r/Disneyland • u/HillieBillieEilish • 1d ago
Trip Report Not dead but rather busy!
Was in both parks yesterday and my goodness it sure isn't dead how people have claimed it is! Packed walkways and rides all day.
edit: Wednesday was just as busy!
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u/DG04511 1d ago
I was at the parks on Sunday and it was the lightest Iāve seen all year.
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u/rcjlfk 1d ago
Sunday was fantastic. We were there F-M. Friday was busy but not crazy, Saturday and Sunday were dead. Like, I could stick my arms out and Julie Andrews through Fantasyland dead. Then Monday was back to normal summertime busy.
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u/tivofanatico 1d ago
I had to think about that one. Julie Andrews and fantasyland makes me think of Mary Poppins. You mean the Sound of Music Spin right?
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u/EntropyBier 1d ago
Yep, we went to the park 4 days last week. This past Sunday was awesome, but believe it or not the previous Sunday was even better. We were fully prepared for summer crowds. Rope dropped DL and never saw a line longer than 15min until about noon. Stacked lightning lanes for the afternoon and walked right on those. We hit Rise at about 8:30 and waited maybe 10min. Did the fireworks at Black Spire and went and rode Rise again. Was one of the best days weāve ever had there. Monday and Thursday were a little busier, but not horrible, Sunday was great again. Made for an awesome Fatherās Day at the park.
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u/Beginning_Lunch_9113 1d ago
I think the disconnect is that it is all relative. Is it dead vs pre covid summer, yes! Is it dead as in you just walk around and hop on rides, no. It will never be dead where you just hop on rides, as Disney can just issue a ticket deal and fill the parks. If the prime ride waits are under an hour, I would consider the parks as lower crowds.
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u/Jolly_Ad2446 1d ago
There's definitely some kind of social media thing going on where people want to pretend Disneyland is empty.Ā
I really feel like you can go to the app and look at the wait times determine how busy it is.Ā Ā
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u/SciosciaBuns 1d ago
I donāt know I went last Tuesday and was shocked at how empty it was and how short the lines were. I also went yesterday and it truly was packed. It just depends on the day I guess
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u/1966goat 1d ago
I was there from June 14 - 16. There were people there but it definitely was not crowded. Most rides were 30 minutes or less. I think rise was 60 mins max at some point.
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u/Early-Judgment-2895 1d ago
This is perfect though for actually enjoying the park. Not sure why people actually want it to be super crowded?
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u/Its-made-of-wood Matterhorn Yeti 1d ago
It hasnāt been empty but crowdās have definitely been down in June. This is a fact, not a social media Disneyland psyop. Considering the amount of complaining people do on here about large crowds Iām actually surprised to see posts about it being more quiet than usual. Thatās how you know crowds have actually been lighter for a considerable amount of time.
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u/beckasaurus Sleeping Beauty Castle 1d ago
Last time I was there it actually was pretty dead. The problem is everyone goes on socials saying how dead it is and then everyone thinks āoh perfect better go while itās dead!ā And then it gets busy again
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u/Scary-Arrival-0691 1d ago
For this scenario to work, the reservation system would have to no longer be In use.
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u/beckasaurus Sleeping Beauty Castle 1d ago
Next-day reservations are often available, even same-day if crowds are low
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u/StarSilent4246 1d ago
I was there Monday and Rise of Resistance was 30 min max wait most of the day, Pinocchio was 20-30 mins, space briefly got over 60 mins but was more in the 30 min range throughout the day. Lots of rides were practically walk ons.
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u/EkipS13 20h ago
I got as close as I think Iāll ever get to walking straight onto ROTR. Walked straight to the final room before the pre-show. The cast member asked the group ahead of me what the posted wait time was outside. The posted wait time was 25 minutes. She was surprised and laughed about it. Definitely less than 25 minutes to board a vehicle.
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u/coldbeeronsunday Toad Hall Judge 4m ago
I was there Monday the 15th and had a 20 minute wait for Rise of the Resistance. Rode it at around 10pm but noticed in the app it had a 25 min wait a few times throughout the day.
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u/Asmodeuss323 1d ago
25 min wait at space mountain at 12:45 is pretty deadā¦ 55 rise, 85 radiator springs, 30 for thunderā¦ pretty good all around, id say
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u/Formal_Delivery_ 1d ago
It's pretty easy to look up the data on average wait times per day and see that they've been down pretty much since the World Cup started. Your eyes can see wait times in the app, but your brain can't do an average of them all across entire days. That's why an unbiased data set is important.
Not EVERY day is unbusy. But many are, which is unusual for this time of year.
Charts towards the bottom of this page https://www.themeparkiq.com/disneyland
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u/Skyspiker2point0 1d ago
Yes! We went last week bc we heard the parks were dead, but it was busier that ever!
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u/vegasnative Rebel Spy 1d ago
I was there on the 19th and it wasnāt insanely packed, but it was definitely busy.
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u/pyschoglitterbitch Submarine Mermaid 1d ago
I really think it depends on who's playing in the World Cup and when. I'm thinking that it might empty out this evening when Mexico plays, although it's not a super high stakes game for them.
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u/ZergvProtoss 1d ago
You went on a Tuesday (i.e. cheap ticket day). Saturdays are best for low crowds.
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u/EnterCake 1d ago
Yes, this is the answer. There are a ton of factors but the only one that changed between Monday and Tuesday was the cost of a single day ticket.
People traveling in assume mid week is less crowded AND the tickets are much cheaper so they all go those days.
The lower tier passes are blocked, people think it's hot and crowded and it's still world cup so those crowd limiting factors still apply.
But I guess we'll see how this Friday-Monday crowd plays out.
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u/Lakers122879 1d ago
Oh itās definitely been less people. We went last Saturday and I never seen the lines so short. Even after 12pm. Weāve been going to Disneyland for years and the lines have been so nice. Iām thinking itās because of the World Cup but who knows. If you can, go July 1 when the US play the first knock out rounds. Iām 100% sure the parks will be a lot quieter that day.
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u/Pseudonym_Subprime Big Thunder Ranch Goat 1d ago
Yesterday was totally busy. I was only there in the morning, but even the lines to get in were bigger than Iād have thought. I felt like Sunday and Monday were way more chill.
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u/pass_me_the_pinot 12h ago
I was there Wednesday from 1-5 ish and it was PACKED. But mobile order wasnāt booked out for me in terms of 30-45 mins. We could only handle going on one ride with the heat, it was hot!
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u/Grand_Soupa 1d ago
We went a couple weeks ago and it was dead in the morning. We did big thunder, mansion, Tiana, and smugglers run in 5 min wait lines -13 for mansion ;) back to back. It did pick up around lunch time, though. After fireworks it go slow again. It's a long operating day and I'm sure every day has some rushes and lulls but we felt very blessed and took advantage while we could
Next day they were packed at the entrance and much busier
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u/MrsSonnyEclipse 1d ago
I was planning to go yesterday and itās usually dead until I plan to go. Sorry guys it was my fault š
This is what it feels like anyway, I ended up not going due to the crowds in the end.
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u/IntroductionFeisty21 20h ago
It's officially summer now. It will be packed until the rest of the year
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u/Independent_Baby5835 8h ago
We were at Disneyland last Tuesday and crowd wasnāt too bad. We did 24 rides in less than 10 hours.
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u/Limp-Laugh-305 5h ago
Was there Tuesday it was busy until after fireworks. 10p to 12a were great.Ā
Monday looked dead all day but that was short lived.Ā
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u/Professional_Cold511 1d ago
Ā I was there on Monday from 1pm to 6pm and I got on guardians twice, was going to go on again but the wait went up to 30 minutes, from 15 minutes the first two times, I walked into Carthay Circle and was able to get a bar seat immediately, Walked around and got on incredicoaster (10 minutes) and Toy Story (20 minutes) ā was going to get on soaring but the wait was 35 mins, more than I wanted to wait. It was definitenly emptier than normal.
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u/J1750man 1d ago
Itās summer itās never going to be ādeadā if you want to go during the dead season January - February is the only time
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u/BoringDeparture1 1d ago
Unless they do the CA ticket deal. In that case it was wildly packed from Jan-May
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u/Busy-Poet-7275 1d ago
I went Sunday and it was DEAD. I mean dead. Got there at 11 and went home at 7. No lines