Why is Tokyo Disneyland so crowded compared with Disneyland in CA?

[ChrisFL]

1,000th Post!

Anyways, *clears throat* I'd really like to travel to Tokyo one day. As silly as it sounds, I'm only interested in going for TDR. From what I've seen, both parks are near perfect, reason enough alone to spend thousands of dollars to go. But, would anyone be able to clarify if the hefty travel price is worth it? I don't want to spend that much money on the trip and not be able to ride anything. As a Southern Californian, I've been able to get on just about anything at Disneyland on its most crowded days regardless of the wait times, but would it be possible to do this when some rides have a mere 400 minute wait?

Tokyo, as a city, is awesome...amazing...as one former imagineer put it, it is really like Tomorrowland. If you don't want to see the city, you're REALLY missing out.

[MANEATINGWREATH]

I'd go and see it too, lol.

[mratigan]

^dont we all want to go

[TimmyTimmyTimmy]

I´d muuuuuch rather see Tokyo than just Tokyo Disney Resort. But I have done something even better... I planned it so I could see both. Give Tokyo atleast two full days. Let´s get real here....

[Fukai]

I've been to Japan so many times (almost 70) that I feel fine going all the way over there just to spend 5 days in the parks. Sometimes I stay longer and travel around Tokyo or Nagoya.

[ImagineerJoe]

I am way too excited to go in april! I am going two weeks before Showa Day and I hope it'll be much less crowded than usual but I really don't mind! after I'm spending a week in tokyo! So excited!!!