When Will it Be Busy at Disneyland - 2009 Edition

[DLFreak71]

Originally Posted by Sairbear

Will be there from Tue 1st September - Mon 7th September for my first visit so excited already.

Will have a 3 day hopper but as its part of a SoCal city pass that I need to use 15th Sep I can't use it for the first time until Wed 2nd or Thur 3rd. Just wondering what will be the best days to visit the parks as its Labor day weekend & 1/2 marathon.
I was thinking a full day at Disneyland on the thursday and doing DCA on the saturday?
What kind of crowds can I expect, que times?

Thanks

The 7th might of Sept might pick up.
The 40th B-day Merch. Event for HM is 9/9/09, so you'll have lots of Mansion fans there for the event (tickets sold out w/in hours, so plan for lots of people). I plan to be there before the event.

[Sairbear]

Originally Posted by DLFreak71

The 7th might of Sept might pick up.
The 40th B-day Merch. Event for HM is 9/9/09, so you'll have lots of Mansion fans there for the event (tickets sold out w/in hours, so plan for lots of people). I plan to be there before the event.

We actually leave Anaheim for Vegas on the 7th so will miss that event.
Do you have any ideas what kind of crowds we can expect in Disneyland park the thursday (3rd Sep) before Labor day? what sort of que times can we expect?

[Ladnar]

Nevermind, found the answer.

[sediment]

Originally Posted by DLFreak71

The 7th might of Sept might pick up.
The 40th B-day Merch. Event for HM is 9/9/09, so you'll have lots of Mansion fans there for the event (tickets sold out w/in hours, so plan for lots of people). I plan to be there before the event.

I don't think this special event will "pack in" that many more guests. Couple thousand more, at most. If more, then it will not be a special event at all. Hard to tell which way they are heading with this.

[daisydog]

I'm wondering about 3/8. I've noticed hotel prices are higher than usual that day. Any thoughts on why?

[Eric5675]

Originally Posted by sediment

My kids have Friday off of school. This is getting to be a new tradition: four-day weekends. Seems too many folks were pulling out early for their vacations to beat traffic.
Not sure how many other schools are bundling up "teacher prep days" with holidays. Might be busier than usual. Weather will affect that, though.

I have it off, which explains my questioning. Darn Orange Unified School District!

[sir clinksalot]

FYI, rain in the forecast this weekend. Should be good for a slow park.

[sediment]

Originally Posted by Eric5675

I have it off, which explains my questioning. Darn Orange Unified School District!

I think the first post states that if kids are off school, expect it to be busy.
It has to be a lot of kids, true.

[MAH4546]

Originally Posted by sir clinksalot

FYI, rain in the forecast this weekend. Should be good for a slow park.

Except it's a four-day holiday weekend with a lot of out-of-towners.

[whamo]

I'm going Monday, 16th. It's supposed to rain hard Sunday, so perhaps people will stay away on Monday, despite the holiday? LOL. We've got reservations for the Blue Bayou, which will be strange, without the POC ride running.

[bstone76]

POC is not closed? Is it?

[Eric5675]

POTC is not closed this weekend. It would just be stupid to have one of the highest capacity rides out during the busy holiday weekend

[bstone76]

There was talk the ride would be closed next week, I think it's going to be open. Has anyone heard otherwise?

[AidensDaddy]

Originally Posted by bstone76

There was talk the ride would be closed next week, I think it's going to be open. Has anyone heard otherwise?

The following information is per the local automated information line to the Disneyland Resort which can be reached locally at 714-781-4565, 24 hours a day. To reach a live person, you may also call locally 714-781-7290 between 7am and 6pm, pacific standard time. Please also visit the website disneyland.com and view their schedule which reflects ride closures.

Main Street Vehicles closed on 2/17.

Matterhorn Bobsleds closed 2/23 - 2/27, 3/2 - 3/6, & 3/9 - 3/13.

Goofy's Playhouse closed 2/23 - 3/20.

Mark Twain Riverboat closed 3/9 - 3/11.

King Arthur's Carousel closed 3/10 - 3/12.

Over at DCA:

The Sun Wheel & Boardwalk Games closed now thru April 22nd (could be subject to change as is the same for any ride listed on the closure list.)

King Triton Carousel 3/9 - 5/20.


So to answer your question, Pirates of the Caribbean is not scheduled to close any time soon.

[AidensDaddy]

So I read through the first page, but I sure ain't going to read all 8. And it's sparking a thought in my head. The crowd levels have definitly gone up steadily every year. Everyone always complains that Disneyland keeps jacking up their prices. Can anyone remember the days in the mid 80's when it was only like around $23 to get in to the park? (Cue "All in the Family" song here) But the ever rising prices don't seem to deter anyone from buying tickets, does it? So is that "people will always pay to get in, no matter the price" so Disney continues to raise them? Or is it the other way around? Basically, even though it's so pricey, the crowd levels go up each year. At least that's the take I have on it.