Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 Has anyone ever been to DL for New Years Eve? Obviously it's insane at night for fireworks, but what about during the day? Is it real crowded? And I'm sure New Years Day is dead too right? Going for New Years for the first time beleive it or not, just curious.
Originally Posted By berol It's packed the last week of the year, day and night. The crowds are less the following week, but still significant.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal It's the single busiest day of the year closely followed by July 4th and a few other holidays. The entire two weeks surrounding Christmas and New Year's Eve are extremely busy and will have days when entry is restricted for periods of time. New Year's Eve will undoubtedly see gate closure at some point during the day. It is really a fun place to be for New Year's, but get there early and plan to stay all day and into the night if you want to be guaranteed a spot for midnight fireworks!
Originally Posted By utahjosh I'm planning my first New Year's Eve and Disneyland experience this week. I was glad to finally find a room for that week...many places were already booked! I can't wait!
Originally Posted By murfsmom my husband and i have been going to disneyland for new years for many ,many years. new years eve is really crowded but if you get there during the day ,don't think you will have a problem getting back in if you leave. i don't find the day much worse than a summer day, you just have to keep saying" it's a holiday, there are a lot of people doing just what i'm doing, so just have fun an enjoy the trip" the fire works are pretty awesome, they are great at 9:30 pm and even better at midnight !!! experieance it once you might not like it and then again you might just love it !! it depends on how well you can take crowds and lines.more than one cast member has told us Thanksgiving day is the biggest crowd. have a great time, it's a wonderful way to start off the new year !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By SBSBelle22 I expect NYEve to be busy, I was hoping it would die out a little on new years day, oh well. We've never done it before and just wanted to say we've done it. My sister and I (AP holders yay!) go enough that it doesn't matter to us if we really ride all that much, just being there is fine with us! Thanks for all the tips!!!
Originally Posted By murfsmom that"s the best attitude to have when you go to dl on any holiday, you have to expect the crowds, new years eve can be crazy but a lot of fun. new years day can go either way, we find it getting crowded in the later part of the afternoon, after the rose parade, and the bowl game. but what ever you do just have a great time !!!!!!'
Originally Posted By imadisneygal I have to respectfully disagree with Murfsmom when she posts that you shouldn't have a problem getting back in if you leave. I am a former Main Entrance CM myself and I can tell you that the entrance turnstiles are regularly closed to new entries and occasionally to re-entry during the weeks before and after Christmas - particularly New Year's Eve. Although re-entry tends to reopen later in the evening it has happened that Guests who were in the Park earlier were not allowed back in when they wanted to come back and it threw off their plans with family to meet up. It is true that Thanksgiving is very busy but according to the attendance numbers New Year's Eve is the busiest. That said, once the attendance is that high a few extra or even a few extra thousand Guests aren't going to change the feel all that much. Busy is busy. It's fantastic to be there and fun if you go with the right attitude, but make no mistake that it will be extremely crowded.
Originally Posted By murfsmom imadisneygal, i would have to agree with you on the turnstyle thing, you've had the experience of working there so you would know, i was just going by our own experiences there . but like we've both said,expect it to be crowded and have a good time !!!
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Thanks, Murfsmom. I hope I didn't sound crabby. I just didn't want it to come as a surprise if the turnstiles were closed for a period of time. I love the Disneyland Resort any day of the year but the holidays are extra special. Happy Holidays!
Originally Posted By murfsmom oh my gosh, you didn't sound crabby at all, i appreciated your info. because we've never left the park on new years eve so we had no idea that there would be a problem getting back in so you see we all learn something nw everyday !!!hope to meet you in person one day !!!
