Don’t miss out on these underrated activities at Tokyo Disney Resort

Now that I’ve had the privilege to visit Tokyo Disney Resort, I’ve been able to narrow down my must-do activities when I visit, and discover some new things that make the trip extra special that you can’t necessarily do at every park!

I consider these activities “underrated” from a tourist’s perspective because I didn’t know much about these until I visited multiple times, so these don’t seem like things that are often recommended to new guests!

You should of course make sure you prioritize everything that’s important to you, but if any of these activities sound interesting, make sure you check them out because I promise they’re fun if you have the time to do them!

Carnival games

These carnival games are available at both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea.

Other parks, like Disneyland, actually do have carnival game activities as well (like Pixar Pier at Disney’s California Adventure!). But the carnival games at Tokyo Disney Resort have different games and they also have seasonal prizes!

The lines can get long, especially if the prize is something a lot of people want, but at its longest that I experienced, we waited about 30 minutes, which was shorter than we were expecting!

How much do they cost?

Each round of a game costs 700 yen per person, and each person gets 4 attempts for their round. Guests purchase their round at a kiosk machine while they wait in line, and are only allowed to purchase one round per person. If you want to play more than once, you’ll need to get back in line after one round, and you can do that as much as you’d like!

Prizes

The prizes change seasonally, so you’ll need to check out the games yourself to see what prize is currently on offer!

During Christmastime, the prize were these very adorable Lil Ring Ring pillows!! Then when we visited in January 2025, the prizes were these adorable Pluto plushies! The Tokyo Disneyland Pluto plushies wore cowboy hats and the Pluto plushies at Tokyo Disneyland were inside a snake urn. So the prizes also may differ between parks!

Consolation prizes

What’s nice about these games is that everyone gets a prize! If you don’t win the main prize, you get a choice from a selection of enamel pins (these pin themes also change seasonally!). The pins themselves are actually pretty cute and for 700 yen, they feel pretty worth it since you also get to play a game!

(We once played and lost so many times we got all of the consolation prizes and then some…)

Available games

Tokyo Disneyland

The carnival games at Tokyo Disneyland are located in Adventureland at what’s known as the Jungle Carnival.

And at Tokyo Disneyland, they actually have two separate games - the ball roll game and the log toss game. The queues to each game are separate, but they are next to each other, so make sure you’re joining the queue for the game you want to play! When in doubt, there are cast members at the queue entrances who can help direct you.

Ball Roll Game

For this game you basically have a steering wheel and the ball rolls down a jagged platform that you tilt left and right to get it stay balanced. The goal is to get the ball all the way to the end and through the hole at the end of the route, but you also have to beware of the trap hole right before it!

Log Toss Game

For the log toss game, you launch these mini logs off a contraption into one of three possible holes. If you get the log in any of the three you win the game, so it’s primarily a matter of aiming your log to the hole you want it to get to, and launching the log with the right amount of speed.

Tokyo DisneySea

The games at Tokyo DisneySea are located in the Arabian Coast at Abu’s Bazaar.

Tokyo DisneySea only has one game - it’s also a ball roll game but it’s a different kind of ball roll game from the one at Tokyo Disneyland.

Abu’s Ball Challenge

In this ball rolling game, you have a small ramp from which you launch your ball. The ball rolls down several little platforms to one of three holes at the end of the lane. If you get the ball into any of the three holes you win!

Stickers

Stickers are just a cute thing that are fun free keepsakes! They’re a fun way to commemorate your trip, and the stickers you can get at the Disney parks are so cute!

Guest services at either park is always available if you’re looking for the celebratory stickers like a first visit/birthday sticker, or the like. The cast members are very sweet and will write your name for you (similar to buttons at the American Disney parks!).

Cast members elsewhere throughout the park may have other random stickers! They may not have them, but it’s always worth asking! One cast member at one of the gift shops handed us a cute yellow Mickey balloon sticker!

I also recommend trying to ask the cast members at the Disney Resort Line stations if they have stickers! They also may not always have them, but during Christmas they had exclusive Lil Ring Ring stickers that were so cute! I basically always try to ask when I visit nowadays just in case they have something cute!

Fireworks viewing at it’s a small world

Tokyo Disney Resort actually isn’t a big fireworks park! Unlike the United States Disney parks, Tokyo Disney Resort’s fireworks show is only 5 minutes long. It doesn’t seem like much and most people don’t even wait around for it, but I was actually surprised at how much I loved the show. I happened to watch the Sky Full of Colors fireworks show.

I’ve tried waiting for the fireworks in front of the castle before, but I actually think the best view is in front of it’s a small world! It’s a complete, unobstructed view of the fireworks, and you’re much closer to it than you are when you’re in front of the castle!

It’s also even less crowded because most people who do wait for the fireworks are typically waiting at the castle. So check out this spot the next time you’re trying to watch the fireworks at Tokyo Disneyland!

Westernland Shootin’ Gallery

In Westernland, right by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad in Tokyo Disneyland, you’ll find the Westernland Shooting Gallery. We have a very similar activity to this in the American Disneyland right at the entrance to Frontierland.

This activity costs 200 yen for 10 shots with a toy gun. You grab an open station and point your gun towards one of the many targets set up in the scene. Some are more challenging than others, and some do move. There are no extra points per se for getting more difficult shots, and your score is based entirely off of you accuracy.

After you finish your game, you get a cute printout card with your score on it. Another fun and cut keepsake to take home!

Stuffies photoshoot

This one is not exactly underrated by local standards since LOTS of locals are bringing their stuffed toys to the parks specifically for photos. However, this wasn’t something I was aware was such a big thing at the Tokyo Disney parks until I visited myself for the first time!

Especially if you’re coming from the United States parks, this is definitely not a thing that we have. But at the Tokyo Disney park, it’s not at all unusual to carry around your favorite pal (or even TONS of your favorite pals!) and having photoshoots for them!

It’s so fun and cute even to just see other people with them throughout the day, but it’s also fun to embrace it as well if you can!

These are just a few activities at Tokyo Disney Resort that I didn’t really know about until I visited the parks, so hopefully now that you know about them, you’ll get to fully enjoy them if you visit in the future!

Are there any other activities you think are underrated at the Tokyo Disney Parks? Let me know below!