u/Kiss_Mark

We went to USJ yesterday on June 30th and had a real blast. This was our first time visiting the park, and I want to thank everyone who commented on my previous posts and helped us plan this trip.

Just a quick recap: we had the Express Pass 7, which includes the two Harry Potter rides, three rides in Super Nintendo World, JAWS (Jurassic Park will be under renovation during our visit), and Minion Mayhem or Flying dinosaur.

Outside of the Express Pass attractions, our top-priority rides/shows were:
Space Fantasy: The Ride / Zedd
Hollywood Dream
WaterWorld
Jujutsu 4D
Konan 4D

Then, if time permits, we were considering:
Snoopy's Flying Ace Adventure
Villain-Con Minion Blast

In the end, we were able to do everything on this list except Konan and Villain Con. Here are some random facts/events of the day:

- Weather was not bad, relatively cool but it was right after the typhoon so very humid
- Park opened at 9 as scheduled, no early opening
- crowd was not bad at all. Outside of SNW the rest of the park had reasonable lines, Hollywood Dream was down to a 20min wait at one point in the afternoon. We ate at Discovery Restaurant inside the Jurassic Park section, there was no lines ordering and plenty of tables. I think this is due to a combination of things: weekday, last day of June (new theme starts from July), and World Cup Japan vs Brazil that morning lol
- SNW did not have timed entry and it was very crowded. We didn’t stay too long other than the 3 timed ride on our express ticket.
- Our favorite attractions were Donkey Kong, Harry Potter Forbidden Journey, Space Fantasy, Hollywood Dream, and Snoopy was surprisingly fun!
- Forbidden Journey, Space Fantasy, Mayheim could be nauseating, a few of the members in our group took Dramamine before hand but still got a bit sick.

Hope this helps anyone who’s planning to visit near this time!

I was looking at the wait time on the app to get an idea of how long each of a wait each ride is, and saw Snoopys Flying Ace is like 70min? It’s even longer than Hollywood and Dinosaurs. Is this one worth the wait? Should we try this one first thing in the morning?

Hi all,

We plan to do Hollywood Dream and Space Fantasy first thing in the morning back to back. Realistically how long would it take for the two rides without express passes on a weekday morning? 1.5 hours! 2 hours?

Thank you

Hi everyone,

First of all, thank you to those who responded to my last question. Your replies were extremely helpful in helping us finalize our itinerary.

Just a quick recap: we'll be visiting USJ for the first time later this month. We have the Express Pass 7, which includes the two Harry Potter rides, three rides in Super Nintendo World, JAWS (Jurassic Park will be under renovation during our visit), and Minion Mayhem. My kids aren't fans of big roller coasters, so we'll be skipping The Flying Dinosaur.

Outside of the Express Pass attractions, our top-priority rides/shows are:

• Space Fantasy: The Ride / Zedd
• Hollywood Dream (even though they don't usually like roller coasters, they want to give this one a try)
• WaterWorld

Then, if time permits, we're considering:

• Detective Conan 4-D Live Show
• Jujutsu Kaisen 4-D
• Snoopy's Flying Ace Adventure
• Villain-Con Minion Blast

My question is: how would you rank these four "if we have time" attractions? In your opinion, which one(s) would not be a big loss to skip if we run out of time?

Thank you!

Hi,

We are going to USJ for the first time later this month. We have the Express Pass 7 which includes the 2 HP rides, 3 rides in SNW, Jaws (Jurassic Park will be under renovation when we go), and maybe the Minion. My kids are not fans of big roller coaster rides so probably we will skip Dinosaur and Hollywood Dreams. What other rides or attractions do you suggest we do besides these 7?

Things Im thinking are:
- Jujutsu Kaisen 4D (my kids love JJK)
- Jujutsu rollercoaster if it's not too intense.
- Space Fantasy/Zedd
- Water World
- Konan 4D

Is there anything else we should consider? Which ones do you suggest we do first before it gets too crowded? Our SNW entry time is 2:40 so we plan to do all the none pass rides first.

Thank you!

Hi,

Not sure how common my situation is, but here it is:

I am currently a PR, and for the last few years I've been living outside of Japan due to family circumstances. Before I left, I obtained a 5-year re-entry permit, which is going to expire soon.

It looks like I'll need to remain outside Japan for a few more years, so I may need to renew my re-entry permit before it expires. I do have plans to visit Japan soon so I plan to renew it at that time. I have a few questions:

1. Is there a limit to how many times a 5-year re-entry permit can be renewed?
2. How difficult is it to renew a re-entry permit when you're living abroad and only visiting Japan temporarily?
3. What's the actual renewal process like? What documents are required? Do I need to make a reservation at the immigration office, and can the permit be issued on the same day?
4. My zairyu card will also expire soon. My understanding is that I cannot renew it while living outside Japan. Is that correct?

Thanks in advance for any advice or experiences you can share.

Hi all, we are going to USJ for the first time and have a question regarding SNW's entry time.

If you are purchasing express passes with SNW entry, which time slot do you prefer, earlier in the day like 10/11am, or later in the afternoon like 3/4pm? I feel if the 3 big rides in SNW will be timed anyway, then pm migth be better. We can use the am/rope drop for none pass rides, then in the afternoon when it's the most crowded, we would have timed passes anyway. Am I wrong to think like this? Why do most people prefer early entry time?

Hi!

We are planning to go to USJ during the last week of June, on a weekday. It’s our first time and I have a few basic questions regarding the Express Pass

1. With the pass, do we get to choose the time to enter SNW? Is the time slot first come first served? I.e. the earlier you buy tickets the more time slot choices you will have?

2. If we can choose time, what time do you suggest we choose? The earliest available slot?

3. If we do the 7 pass, can we finish USJ in 1 day? We are debating between the 1 day pass and 1.5 day pass.

4. We will be going to from Tokyo, what’s the best place to get a rail/hotel/park pass package?

Thank you

This is my first time doing botox. I went in with full intention of doing "just a little bit", but somehow ended up doing 52 units.

I did 3 areas:
forehead for the horizontal lines about 22 units, 11 between brows about 18 units, and crow's feet 12 units for both sides.
I asked if this is considered average and they told me this is on the light side. And I paid $15 per unit which is average for my area although there are some places that only charge $12.

What do you guys think?

Hi,

I am considering botox for the time first. Most of my friends have never done it and have no interest, exept for one who recommended her injector to me. I Googled the person and on Instagram she listed her credentials as LPN and on the medspa's website she was listed as ["aesthetic nurse injector" ]. Google reviews are good and many commented that she's had decades of experience. I went ahead and made an appoint with her.

However, a couple of my friends who've never done Botox mentioned to me that I should do it with the dermatologist/plastic surgeon instead of a nusre/injector. They said that the doctors would be better trained for injecitons as they understand facial anatomy better?

What do you guys think? I just cannot get to much personal experiences around me. Also, when booking I mentioned on the phone that I intend to get injection that day, and they said "okay so no consultation". So now Im not sure if i should book a consultation first?

Thank you for your input in advance!

My procedure is at 9:20am, and I’m wondering if I can drive in the evening at around 6:30pm, a short 15min trip. I asked the doctors office and they said I should not drive at all on procedure day, but I’m wondering if they are just being extra cautious?

Did anyone drive on the same day?

Thank you

Hi all,

My procedure is going to be at 9:20am, and they instructed that my last meal would be the day prior, breakfast by 9am. After that, clear liquid only until 4 hours before procedure, then nothing at all. So pretty much fasting for 24 hours.

My first does of Dulcolax is at 3pm on prep day, then miralx starts at 4pm.

Is this similar to your prep instructions?

*Update*
Thank you for all those who replied!
I just spoke to the clinic again and and they said they had a cancellation tomorrow and are able to add Enscopy together with colonoscopy!
Best of luck to everyone who will be having it soon. My prep starts at 3pm today.....quite nervous but glad I found this sub!

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Hi all,

I know there have been previous posts regarding having colonoscopy and endoscopy on the same day, but I have a different issue. Currently I have colonoscopy scheduled for later this week, and endoscopy scheduled for the summer. When I discussed with the doctor, I asked about doing them together or separately, and he said there are pros and cons with both, and didnt recommend either way. Now I am thinking of doing them together, but the doctor just recommended that I do the colonoscopy first because he cannot add endoscopy on the scheduled date this week, and he says it's better to just do the colonoscopy first instead of postpone and reschedule to do both together.

I am wondering if anyone has done both not on the same day, how far apart did you schedule the procedures? The doctor did not mention restrictions regarding the timing and I will confirm with him again, but wanted to hear inputs from folks here who've done it already. Is it a bad idea not to do them together?

Thank you