their most popular attraction (Duffy character meets). Disney guests are prepared to dig in and wait for long periods to see their top fan priorities.
Really, only time will tell from April 1! I will update operating strategies in the weeks following!
All about Fantasy Springs & DPAs
If you don’t have a Vacation Package or Fantasy Springs Hotel Grand Chateau booking that already comes with pre-booked Fantasy Springs ride opportunities, you may like to skip the Fantasy Springs queues with a Disney Premier Access Pass.
The Rapunzel ride Priority Access Entrance
Are Disney Premier Access Tickets (DPAs) still available in Fantasy Springs?
Guests can still choose the option to purchase a paid Disney Premier Access pass which allows guests to use the ride’s Priority laneway. When booking a DPA you select an allocated one-hour entrance time period. DPAs allow you to skip the main section of the ride queue and be channeled the head of the queue, close to where the ride starts. This saves potentially hours of waiting in line. You may still be waiting around ten to fifteen minutes total to board the ride.
Does Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies ride have a DPA?
No, Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies ride only has a standard ride queue and no DPA available.
Should I buy Disney Premier Access for Frozen, Rapunzel and Peter Pan rides?
Clearly with the potential of very long ride queues, overseas visitors who have already made a huge financial investment in their trip with time-poor availability would be strongly recommended to book DPAs for any of the Fantasy Springs rides if available. This will free up their time to explore other areas of Tokyo DisneySea – one of the biggest and most unique Disney parks in the world.
How difficult will it be to get a Frozen or Rapunzel DPA from April 1?
It is expected that current amounts of Fantasy Springs DPAs will markedly increase with the ending of the Fantasy Springs Passport/Unlimited Fantasy Springs rides in vacation packages. Hopefully this will make it easier to obtain a Fantasy Springs DPA. Prior to April 1, Frozen DPAs were consistently selling out by around 9am – the official park opening time.
Fantasy Springs Pirate Skull
What gives me the best chance of booking a DPA for Fantasy Springs?
To do this, your best bet is to get Disney Happy Entry or arrive very early. How early we won’t know for sure until we can work out how many DPAs will actually be available and the take up rate – to be confirmed!
How do I book a Tokyo Disney Resort DPA on the app?
You can only book a Tokyo Disney Resort DisneySea DPA on the official Tokyo Disney App after you have scanned into DisneySea. You can only book for people physically scanned into the park.
Watch my step-by-step DPA pass booking walk-through on my YouTube channel here (this video was made last year so please disregard references to Mobile orders only being allowed with ride passes, Fantasy Springs entry being restricted and Standby Passes)
When do Tokyo Disney Premier Access passes run out?
Most if not all DisneySea DPAs will run out at some point during the day. High-demand ride DPAs usually run out in the morning on busy days.
How soon can I buy a second ride DPA?
DPA purchases are limited to one ride per hour, or after you have used your DPA to scan in to ride the ride.
So you can book your next DPA ride booking the moment after you have scanned into the Priority Entrance of your current DPA ride booking, even if it is less than 60 minutes between them.
Alternatively, you can book your next DPA pass 60 minutes after you confirmed booking your previous (yet unused) DPA.
The big pirate ship inside Fantasy Springs
Can I enter my DPA ride booking early?
You can only enter the Priority Laneway for your DPA ride booking during the assigned one-hour time range for your booking.
When your coloured ride ticket with QR Code appears on the app (usually around 5 minutes before your due time period commences) you should be able to scan in to that ride.
Can I enter my DPA ride booking late?
Strictly speaking no, but we have arrived late before due to unforeseen circumstances and explained our way in. I would advise that you avoid arriving outside of your stated ticket time period, as you can be refused entry.
That said, it can’t hurt to explain the circumstances at the Priority Laneway entrance and see how it is received.
How many DPAs can I buy for the same ride?
You can purchase as many DPAs as you like but the problem is availability. You can buy the same ride again if you wish, if it’s still available.
DPA strategy – set a reminder!
Right after you have booked a DPA, set an alarm on your phone to remind you when an hour has passed from your last DPA purchase if you want to buy as many as possible during the day.
Fantasy Springs entry fountains
What is the price of DPA passes for Frozen, Rapunzel and Peter Pan rides?
Each of the Disney Premier Access ride passes are priced at:
2,000 JPY (Japanese Yen) per person per ride.
This converts to approximately:
AUD (Australian Dollar) $21
USD (United States Dollar) $13
GBP (Pound Sterling) £10.30
Which is the most popular DisneySea ride?
Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey is still the stand-out most popular ride at Fantasy Springs, and Disney Sea in general.
The Fantasy Springs rides are listed here in order of popularity:
- Anna and Elsa’s Frozen Journey – need to wait in line or buy a Disney Premier Access (DPA) pass to ride
- Rapunzel’s Lantern Festival – need to wait in line or buy a DPA pass to ride
- Peter Pan’s Never Land Adventure – need to wait in line or buy a DPA pass to ride
- Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies – need to wait in line – the queue is the only way to access this ride. There is no Disney Premier Access (DPA – paid) pass available for this ride.
Do I still need a Tokyo DisneySea ticket to visit Fantasy Springs?
Yes, you still require a DisneySea park One Day Passport entrance ticket to access DisneySea and so Fantasy Springs. You don’t require any other ride pass or booking to access the Fantasy Springs area inside DisneySea.
The Fantasy Springs entrance tunnel now has free access
Does the Disability ride system (DAS pass) work in Fantasy Springs?
Yes, now that the Fantasy Springs rides are unrestricted the Tokyo Disney DAS Pass will work with all Fantasy Springs rides without any other ride pass. Keep in mind that if the queue is 3 hours long, that will be your return time.
What if I have a Vacation Package?
Luckily you can pre-select your Fantasy Springs rides and not have to worry about queuing for excessive times or hoping to get a DPA, which is great!
How can I get in to Fantasy Springs once I’m in DisneySea?
The Fantasy Springs area is open to all DisneySea guests by simply walking in through the entrance tunnel.
Use the official Tokyo Disney Resort App to navigate your way across the park to get there. It will take you around 20 minutes walk from the front entrance.
What can I see inside Fantasy Springs?
Fantasy Springs is made up of four areas – three “magical springs” and the Fantasy Springs Hotel:
Fantasy Springs Arandelle Frozen World
You can now access the entire Fantasy Springs precinct, including all the Fantasy Springs rides.
This means you can stroll the paths, view the stone statues and other themed decorations and fountains. You can visit the themed Fantasy Springs areas including Frozen’s town of Arandelle, the big pirate ship and skull cave from Peter Pan and see Rapunzel’s Tower.
You will be able to view the outside of the Royal Banquet of Arandelle restaurant, The Snuggly Duckling Restaurant Lookout Cookout restaurants and book mobile food orders to enter and eat inside these restaurants.
You can walk around the park-front entrance of the beautiful Disney Fantasy Springs Hotel, but entry to the Hotel is restricted to guests.
What Disney characters are found in Fantasy Springs?
You may be lucky enough to find a Disney Princess or two in Fantasy Springs! Characters sighted include most Disney Princesses plus Anna and Elsa from Frozen regularly making appearances.
To interact with them you can either surround them in a crowd and hopefully snatch the opportunity to pose with them for a photo, or sometimes there is a formed queue to get a photograph with them.
How can I eat inside the Fantasy Springs restaurants?
The Fantasy Springs sit-down restaurants all have restricted entry. They are:
- Royal Banquet of Arendelle
- Lookout Cookout
- The Snuggly Duckling
Currently the only way to enter and eat inside any of the Fantasy Springs Restaurants is to use the official app to make a mobile order for that restaurant. You can order something as small as a drink to get you inside and then use Counter number 1 to order what you like once inside, but you must have a booking to enter.
The Fantasy Springs Snuggly Duckling Restaurant
How do I make a Fantasy Springs Mobile Food Order on the app?
You can only book a Tokyo Disney Resort DisneySea Mobile Food Order on the official Tokyo Disney App after you have scanned into DisneySea. You can only book for people physically scanned into the park.
Watch my step-by-step Mobile food order beginner’s guide video walk-through at DisneySea on my YouTube channel here (this video was made last year so please disregard references to Mobile orders only being allowed with ride passes, Fantasy Springs entry being restricted and Standby Passes)
What snacks can I buy inside Fantasy Springs?
Even if you don’t have a mobile order you can buy these Fantasy Springs snacks anytime!
Oaken’s OK Foods
Apart from menu items in the main Fantasy Springs restaurants you can buy light snacks from Oakens OK Foods stand, including Oaken’s Yoo Hoo Bread, Tiramisu Ice Creams, Soft drink and an alcoholic drink.
Oaken’s OK Foods
Peter Pan Popcorn Bucket
There is a Roast Beef popcorn stand located near Fairy Tinker Bell’s Busy Buggies ride which sells the Peter Pan Popcorn Bucket. Some visitors aren’t keen on the Roast Beef flavour, so if you just want the popcorn bucket you can buy it and ask for a voucher which you can use for a different flavour to be given to you separately or go in your popcorn bucket at any of the other popcorn stands inside DisneySea.
The Peter Pan Popcorn Bucket stand
Springs Treasures Snack Wagon
Outside of the Fantasy Springs entrance tunnel is the Springs Treasures merchandise and snack wagon where you can buy ice creams.
Springs Treasures merchandise and ice cream stand
What are the Fantasy Springs rides like? Read our in-depth Fantasy Springs ride review feature here
The entrance to Fairy Tinkerbell’s Busy Buggies
Can I go inside the Fantasy Springs Hotel Gift Shop?
Sometimes in Tokyo Disney parks, gift shops have new merchandise releases which are so popular that the shops require a timed pass to get in.
It’s wise to check the official app during the morning you enter to see if it’s necessary to book a place to go shopping at that particular store, as they can book up quickly.
Whether or not you’ll need to book a standby pass to get into the Fantasy Springs Hotel Gift Shop is dependent upon merchandise, and also how busy the park is.
Watch how to book a Standby Shop Entry Time step-by-step video guide here on my YouTube channel(this video was made last year so please disregard references to Mobile orders only being allowed with ride passes, Fantasy Springs entry being restricted and Standby Passes)
That said, you can buy most of the same Fantasy Springs merchandise inside the Galleria Store near the DisneySea main entrance.
Fantasy Springs Gifts store queue
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