Originally Posted By iksnamhcok We're planning a California trip for summer. The way it's working out, our main day at Disneyland may have to be on a Saturday. Or even a Sunday. Are Saturdays and Sundays in summer considerably more crowded at DL than the other days of the week? Or is EVERY day in summer crowded? It's possible that we'll be at Disneyland the Friday and Saturday immediately after the Fourth of July. Are these days going to be even more crowded than other weekends in summer? Yet another possibility: We can maybe do our trip the week BEFORE Fourth of July week. Will this be significantly better at DL in terms of crowds? Maybe we just shouldn't worry too much about crowds....
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Best bet just get the mind set that it will be busy and go with the attitude to fast pass the most popular rides early on (especially space and splash mountains) July is blocked out for southern calif pass holders, but only 7/1 is blocked for Deluxe holders.
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend The Deluxe pass in blocked out on ALL Saturdays between March 17 2007 and August 18 2007 and also Saturday and Sunday Septumber 1 and 2 2007. May 27 (Sunday) and July 4th (Wednesday) are blocked out. Last year Labor Day wes not blocked out.
Originally Posted By iksnamhcok Sorry I'm not in the know about the use of these passes. Are you saying that SoCal and Deluxe Passholders can NOT use their passes on summer Saturdays, and thus, the parks are not as crowded on those days as I might think?
Originally Posted By retlawfan They cannot use the passes those days because there are so many people paying to be there that Disney needs to limit the number of people coming in. Saturdays in the summer are very busy. As stated above, plan on it being very busy. Use the FastPass, eat meals during the off hours, and take a break during the afternoon if you can, and plan on getting the most rides in during the first few and last few hours of the day.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 Just my two cents... My brother and I went last summer on a Saturday in July. I think it was the 19th? 20th? I'm not sure I would do it again if I had the choice. Not so much because of the crowds (although it WAS pretty crowded...but we still rode everything we wanted to) but because of the HEAT! We happened to go on the hottest day of the summer so far (the girl who walked us off Thunder...when it broke down...at the top of a hill...in the beating sun...) told us she had been in Vegas the day before and it was cooler THERE! I think we stayed inside for the bulk of the afternoon just to stay cool. Walking outside was like walking into an oven! I don't know if this is unusual for Anaheim in July but I'd just rather not take the chance again. I'd advise going in May or June or waiting until October. If you can. But if you're not a wimp like me and you can take the heat...I say go for it! It was the hottest day of the summer so far
