Is there data or estimates on what percentage of park guests on a given day are from each category of Magic Key vs regular tickets?
Trying to compare current days where Inspire and Believe are eligible to a future date where only Inspire is eligible. Does Believe’s exclusion create a noticeable difference in wait times, LL return times, how the parks feel, etc?
I am not aware of any data like that. What I do know from years of personal experience is that going on the weekends is best for lower crowds. Mondays can be brutal (although this week the weekend and Monday were lower crowds and then yesterday was complete chaos and a 10.
What are your dates? Hopefully you have some weekend days.
We’re going this weekend and both Inspire and Believe are eligible. Our tix came with LLMP so I’ll let you know how we feel about crowds.
I have almost booked flights several times for this weekend, as I am off Friday to Sunday and Tim is out of town. I am missing DLR already, and won’t get back before October which seems so far away! But I also should be responsible and stay home. Decisions, decisions.
Are you staying at DLV?
No. Far from it. I booked the Motel 6 Anaheim Maingate! 
It’s fairly close and super cheap and actually gets good reviews. I haven’t looked at the Unofficial Guide in a few years, but it used to be one of their recommendations. Everything seemed so pricey and no room at the Inn (DLV).
I think Debbie has stayed there several times and finds it perfectly acceptable. That is definitely not going to be DLV though. 
Let me know if you decide to go for it! 
We were Believe passholders from the return of the Magic Key program until last fall and I felt that many of the weekends we could go the full weekend, things were moderately crowded, but it wasn’t the crowds that were the hard part, it was that they didn’t staff it fully to meet the demands of the crowds. So lines for everything were just longer than they needed to be. For security, to get in through the gates, less registers staffed at QS or trimmed hours so there were more people there to get in before they closed or once they opened. So overall it wasn’t the crowds moving around that were miserable, it’s just that they didn’t have enough absorption points for them.
If we still went when we were blocked out only the Saturday then it seemed a little bit better but that was hard for us to do (because we’d need to miss more school/work & pay an extra day of hotel without one park day) except in summer, and I think summer travel overall the last few years has been slightly down due to rising heat and costs for it so summer has been overall easier with crowds.
Basically, it feels like DLR is very much moving to a pay-to-play model. If you’ve paid top dollar for admission (or for the top pass level to be able to be there) to go when it’s convenient, then they’ll staff it so it’s as easy an experience as possible. If you pay anything less, you get reduced staffing proportionate to what you paid and if the max capacity of guests that they want for reservations for those days shows up, then you’re in for a day of lines, lines, lines everywhere.
It sounds like it’s a good weekend to make it down to DLR!
I finally booked a hotel for a maybe early August trip. And I talked myself into being absolutely satisfied with 3 days no park hoppers but DH talked me right back into budgeting out for hoppers (especially if we can figure out getting that fabulous Costco ticket deal).
I’ll be there towards the end of the month - 24th - 29th!
Reporting in from Disneyland today! Crowds seem remarkably light. Not sure why. At 5:30 ish these were some posted waits:
Snow White 10 min
Pinocchio 5 min
Alice 20 min
Storybook 5 min
Rise 30 min!!!
Buzz 5 min
ST 5 min
Autopia 10 min
When we exited SWGE after riding Rise which was indeed just under 30 minutes to getting in ride vehicle, we both commented on how that area from HM to Pirates was not wall to wall people. Crazy!
Glad the crowds were low, hope it continues!
I did the responsible thing and stayed home. 
Have fun!
Sounds like summer weekends are the new offseason. Those are amazing waits and even better that NOSQ is actually walkable. That area is such a bottleneck!
We’ll see how Saturday and Sunday are. But hope it continues!
@Wahoohokie I figured you were being responsible. But too bad for us that you are!