Originally Posted By seafairy1622 How crazy is it on Christmas day? Is it super crowded? Thinking about going on Christmas day next year. I would love to wake up in DL on Christmas and watch the parade. This year we are going the 2nd week of Dec. I have been in Dec.13-16 once before and it wasn't bad at all. Is it better to go early in the month?
Originally Posted By mater4 Yes it is crazy and yes it is crowded. Some people do not mind the crowds and are ok if they don't get to do all that is planned. If you go with that in mind you will enjoy christmas day. If crowds are an issue I would not go on christmas day. Crowds are much better in early Dec.
Originally Posted By dlkozy YIKES! Just saying to you that it is very crowded cannot even express HOW crowded that really is. Imagine so many people that you cannot even walk-massive people jams everywhere and if you leave the park there is a chance that you won't get back in because it has become too crowded. We have been there when 3 days out of the 4 that we were there they closed the gates. So, if crowds are not your thing-pick another time to go.
Originally Posted By iamsally I absolutely LOVE Disneyland on Christmas Day. And yes, it is very crowded. When we went it was not too bad early in the day but the after fireworks crowd was massive. Would I do it again? In a heartbeat! As stated above; if you can handle the crowds, go and enjoy the Holiday atmosphere. If not, stick to earlier in the month.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins When you go at times like Christmas it's the entertainment and atmosphere you go for, which are wonderful at such a time. Just don't expect or want to get a lot done.
Originally Posted By orangemanshow3 I've been both at Christmas and 4th of July and it was an interesting experience. I hate crowds, so I just went knowing that the crowds would be bad and it made it a little easier. I decided to make it a people watching experience. It's also great the conversations you can have with people from all over the place that you wouldn't have otherwise. Just make it part of the experience and you'll enjoy it. The worst was going in September and having it sell out. We went to avoid the crowds and got mobbed. It wasn't the Happiest Place for me that day.
Originally Posted By orangemanshow3 I believe it was during the 50 year celebration. We were there the second week of September and I think everyone on the planet had the same idea we had, "it won't be crowded right after school starts up." We were wrong. I took some pictures of the crowd at the parade because I couldn't believe it. It was just as crowded as the fourth of july, so crowded you had to stand in place for 2-3 minutes to wait for people to move, redukoolous.
Originally Posted By fkurucz We were there Oct, 2005 and the weekends were wall to wall people. Even DCA was crowded. Weekdays were better, but still days when you needed to use fastpass.
Originally Posted By LuLu I've never heard of the gates closing in September. I do believe that Disney creates a "perceived capacity" by closing rides, using less ride vehicles & CMs, etc, which makes the park appear fuller and lines longer when it's not as crowded as you think. It seems to be getting impossible to find a time that's truly "uncrowded" any more.
