MSG allergies are not real and have been scientifically proven to be not real. Does your daughter eat Doritos? Well guess what, that’s MSG. Tons of other stuff has it as well so please get over yourself.

I obviously meant next year….I love planning as much as the next person, but planning a 2-week Japan trip with a week’s notice is probably asking a bit much.

However, we will arrive at the Sheraton Grande maybe late afternoon the day before our first park day. I like the idea of going to visit the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel and the Miracosta to eat and have a couple of cocktails on that first evening – have you tried the table service options in either of these or just the buffets?

What would be your choice to get that ‘yay I’m in Disney and I can’t wait to go to the parks in the morning’ feeling? I’m sure you know what I mean by that….

Normally I’d go to Disney Village or Springs, but from what I read, the Japan equivalent isn’t very ‘Disney’?

Hi Tom,

I’m posting this in the comments because I’m not sure where else to put it, but it’s really meant as a personal thank-you, so it may be best left unpublished.

We recently took a trip to TDR and I wanted to thank you sooo much for your “tips and tricks”–they were invaluable! We had three days in the parks and we followed your “one-day ideal itineraries” for the first two days. They were absolutely **perfect**! Lines were long but manageable thanks to your advice, and we got to experience most of the attractions we had wanted to do. Importantly, we also had the chance to slow down and enjoy the atmosphere, especially on the third day, which was more leisurely since your tips had allowed us to do so much on the first two days. It worked out great!

I also wanted to let you know that the ADRs that we had made over the reservation phone line with the translator service did indeed work–they had our reservations and we had no problems. We enjoyed the Sherwood Gardens breakfast buffet, Blue Bayou, and especially Sailing Day Buffet. Afternoon tea at Dreamers Lounge was absolutely lovely and we would highly recommend it. We also got lucky and happened to duck into the Miracosta’s lounge just as a show was beginning, so we enjoyed that. On your recommendation, we also checked out the Teddy Roosevelt lounge, and we loved it. (We tried to get into Queen of Hearts, but the line was too long whenever we looked. Maybe next time!)

I wish you and Sarah happy travels wherever your next adventures take you, and I look forward to reading all about them! 🙂

Take care, and again, many thanks!

PS Your tips for Kyoto were great and very helpful too! 🙂

We really enjoyed Restaurant Sakura, I just haven’t had a chance to review it yet. Highly recommended!