Disneyland Crowd Tracker

I agree. We arrived at parking today before 10am. By the time we got to the entrance, they were not allowing anybody in! Crazy! We spent most of the day at California Adventure instead.

went to disneyland by myself for first time on Dec. 29, Monday. so very crowded, but being alone was awesome. was inside park by 8:30 am. Indiana jones fast pass. No line yet for pirates, haunted house, splash mountain, and winnie the pooh. then used Indiana Jones fast pass and had done 5 rides by 10:30. througout day used fast passes for space mountain, roger rabbit cars, and star tours. I never waited in line more than 20 minutes. No way i was spending one to two hours in line when so many other things to do. spent rest of day going to shows (never was hard to get in), rode train, tom sawyer island, exploring toon town, river boat, tiki room, jungle boat, innoventions (ASIMO was cool), Fantasmic show, fireworks, and ended with an hour on main street at the cinema and opera house. It was a long 14.5 hour day but i did more than i ever had at the park during the busiest week of the year! it was much easier to manuever alone, but if you are with a group you can still have fun IF you 1) arrive early (may not even get in if after 10), get fast passes every time you are allowed to get one, and enjoy the less crowded shows and attractions. if you really want the popular rides without fast passes, then come on a less crowded days. Or else suffer the lines! Hope you have fun!

Yes. The Premium passholders are the next to last group to be turned away. The last group are those that are staying at the Disneyland Hotel. Pass holders – don’t be too angry about that – Travelling from out of town (usually) and staying at their hotel is basically a way to reserve your admittance…a seasons pass is just a discounted admittance for frequent visitors. It is rare for this to happen, EXCEPT between Xmas and New Years which is their busiest week of the entire year. If you don’t like getting up early or extreme crowds, I suggest going a different time. BEWARE – they will even stop allowing people to come in even if you have your hand stamped when they are crazy busy during this time period! So make sure to ask before you leave. You might not be able to easily go back and forth between CA Adventure and Disneyland. IN fact, it’s so busy I personally wouldn’t even bother with the one-day park hopper pass. BUT…they don’t usually sell out at California Adventure so that is an alternative option. From what I’ve read, it seems that they can reach capacity between around 10-11 am. Parking, shuttle, security, buying ticket (I suggest buying ahead online), and getting into the park all takes a good while. I got to the parking lot at 7:45 and was in the park by 8:35 which was faster than most. Plan on an hour if you’re getting their early. It may take you 2 hours if you get there later than when I did. BEST way to quickly get to the parking lot from surrounding area is I-5 North, Disney Way carpool exit (from left), Left on Harbor, and then Left into Buzz/Jessie/Woody parking lot. If you are staying at a hotel that is within 20 minutes walking distance, than DON’T go the parking lot and take the shuttle, much faster to just walk (or catch a cab). There are no parking lots that are “in” the park. All the Disney parking lots run shuttles. Hope this helps!!

Will Jan. 8th and 9th be “less busy”/”manageable” days?

Will it be too crowded on Jan 1? Which date would be ideal in this week?