Originally Posted By gardenrooms Any new wonderful holiday things at DLR? We are taking a family trip with new grandson - mainly for photo ops, we know he is too little to enjoy or remember, but we aren't.
Originally Posted By shonny I'm headed to Disneyland tomorrrow. I'm afraid I need to pack my umbrella and raincoat. Hate to do that since I'm from Oregon and wanted to get away from the cold and rain. Oh well the rain at Disneyland probably isn't as wet as it is in Oregon. Going with a group of 11 so if we huddle together we'll stay warm. Wish me well!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Any new wonderful holiday things at DLR?<< There's a bunch of new Frozen-themed stuff opening in DCA, beginning on the 20th. Not sure if you'll be around for that or not (or exactly how much of it will be open) Looks like I'll probably be in DL on the 26th with my brother and his wife. We're pretty much bracing for the worst, as far as crowds are concerned...
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s I went a couple of years ago from January 1st through the 5th and the crowds were thick. Is that level typical for the entire two week period? I may end up getting Premium APs next year instead of Deluxe, so the entire two weeks would be available to us. It's my daughter's wish to wake up Christmas morning and walk into Disneyland. Thanks.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't know if the crowds typically stay all the way until the 5th, but the time around Christmas and New Years is the busiest time of year. I think that the AP blackout days may have helped with that in recent years (when holidays are often less busy than an average Friday night, due to the weird park demographics), but I would still think that it's packed the whole time
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s I've been watching the wait times on my phone this past week, and it looks pretty rough. 60+ minutes on just about everything, even POTC is 80+ minutes. I love my daughter and all, but she'll have to tackle that wish when she's on her own.
Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips My daughter is there right now with three of her friends and she said it is at least an hour wait for every ride
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>80 minutes for POTC?!<< That sounds about like what I saw on Friday. The POTC queue had switchbacks in the front, an out-and-back up on the bridge, and went all the way to the Haunted Mansion and back (possibly twice?). Combined with the HM queue that used its entire regular queue and the entire fountain park in front of the train station, and that area was pretty miserable to try and pass through Some of the smaller attractions had shorter waits (even Big Thunder stayed around 30-45min), but a lot of them had insane queues, which matched the insane crowds everywhere We were smart about it and didn't end up waiting more than about 30 minutes for anything. I really think our longest wait may have been for lunch at Jolly Holiday around 1:30 (which should be after the rush)
