Disneyland Attendance Tips

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• This chart shows the estimated monthly attendance alongside average daytime temperatures. You can see that the weather overall is pretty nice but it's best if you can hit the 75-80 range. Colder and you'll be chilly after the wet rides, and warmer will feel downright hot out on that pavement.
  Disneyland Attendance and Weather Chart
  

  As you can see, if you go in May or early September you'll have the best chance of light crowds and balmy weather.

• The days with heaviest attendance at Disneyland are:
  • The 4th of July
  • Christmas day through New Year’s Day
  • Thanksgiving weekend
  • See specific 2008 dates

  May: Beautiful weather and no crowds!

• The days with lightest attendance are:
  • The first week in January until the President’s Day weekend in February
  • After Labor Day weekend to the week before Halloween. (But watch for those half-school days around this time!)
  • After Thanksgiving weekend until the week before Christmas
  • Some say Super Bowl Sunday is light but others say it's the same as any other Sunday.

• In general, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are the least busy days.

• If you go when Disneyland is less busy, be aware that
  1. The park hours are shorter
  2. More rides may be closed for maintenance
  3. FastPasses may not be offered

• Weekends are about twice as busy as weekdays, and 3-day weekends are 3 times as busy

• Saturdays are busier than Sundays

• Schools have random Fridays off and half-days, which can impact attendance. Consult the local School District Calendar before your trip.

• 2008 Dates to Avoid if You Don't Like Crowds
  1. January 18 - 21 Martin Luther King Jr. weekend.
  2. February 15 - 18 President's Day weekend.
  3. March 21 - 24 Easter weekend.
  4. March 31 - April 4 Spring Break for the local schools.
  5. May 23 - 26 Memorial Day weekend.
  6. June 30 - July 6 4th of July week.
  7. August 29 - September 1 Labor Day weekend.
  8. October 3 – 5 Gay Days Anaheim.
  9. October 10 - 13 Columbus Day weekend.
  10. November 7 - 11 Veteran's Day weekend.
  11. November 21 - December 1 Thanksgiving break for schools.
  12. December 19 - January 4 Holiday break for schools.

• Check the Weather Tips for today's forecast and more temperature tips.

There are nearly 40,000 daily visitors at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. That’s like if the entire city of Annapolis, Maryland decided to go to Disneyland one day. And more on the busier days!

Curious what the Top 3 Most Attended Theme Parks are? Here’s 2006 data from the TEA/ERA Theme Park Attendance Report:

1. Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, 16.64 million visitors
2. Disneyland, Anaheim, 14.73 million visitors
3. Epcot, 10.46 million visitors

So Disneyland in Anaheim had over 14 million visitors. But California Adventure Park had only 6 million (it was #7 on the list). How can that be? I mean come on, it's literally right next to Disneyland.

Well Disney doesn’t like the sound of that either which is why they’re planning a $1 BILLION renovation of California Adventure— that’s more than it cost to build it in the first place. They expect to complete it in 2012.

So we have that to look forward to.

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