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Their services are always helpful and totally free of charge. If you enjoyed our Disneyland Crowd Calendar page, be sure to check out our other articles. What are Crowd Calendars? When is Disneyland Least Crowded? On weekends, Sundays are usually less crowded than Saturdays. Regular weekends tend to be less crowded than holiday weekends. When is Disneyland Most Crowded? The park is busy right after the Disneyland Annual Passholder blackout dates come to an end.
When is the best time to visit Disneyland? Which months are less crowded at Disneyland? Lines will be shorter: mid-January through mid-March mid-April through mid-May mid-September through mid-November The disadvantages of going to Disneyland during the off-season are: Some of the nighttime entertainment may be scheduled for weekends and not during the mid-week Certain rides may be shut down for maintenance The park hours are usually shorter during off-peak times and longer during the summer and other peak times, and 4.
But remember that whenever it may be, and although it may look a little different from the last time you visited, you will still find ways to create magical moments and memories to treasure. We hope you find this post helpful, and if you are planning a trip to Disney be sure to check out our other FREE vacation planning tools. Our goal at The Park Prodigy has always been to help you save time and money on your next vacation.
Including finding the best time to purchase discount Disneyland tickets! So, what are the best times to visit Disneyland? While Disney World covers an astounding 43 square miles of land, Disneyland contrasts that with its acres of park. However, Disneyland still boasts incredible crowds, many of whom are local annual passholders.
And there are absolutely times of the year that are better than others as far as crowd size. It not only allows us to help you pick the best time of year to visit Disneyland when avoiding large crowds, however it also helps us create all of the daily park plans that are included with our Disneyland tickets. One of the easiest ways to find the least busy days at Disneyland is to pay attention to the one day Disneyland ticket pricing.
The reasons being is Disneyland tickets now come in tiers and fluctuate based on the time of year you plan to visit the theme parks. As you can imagine the dates with the cheapest Disneyland tickets will be the best time to visit Disneyland if trying to avoid the crowds.
Based on our Disneyland Crowd Calendar data, the slowest time of year for Disneyland is often:. Weeks that are slated to be the least busy time to go to Disneyland , according to Disneyland Crowd Calendar statistics, include the following. Besides crowds, there are many other factors that could go into planning your trip, including special events and more. But Disneyland also sees more local visitors than Disney World—so much so that the park blocks certain dates that are expected to be high volume from annual passholders.
This means that visitors can use the Disneyland admissions and block out calendar to anticipate when high volume dates are expected. For example, passholders are currently blocked out from most dates in June, July, and early August, which means that a higher volume of visitors is expected during those times. Something else to consider when planning a Disneyland vacation is that the Anaheim Convention Center is located in close proximity to Disneyland.
So when is Disneyland least crowded for guests trying to avoid large crowds? Very simply the end of August and the entire month of September are considered some of the least crowded times to visit Disneyland. The main reason is many families are getting their kids ready to go back to school and most summer vacations are over. This post is going to dive into all the nitty-gritty details, and the whys and hows of crowds, but let's just cut to the chase.
The easiest way to know if it will be crowded at Disneyland is to ask yourself:. If the answer is yes to one or both of these questions, there will be bigger crowds. Another thing to be aware of is major school breaks, and not just in California, and not just for spring or summer break. Many Arizona schools have breaks in the first half of October. Utah schools also have a fall break in mid-October. Even during the busiest times, there are ways to skip the lines and make the most of your time.
Here are our best tips to reduce waits! Again, our best advice is to purchase your tickets and make your Disneyland theme park reservations as soon as possible to secure your spot.
Reservation availability is released 60 days in advance. The biggest difference is the locals. Many of those Disneyland locals were annual passholders. One of the biggest changes to occur during the Disneyland closure was the cancellation of all annual passes. That means that during the Disneyland reopening period, all guests will have to purchase tickets.
That may change the way even locals visit the parks. For some time, the annual passholders have thought of the Happiest Place on Earth as their second home. In other words, they would pop in for a few hours here or there — maybe on a weekday, or on a spring or fall Sunday morning before heading to the beach — assuming their pass wasn't blocked out. They'd hop in on Friday nights to catch fireworks and meet up with friends for some of their favorite Disneyland snacks.
Disneyland will eventually release a new type of membership offering, so eventually these guests will once again affect the crowds. In the past, depending on the passport, a passholder might find himself or herself blocked out of the park on certain days or weeks, particularly those times that are especially popular with tourists — namely summer, spring break and holidays.
The Disneyland blockout calendar provided a fairly good idea of the very busiest dates of the year, because those were the times when most passholders were not allowed to enter the parks. For example, during most of June through mid-August, the Southern California Select and Deluxe passholders were typically blocked from entering at least one or both parks, a strong sign that there would be tourists!
One important thing to keep in mind in the future: Crowds are higher right after major blockout periods. Disneyland's 1-Day tickets are sold in tiers based on projected crowd levels, giving us a sneak peek at when Disney is expecting things to be busiest.
Keep hopping back for updates on the annual passholder situation, because knowing their patterns can help you plan your trip. Another factor that has more influence on crowds at Disneyland than at Disney World are the conventioneers. The Anaheim Convention Center is right across the street. Those folks will plan to spend some of their hours before, during and after the Expo playing in the parks. The next D23 Expo has been postponed until September Keep in mind that special events and holidays also influence crowds.
Many people visit during Disneyland Halloween Time or the holidays to experience the magic of these seasons, and there are special events at different times throughout the year. This is yet another reason to review our Disneyland crowd calendar — we list the holidays and special events!
We are so frogcited to get special event dates for and on the calendar — you'll see those reflected on the Crowd Calendar as soon as they are announced, so keep hopping back! Based on all of this information, and historical crowd levels during holidays and other data, we have a pretty good idea of the very busiest dates of the year at Disneyland.
But, as you probably guessed, there are some variables. Some school districts base their spring break around Easter; others do not.
When Easter falls earlier in the season, March or early April, it has the effect of making a more intense, but shorter spring break season. When Easter falls later, as it does in , the effect is a longer but less intense spring break season. Many California universities consistently have spring break at the end of March, which can affect crowds then. Here are other days that see higher crowds, but not as high as the absolute worst days.
Some of the dates listed are isolated, with the days around them generally fine, but they do bring in more locals. July 17 is the exception to this, as it is already a busy time. Know of other dates that are popular with locals? Share in the comments below. While these are traditionally the best times to visit, we expect higher crowds than usual around these times now that the parks will be open! There it is — the best time to visit Disneyland in and ! Don't froget that you can purchase discount Disneyland tickets from your favorite frogs!
Planning a trip with 4 kids the week of Jan using a 3 day hopper pass. Which days would you recommend in the park? I heard fireworks are only on the weekends and sometimes on Mondays. Should we include Monday as one of our days so we can see fireworks or just go mid-week? Because Holiday Time extends to Jan. The entertainment schedule only goes six weeks out in advance, but you should still see fireworks. Midweek tends to be less crowded than weekends — while every day has been selling out, weekdays have shorter lines since many people do not stay all day long due to school and work.
Which dates would you recommend? It is spring break season so some schools will be off at that time, but April would be your best bet. Debating between that day and November 28th Sunday. It's a tough call, as we think both dates would likely be equally busy. The 28th could be busy due to Thanksgiving crowds while the 9th could be busy since it's the last official day of Holiday Time. We'd suggest whichever date works better for your schedule though Nov.
The crowd calendar shows anything after 19th pretty low, but your advice says that it will be crowded until 25th. Would 25th be a better bet than 19th? Many different factors can affect crowds, and we don't know all of them quite yet such as what capacity levels will be like by April. That said, Easter falls on April 17 so some late spring breaks could run until April But as of recently, we generally find that Tuesdays are a little less crowded than Mondays.
We probably won't see a huge difference between these two dates so we'd recommend that you pick the best one that suits your schedule. We want to surprise our kids and take the day off of school and work with a day at Disneyland. We are looking at Wed. Do you think the crowds will be about the. In terms of crowds, most days have been selling out so crowd levels have been consistent though we still find them to be manageable with limited capacity in place!
Both days have long hours and all of the entertainment in place, so either would be good! We would like to visit the park on December 7 or 8. December 7 is a Merriest Nites evening which we won't be attending.
Which day would be less crowds We know the park closes early on the Merriest Nites day and that's OK with us if it means a lighter crowd during the day. Would love some insight! Crowds have been pretty consistent lately. Since Merriest Nites is a new event, we don't know exactly how it will affect crowds, but because it will have limited attendance, we wouldn't expect a huge difference between party nights and non-party nights.
We'd go with the 8th since the park closes early on the 7th, so you can catch the fireworks and evening entertainment. I saw your crowd calendar said that the Disney Festival of Holidays starts on November What does that mean? Will the park be decorated with Christmas decorations already? I was going to be in LA from November 6 to November 13, so I was wondering which days I should go that wouldn't be the busiest, but would still have that holiday magic. Holiday Time at Disneyland Resort begins Nov.
Check out our guide for all the details on the holiday hoppenings. Both parks would be fully decorated. If you were to go before the 12th, you may still see some decorations popping up, but all of the other festivities such as treats, "it's a small world" Holiday, etc.
I only just saw that D23 ends on the 11th, do you think the parks will be extremely busy the week we've booked as a result of D23? Mid-September is generally a great time to visit! You might see more people on that Sunday, but the weekdays shouldn't be too crowded. While the reservation system has been spreading guests out more historically very low days have seen a rise in crowds since it's a day that the Tier 1 tickets would be valid , we still think crowds overall would be relatively low to average.
Possibly visit the park February Any idea why it's so high if it's a less-busy time? Holiday Time will run a bit longer than usual this year, as it's hoppening until Jan.
It should be less crowded than the week before but might be busier than the following week due to people getting their last holiday thrills in. With kids back in school though, it should not be too crowded. The prices are higher since it includes all of the holiday entertainment. Did you mean Jan ? Just curious if the holiday causes it to be busy for so long. Thank you! Why is October , forecasted to be busy? Is it a break time for kids or are there special events there?
I already have a trip booked for Dec. I just heard that 2 of those days will have the Merriest Nites event. I do not plan to go to those events. Is it better to go to Disneyland the day of the these events or California Adventure? Disneyland closes early on party days at 8 p. If you are park hopping, you can start in Disneyland Park and hop any time after 1 p.
I understand March- April is spring break season, but something looks super questionable that I might need your help looking into. The rest of March looks relatively normal. Is there something going on those specific dates?! It's very strange! It appears that Expo West an industry event will take place from March , , at the Anaheim Convention Center which is located across from Disneyland.
Hope this helps! Debating on the visiting the parks November 2nd - 4th or November 16th th. First time going and would like fewer crowds. Would Christmas decorations be worth the deciding factor between the two dates? In both cases, you're looking at weekdays which are generally better than weekends. If Christmas decorations and entertainment are important to you, then we'd think it's worth going later. Holiday Time is one of our favorite times of the year and you'll get more Disney holiday magic then, but also keep in mind that Disneyland Park closes early on the 16th for the Disney Merriest Nites party.
November 2nd-4th will be slightly less crowded and you may still see some holiday decorations going up but it's not guaranteed. I'm hoping to do a park hopper pass with two friends on Friday, September 24th for my birthday.
Do you predict it will be crazy busy that day? How long do you think the lines will be? On Fridays, the crowds come later at night after work to see fireworks, so expect the evening to be more crowded than the daytime but still manageable. I have reservations for October , but I'm thinking about rescheduling.
I noticed on a few different crowd trackers that week is rather busy, but on yours it is predicting less busy. I'm bringing my 1 year old and want to avoid crowds so we can social distance and we can't afford to go again so I'm thinking cut my losses and reschedule for February?
I would love some advice! How busy are we talking? Shoulder to shoulder? The park capacity is still limited by theme park reservations, so the parks aren't as busy as they could be and haven't been close to being shoulder-to-shoulder. The Utah fall break falls around that time for some schools but not all.
We'd suggest sticking with the October visit. My family and I are thinking of going to Disneyland on Sep. Which of those days is the best to go? All of those dates are good options!
If you're also planning to hop over to Disney California Adventure, just keep in mind that on the 23rd, the park will close early for Oogie Boogie Bash, which takes place that night. Our family of 5 ages is planning a trip on Tuesday and Monday for late January during lunar new year, is this a smart choice?
My wife and I are going November 1 and 2, and I've been trying to get reservations for things such as Carthay's and Savi's Lightsaber experience Am I missing something? We are hoping for weekdays after a Holiday to be pretty slow relatively speaking. Restaurants and other experiences can release them up to 60 days, but some locations open reservations after the day mark. There is no announcement for this, so we just encourage you to keep checking, as more spaces could be released later or open up due to cancellations.
They could also be waiting until they confirm park or location hours before releasing reservations. For instance, it's a transitional time between Halloween and Christmas, so they could be waiting to see if park hours will change. It's one of our favorite and least-crowded times to visit, so there's also a chance for walk-up availability but not guaranteed if you do not snag a reservation. I have a squad of four, and they range from 14 - 5, so a ton of my vacation planning is based around their school breaks I know worst times typically.
Am I absolutely crazy to look at Dec 20th - Jan 1st?! It is worth noting that we will be traveling from the Pacific island of Guam, so a Disneyland Christmas is my kids' dream vacation.
No, you're not crazy! But you should pack some patience if you visit during that time, as it's the busiest time of the year. If you take several days to enjoy the parks, you'll be in good shape. Arrive early in the morning, maybe take a break midday and return for evening entertainment, so you can be there during the least crowded hours.
However, Disneyland controls capacity with a reservation system now, so this year could be less crowded than past years. Purchase your tickets in advance early and avoid Dec.
For some reason in past years, the parks always hit capacity on Dec. And get your dining reservations 60 days in advance! My husband and I are finally going on our late honeymoon to Disneyland September 18th through the 23rd. September, especially weekdays, is generally a great time to visit.
Congratulations, and have fun! I am planning to visit disneyland for one day only on the first week of January but I need an advise, which is better monday or tuesday or January 3 or 4. Tuesdays in general are less crowded than Mondays, so we prefer Tuesday.
Plus it is one day further away from the holiday weekend. Many people extend the holiday to Monday, so Tuesday should be lighter. Have a great trip! We plan on going November 1st-5th this year. My logic on less crowds is most families will be planning their trips for their Thanksgiving breaks, thus less crowds.
Fingers crossed???????? I was so optimistic looking at wait times over the last week that we would have similarly low wait times. But now I have learned that Oogie Boogie bash starts that weekend and annual pass holders will have recently been allowed to start coming. Thinking of taking a spontaneous last minute trip to Disneyland Aug 31 - Sept 3 since it looks like crowds should be low and hotels are cheap! But now that the park is back to full capacity, are the rides running at full capacity too or still slower?
Without FastPasses, I'm worried we'll hit long, packed lines even on these potentially slower days. Any thoughts? Rides have returned to operating at full capacity, and even since the parks reopened, lengthy wait times have been pretty rare we personally have not waited in too many long lines. We do anticipate that some crowds may return once the Magic Key program starts Aug.
But it's still generally a good time of year to go since schools are back in session plus you'll be visiting on weekdays. Hi from canada thinking of going to disneyland august how will crowd levels be and line ups. We would like to visit Disneyland in April , do you by any chance know approximately when Disneyland will open this time up so that we can make our reservations. Appreciate any info. Our best suggestion is to check back once a week in the meantime.
Additionally, you can only reserve theme park reservations days in advance. Crowds are a bit harder to predict this year with the ever-changing health situation, but typically yes, it's a good time to visit.
We're so excited the Disneyland is open again.. We're from Canada and thinking about coming down over Christmas.. What are the chances we get our park tickets and reservations and not be able to get in? It's hard to predict how busy it will be during the holidays this year and what the parks' capacity will be like by then. But if you have park tickets and reservations, you shouldn't worry too much about not getting in based on what we know now.
Currently, capacity is still very limited, but even on the "sold-out" days, crowds have been manageable and wait times have been fairly low. We have yet to run into any issues with not getting into the parks due to capacity limits.
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