Tokyo Disney Resort is making another major change to its skip-the-line offerings, with several popular attractions moving from the free Priority Pass system to the paid Disney Premier Access service from 1st September.
The change follows the previously announced retirement of the Tokyo Disney Resort Priority Pass, which has served as the resort’s complimentary queue-skipping option since its introduction during the 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2023. While the anniversary event has long since concluded, the free service remained in place until now.
Beginning 1st September, guests wanting to skip the standby queue for the following attractions will need to purchase Disney Premier Access through the Tokyo Disney Resort app:
- Big Thunder Mountain – 1,500 yen
- Pooh’s Hunny Hunt – 1,500 yen
- Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek – 1,000 yen
- Raging Spirits – 1,500 yen
Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull will also join the paid service once it reopens from its current refurbishment, with Premier Access priced at 1,500 yen.
Disney Premier Access allows guests to reserve a return window for select attractions in exchange for an additional fee. The system is comparable to the paid Lightning Lane offerings available at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Resort, although Tokyo Disney Resort continues to sell access on an individual attraction basis rather than through a multi-pass product.
For many Disney fans, the end of Priority Pass marks the conclusion of the last remaining free skip-the-line programme across any Disney resort worldwide. While paid queue-skipping has become standard at Disney parks in the United States, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai, Tokyo had continued offering a complimentary alternative alongside Premier Access for selected attractions.
The latest move reflects Tokyo Disney Resort’s continued expansion of paid guest experiences. Although standby queues will remain available at no extra cost, visitors hoping to minimise wait times on some of the resort’s most popular attractions will now need to factor additional Premier Access purchases into their day.
The changes take effect from 1st September, bringing Tokyo Disney Resort’s skip-the-line strategy more closely in line with the rest of Disney’s global theme park portfolio.