Originally Posted By LuLu I need to get to DL for Halloweentime but would like to miss major crowds. It seems like October has gotten quite crowded over the last few years! So: Anyone know when UEA is? Does Columbus Day weekend draw large crowds? (can't remember if CA schools have that as a holiday) Any other school breaks, etc to avoid? Thanks in advance!
Originally Posted By Jenasweetemotion Allot of Schools in Southern California have Columbus Day, up here in Northern California allot don't get Columbus Day off. Also Southern California AP's are not blocked out so it may draw some crowds. That being said I am going on Columbus Day through the 14th and hoping that it won't be that bad, but have been asking and no one really knows so hopefully someone will get back to this thread.
Originally Posted By Jenasweetemotion Oh yeah UEA is Oct 1-2 12th annual Gays Days which is not an official event it 2-4 That weekend will be really busy. Also CHOC/Disneyland Resort Walk in the Park is the 18th
Originally Posted By Wavesprite1 Our school break in the Monterey area (Central Coast) is October 5-9th
Originally Posted By LuLu Thank you jena, I forgot about Gay Days, sounds like that first weekend will be quite full! Thanks wavesprite, it's great to know when CA/AZ/NV school breaks are!!
Originally Posted By LuLu I looked up, there is also a large convention (18,000) in town 9/27 - 10/8. Gay Days is estimated at 10,000. That could make the first THREE weekends of Halloweentime pretty crowded, depending on if and when the conventioneers add days for DL!
Originally Posted By LuLu LOL, I didn't realize there was another page of conventions! Another large one (20,000) 10/23 - 29. Now I see why October always seems crowded! I don't think the CHOC walk brings much in the way of crowds and may be the best weekend. Still interested in any input!
Originally Posted By LuLu Gosh, that seems like a LOT more than when I participated a few years ago. I was guessing that most folks are local as I don't know how they'd hear about it otherwise. So I thought many of them might be at DL on the weekend anyway. Sounds like the entire month could be fairly crowded, I guess I'll just pick the day that works for me!
Originally Posted By Jenasweetemotion Allot of people that walk usually don't go to Disneyland that day lol. Typically they are tired.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer FYI, Columbus Day is a Federal Holiday, the State of California employees get it as a paid holiday, and so do most county employes, including the County of Orange. It is also a Bank and Wall Street holiday, so a lot of financial folks get the day off. It also happens to be Thanksgiving Day in Canada, so except to see a lot of out of town guests that weekend. And I have been at the park on CHOC day, there area lot of CHOC t-shirts in the park once the park opens at 10 AM. They might go home early, but many are locals with AP's (no blockout for all AP's except the SoCal Select) and many others get a free ticket to the park (for hitting a certain amount raised). It does make an impact on the park.
Originally Posted By Jenasweetemotion Darkbeer- "FYI, Columbus Day is a Federal Holiday, the State of California employees get it as a paid holiday" School teachers work for the state, but most schools up here do not get that day off of school. My mom who works for a bank gets it off though.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer >>School teachers work for the state.<< No, they work for and get paid by a School District. Yes, much of the money that supports and runs the school district comes from the State, but also has local sources in Property Taxes and from the Federal Government. Each School District has its own school schedule and different days off in many cases, such as start and end dates, length and timing of Spring (formerly Easter) Break, etc. When I say State Workers, I mean those who get a paycheck that has "State of California" in the upper right corner of their paycheck.
Originally Posted By yhdz Our Hawaii public schools are on fall break the first week of October but that won't add to the crowds much. Although it's funny that we see folks we know at Disneyland during this time but we never bump into them at home in Hawaii. We have been visiting Disneyland during this time in early October for the past three years, it has always been fairly uncrowded at least on the weekdays (M, Tu, Wed). I recall DL being crowded on the weekend leading up to Columbus Day and with Gay Days Celebration so we would go to DCA on Friday and Saturday and it wasn't too bad there.
Originally Posted By disnyfans Utah's UEA now called Fall Break is October 15, 16th. We call it Utah's Escape to Anaheim.
Originally Posted By SleepingBeauty82 I have to say I always dig the crowds from Utah. They're a polite bunch.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes >>>the State of California employees get it as a paid holiday<<< Not any more.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Good point, SGV, I forgot that in March of this year, they pulled the holiday (along with Lincoln's BD on Feb. 12th). But it is still a Federal Holiday, and many County and City workers will get it off (such as the County of Orange). Plus the Bankers, the Wall Street Folks, etc......
Originally Posted By mater4 My kids have October 29 as a half day and are out on the 30 for Nevada Day. I know some families use that time to make a trip down to DL but I don't think it is as big as UEA.
