Originally Posted By toothboy2k1 Having been force to cancel WDW trip earlier this year due to son's broken ankle three days before departure, quickly booked a Dec. 14-17 consolation trip to DL, believing it would be slow and relaxing. However, I've seen reports that attendance has not decreased as it would normally. I also discovered PP and DC are sold out for those dates. Any educated guesses out there for what we may expect? Just want to be prepared. Thanks.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe That appears to at least be one of the quieter weeks in Disneyland, or least it was as far as bookings. Not sure about now, this was a couple of weeks back....
Originally Posted By wendebird There hasn't been a slow season yet at Disneyland since May 5th. I went during September, weekdays mind you & it was busy. Not as bad as summer crowds, but 40-60 minute waits on the major attractions. That's not typical of September. The one thing that really bothered me was they seemed unprepared for it. Many of the food places were closed or only 1 line was open. They had only 2 cashiers working Friday night at the Plaza Inn & the line was out the door. We've never had to wait that long for food before. One night, I believe Sunday night, we waited for 40 minutes at the French Market. Again, only one line inside was open. Another thing I've heard is that the Christmas crowds actually start the weekend of December 17th. It's better to be prepared, so go with the thought that you may have to use FP, take mid-day breaks & eact meals at slightly off times. Have a great time!
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^My experience in October as well. Lots of lines at cash registers. Key attractions like Space and Splash had 40+ minute standbys even in Wednesday (We did get on Matterhorn after only 5 minutes that day).
Originally Posted By pirategirlscully I second that about the first week of Oct. We were there from the 3rd through the 10th and it was shockingly packed. The worst is having to wait in line so long to buy food. Ridiculous.
Originally Posted By dlkozy We will be taking mid day breaks and to save ourselves from food lines we are choosing to eat off site. Fewer lines, better food (most times) and cheaper prices-seems like an excellent idea to me!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe >>> We will be taking mid day breaks and to save ourselves from food lines we are choosing to eat off site. <<< I can appreciate that thought, but once I'm in the park...you can't drag me back out until it closes!
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP ElderP and I have been going on Monday evenings eversince we got our passes the first week in Oct. Before this I hadn't been since Dec. 2004. On Monday evenings, when you would expect it to be slow, we have had less than 10min waits. One exception, Peter Pan. Also, 3 of the 4 nights fastpasses for Space Mountain were long gone, and the stand by line was hour+. Halloween night was very very dead to me. (The day we had a 20 min stand by line for Space Mountain.)
Originally Posted By AmyK-PrincessMom We went for 5 days in Oct & it wasn't as slow as I'd expected. The lines were long & everywhere (rides, food, gifts shops, DtD, picture pick up. I did appreciate that they stayed open longer than was published. When we got to PP they told us 9:00 closing on Fri & Sat & then both nights they stayed open until 11:00. They also had published the parades & fireworks only on Mon & Tues & then they had those each night also. We are going again the 3 days following Christmas & expect the crowds & lines again.
