Free shuttle buses link the station and the Disney hotels.

The patent additionally indicated that guests staying at Disney hotels would be allowed to make early reservations for attractions using their in-room television.

Disney's Ambassador Hotel - The first official Disney hotel to open in Tokyo in 2000.

Stay in a Disney hotel and the characters will come along too.

According to Mr. Tishman, the complex will be built within a budget reasonable for its projected revenues, based on occupancy rates of other Disney hotels.

Disneyland Paris (0844 800 8111; www.disneylandparis.com) has theme-park packages with Disney hotels and cheaper non-Disney properties nearby.

We want each one of our hotels to be taken as architecture in its own right, as opposed to being just another Disney hotel.

As noted, the Disney hotels are pricey, but you can occasionally find deals, and they do offer some convenience (and perhaps special deals on tickets).

In the new version, reservations for a Disney hotel in Orlando, Fla., are made at birth for the child's fifth birthday party.

Disney does not have line-jumping options, but does offer early-bird admission to its parks to guests at some Disney hotels.