Originally Posted By CaptainRon ok,ive been to Disneyland during all the so called busy times through out the year except Thanksgiving week. Might be going this year.Can anybody(Darkbeer) tell me about that week Nov 16-25
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I've been ON Thanksgiving day, and it wasn't crowded at all. Of course, this was about 10-12 years ago. My dad and I got there in the morning, left around noon for my aunt's in Chino for Turkey, then came back for the nighttime stuff.
Originally Posted By dlkozy Those times have changed! In the last 6 years or so we have been to DL during Thanksgiving many times-it is MOBBED! And if you do not already have reservations to eat ANYWHERE at the DLR ahead of time-FORGET IT! By noon on Thanksgiving Day every restaurant that we passed was telling people that they had no openings for the rest of the day-(we made ours very early on). Every walkway was packed with people-lines for everything were very long. Be at the gate way before they open them-hit the Fast Pass machines early and often-do FL first (they seem to have the slowest lines, IMHO).
Originally Posted By Splashgirl I was there for Thanksgiving in 2003. It was extremely crowded on Thursday and Friday (to the point where I said "never again"). The days leading up to Thanksgiving weren't bad. We ate at ESPN Zone without too bad of a wait. They had a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner special.
Originally Posted By LuLu I've heard that the "week of" Thanksgiving has gotten increasingly crowded as more schools get the entire week off. We just started getting the Wednesday off in the last year or two, but some have the whole week...
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Our schools now have the whole week off too - and in the past the mon,tues were okay - wed was like a fall saturday and thurs and fri were packed...
Originally Posted By mousegrl I was there last year for that week, and will be there again this year. The days leading up to Thursday were not bad at all. Thanksgiving was more crowded (not insufferably), and Friday was bad. The good news is it's open from 8-12, so if you get there early, the lines are great! I did the family feast at the disneyland hotel, and it was fabulous! Reservations are sixty days out, and you need to make them early. Here's a link to some of my pictures that shows the feast and the crowds. <a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/shangallery/main/thanksgiving_2006_disneyland" target="_blank">http://www.kodakgallery.com/sh angallery/main/thanksgiving_2006_disneyland</a>
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<I've been ON Thanksgiving day, and it wasn't crowded at all. Of course, this was about 10-12 years ago.>> We went on Thanksgiving 1994 and it was a zoo! <<I was there for Thanksgiving in 2003. It was extremely crowded on Thursday and Friday (to the point where I said "never again").>> As did I. Never again!
Originally Posted By CaptainRon Thank you everyone,ive been there two years ago between Christmas and New years(never again)so no Thanksgiving this year, not worth flying to go see crowds,now where looking at march 21-29. I get the spring break crowds now LOL
Originally Posted By mousegrl That's during Easter week, and it's super busy during that time. It's also opened from 8-12 then. I've been both times, and prefer Thanksgiving crowd- wise. I guess you'll have to decide whether you want X-Mas decorations or the norm. In any case, have a wonderful trip!
Originally Posted By Vacation Dad We went 3 or 4 years ago for most of the week, and decided that we would never go again on Thanksgiving Day. Sunday – Wed before Thanksgiving were busy (but OK), but Thanksgiving Day was extremely busy. By about noon it was almost impossible to move around the park, and I remember that the standby line for Splash was 105 minutes. It was a different park them – SM & BTMRR were down, no Nemo, etc., but I’m sure it will still be really busy. If you do go then get there early, I remember the entrance lines that morning were long.
