Disneyland Resort Crowd Report – November 16 to 22, 2014
Disneyland crowd levels were up last week but not significantly so, except for Saturday. We tended to miss low with our predictions all week but we still managed to get within one index level of what we observed most days.
Let’s look at how the crowd levels stacked up each day last week on the TouringPlans.com Disneyland Resort Crowd Report:
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
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Disneyland Park |
5
|
6
|
Sunday concluded the Avengers Half Marathon Weekend but unlike the day before, wait times at the parks were in line with what we predicted. We saw waits like 30 at its a small world and 26 at Soarin’ Over California. |
Disney California Adventure |
5
|
5
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Disneyland Park |
3
|
4
|
Monday’s crowds were similarly moderate, if not low, as we predicted. No attraction at Disneyland park reached an average posted time above 32 minutes (Star Tours). |
Disney California Adventure |
3
|
3
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Disneyland Park |
3
|
5
|
Crowd levels at the two parks went opposite directions on Tuesday. Disneyland park went a couple points higher than expected while Disney California adventure went one level lower. |
Disney California Adventure |
3
|
2
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Disneyland Park |
2
|
3
|
Wednesday’s level ‘3’ at Disneyland Park was the lowest crowd of the week at that park. Pirates of the Caribbean stayed at an average of 8 minutes while the Matterhorn Bobsleds averaged 12 (predicted 19). |
Disney California Adventure |
2
|
2
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Disneyland Park |
2
|
5
|
Thursday brought the first surprise of the week with a level ‘5’ at Disneyland Park although wait times were not drastic by any means. We saw averages like 13 minutes at Autopia and 16 at Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. |
Disney California Adventure |
2
|
1
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Disneyland Park |
4
|
5
|
Another ‘5’ at Disneyland and another day with a below-average crowd level at Disney California Adventure, despite hosting early entry. California Screamin’ managed a 20 minute average as did Soarin’ Over California but otherwise waits were single digits. |
Disney California Adventure |
3
|
3
|
|
WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
Disneyland Park |
5
|
9
|
Big surprise on Saturday with a crowd level ‘9’ at Disneyland Park. Many attractions reached a level ’10’ on our scale (Alice in Wonderland, Astro Orbitor, Big Thunder Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan’s Flight and three others). |
Disney California Adventure |
3
|
6
|
November 23 to 29, 2014 |
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Thanksgiving week crowds are extreme at Disneyland Park. Many celebrate the week at the resort, clog up the hotels and fill both parks each day. Arrive early, use a touring plan, re-optimize while in the parks and prepare to call an ‘audible’.
To see Disneyland Resort Crowd predictions for the days of your vacation, check the Crowd Calendar.
To get details about our predictions of future crowds or details about crowds in the past check out the Crowd Calendar and select “Jump to Date” on the left margin.