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About to bail from Tokyo Disneysea - it is 35 degrees

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 04:15

Do you get less heat tolerant as you get older? About to bail from Tokyo Disneysea and leave my 20 year old son here on his own. Feeling a bit pathetic but am feeling faint and drenched in sweat. I’m 54. The queues are about an hour for each ride often in direct sun. I have no idea how people are doing it.

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Soupdragon3 · 22/08/2025 11:30

I completely sympathise with you, 52 and heat intolerant from entering peri meno. Last year I visited Seoul and Japan in August, due to a gap in jobs and boy did I suffer!
At the end of day 1, I had to make peace with myself that being wet was inevitable, my body just poured from the min I left the hotel to returning. My hair resembled a birds nest and make up was a non starter, as on arrival it ran down my face and slid onto my T Shirt.
Like you I was mesmerised by the elegance wafting past me, women with Matt faces, perfect make up and not a bead of sweat. Whilst the shine from me was blinding.

I did survive and found the water with electrolytes helpful, walking at a snails pace and invested in a UV umbrella and a neck fan. I was beyond the point of caring that i looked like C3PO’s twin.

Japan love face masks and beauty treatments and I did develop a nightly routine of a bath and mask to unwind (maybe with a cocktail in hand).

Have a fabulous time, enjoy the peace of the tubes (nowhere on earth did i experience silence whilst everyone looked at their phones) and toilets, such an experience. I would love to go back for cherry blossom season.

MonkeyTennis34 · 22/08/2025 11:08

We’ve done Disney World in Florida on numerous occasions in the summer months.
I also don’t cope well in the heat. My approach was always, arrive for rope drop and head home at 2pm ish.
I can remember going on certain rides purely to get a break from the heat and sit in air conditioning.

DollopOfFun · 22/08/2025 11:02

Kurokurosuke · 22/08/2025 09:32

October is the perfect time to go. Especially if you go on a weekday. The rain and humidity has let up, and the kids are at school so lines aren't too long. Enjoy!

It's a great place to visit (Japan and Disney)

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Thank you- can't wait 😊

Kurokurosuke · 22/08/2025 09:32

DollopOfFun · 22/08/2025 08:54

Sounds hard going @Objectrelations but glad you've had a great time!

We will be there in mid October, @Kurokurosuke do you know what kind of weather we could expect at that time of year?

October is the perfect time to go. Especially if you go on a weekday. The rain and humidity has let up, and the kids are at school so lines aren't too long. Enjoy!

It's a great place to visit (Japan and Disney)

Daisymae55 · 22/08/2025 09:27

I hate the heat but recently managed 4 days at Disneyland Paris in 38 degree heat. It was a struggle but I refused to let the heat ruin things! Lots of drinks/fans/hiding in the air on and just make the most of it

Justwant2sit · 22/08/2025 09:26

Just done the zoo Uneo park in 35 degree heat .. hot but they had fans and some cooling stations .. get frozen water each day ( like a bottle frozen or filled with ice chips) drink lots ( loos are everywhere).. and take it easy . It’s been punishing heat wise all over !! It gets better around day 7 !

Justwant2sit · 22/08/2025 09:25

Just done the zoo Uneo park in 35 degree heat .. hot but they had fans and some cooling stations .. get frozen water each day ( like a bottle frozen or filled with ice chips) drink lots ( loos are everywhere).. and take it easy . It’s been punishing heat wise all over !! It gets better around day 7 !

DollopOfFun · 22/08/2025 08:54

Sounds hard going @Objectrelations but glad you've had a great time!

We will be there in mid October, @Kurokurosuke do you know what kind of weather we could expect at that time of year?

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 08:54

I had to give up jogging in the UK in summer as I can’t regulate my temperature at all. But am also the coldest person in the room in the winter. I am a middle aged (melted) snowflake. Am wondering if it is also the result of having a dodgy thyroid?

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 08:51

Although don’t let me put anyone off Japan we have had a fabulous time! Hiroshima particularly was really interesting (particularly given the recent anniversary) and would definitely come back again.

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Kurokurosuke · 22/08/2025 08:50

Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 08:46

I was just focusing on surviving and completely stopped caring what I looked like whilst surrounded by beautiful young Japanese women wearing jeans with immaculate makeup 🤣

Welcome to my life. I am always the sweatiest person anywhere I go 😂Red faced. Hair stuck to me. I have NOT acclimatised at all. Solidarity!

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 08:49

Makes me grateful to live in Britain considering all the climate change predictions - any hotter than this would be pretty scary without A/C.

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 08:48

I think it was the humidity that caught me off guard as I have always been fine before in the heat but it was probably dry heat thinking back on it.

You sweat here and nothing evaporates.

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Flamingoknees · 22/08/2025 08:47

I'm 56 and can't even cope with the UK heat OP. Plus any exercise and the sweat is dripping off my head. Drying my hair is a nightmare. I definitely didn't used to be like this, so your age may be playing a part. Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday!

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 08:46

I was just focusing on surviving and completely stopped caring what I looked like whilst surrounded by beautiful young Japanese women wearing jeans with immaculate makeup 🤣

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drspouse · 22/08/2025 08:43

I've done Disneyland CA and Paris and the former was hotter but dry. I found cooling towels helpful at both.

sugarapplelane · 22/08/2025 08:36

We were in Japan a few weeks ago and the heat/humidity was brutal. Didn’t stop us from having a fabulous holiday, but we were all uncomfortable.
AC all the way

Abuye · 22/08/2025 08:20

In Japan the issue isn’t the heat per se but the humidity, it’s almost unbearable.

Rosesanddaffs · 22/08/2025 08:13

@Objectrelations def not unreasonable, I just shove ice cubes down my top, oh the relief!

I look like a sweaty pig in the heat so it doesn’t matter if the front of me looks wet with the ice cubes xx

MermaidMummy06 · 22/08/2025 08:10

It's not just you. When planning our trip to Japan for earlier this year (cherry blossom season so was cool, but packed!) the forums I was on had this conversation going on almost daily:

'Soooo we're going in July/August...'
Everyone else: 'just don't. It's unbearable '.
'But it's the only time we can go'
Everyone else: 'Go somewhere else'.

It's an amazing country though.

tattooproblems · 22/08/2025 08:10

Oh I feel your pain. We went to Singapore last year - I was also 54 at the time - it was gorgeous, but the heat was UNBEARABLE. It would have been fine if we were just chilling at the pool, but of course, Singapore is for sight seeing, so we were walking around a lot. The sweat was trickling down my back. We ended up going back to the hotel every day at about 4pm, and sitting in the Executive lounge from about 5pm onwards, drinking cocktails and wine and eating canapes. Didn't even go back out at night, we just sat at the pool (which in fairness had a spectacular view over the skyline, with the MBS in the distance).

XelaM · 22/08/2025 07:38

TerrorAustralis · 22/08/2025 05:28

As rookie theme-park goers we made the same mistake at Tokyo Disney. You need to buy a fast pass to avoid queuing. (Not sure if you can get one once you're already inside.)

Yes you can! It's on the Disney app.

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 07:15

The park is amazing though! We had to come now as we needed to get out of where we are living for two weeks as are between houses. Would NOT recommend August given the choice!!

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 07:13

I sat in the shade often and drank plenty, used hat and umbrella etc but just couldn’t keep going !

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Objectrelations · 22/08/2025 07:12

I have stuck it out till 3pm. I am not enjoying it but have been keeping him company. I have now bought fast passes for him for some of the big rides I don’t want to go on that he really does want to do and am heading off!!

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