This is the for last week in feb. Crowd calendar showed below normal crowds. This was not the case. All reservations were sold out at both DLR parks. After about 11:00 AM the parks were packed making it hard to even walk around. I would say the crowd calendar got this very very wrong.
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I totally agree. We had an interesting discussion about this on the Chat site. While the previous week was Ski Week in many school districts and that explains the crowds for that week, last week was a quandry. I’m thinking it’s a combination of multiple factors: availability of $50 kid tickets and So Cal 3 day deals; recent sale of more Magic Keys; January was a rough month for everyone with tragedies in the news, particularly for Disneyland locals, with the major fires. I think people are seeking Disney Therapy.
All this is evidence that predicting crowds is more of an art than a science. We have to factor in not only the crowd patterns of past years, but also Disney’s pending efforts, via ticket deals, to fill the parks, as well as what’s happening in the world and locally that might affect the crowds. In short, crowd prediction is usually a gamble. But it sure is fun to try!
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And welcome to the forum, Rick!
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Thanks!
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Great analysis - I thought about some of these factors when I was there this past weekend as well. It was much busier than last year at the same time.
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Thanks Jeff.
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On the bright side, we found out that we can survive very busy DLR days. We would have never picked days this busy on purpose. Early entry and strategic ride planning sure helps. We rode everything we wanted and was back at the Disneyland Hotel relaxing everyday by 2:00.
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It’s always good to look at the bright side. Plus: Now you know you can handle any crowd level. A mid day hotel break always helps me do that.
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