Decisions, decisions ... aka when to go?

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    Originally Posted By BellesLibrarian

    We are having a bit of trouble deciding when would be the best time to go back to Disneyland.

    Part of me wants to go in September for my 40th birthday, BUT.... my birthday is Labor Day weekend and it is a blackout date. If we start the pass on the 6th, we can get in on the 6th. I hate to whine like the lady in the OC article, but it would be silly for my AP to expire a day later than the rest of my family AND have to deal with crowds.

    So other thoughts...go the week after Thanksgiving to enjoy the Christmas decorations.

    Does anyone know when Candlelight will be this year?

    Really our goals (since we are homeschooling our daughter) are
    1) to go for a week to 10 days when Disneyland will be very quiet and
    2) use the entertainment rate at HoJos.

    Any thoughts for September - November?

    Thanks!
     
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    Originally Posted By Darkbeer

    The first day of a new AP is never blocked out, so you can just apply your free admission towards an new AP on your BD, that is clearly allowed. So all the AP's would expire on the same date.

    Nothing official, but based on past years, Candlelight will be offered December 5th and 6th. (Basically 9 days after Thanksgiving, aka the weekend after Thanksgiving weekend).

    The days after Labor Day (Sept 7th) are the slowest days of the year currently, no big specials, and almost everyone is in school, as school has just started, and nobody has start breaks yet.

    I think both are good choices.
     
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    Originally Posted By BellesLibrarian

    Thank you! It sounds like I found a way to celebrate my birthday at Disney. Yippee!!
     
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    Originally Posted By kari12177

    We went in Sept and the degree was 80 but the humidity was way high, so it felt like 100. I will always go in Jan from now on.
     
    #4 See Post, Apr 6, 2009
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    Originally Posted By jodiefra

    We went mid September last year (the first day the Halloween decorations were up) and it was GREAT. The weather was perfect and the crowds were pretty low. We would choose this time again in a minute!
     
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    Originally Posted By dzy76

    The second week of December is a great time to go. Crowds are low, the parks are decorated and the weather is cool.
     
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