Now, when everybody's asking about how crowded and busy the park is, when they arrive, i'd rather do the same :-)
I'm going 8th to 12th of May. Does anyone know, how it'll be at that time?
May 8th is a national holiday in France, Le jour de la libération (Liberation Day)
Further on, most countries in Europe 'celebrate' the two days of Pentecost (on Sunday 11th and the subsequent Monday) in this weekend.
So I expect it will be busy 8 - 12 may...
The Monday is a holiday in much of Europe. The day is known as Whit Monday in England, Wales, and Ireland, and is also celebrated in Iceland, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, parts of Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Hungary.
Since 1967, however, Whit Monday has not been a public holiday in the United Kingdom; the holiday has been moved to the fixed date of the last Monday in May, which sometimes but by no means always coincides with Whit Monday.
Whit Monday also ceased to be a statutory holiday in France in 2005, where the abolishment led to strong protests.
Maybe someone has visited Disney before may 8yh and/or in the weekend of Pentecost (Pinksteren) :?:
Picked this thread at random to become The Official "How Busy Will It Be?" Topic, since it's such a popular question.
Post your dates and maybe someone can help.
the begining of july-just how bad will it be?
And what about the Beginings of February? (Concretly from the 1st to 4th) :P
Thanks and Hakuna Matata! :stitch:
tich - i have been 3 times in febuary and its so quiet then! have always been there around the week of the 8th (sisters b-day) and its just totaly dead! gotta love it though, just walking onto the rides. you will probably find that saturday is the busiest day, thats what i have found in the past. :) have fun! maybe i will see you there!! :lol: im there on the 3rd-8th
by the way - totaly :offtopic: but i LOVE you avitar!! :)
Thanks a lot madame_leota! And I´m glad to see you like my avatar :D
I am sure that if you see me it will be hold on the Tower or on a Stitch, lol!
Thanks again and Hakuna Matata! :stitch:
What about Monday 24-Saturday 29 March - I am arriving the day after Easter Sunday and the Disneyland Park is open until 9pm ?
Quote from: "Baloo"Picked this thread at random to become The Official "How Busy Will It Be?" Topic, since it's such a popular question.
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Quote from: "roaldbergmann"Now, when everybody's asking about how crowded and busy the park is, when they arrive, i'd rather do the same :-)
I'm going 8th to 12th of May. Does anyone know, how it'll be at that time?
Im going 22nd-26th September
anyone know how busy it will be and what the weather is like?
How about late April?
Yeah! Im going 13th April and im hoping there arent any school holidays. Because Easter is in March this year isnt it? I tried checking online for School Holidays, but their all different!
UK holidays generally end around 8th April
In Scotland the kids are off from 7-18 April inclusive, I think that week will be quite busy :?
uk school holidays are all wierd this year because easter is so early. most schools are only taking off easter monday and then having 2 weeks in april. this in turn puts all the other holidays out. however if you live in nottinghamshire, as we do, the easter 2 weeks are at the end of march. our kids are off this week most of the uk was off last week. only problem is it will make the summer term 7-8 weeks long :?
what about the rest of europe? what school holidays do they have?
hi i live in newton aycliffe, which is near darlington. my sons school holidays are 7th til 18th april included but in darlington i think they are 1st april til 11th im not 100% sure on that mind. :D/
the darlington holidays are 4th-21st april toonarmylass- i know because we're in DLRP 13th-18th :P .
x x x
Thanks for the help guys! It is silly how they mess around with school holidays. It makes it harder to book a Disney trip for a quiet time! lol.
Oh well, i dont mind busy, still just as much fun.
hey kurgly, for the first time they the same as ours, i just wasn't counting the weekends. my neice goes to polem hall and they already half term. anyway i know that was off topic but as you can see lozzie school holiday rtimes around then in april. hope you have a great time kurgly and lozzie. :D
Second week of February?
We've just booked a trip for Wednesday 26th March to Friday 28th March. It's the week following Easter so does anyone have any idea how busy it will be?
I checked on DLRP Magic and there's no public or school holidays at the time (In England or France). I'm still worried about how busy it will be though. :oops:
How busy does it get in the first 2 weeks of August?
Hi going 12th - 15th march, anyone know how busy it will be?
thanks
Quote from: "rjbarker"How busy does it get in the first 2 weeks of August?
Very! i went near august during the summer holidays, and it was extremely busy!
I would try to avoid the high peak seasons if you are planning to get around the park easily and not planning to wait atleast an hour, usually even longer to get on a ride!
Also the weather is usually hot and its very stuffy.
Sorry for the negativity :)
Yay :D/ ! I just booked us in at the Explorers for 4 nights on Sept. 14th so we can buy Dream AP's and go more often :D ! Anyone know if it will be especially busy then? Thank you for any advice !
Hey I'm heading from April 21st - 24th, I just got a fright my pidgeon french suggests that some schools may be closed, anyone know if it will be busy then??
yes by my name I am new to this, and its my first visit :D
We are going to France May 23-29
We are wanting to visit Disney for 2 days as part of our off site holiday .
We have been several times before including
Feb-Very quiet
Septemebr-busy but bearable
October -Quiet
This will be our first time in school holiday time (school getting funny!) how busy will it be and any suggestions as to which days best to go?
Thank so much Cheryl
Anyone know how busy it will be Monday to Friday, last week of June before French or English schools break up?
Im going pretty much the same time you are lol, ummm yeah it should be quiet then because its school days so i shouldnt be so busy. Just dont go on sundays they are painfuly busy
We are planning to go on Christmas.
I think it will be very crowded, won't it? I have been in DLRP on Halloween, do you think this is compereable?
Do you think it's better to go a few days before christmas (20th) or is it almost as crowded as on Christmas Eve?
Christmas is very busy. You'll probably be queuing an hour (or more) for all the major attractions. I'd recommend going a bit earlier instead - Maybe in school time?
we have been three times now for christmas, the latest we've been is 6 dec, last year it was 18 - 22 november and the queues where nice and quiet, i think the longest we had to queue for was about 10 - 15 minutes mon - thursday, but saying that we got there on the sunday at about 1.30pm and we only managed to go on 3 rides, but week days are nice and pieceful at the start of christmas season :)
Thanks for your answers.As I'm still going to school, we have to go during the school holidays. The earliest we could go would be three days before christmas eve. I don't think that this makes a difference. I wish we could go earlier.
We visited 8-13 December and i didnt que for more than 5 min on most attractions, nemo was the longest in the time we visited...
anyone any idea how busy the parc is on bastille day?
I'll be in the park on Bastille Day this year too!
I was in DLRP on Bastille Day 2006 and it wasn't much busier than normal summer days (which are pretty busy to begin with). I think there was about a 5-10 mnute extra queue time. If you use fastpasses well you won't notice though. One advantage is the Bastille Day fireworks!
We were there for Bastille day last year. It was a Saturday and was really busy.
There was a fireworks ceremony just after 11pm -which was really good. However it took us around 45 mins to get from the front of the castle back down main street to the gates because of all the crowds trying to leave.
And the 7th -10th of may? after we had booked we heard that the 1st and 8th are french holiday days.Does anyone know if it `s only the 1st and the 8th that french people are free or are all the schools closed for one or two weeks?
I'm off on Sunday until Friday, anyone know how busy it'll be?
July 14th-18th?
I'm probably going from 11th-14th of October - How busy will it be then? I know one of the days is a sunday and it is during the Halloween Festival but anyway...
Thanks in advance
16th to 20th July, any idea how busy it will be? I finish school early, so I'm wondering when the European school holidays are, we're hoping we'll just skim them!
dlrp-mad :mickey2:
Hello,
My next trip is in september, 15th-18th, anyone got any ideas on how hecitc it will be? Have been in November and Feb before. So excited!!!
Thanks!!
Hello Love the Magic!!
September should be OK, school holidays are over, and since you're going during the week, I would expect it to be fairly quiet... :)
5th-8th January...anyone?
Quote from: "littlemermaid83"5th-8th January...anyone?
Kids go back to school that week, plus you're going during the week.... I would say it's going to be rather quiet!
Quote from: "swity"Thanks for your answers.As I'm still going to school, we have to go during the school holidays. The earliest we could go would be three days before christmas eve. I don't think that this makes a difference. I wish we could go earlier.
We went 18th - 23rd December and it wasn't as busy as I was expecting. Weekends are always busier so going monday to friday helped alot!
We've just booked up to go from Wednesday 27th to Saturday 30th August - are we crazy to go at that time? It was the only time available when we could both get time off work, but wondering whether we'll get much done. We've been to WDW when it's been really busy, but only been to DLRP in October 2007, when it was really quiet (aside from Crush, which we aren't fussed about doing again as it was so rough). Any advice for surviving the crowds? We don't mind missing the parade and will be getting up really early - any other tips? Must do attractions for us are BTM, POTC, PM and in the Studios RNRC, TOT. Would like to fit in some shows and Animagique as we didn't do these last time.
I think my Mum and I are mad too - we're going from July 31st-August 4th!! Middle of the summer holidays, over a weekend...are we crazy?!
YES!!!! lol
I saw that some people asked for the 'crowdedness' for 14 - 18 July, since I'm also going in that period I would also like to know if somebody can shed some light on it.
Is it going to be busy, real busy or even a blackout day?
GrandiJoos :cool:
I'm going in that period as well and would also like to know! :P
im goin july 6 - 11th do you think it will be crowded???
Quote from: "kingdomheartskatie"im goin july 6 - 11th do you think it will be crowded???
Summer time at DLRP started today the 5th, so I'm pretty certain that yes, it will be very busy :wink:
Epcot_Boy :ears:
We're planning to go on 4th november til 6th november for the fireworks on 5th (and it's ds's 3rd birthday on 4th so a special treat for him!).
how busy will it be then? we usually go the beginning of january (we're going on 4th next year too) so not really got any idea of november busy-ness!
thanks :D
What about the 3rd and 4th of october its a friday and saturday.
I'm going with me school so will it be really busy?????
THANKS!!!! :D :D :D
How long have the queue times been on the Tower of Terror since he summer season started? :?:
is september or early october a busy time? I know schools are probably not off but I also know many people go in low season months too as it's cheaper than the summer....any idea??
xoxox
septembers normally quite quiet, i think (was in 1997 lol) and it should be a bit cheaper
I've been twice in September. The first time was Thus to Mon......never again, the queue for Big Thunder Mountain went from 10mins on Thu/Fri to nearly an hour over the weekend. The second ftime we went Sun-Fri and it wasnt overly busy at all. The longest we had to queue was 15mins for Autopia. Rock'n Rollercoaster's queue was non-existant......went 5 times times in a row within half an hour (admittedly the lowsly parade was on at the time)
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"I've been twice in September. The first time was Thus to Mon......never again, the queue for Big Thunder Mountain went from 10mins on Thu/Fri to nearly an hour over the weekend. The second ftime we went Sun-Fri and it wasnt overly busy at all. The longest we had to queue was 15mins for Autopia. Rock'n Rollercoaster's queue was non-existant......went 5 times times in a row within half an hour (admittedly the lowsly parade was on at the time)
Thanks for letting me know, it's much appreciated!:) I am only back and already thinking about the next trip, I guess that's the beauty of DLRP:)
xoxoxox
We have just booked today for the 26th - 30th January. How busy is it at this time?
Quote from: "x-charlotte-x"We have just booked today for the 26th - 30th January. How busy is it at this time?
I went that time this year and it was a quiet as a mouse, have a great time :D
Hey everyone,
we want to see the Fairytale Christmas Season this year, but we aren´t able to visit the Resort already in November...
Do you have expierences how busy it will be in Mid December from Sunday to Wednesday (14th-17th of Dec.) ??
I´m a little bit worried, that it will be already very full (in comparison to november) and that some countries will already have School Holidays at that time.
Thanks so much for your answers!
Mathias
I don't know for certain, but I think it does get busy around that time in December. I know that the prices shoot up around that time too, so shop around for the best deals
made a reservation! :D/
Sunday 9 november ---> Tuesday 11 november.
what about the crowds :?:
Going to dlrp on Friday til Monday this week :D/ , will it be very busy because of the weekend?
I'm going on friday, 26. I hope it won't be too busy. I've heard the parks are quite crowded lately...
im going 13-16 OCTOBER ITS A MONDAY to thursday. its in halloween season but no school hols. wil it be busy? anyone been at this time? what is the queing times for rides?? thanks
Quote from: "aidens_mommy"im going 13-16 OCTOBER ITS A MONDAY to thursday. its in halloween season but no school hols. wil it be busy? anyone been at this time? what is the queing times for rides?? thanks
I don't think it'll be quiet, but not hurrendously busy either. I would say queue times will be up to 20 mins on high capacity attractions (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Phantom Manor, Tower Of Terror, it's a small world) and probably 30+ minutes on lower capacity attractions (Buzz Lightyear, Big Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain).
I'm basing this on my October visit a few years ago, and the fact that it will probably be a little busier now since it's the 15th Anniversary. Obviously the queue times I've predicted won't be 100% accurate.
A little advice - Make use of the Extra Magic Hours in the morning from 8am to 10am. If you get in the park at 8am it will be dead, and you'll walk on rides like Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear and Peter Pan's Flight without having to queue. :wink:
ok thanks. im plannin on being outa the room early but wether my sis wil be is another matter ha
I'm off 8th-12th October - it's weds to sun - I'm expecting it to be busy at the weekend but anyone know what the first few days may be like?
I'm going on the 22nd October - 26th October...
Now its the week before the school hoildays, I ain't expecting it to be quiet, but in all fairness that is why we booked for 5 days instead of the orginal 3 we intended...
I'm going on the 22nd October - 26th October...
Now its the week before the school hoildays, I ain't expecting it to be quiet, but in all fairness that is why we booked for 5 days instead of the orginal 3 we intended...
I'm going on the 22nd October - 26th October...
Now its the week before the school hoildays, I ain't expecting it to be quiet, but in all fairness that is why we booked for 5 days instead of the orginal 3 we intended...
I'm going 5-8 January, I know the schools in England go back on the 5th, but it's also the end of the Christas celebrations does anyone know how busy it'll be then please?
im going the 10th - 12th november and the 11th is a public holiday in france, anyone know if this is a day that the park will be packed - its a tuesday btw
im going 16th to 20th navember would normally ask just get on with but my friend a fuss pot what will it be like then
I'm going for a weekend 12th-14th December. Although there are not school holidays that I am aware of it is a weekend so I'm expecting it to be very, very busy. I'll make best use of EMH and then do all the Christmassy stuff during the day and then hopefully when the queues die off again in the evening we can do some more.
Quote from: "cap'njack"I'm going for a weekend 12th-14th December. Although there are not school holidays that I am aware of it is a weekend so I'm expecting it to be very, very busy. I'll make best use of EMH and then do all the Christmassy stuff during the day and then hopefully when the queues die off again in the evening we can do some more.
Me too!! Staying on until Monday - so we'll do as much as we can friday, monday and during the EMH... Same as you, I fear the weekend itself will be quite busy...
Hi
looking to go either wed 26 november for 5 nights or 3rd december for 5 night any idea on how busy during this time?
Hi Simonrtaylor,
I went in on 25th nov 2004 but only stayed for three days that time, and I have to say it was quite quiet. There wasn't much of a queue for anything and all the christmas stuff was in full swing. In fact for anyone wanting to go for the christmas celebrations this would be the time I'd most recommend to go as it gets you in the mood for christmas but you're not there in the really busy time.
Saying that, a lot could have changed in four years! Have a nice trip
edit: Sorry, forgot to say that apparently it gets much busier come december
Hi there... can someone help me?
I am booked to go Nov 19th to 23rd. Am so excited and taking my 4 year old and 1 year old. Its from wed to sunday.
Just wondering so i can prepare myself. is saturday and sunday going to be ok ish... busyt, very busy... hellish?? i know its weekend... so will be far busier... but its still november and hoping it wont be total hell? or should be prepare ourselves for not being able to ride any rides?
obv will make most of early magic hours on sat and sunday though
thank you! really appreciate advice from anyone that went this time over a weekend last year
I am heading to DLRP first week of March. What are the crowds (or lack of) like. Also, is it going to be really cold?!!!!!
Hi, we went 20th to 24th of Nov 2006 and it was quiet. went again in July 2007 and it was much busier. rebooked for 18th of Nov this year (11 days to go , yay!) should be lovely and quiet again.
Quote from: "tigger123"I'm going 5-8 January, I know the schools in England go back on the 5th, but it's also the end of the Christmas celebrations does anyone know how busy it'll be then please?
we wanted to go these days aswell, but I phoned them today and the whole resort is fully booked, apart from the Disneyland Hotel castle club rooms and Sante Fe, so I think it will probably be quite busy. We're staying the 8th till the 11th instead now.
Quote from: "oojijay"Quote from: "tigger123"I'm going 5-8 January, I know the schools in England go back on the 5th, but it's also the end of the Christmas celebrations does anyone know how busy it'll be then please?
we wanted to go these days aswell, but I phoned them today and the whole resort is fully booked, apart from the Disneyland Hotel castle club rooms and Sante Fe, so I think it will probably be quite busy. We're staying the 8th till the 11th instead now.
I didn't quite understand that.How are they 'fully booked'?Is it possible that Newport BC(1000+rooms) or Sequoia Lodge are filled to capacity
after New year??My local travel agent didn't mention this problem.Perhaps the problem applies in direct booking? :? *confused*
I'm going the 5-8th Jan aswell and have been told the whole resort is fully booked.
Seems though there are rooms available from the 7th.
I'm doing friday 30th jan - sun 1 feb
any ideas how busy it might be? particularly sat and sun?
Quote from: "N-Igmagineer_88"Quote from: "oojijay"Quote from: "tigger123"I'm going 5-8 January, I know the schools in England go back on the 5th, but it's also the end of the Christmas celebrations does anyone know how busy it'll be then please?
we wanted to go these days aswell, but I phoned them today and the whole resort is fully booked, apart from the Disneyland Hotel castle club rooms and Sante Fe, so I think it will probably be quite busy. We're staying the 8th till the 11th instead now.
I didn't quite understand that.How are they 'fully booked'?Is it possible that Newport BC(1000+rooms) or Sequoia Lodge are filled to capacity after New year??My local travel agent didn't mention this problem.Perhaps the problem applies in direct booking? :? *confused*
I think it's a busy time - it's one of the cheapest times of year to go, and you're getting an extra day and night, but the christmas stuff is still there and schools may not be back yet - I know kids here don't go back till the 8th. But yeah, you might only have a certain numbers of rooms available online and reserve some for travel agents or whatever.
ETA: Does anyone know about the 8th-11th January? I know the weekend will be busy but what about the Thursday/Friday?
We're off on Sunday 11th January 2009 for 3 nights. I'm happy that we've missed the Christmas bits and pieces and we miss all the school holidays so we're hoping it'll be nice and quiet.
Last time we went was in mid November 2007 and it was very quiet on the Tues-Thurs and then pretty busy on the Friday. The only real queues at Walt Disney Studios were on Crush's Coaster with an average 40 minutes wait, Tower of Terror wasn't open then. Over in Disneyland Park we didn't have any major queues anywhere.
Anyway we know it'll be cold but we'll dress accordingly!
Kev
Quote from: "baldkev"Anyway we know it'll be cold but we'll dress accordingly!
Bikini's and flip flops then! same for the women too!
Quote from: "caffeine_demon"I'm doing friday 30th jan - sun 1 feb
any ideas how busy it might be? particularly sat and sun?
anyone?
We're heading there in two weeks time, 23rd - 27th December. Has anyone got any ideas how busy it usually is over the Christmas days themselves?
We leave tomorrow and return Wed. I figure Fri - Mon = busy but tues & Wed the crowds might ease up a bit. Sat we will leave the parks and see the sights in Paris itself in hopes of avoiding what we think would the busiest day of our trip at Disney.
I've heard that the last weekends it was very busy in the park. Especially the 6th december. :shock: :shock:
So what do you think how busy it could be the next weekend (20th - 21th)?
Last year the weekend before christmas was very quiet. :D :D Maybe this year too?
Does anybody have any experiences with the days before christmas?
Quote from: "caffeine_demon"I'm doing friday 30th jan - sun 1 feb
any ideas how busy it might be? particularly sat and sun?
we're going from 30th jan - 3th feb
i hope it won't be too crowded,
bu i'm afraid that saturday and sunday will be very full....
sequia lodge is already fully booked from sat to sun
last year we went the last weekend in jan, too.
thursday and friday were ok, but the weekend was really full.
Quote from: "EVE"Quote from: "caffeine_demon"I'm doing friday 30th jan - sun 1 feb
any ideas how busy it might be? particularly sat and sun?
we're going from 30th jan - 3th feb
i hope it won't be too crowded,
bu i'm afraid that saturday and sunday will be very full....
sequia lodge is already fully booked from sat to sun
last year we went the last weekend in jan, too.
thursday and friday were ok, but the weekend was really full.
strange - it said there is still room in SL from 29th jan -1st feb (just not in the main building)
Quote from: "caffeine_demon"Quote from: "EVE"Quote from: "caffeine_demon"I'm doing friday 30th jan - sun 1 feb
any ideas how busy it might be? particularly sat and sun?
we're going from 30th jan - 3th feb
i hope it won't be too crowded,
bu i'm afraid that saturday and sunday will be very full....
sequia lodge is already fully booked from sat to sun
last year we went the last weekend in jan, too.
thursday and friday were ok, but the weekend was really full.
strange - it said there is still room in SL from 29th jan -1st feb (just not in the main building)
o.k., you're right.
the montana rooms are already free, i forgot that.
anyway, i'm not very optimistic, so i can't be disappointed....
the last times we stayed over the weekend it was every time really busy in the park.
Quote from: "EVE"Quote from: "caffeine_demon"I'm doing friday 30th jan - sun 1 feb
any ideas how busy it might be? particularly sat and sun?
last year we went the last weekend in jan, too.
thursday and friday were ok, but the weekend was really full.
so - are we talking 45 minute queues full, or 2 hr + queues full? (or unable to move full?)
Quote from: "caffeine_demon"so - are we talking 45 minute queues full, or 2 hr + queues full? (or unable to move full?)
it was not "unable to move" full.
fortunately i've never seen that....
it was something in the middle.
many attractions had queues of 1 or 1 1/2 hours
(Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan,The Tower, etc. (certainly not talking about Crushs Coaster.... )
Quote from: "EVE"Quote from: "caffeine_demon"so - are we talking 45 minute queues full, or 2 hr + queues full? (or unable to move full?)
it was not "unable to move" full.
fortunately i've never seen that....
it was something in the middle.
many attractions had queues of 1 or 1 1/2 hours
(Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan,The Tower, etc. (certainly not talking about Crushs Coaster.... )
And there I was thinking it would be quiet as it's low season!
Quote from: "caffeine_demon"Quote from: "EVE"it was not "unable to move" full.
fortunately i've never seen that....
it was something in the middle.
many attractions had queues of 1 or 1 1/2 hours
(Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear, Peter Pan,The Tower, etc. (certainly not talking about Crushs Coaster.... )
And there I was thinking it would be quiet as it's low season!
you're right, it's low season, but it's also weekend....
last year at the last weekend in jan there was this "buy 2 and get 3 nights" thing. maybe this was the reason why the park was that full.
i hope so. it would be great, cause my last time in disneyland was over the 11.11 last year. that was really crazy. the queue at peter pan went nearly to the entrance of adventureland. i didn't even see this at the weekend in august last year.
but maybe we're lucky and it is'nt that full.
i'm really lokking forward to it !!
:mrgreen:
We're going the 25th till the 31st, how busy will it be and what do you think will be the average waiting time for queues?
Quote from: "x-charlotte-x"We're going the 25th till the 31st, how busy will it be and what do you think will be the average waiting time for queues?
I would suppose that monday till friday will be very calm.
the average waiting times could be 5-20 min if you're lucky
have fun!
how busy will it be 26th Jan - 30th Jan??
cheers
Quote from: "evertonjoe"how busy will it be 26th Jan - 30th Jan??
cheers
It shouldn't be too bad, weekdays are the best time to go :D
I'm planning to go in september this year, probably around the 25-26th. I want five days and my partner wants four, so if it's quiet I'll settle and we'll go for four days! :roll: :)
We've been in September before but I can't remember how busy it was, can anyone tell me if it's quiet and how long the queues are likely to be?
I´ve been to Disneyland on September 24th two jears ago an it was busy as hell I think the french have schoolhlidays at this time.
Oh poo :( :roll:
Thanks for letting me know though! :D
Hey I was wondering if anyone knew how busy Disney is in the first week of February? I'm going on the 5th.
I've been towards the end of January, not quite the same, but I hear it's very quiet in Feb, especially at the beginning as the UK kids aren't on half term until later in the month.
It seems the half-term holidays in France are not until the end of October.
I found this site useful for planning my previous holidays. :D/
http://about-france.com/school-holidays.htm (http://about-france.com/school-holidays.htm)
Thanks for the link Handy Andy, although looking at it has confirmed that not only do UK kids have half term over my birthday, but kids do too! :cry:
Hey what about the start of June? is it busy? I have been in july and know it is complete madness but I notice the prices aren't too bad for the start of June and was wondering how busy it is?
xoxoxox
Quote from: "Aveen2008"Hey what about the start of June? is it busy? I have been in july and know it is complete madness but I notice the prices aren't too bad for the start of June and was wondering how busy it is?
xoxoxox
We went 10-12 June a couple of years ago (Sunday to Tuesday). It was the weekend Crush and Cars were officially opening - on Sunday it was busy, but during the week a lot more pleasant (apart from Crush, it always had over 90 minutes queue). Monday and Tuesday most queues were between 10-30 minutes (unless my memory is failing me completely)
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "Aveen2008"Hey what about the start of June? is it busy? I have been in july and know it is complete madness but I notice the prices aren't too bad for the start of June and was wondering how busy it is?
xoxoxox
We went 10-12 June a couple of years ago (Sunday to Tuesday). It was the weekend Crush and Cars were officially opening - on Sunday it was busy, but during the week a lot more pleasant (apart from Crush, it always had over 90 minutes queue). Monday and Tuesday most queues were between 10-30 minutes (unless my memory is failing me completely)
Hey aw thanks for replying! :D
i am not sure when to go, i have a few debts i wanna clear before I start to save but i do want to save and prepare for this trip instead of rushing into it, i want to be able to afford to stay longer and have loads of spending money so that it is a great, relaxing trip! [-o<
xx
we're going the 12th - 16th March - any ideas on queue times?
Quote from: "Clairelb"we're going the 12th - 16th March - any ideas on queue times?
also, does any know what the weather is usually like round this time?
thanks
Hey, I was wondering how busy it would be over the first week in May. It's a bit baffling as Disney has listed the week as yellow (cheaper hotel rates) but the 4th is a English Bank Holiday, is it on the continent too?
Just the last time we visted was the weekend before Christmas, and I rather felt like a sardine after spending many hours packed into 2hour que lines!!
first week of may is hellish, sorry to say. l've been twice, and twice it was a nightmare!
Beware of May, it can get very wet!
Anyone know about 24th-27th August? Monday to thursday and towards the end of summer so maybe not too busy?
I'm going June 12th-15th, its a weekend (second weekend of June I think), any idea's of how busy it will be? Also how's the weather over there in June?
Thanks :)
Anyone been in September near the end of it 21st-26th?
xxx
Quote from: "Aveen2008"Anyone been in September near the end of it 21st-26th?
xxx
We went in 2006. It wasn't too busy. Not as quiet as it is in January but many of the rides were walk ons.
Im planning to book my trip tomorrow :D
Im going to go the second week of June for 4 nights :D.. will it be busy? and is the weather usually nice enough to wear shorts in france in june?
How busy will it be in May from the 27th-29th?
I know it is a half term holiday in the UK but is it a holiday in other European Countries?
As far as i can see, not in Germany.
Hi
We're about to book our first trip, so excited! How busy is it likely to be 21st-24th April (Tues-Fri)? It's the first week that the schools go back here so hoping it won't be too bad. Grateful for any ideas
Thanks!
In answer to the above questions! i went in both june and september 2007. In June it was quite busy, no where near as bad as July tho. And the weather was very hot, tho maybe that was just luck, im not sure.
In september it was pretty quiet, alot of rides were almost walk straight on. It was cold and very misty tho and the temperature took us by surprise, especially watching outdoor shows like the stunt show-it was freezing! so take some warm clothes in case.
Quote from: "loulou123"In answer to the above questions! i went in both june and september 2007. In June it was quite busy, no where near as bad as July tho. And the weather was very hot, tho maybe that was just luck, im not sure.
In september it was pretty quiet, alot of rides were almost walk straight on. It was cold and very misty tho and the temperature took us by surprise, especially watching outdoor shows like the stunt show-it was freezing! so take some warm clothes in case.
did you go early june? or late june?
i just dont want to be waiting ages for the rides.
many thanks!
It was early June, i think it was about the 7th! Some rides had longish waits, especially things like big thunder mountain and peter pan which always seems to.
How about end of August to beginning of September? It's the end of summer, are the French school hoidays over by then :?:
We are going 29th - 2nd of July.. Will this be very busy? We went at the end of august before.. it was ok. Fastpass is brilliant though. they still have fastpass yes?? is it very hot end of June/july? thanks
Quote from: "charlied"How about end of August to beginning of September? It's the end of summer, are the French school hoidays over by then :?:
Dont know about all schools, but the kids I know in France start school the first monday in september - but other countries can start later... it could be relatively busy, but not as bad as mid july or mid august. if you get any weekdays in there i expect it will be ok
Quote from: "charlied"How about end of August to beginning of September? It's the end of summer, are the French school hoidays over by then :?:
Spain and Portugal are still on their summer hols, i know as my nephews are visiting from Portugal and we are going the 15th - 18th September as a treat for them :D/ :D/
hi just booked for june16 to 20th tue till sat, how busy? how hot?
I am going on the 19th-21st November 2009 , Will it be busy or empty ?
Quote from: "leeirl"hi just booked for june16 to 20th tue till sat, how busy? how hot?
I gues it will be a bit busy because it's the summer and i think it will be about 20-30 degrees.
French weather in Paris is similar to the weather
here in the UK . So you might be lucky :wink: :wink: :wink:
it shouldnt be too busy as you miss school and public hols, although the saturday will be busy, average temperatures are 21 during the day and 12 at night, hope this helps
Quote from: "smurfy74"it shouldnt be too busy as you miss school and public hols, although the saturday will be busy, average temperatures are 21 during the day and 12 at night, hope this helps
I miss 2 days of school ! YAY :D/ :D/ :D :D/ :D/
My last day of the trip is the saturday and we are going to be leaving at 2-3:00pm .
Im heading to DLP for a break on Mon 21st -Thurs 24th of September 09. Is it going to be busy. Im not a crowd fan!! :shock:
Quote from: "Joseph Carter"Im heading to DLP for a break on Mon 21st -Thurs 24th of September 09. Is it going to be busy. Im not a crowd fan!! :shock:
It should be nice and quiet! September is a good time to go, everyone's back in school, no holidays around then, and since you're going during the week, you'll avoid the weekend crowds! Plus you can get nice weather :D
Hi there we are thinking of booking a mid week break in aug around the 18th !
Now will it be too busy?
will be going tue - sat
I look forward to any imput!
regards
Symmo
Quote from: "never2old"It should be nice and quiet! September is a good time to go, everyone's back in school, no holidays around then, and since you're going during the week, you'll avoid the weekend crowds! Plus you can get nice weather :D
Wow sounds like perfect heaven to me! :D
Quote from: "Symmo"Hi there we are thinking of booking a mid week break in aug around the 18th !
Now will it be too busy?
will be going tue - sat
I look forward to any imput!
regards
Symmo
Throughout the summer holidays is always the most popular season at Disneyland, meaning it will be very busy and most likely alot of waiting to go onto the rides.
22-23 May? Will it be busy?:)
I'm wondering if Disneyland doesn't have a calendar with expected croud levels. I know most theme parks have such thing so you can see when they expect busy days or normal days. Anyone know if Disneyland has this published somewhere?
Quote from: "Tuvok"I'm wondering if Disneyland doesn't have a calendar with expected croud levels. I know most theme parks have such thing so you can see when they expect busy days or normal days. Anyone know if Disneyland has this published somewhere?
I've never seen one... They should do something like that, I'm sure they could easily calculate looking at the guests from one year to another. They should also have the average queue times in the different rides...
Quote from: "TimmyTimmyTimmy"22-23 May? Will it be busy?:)
In general, last year, you could hardly find weeks, where the crowds were low.
(except some winter months like january)
But May is a good time. Nice weather and the crowds are moderate.
Enjoy it!!!!!
Quote from: "TimmyTimmyTimmy"22-23 May? Will it be busy?:)
I'm afraid it will be very busy then, because the day before is Ascencion Day and many people don't work on Friday and have a long weekend.
can any one advise their opinion, this year we went february (mon to fri) 9th to 13th, however have noticed that on their old brouchers january seems to be cheaper than february, whats it like around this time is it busy? do they still have the xmas decorations the beginning of january? how crowded is it?
18th-21st May! Any ideas how busy!!???
Quote from: "anna42hmr"can any one advise their opinion, this year we went february (mon to fri) 9th to 13th, however have noticed that on their old brouchers january seems to be cheaper than february, whats it like around this time is it busy? do they still have the xmas decorations the beginning of january? how crowded is it?
the xmas decorations are usually up until the first week on january, so if you go in the 1st week, you will see them.
Also, as far as i know january is meant to be a very quiet time for the resort, but i have never personally been there in january myself.
Quote from: "MagicStar"Quote from: "TimmyTimmyTimmy"22-23 May? Will it be busy?:)
In general, last year, you could hardly find weeks, where the crowds were low.
(except some winter months like january)
But May is a good time. Nice weather and the crowds are moderate.
Enjoy it!!!!!
Quote from: "MagicStar"Quote from: "TimmyTimmyTimmy"22-23 May? Will it be busy?:)
In general, last year, you could hardly find weeks, where the crowds were low.
(except some winter months like january)
But May is a good time. Nice weather and the crowds are moderate.
Enjoy it!!!!!
Thank you guys!
I hope it wont be as bad as it is in Tokyo atleast:)
How busy will it be Tues 2nd - Fri 5th June? Also When do you think it is best to visit the studies, morning or afternoons?
Sorry I can't help anyone with any of their questions as I haven't been at any of those times...
Hopefully someone can answer mine: How busy will it be Sunday 11th Oct - Tuesday 13th Oct.
The Scottish schools are off but the English and French aren't so I'm hoping it wont be too bad. I'm guessing that the Sunday will be busier than the Monday/Tuesday?
Thanks in advance,
Ruby :D
Quote from: "mollies_mum"Sorry I can't help anyone with any of their questions as I haven't been at any of those times...
Hopefully someone can answer mine: How busy will it be Sunday 11th Oct - Tuesday 13th Oct.
The Scottish schools are off but the English and French aren't so I'm hoping it wont be too bad. I'm guessing that the Sunday will be busier than the Monday/Tuesday?
Thanks in advance,
Ruby :D
I'm hoping it won't be too busy because that's also when I'm going! :D I was there last year during that weekend (Saturday and Sunday), fortunately (or unfortunately) it was incredible weather, over 20 degrees, really felt like summer, and with that and the weekend, it was absolutely packed.
But don't worry, even if the Sunday it is busy, Monday and Tuesday should be better... Weekdays, unless there are school holidays in many places, are usually very manageable!
Thanks for your reply never2old :D
I'm expecting the Sunday to be busy but it's not too bad for us because we wont get there til 1pm and I'm hoping the park will be open to 9pm ish so we can at least get our couple of favourite rides in, I just hope that Monday and Tuesday aren't too busy!Thanks again :D
Hi, We are going Feb 8- 12th.
This is the week before the half term.. so i expect people will be arriving on the fri we leave. The prices are in the light blue range...
so what do you expect...crowed wise?
How busy will it be from about 1st to 10th of august? :D
20-25 September :D
what do you think :?:
september for me is one of the best months to visit , as its not too busy and the weather can still be nice - enjoy
thank you :)
Hi, we're there from 8th Nov - 13th (Sun-Fri).
Anyone know how busy it will be?
Cheers.
John.
September 16th-19th... how busy? Also what's the weather usually like then?
Quote from: "TR_Wolf"September 16th-19th... how busy? Also what's the weather usually like then?
I thin it will be pretty busy on the 19th and 18th afternon since slot of pariseans will head to the park
for the weather expect rain last year I went at that time and it was extremely rainy so was it the year before
I am going there 11 to 14 of September So I cansend you a message about how busy it is and the exact weather from there on the eleventh so you can bring appropriate clothing
and prepare for the queues
here's a tip incase there is too much queue bend you ticket really bad and make sure the magnetic band is broken try a tiny bit of water An scratching
then you go to the ride you want a fast pass for and ask the cm for a fastpass he will give it too you so your ticket won't record it so you can get unlimited fast passes for ad many rides as you want but don't ove do it
So it's going to be very rainy, busy towards the end, and I should vandalise my card to con some fastpass tickets?
Great #-o
Quote from: "Walts heir"Quote from: "TR_Wolf"September 16th-19th... how busy? Also what's the weather usually like then?
I thin it will be pretty busy on the 19th and 18th afternon since slot of pariseans will head to the park
for the weather expect rain last year I went at that time and it was extremely rainy so was it the year before
I am going there 11 to 14 of September So I cansend you a message about how busy it is and the exact weather from there on the eleventh so you can bring appropriate clothing
and prepare for the queues
here's a tip incase there is too much queue bend you ticket really bad and make sure the magnetic band is broken try a tiny bit of water An scratching
then you go to the ride you want a fast pass for and ask the cm for a fastpass he will give it too you so your ticket won't record it so you can get unlimited fast passes for ad many rides as you want but don't ove do it
Odds are yes but it might not rain
Can anyone give me an idea of how busy it is around 20th-25th June?
I know this is before British schools go on summer holidays, but am I correct in thinking most other European countries have broken up from school by then?
Quote from: "TR_Wolf"September 16th-19th... how busy? Also what's the weather usually like then?
I don't think you can tell what the weather will be like. I will be there then, and have been befoe around those dates and the weather was great. Before you go, check the BBC website for their weather forecast, type in Marne La Vallee and then you have a 5 day forecast.
Hi all, don't know if anyone has already mentioned this but the French have a very useful website that tells you all the current school holidays for each department. Might help a bit for all you lucky people planning a trip :)
http://www.education.gouv.fr/pid184/le- ... laire.html (http://www.education.gouv.fr/pid184/le-calendrier-scolaire.html)
I know that it's very soon... but is it possible to know how busy will it be during 13th-15th november? Thanks!
hi i'm just going to ask this as the easter holiday changes every year.
Im going from 28th of march until 1st april.
Is this a busy time?
Thank you :D
Please let it be quiet [-o<
EDITED TO ADD - i just spotted the thread above and th link to hoolidays will go check it out :oops:
Hi all, We're going the 24th and 25th October. I know its the first weekend of the school holidays. Just wondering how busy it will be?
Its just the two of us so we'll be able move around pretty quickly but just wondering about queues etc. Any advice much appreciated!
Hi all, I'm planning to go the second or third weekend of november. I know it's always quite crowded in weekends but how long will the waits be at for instance BTM, SM, TOT, RNRC, POTC? Thanks! :D
ST. PATRICK'S DAY ???
I am sorry, I can't respond to any of the other dates; either I haven't been during that time of year or it's been way too long to remember correctly....
From 29th of Novembert to 3 of December. It will be a lot of people in the parks?
We are visiting DLRP right now and we are already planning the next 2 trips in 2010 :D
We are planning to go in these weeks:
Week 13 - March 29th to April 2nd (week 13 is Easter week in Denmark)
Week 40 - October 4th to October 8th
How busy will theses weeks be?
Thanks =D>
AJ
May 30, until June 6. Anyone visited those dates? busy or not? Thanks!
How busy will it be the 27th - 29th, this month?
I've been to DLP at the end of january once.
It was freezing, but also really quiet at the park!
Quote from: "Annet"I've been to DLP at the end of january once.
It was freezing, but also really quiet at the park!
Thanks for replying, I'll have to pack some jumpers then. :mrgreen:
The 1st to 4th of march anyone ?
We went in March 2009 but mid-week and it was really quiet. No queue's for any rides we were even allowed to stay on rides when they had finished for another go. Think the difference will be that you are going over a weekend and you will find that friday/monday will be fairly quiet but the French usually visit the parks sat/sunday.
Hope you have a lovely time xx
Thanks Kelly
@ kelly:
when exactly did you go? sounds very promising!
Hi Kmara
We went Tues 24th-Friday 29th March 2009 and it was brilliant. I think that being mid-week helped. We didnt need to get any fastpasses there were no queue's at all and on many occasions we finished a ride and were allowed to stay on for another go. We had been sat-monday in Sept 2008 which was a weekend and it was really busy but March was amazing! The weather was good too! We are going again this friday for 3 days and I cant wait.
Hope you have a lovely time xxx
Thanks Kelly!
we will be going from march 15 - march 18 ( Monday- Thursday), so it will be hopefully as you experienced it last year! although I don't know how much st. patrick's day will have an influence on the crowds ?
have w onderful tripp, too!
We are going from February 10 to 15, so does someone know how the crowds will be? I can imagine that the parks will be crowded on the weekend (February 13 and 14), but I hope that Thursday and Friday will be okay.
dagobert febuary is a fantastic time to go. as long as you dont mind the weather being unkind occasionaly and having to wrap up warm. been a few times in feb and theres hardly any ques at all.
kelly.dylan - i am so glad you said that :) going from 21st-25th and i was getting worried it would be quite busy and you have put my mind at rest now!! YAY!
Thanks for the answer madame leota! We don't mind the cold weather. We are living in Austria and at the moment it is very cold here and we have been to DLRP in December.
i hope you have a fabulous time!!
Can't really believe i am asking this already as we only got back form Disney on sunday but has anyone been for new year before? I know it will still be the christmas season but was wondering if they still do the fireworks and fantillusion parade on New Years Eve. Am also assuming it will be EXTREMELY busy!!
They don't have fireworks but the do the parade in the evenning.
Disneymom
Hi Disneymom,
Do they not have fireworks on new years eve? That was one of the reasons for going, am not sure whether to go at the end of august to see the fantillusion parade and fireworks or new years eve when i thought they had the same. When did you go for new year?
Kelly
We're going Sun-Thurs mid-March; will be there for St Patrick's Day - had hoped it would be quietish, but the down side is so many rides will be closed :( :( - anyone got any mid-March tips/experience, please?
I would be interested in St Patrick's Day experiences too.
and what is the weather like around mid march?
thank you all
Quote from: "kmara"I would be interested in St Patrick's Day experiences too.
and what is the weather like around mid march?
thank you all
We have been a couple of times in DLP in March. The weather was always mixed. Sunshine and some rainshowers. The temperature was always between 10 - 15 Celcius.
Disneymom
Quote from: "kelly.dylan"Hi Disneymom,
Do they not have fireworks on new years eve? That was one of the reasons for going, am not sure whether to go at the end of august to see the fantillusion parade and fireworks or new years eve when i thought they had the same. When did you go for new year?
Kelly
I've been from 01.01.10 - 03.01.10 to DLP. There was no firework but the parade was running.
Disneymom
thanks, disneymom! how about the crowds in march?
Im interested if anyone knows what shows etc there will be 17 and 18 march as its between MMP and NGF , I cant seem to find out :(
Hi, we went late march last year and the shows had finished. I think Mickeys magical party finishes on the 7th March. We were lucky as it started 1st April last year and they were rehearsing when we were there. If you check at city hall when you get there they may be able to tell you if there are going to be any rehearsals for NGF as that doesnt start until 1st April i think.
kelly
Oh wow, didn't realise there's yet another thing we're missing by going that time of year; this is beginning to suck from a planning perspective!
There will be a St Patrick's Day parade, apparently smurfy
i know there is something special in the DLH for StPatricks day as the booking agent told us, luckily that is where we are staying so we should get told at reception
I'm going from 16th to 20th of March so I will be there at St. Patricks Day on the 17th, anyone got any experience on how busy it will be that day? I have been in March before and it was quite quiet in the parks but never been there on St. Patricks Day though.
hi i am going 12th - 15th february and ideas how busy it will be?
thanks ben
2days to go
xxx
3rd-7th October anybody?
I know the Sunday I arrive will be busy (not to fussed about that though, as I got plans in place already for that day lol)
hiya, been a few times at the start of october and its normaly pretty quiet. have fun, its fantastic during halloween! x
hi, new to the forum. i have booked a holiday to disneyland paris for me and my boyfriend, our first holiday together. he isn't great with queues so i need to prepare him in advance! any idea on how busy it will be from 13th-16th September? thankyou (: x
Quote from: "jessica-loves-disney"hi, new to the forum. i have booked a holiday to disneyland paris for me and my boyfriend, our first holiday together. he isn't great with queues so i need to prepare him in advance! any idea on how busy it will be from 13th-16th September? thankyou (: x
Hi, we have been in September before and it was fairly quiet. Most children would have gone back to school by then so it shouldnt be too busy (and its mid-week, that helps too). We went in Sept 2007 and the weather was gorgeous, think we just wore t-shirts most of the time :D
Quote from: "kelly.dylan"Quote from: "jessica-loves-disney"hi, new to the forum. i have booked a holiday to disneyland paris for me and my boyfriend, our first holiday together. he isn't great with queues so i need to prepare him in advance! any idea on how busy it will be from 13th-16th September? thankyou (: x
Hi, we have been in September before and it was fairly quiet. Most children would have gone back to school by then so it shouldnt be too busy (and its mid-week, that helps too). We went in Sept 2007 and the weather was gorgeous, think we just wore t-shirts most of the time :D
thankyou! i'm so excited :D hopefully the weather will be as good this year!
How busy will it be from the 6th-8th of September (Monday to Wednesday)
I think most of the schools in the UK would have gone back but i don't know about other countries.
wer going on the 8th october - 15th oct, is this before school holidays start? hoping it wont be busy this week although im aware it might be a bit busier on the saturday and sunday
when we went in january we had the parade to ourselves?! there was hardly any people ther mid week!
I went around that same time before the school holidays and found durring the week day it was not to busy at all and then Friday - Sunday it got very busy
Hope this helps
ok thanks v much for ur reply :) thats why wer goin a bit longer we went sun-fri last time, with the sunday being a lot busier than the week days... but we wanted to do mickeys not so scary halloween party on the fri night, so to make up for the busy weekend we will just have to go a few extra days! just an excuse rly!
oh I was the same was only going to go for 3 nights and decided to go for 7 nights to give more time :) was well worth it and even went into Paris for the day :) which was another excuse hehe
well if we go and do paris for the day... might have to go for 8 or 9 nights hehe :P :D
hehe still had plenty of time when i was there even for the 7 nights :) just go the train from DLP into Paris much cheaper than taking one of the expensive tours
Hi all!
I am possibly mad because me and my boyfriend are going to Disney over the last weekend in August (as it's my birthday!!), spending the saturday and sunday in the parks.I know these are terribly busy days and in the summer too, so we are fully prepared for long waits for rides etc. But as we have no kids with us, will be up early/out late, I'm hoping we will get most things we want to do done (big trill rides - not fussed on seeing all shows and parades as we have done them before.)
Does anyone have any advice on which park we should visit on each day? I was thinking maybe to do the studios on the Saturday so then we can go and get a look around the main park in the evening and maybe take in one-two rides ready for the next day.
Any tips on which day is busier (or if they are the same!!) would be so useful :D
love tori xxx
We're going 6th-10th of September Monday- Friday, anybody have any idea how busy it will be then? :) x
10th till 12th June? Is it going to be stacked or walk on to rides?
Quote from: "Alice@Wonderland"10th till 12th June? Is it going to be stacked or walk on to rides?
I'm going around the same time, I saw a previous post from like early 2009 I think that said it's a decent time to go. Better on weekdays than the weekends of course. Previous poster said 10-30 min average wait on most rides (heard some are 90-120 so 10 mins sounds nice) on the weekdays.
I'm also going there around those dates (9-11). We were there 3 years ago at the same time and it was very reasonable; some rides had very long queues (particularly Crush, it has just opened then but it still has huge queues), but most of them were around the 10 minutes, it was great. During the week, that is. As dgdough says, weekends are a different matter...
I'm going to Disneyland with my parents, and we will arrive on the second of september. Will it be busy? My mother told me that a lot of schools are starting on the first of september.
Quote from: "Donuttiejj"I'm going to Disneyland with my parents, and we will arrive on the second of september. Will it be busy? My mother told me that a lot of schools are starting on the first of september.
It shouldn't be as busy as it is in the height of summer, however there will be a fair few people there for the last chance holidays as schools do usually start early September again. Hope you have a nice time!
im going 31st jan - 4th of feb next year, any ideas on weather?, how busy it will be? and park opening times?
Quote from: "SwipatronSparks"im going 31st jan - 4th of feb next year, any ideas on weather?, how busy it will be? and park opening times?
We are going 2nd feb next year :D
We went 23rd Jan this year and if you are prepared for cold weather you will be fine. We had thermals underneath our clothes and didnt really feel the cold at all. :thumbs:
It rained once and we did stop to have lots of hot drinks (and it wasnt too busy either =D> )
Kelly x
Quote from: "kelly.dylan"Quote from: "SwipatronSparks"im going 31st jan - 4th of feb next year, any ideas on weather?, how busy it will be? and park opening times?
We are going 2nd feb next year :D
We went 23rd Jan this year and if you are prepared for cold weather you will be fine. We had thermals underneath our clothes and didnt really feel the cold at all. :thumbs:
It rained once and we did stop to have lots of hot drinks (and it wasnt too busy either =D> )
Kelly x
thanks for replying Kelly, we are expecting it to be cold especially if the weather this year is anything to go by, and who knows we might just end up bumping into eachother =]
Quote from: "SwipatronSparks"im going 31st jan - 4th of feb next year, any ideas on weather?, how busy it will be? and park opening times?
We went from the 1st to the 3rd Feb this year - it was very cold but as long as you wear the right clothes it's fine. It rained on the 2nd but during that time we were watching the car stunt show.
Busy-ness? It was dead - we could walk onto a lot of rides - small world, pirates and others too. It was a fantastic time and we would be going again if we didn't have another holiday that week booked and a trip to DLRP for November to see the Christmas stuff.
Out of interest, how busy as a rule is the last week of November?
Quote from: "Clara2141"Quote from: "SwipatronSparks"im going 31st jan - 4th of feb next year, any ideas on weather?, how busy it will be? and park opening times?
We went from the 1st to the 3rd Feb this year - it was very cold but as long as you wear the right clothes it's fine. It rained on the 2nd but during that time we were watching the car stunt show.
Busy-ness? It was dead - we could walk onto a lot of rides - small world, pirates and others too. It was a fantastic time and we would be going again if we didn't have another holiday that week booked and a trip to DLRP for November to see the Christmas stuff.
Out of interest, how busy as a rule is the last week of November?
thanks for the reply =]
i cant help you with your reply though as i have never been at that time of year before...
Hi all,
Does anyone know how busy it will be 18-23rd dec? I was assuming it was going to be terribly busy but there are 3 days where it is closed to annual pass holders which i hope means fewer people?
Thanks, Kelly xx
Generally when its a blackout day for Annual Passport Holders it means they expect large volumes of guests. I went early december once on a weekend and it was really busy and I am guessing the lead up to Christmas will be very busy :?
I assumed that christmas would be really busy but then someone on another thread said they went around the same time and it wasnt as busy as they had thought :D if anyone went around 18th-23rd last year perhaps they will let us know ;)
Also does anyone know about visiting Santa and when the best time is to do that as i am also assuming the queues for that will be rather big :cry:
What about the second week of November 2010? Anyone know how busy it will be then?
Also, what's the best day of the week to visit the park for minimal crowds/queues? I would imagine Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays are the quietest days.
Wednesday is not always quiet Alan, as a lot of the local schools have half days or the day off, so it can be busier. Not as bad as the weekend, but certainly busier than you may think.
Ok, thanks Baloo. So that narrows it down to either Tuesday or Thursday :-)
i went once in in november (for the fireworks) and it was dead, i think the longest queue we had to wait in was about 20 mins for BTM, so you might be lucky and get that again =] but a word of advice, take a warm coat, or a second thiner one, ebcause when we where there the mornings where foggy and very chilly it warmed up as the day went over but not by much, but still enjoy your trip =]
Thanks for the advice Swipatron. Must remember that warm coat. Wearing two pairs of socks usually helps too.
Dead sounds great to me. I can't imagine Disneyland Park being dead. I went in January 2008 and the queues were still really long.
Any idea what the opening hours will be in November? I imagine Disneyland will be open from 10:00 until 18:00, a short 8 hours. I guess we'll know nearer the time.
your welcome, i would also take my 'park being dead' with a pinch of salt, when i went in november it was... 2004/5 i think, so alot has changed since then, so it could be a repeat of what i experienced or it could be busy, heres for hopeing it will be like it was for me, =]
as for the park opening times at the moment the disneyland website is giving opening times for mid october, so i would suggest checking back maybe mid next month and you might be able to find out then =]
Tuesday 19th - Saturday 23rd October ?
any ideas of what it will be like last week in september?
weekends = always busy :(
Quote from: "hen"any ideas of what it will be like last week in september?
We are there monday - thursday week after next will it be busy
Quote from: "hen"Quote from: "hen"any ideas of what it will be like last week in september?
We are there monday - thursday week after next will it be busy
We went around the same time a few years ago and it was really quiet, and the weather was lovely too :D
oh thank you thank you thank you am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited ! ! ! ! !
what's it gonna be like on October 17th - 20th??
Quote from: "pagiey163"what's it gonna be like on October 17th - 20th??
so i decided to do a forum search withn this topic and found a average guide ...... for this time of year
:oops: :oops: should have done it first lol :oops:
There will be a few people there on the 17th but from the 18th onwards it should be relatively clear
how about October 30 - November 3?
Quote from: "duthoy"made a reservation! :D/
Sunday 9 november ---> Tuesday 11 november.
what about the crowds :?:
How was it on the 11th? Did it make a difference being a midweek public holiday? We are going on the same dates this year...
Does November 11th being a public holiday make a difference to the queues, even if it is a thursday? Is it worth changing the date to go the following week???
How about the end of Jan? We are going to celebrate my 30th birthday from 23rd-29th January...
Quote from: "shelly"How about the end of Jan? We are going to celebrate my 30th birthday from 23rd-29th January...
i would think it will be quiet then it usually is towards the end of janurary =]... you leave the day before i get there lol i arrive on the 30th =]
What's it gonna be like on November 4th - 6th?? Is it a public holiday in France, or will it be quiet ?!?
I think the school holidays finish on November 4th in France, and since it's between Halloween and Christmas, I would imagine it wont' be too bad. Except on the Saturday, of course....
How busy will it be on:
Saturday 27 of November?
Sunday 28 of November?
Monday to thursday, 29 of November to the 2 of December?
Thanks in advance!
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hi guys, how busy it will be on the 6th december and the 8 th? :D
I was there 2 years ago from 7th-12th December and it really was OK. That's why I chose to go again this year! :)
No big queues and not that many people. I think it gets busier as Christmas approaches.
ill be there from the 31st of december to the 5th of january
im pretty sure the 31st will be pretty crowded but i was wondering how crowded it will be for the rest of the trip
sunday 14 november 2010
monday 15 november
tuesday 16 november
wednesday 17 november
thanks in anticipation
Quote from: "ellie"sunday 14 november 2010
monday 15 november
tuesday 16 november
wednesday 17 november
thanks in anticipation
Considering most of your trip is weekdays, I'd take a guess that it'll be pretty quiet, but since it's getting close to xmas, it might be medium busy, if you get what I mean :)
What's it gonna be like on January 6th - 8th?? Only in Belgium there are school holidays, but all the Disney Hotels are fully booked. So I'm a bit worry that it would be very crowded! Can somebody tell me how crowded it will be ???
how about the last week of june/first few days of july.... i really want to go to disney for my birthday... as its my 21st but hvaing never experienced the parks being busy having never been in the summer before... i am getting put off and more tempted to go earlyier/later in the year when i know it will be quiet...
Will it be busy next week?
How about the Twelveth of January 'till the Seventeenth? Its a Wednesday till Monday. And its getting close!
Does anyone know if much of the resturants are opan at that time?
Ta Ta in advance
21-25 February? :)
I'd love to help you out with my experiences, but I have never been at these times before... :(
I'd say that it will probably be quiet on the weekdays, and a bit busy on the weekends for both your trips! (Unless there's some French public hoilday, then it will be heaving :lol:)
Everyone aware that the Parade will be altered/shorter because of the floor refurbishment?
what in February? :)
QuoteFrom January until March the parade will be cut to just 5 floats! which will pass from Town Square, around the castle hub and back down Main Street leaving the park through the same doors in Town Square. This is because they are repairing all the floor in Fantasyland and around Castle Stage.
From April, you can create your own "magical moments" with "all new" totally interactive show-stops that invite you to take to the street and interact with the dancers and characters like never before! There are lots of other changes planned too from next year.
Oh sorry I didnt make myself clear. Those dates for Jan. Although i doubt it will really be that busy, I,m not sure how much resturants will be open. Can anyone enlighten me? More than 50% I was there around this time, a good few years ago and it seemed a lot less than that.
hmmm, the best thing would be to phone restaurant reservations.
Unless it's snowing I can't see why they'd have that many closed. I didn't know that they closed them in low season!
Yes they do close some restaurants on some days of the week during low season, at any time of the year (I think Hakuna Matata and Colonel Hathi's has been closed more than half the times I've visited DLP). Best to phone Dining Reservations I think, they can tell you which restaurants are open on which days during your visit.
Elaine
Quote from: "Austin Danger Kelly"How about the Twelveth of January 'till the Seventeenth? Its a Wednesday till Monday. And its getting close!
Does anyone know if much of the resturants are opan at that time?
Ta Ta in advance
Been twice in January before, usually around 15th-20th and its always been really quiet, hence why we are going in January again, albeit about a week earlier than usual.
The weather may be bad, but nothing beats doing Big Thunder Mountain 5 times in a row with no queue! 8)
I planned a trip from 27th of February till the 3rd of March. I just found out yersterday that is a french schoolholiday :( ....Is there somebody having experience with this winterholiday, will it be really crowded?
Heading back to the magic on February 14th-17th, anybody know how busy it will be. I know the French are off from the 19th. Thanks in advance :)
Quote from: "disneyloverjessie"21-25 February? :)
Hi We are going at the same time as you (very excited haven't told the kids yet!). Its the first time we have been in the school holidays - we have always been at the end of January and taken the kids out of school - can't do that now seeing as I work in a school. I am assuming it will be busier than what we are used to.
Anyone got any idea as to how busy it will be from Monday the 27th of June until Wednesday the 29th?
Are there any countires that have holidays for these dates?
Quote from: "poppie123"Anyone got any idea as to how busy it will be from Monday the 27th of June until Wednesday the 29th?
Are there any countires that have holidays for these dates?
hehe i was wondering about those dates as well... i wanna be there on my 21st birthday.... and no holidays then in england summer holidays start in july.... dont know about other places tho...
We have actually booked to go then, i thought it would be quiet but the direct Eurostar worked out at £119 (2 people) to get there and only £69 return. It would seem that the train is rather busy and the tickets have only been on sale a short while.
Mind you i have just come back (6th-9th of Jan) and when i booked that i did so thinking it would be nice and quiet. How wrong was i, i knew the weekend was going to be busy but the Thursday was busier.
Quote from: "poppie123"Anyone got any idea as to how busy it will be from Monday the 27th of June until Wednesday the 29th?
Are there any countires that have holidays for these dates?
A couple of years ago we went there a bit earlier (21- 23 June), and it was already packed. I think in Italy and Spain they already had school holidays (judging by the huge number of Italian and Spanish guests, a lot more than usual)... We were there Sunday to Tuesday, and Sunday was the quietest day! Not as busy as it gets later during the summer season, but still a lot busier than we were expecting... Many rides had queues over 70-90 minutes.
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "poppie123"Anyone got any idea as to how busy it will be from Monday the 27th of June until Wednesday the 29th?
Are there any countires that have holidays for these dates?
A couple of years ago we went there a bit earlier (21- 23 June), and it was already packed. I think in Italy and Spain they already had school holidays (judging by the huge number of Italian and Spanish guests, a lot more than usual)... We were there Sunday to Tuesday, and Sunday was the quietest day! Not as busy as it gets later during the summer season, but still a lot busier than we were expecting... Many rides had queues over 70-90 minutes.
ouch! thats quite off putting... i have never been when its been busy before having always gone in low seasons its always been reasonably quiet...
Yes, I confess it was not the most pleasant trip we'd had there... We were expecting it to be a lot quieter (we'd been in June before, but usually a lot earlier, around my birthday on the 9th) and it was always great, nice and quiet during the week. We were not prepared for the crowds... But end of June you have the nice weather, and the prices are a lot cheaper than if you go a couple of weeks later in July with the summer season. That must attract a lot of guests!!
Mid May? no idea what this time of year will be like???
Any idea april 30 - may 2. May 2 is may day ans april 29 is the royal wedding
Hi
Does anyone know how busy it will be on 4th march til 6th march ???
20th - 23rd Feb.
I know it's UK school holidays - kinda hoping it's not French holidays (but have a horrible feeling it is... :| )
Cheers
april 4 - 7th? any holidays in this week? thanks for your replies! :D
sorry, can't help on the other ones, but maybe this here will help a bit:
mid march 2010 was okay, not too big a crowd except on st. patrick's day; then there were many people in the parks, but the firework was wonderful!
beginning of may 2008: waiting times around 30 mins for btm and attractions like that. weather was wonderful though!
Quote from: "rocklobster"20th - 23rd Feb.
I know it's UK school holidays - kinda hoping it's not French holidays (but have a horrible feeling it is... :| )
Cheers
We are also going around that time, and approximately half of France is on holiday at this time (including the Paris area) so it may be fairly busy. However we visited during the October half-term once (when France was on holiday) and we found the crowds very manageable, so hopefully it will be similar.
Quote from: "kmara"april 4 - 7th? any holidays in this week? thanks for your replies! :D
I know some UK schools are on holiday then, but not all, and French schools should not be out until the 9th April, so it shouldn't be too bad. I'm not sure about other neighbouring countries though.
thanks, princess173! I checked on the other European countries and no one should be on Holiday then; only UK I counldnt check because all schools can make up their own plans (as much as I understand it).
Will the first week of October be a good time? :)
We are hoping to go May 2012 so planning is definitely in the very early stages at the moment. Just wondering if anyone is aware of any holidays that would impact on a stay between 21st and 25th May? I"m avoiding the following week as it will be a UK bank holiday and I suspect some schools may be on half her that week too although the schools round here are the first week of June...
hi all.
going to disney the 28th to the 31st august this year and was wondering how busy is it likely to be. As i know quite a few kids go back early september is it likely to be really busy or ok
thanks in adbance
xxxxx
Quote from: "benjylovesu2"hi all.
going to disney the 28th to the 31st august this year and was wondering how busy is it likely to be. As i know quite a few kids go back early september is it likely to be really busy or ok
thanks in adbance
xxxxx
Hi There,
I actually went myself at around that time in 2010 and I found it to be crazily packed. 90 Minute waits for Tower Of Terror were the minimum the whole week I was there. In comparison, I went late July the same year (when you work three and a half months straight, with no full days off without getting called in, for a rather large supermarket with a large red text based logo starting with T, you need a few weeks off!) and it was actually quieter then. Obviously, if you use your Extra magic time in the mornings and use the parade/firework showtimes to ride, you should still get everything done with time to spare!
Quote from: kmaraapril 4 - 7th? any holidays in this week? thanks for your replies! :D
Most UK state schools either break up on Friday 8th April or have a week either side of Easter - this is set by the local county council as to what they do. You may find that private schools will break up early.
thanks, cyclingminnie! looks like we're lucky to be there before the big crowds! :D :thumbs: :D/
We're going 5-9 September. Does anyone know how busy it will be then and also if it will still be Summer opening times in the Parks?? Thanks.
What about February half term week (UK) ? Its 21st - 25th this year and we will be there from 18th - 22nd. I am hoping that it will be fairly quiet but i am getting conflicting reports from people i know!
Chris.
Quote from: "morbiusdog"What about February half term week (UK) ? Its 21st - 25th this year and we will be there from 18th - 22nd. I am hoping that it will be fairly quiet but i am getting conflicting reports from people i know!
Chris.
Weekends tend to be busy any time of the year! I would try and take advantage of EMH if you are staying in a Disney hotel and also make the most of fastpass, you will have an amazing time though x
hi all. i am new to all this and found this site so so useful and will be spreading the word to all my friends about the world of information contained within. i am off to disneyland paris in 4 weeks starting sunday 13th march till friday the 18th. is this a good time? i have taken the time to check school holidays out in various countries and it looks good. we are a family of 6, me and my wife and my 4 girls, 10,7,5 and 3. emma dee the 3 year old is celebrating her birthday there and is minnie mouse mad so i can`t wait. i think i am more excited than the kids to be honest. we have booked into the hotel new york and have booked 2 rooms. i requested interconnecting rooms at time of booking but should i contact them before hand to confirm. also she took details of my daughters birthday, will they do something special for her?? any answers very gratefully recieved. will be sure to tell everyone what my experiance was like and will post some links to my photos. cheers all.
hi baldybeardy
st. patrick's day will probably be busier than the rest of your stay, but therefore you'll get to see the fireworks! were there last year and it was wonderful!
great news, i thought i read somewhere that the fireworks had been dropped which was a little bit sad but to be honest i have read so much now i forget half of it. i have my brit guide ready and will read it when the wife has done. i cannot believe how excited we are getting and we are 34!! the kids just don`t realise quite how much fun it will be. we only sold our caravan last november and this is the first proper holiday as a family of 6 and also our first as a family abroad. just can`t wait.
Actually, Easter is late jetnet. It falls on my wedding anniversary which we have only had Easter one other time - 11 years ago when we got married. That is why it is wierd. Usually the half term is this week, instead of next. And the Royal wedding is now really screwing with the calendar.
davewasbaloo:
we got married on april 8, 2000, therefore we will be celebrating our 11th anniversary too, this year! :D :thumbs:
fireworks:
Oh, I don't know if they dropped them for this year or not! :oops: I never bothered, because we're not going anyway then. I just had last year in my mind, when I answered.
Still wondering what the crowds are gonna be like during our stay (april 4 - 7); schools in other European countries aren't out yet, but the prices are already on the rise during our time.... we'll see. can't wait, only 47 sleeps! :mrgreen:
Quote from: "baldybeardy"hi all. i am new to all this and found this site so so useful and will be spreading the word to all my friends about the world of information contained within. i am off to disneyland paris in 4 weeks starting sunday 13th march till friday the 18th. is this a good time? i have taken the time to check school holidays out in various countries and it looks good. we are a family of 6, me and my wife and my 4 girls, 10,7,5 and 3. emma dee the 3 year old is celebrating her birthday there and is minnie mouse mad so i can`t wait. i think i am more excited than the kids to be honest. we have booked into the hotel new york and have booked 2 rooms. i requested interconnecting rooms at time of booking but should i contact them before hand to confirm. also she took details of my daughters birthday, will they do something special for her?? any answers very gratefully recieved. will be sure to tell everyone what my experiance was like and will post some links to my photos. cheers all.
We are going with our 4 kids to New York too from March 15th to 20th. We have been twice before for St Patricks Day and it is very well done. All one year younger than yours! You should give Disney a ring about a week beforehand to make sure they can get you interconnecting rooms and also tell them of your daughters birthday. There is a girl on trip advisor who says that they normally put birthday balloons and a card in the room.
How busy is it during February half term, Monday-thursday
Does anyone no how busy it is from
Thursday 2 Sunday end of Feb half term
Quote from: "princessemily"Quote from: "baldybeardy"hi all. i am new to all this and found this site so so useful and will be spreading the word to all my friends about the world of information contained within. i am off to disneyland paris in 4 weeks starting sunday 13th march till friday the 18th. is this a good time? i have taken the time to check school holidays out in various countries and it looks good. we are a family of 6, me and my wife and my 4 girls, 10,7,5 and 3. emma dee the 3 year old is celebrating her birthday there and is minnie mouse mad so i can`t wait. i think i am more excited than the kids to be honest. we have booked into the hotel new york and have booked 2 rooms. i requested interconnecting rooms at time of booking but should i contact them before hand to confirm. also she took details of my daughters birthday, will they do something special for her?? any answers very gratefully recieved. will be sure to tell everyone what my experiance was like and will post some links to my photos. cheers all.
We are going with our 4 kids to New York too from March 15th to 20th. We have been twice before for St Patricks Day and it is very well done. All one year younger than yours! You should give Disney a ring about a week beforehand to make sure they can get you interconnecting rooms and also tell them of your daughters birthday. There is a girl on trip advisor who says that they normally put birthday balloons and a card in the room.
We're going the 13th till the 18th too and friends there this time last yr said St Patricks Day was amazing!
Im going from Wednesday 22nd June - Saturday 25th June, is it going to be really busy??? Or is it managble usng fastpass and EMH???
Any information would be greatly appreciated :ears:
15-17 of march?
we went last year March 15 - 18. It was not too busy, but St.Patrick's day was certainly busier than the rest of our stay. Enjoy it!
Thank you for your answer, have Ireland school-holiday at this time?
There's actually a nice handy guide to all the busy/non-busy times here:
http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=56 (http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79:when-to-visit&catid=37:tips&Itemid=56%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
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Thank you for that link!!!
Quote from: "Bettan"Thank you for your answer, have Ireland school-holiday at this time?
No school hols in Ireland at this time, next hol is half term in April.
Thank you, hopefully it will be "empty" with no ques when we are in the parks!
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6th - 8th April :D
we are going on the 19th and 20th march...hope its not too cold
We are planning our first trip to DLP April 18-21. I'm guessing that since it is Easter week it will be a mad house! But we were at WDW over Christmas last year and we did a good job of managing the crowds. Does anybody know how a busy day at DLP compares to a busy day at WDW?
Quote from: "castawayjp"We are planning our first trip to DLP April 18-21. I'm guessing that since it is Easter week it will be a mad house! But we were at WDW over Christmas last year and we did a good job of managing the crowds. Does anybody know how a busy day at DLP compares to a busy day at WDW?
Easter is very busy but if you've been before you'll know that with Fastpass you cna get most of what you want done in a day. :thumbs:
Hi this is my first post on here, but have been stalking the forum for a few weeks now ;) picking up lots of very useful information/tips. Please could someone give us an idea of how busy it will be the last week in June? I think I've seen somewhere that the European school hols start around the middle of June, now thinking that we've gone and booked at an awful time :(
Quote from: "gldc"Quote from: "castawayjp"We are planning our first trip to DLP April 18-21. I'm guessing that since it is Easter week it will be a mad house! But we were at WDW over Christmas last year and we did a good job of managing the crowds. Does anybody know how a busy day at DLP compares to a busy day at WDW?
Easter is very busy but if you've been before you'll know that with Fastpass you cna get most of what you want done in a day. :thumbs:
Thanks for the reply! We are Fastpass veterans!
Planning for trip in franc on 8th and 10th may it is best time to go there reason for that is it is summertime and in franc may month is busies month for tourism that time you can found many people whose come from different country for holiday in franc specially Paris because it is capital for franc and watch world famous eiffel tower .
Just thought I'd re-quote this for anyone who's missed the last few pages:
Quote from: "gldc"There's actually a nice handy guide to all the busy/non-busy times here:
http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=56 (http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79:when-to-visit&catid=37:tips&Itemid=56%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
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I have a question about this guide when is the best time to visit.
I got really sad when i read that its so busy during the week before easter sunday - we are going 18th till 22nd - but on this site which u linked it says when to visit :" Second half of March - a week before Easter (April) - getting warmer and low crowds. " , and when not to visit if u want to avoid crowds : "Middle of April to Early May - Depending on where Easter Falls - 2 weeks from Easter Sunday"
I am a bit confused... i wanted to avoid huge, enormous crowds this year, thats why after reading "Inofficial Guide to Disneyland Paris " and this site here we booked 18th - 22nd of april ...
hi dimi
I am sorry that you seem to have booked a rather busy time! I can't find your actual question though; what you state from the list is in terms of 2011 the following:
" Second half of March - a week before Easter (April) - getting warmer and low crowds. " gives you March 15th - April 17th (since Easter is April 24th)
to avoid crowds : "Middle of April to Early May - Depending on where Easter Falls - 2 weeks from Easter Sunday"
two weeks from Easter Sunday would be May 9th this year, since Easter is so late. maybe the week from the 9th - 16th would have been a good time to go to avoid crowds.
To me it's pretty clear that the guide from the page you quoted says, that the week before Easter will be busy, esp. since Easter is so late and the Easter Schoolholidased will this year probably start before Easter in many places.$
What I usually do before I book is to check the schoolholidays in all the European Countries, esp. France and all the different dates for special days off and bank holidays and then try to find a date between all these.
Hope you still have a good time at DLP! There will be some advantages too during these days with a big crowd: longer opening hours, less refurb. closures, more rides open (I think of casey junior and le pays de contes de fees), more shows and streetmosphere and so on.
Thanks for fast answer :)
" to avoid crowds : "Middle of April to Early May - Depending on where Easter Falls - 2 weeks from Easter Sunday" "
This more meant if u want to avoid crowds DONT GO in the middle of april to early may -easter sunday and two weeks following- thats why we booked week before actual Easter which is on 24th as u mentioned . Well already payed and we cant do anything about it - i am sure we will still have a lot of fun .
Just wanted to know how busy it will be - is it like in summer crazy busy or just busy ?
Quote from: "Dimi"" to avoid crowds : "Middle of April to Early May - Depending on where Easter Falls - 2 weeks from Easter Sunday" "
This more meant if u want to avoid crowds DONT GO in the middle of april to early may -easter sunday and two weeks following-
that's what I was trying to say, sorry if it didn't come across.
for me, the essence lies here, clearly saying don't go the week before Easter:
Quote from: "kmara"" Second half of March - a week before Easter (April) - getting warmer and low crowds. " gives you March 15th - April 17th (since Easter is April 24th)
anyway, I hope you'll manage your way around and enjoy it even among more people being there.
I'm afraid 18th-22th will be busy and Easter is usually one of the busier times of the year (Sorry :( ) The good news is that with FASTPASS you'll be able to do all the major attractions. And you have 5 days - if your spending all those at DLP you'll have plenty of time to do everything several times and meet characters etc/ You'll still have a great trip plus as easter is so late this year you also should be getting some warmer weather than normal.
You dont have to be sorry gldc :)
Well we booked we cant change it now- and the only thing left is to have fun and enjoy it even with the crowds - its just first trip there for my mum and my nephew so wanted them to enjoy it as much as possible and without huge crowds - we dont have any public holidays at this time ( poland/austria) so i didnt think so much- also some strange confusing infos in the book i got .
Thanks for the answers :)
Ive already booked for the 4th - 7th August. I know and i have read that it will be busy... but can anyone tell me how busy? Will there be really long queues for the rides?
Thank you
Quote from: "sophie-th"Ive already booked for the 4th - 7th August. I know and i have read that it will be busy... but can anyone tell me how busy? Will there be really long queues for the rides?
Thank you
Hmmm, August is busy, but because of the long park hours, we find it far more manageable than Halloween, Christmas or Easter. The key is to use EMH and stay late (maybe taking a break in the middle of the day).
We went August weekend last year, and it was not as bad as other times of the year. Worst was Big Thunder at 2 hours (we used fast pass) and Crush at 90 minutes (we went the end of the day where the wait was 20). Most things were 25 minutes or so, and PotC, star Tours, Phantom Manor and It's a Small World were about 15. So it is manageable.
The other thing we do for sanity is we book lunch in a table service for about 2:30 - great break and great service.
thank you very much for your advice... i was starting to worry that we wouldnt be able to get a lot of rides in!!!
:)
the 18th july?? when does the uk break up for school holidays?
Hi, Were arriving about 5pm on Tuesday 5th April so we should have about 3 hrs that day. We then have 2 full days before going home. Is it really busy then or quiet. Do you think it will be enough time to do most of it. Any answers very much appreciated. Only 9 sleeps
Quote from: "minimum77"Hi, Were arriving about 5pm on Tuesday 5th April so we should have about 3 hrs that day. We then have 2 full days before going home. Is it really busy then or quiet. Do you think it will be enough time to do most of it. Any answers very much appreciated. Only 9 sleeps
It should hopefully not be too bad. No schools are off as far as I am aware. Even the next week, only the UK, Paris schools (but not many others in France) and some Spanish and Italian schools are off. Not the others though!
Hello can anyone please tell me what it will be like first week mon-fri of October? :D
Quote from: "JoefromSingapore"Hello can anyone please tell me what it will be like first week mon-fri of October? :D
Take a look here>>> http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php/1 ... n-to-visit (http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php/17-tips-planning/tips/16-when-to-visit%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;) but that's a great time of the year.
Thanks for the link! I'm glad it's such an awesome time to visit.
We are going 29 May 2011 for 5 nights. How busy is it likely to be as after we booked we realised it's a PH in France and also I think the English Half Term.
Going on 30th May for 3 nights-was sure the british school holidays was week before, as we normally go on holidays this week!! How wrong was I?? Think I remember that it was a holiday in France on the Thursday only though!
Monday June 13th? We have the choice of going Sat, Sun, or Monday the 11-13. The guide listed a ways back did not mention this as a holiday but my husband's German co-workers say it is a European holiday. Anyone know? Thanks!
What are the queues likely to be like in 2 weeks time, ie. Monday 16th - Wednesday 18th May? Eurostar is packed, which doesn't bode well.
As far as I know Monday 13th June is Whit Monday and is a holiday for most of Europe. We booked in Jan for June 9th to 14th. Does anyone have an idea of how busy it will be over Whit weekend for rides with a 3 year old?
Hi
Does anyone know how busy it will be when we go on 30th May to 02nd June?
Also any idea on the weather? x
Thanks x
Quote from: "msboardman"Hi
Does anyone know how busy it will be when we go on 30th May to 02nd June?
Also any idea on the weather? x
Thanks x
We're going 29 May until 3 June msboardman so I hoep someone can let us know how busy it will be. We went at the same time 7 years ago, and I remember the weather wasn't too good, a bit like the UK weather, but I can't remember what the queues were like!
........23rd-26th may plz? X
Quote from: "daft4tinks2011"Quote from: "msboardman"Hi
Does anyone know how busy it will be when we go on 30th May to 02nd June?
Also any idea on the weather? x
Thanks x
We're going 29 May until 3 June msboardman so I hoep someone can let us know how busy it will be. We went at the same time 7 years ago, and I remember the weather wasn't too good, a bit like the UK weather, but I can't remember what the queues were like!
Hi thanks for getting back to me :) Ive done some 'research' and apparently its a good time to go the next busy day is Thursday 2nd. But as far as the weather goes its been nice over there so far few degrees higher than hear and the weather is suppose to pick right up after the 21st. Who are you going with? Stacey x
Quote from: "msboardman"Quote from: "daft4tinks2011"Quote from: "msboardman"Hi
Does anyone know how busy it will be when we go on 30th May to 02nd June?
Also any idea on the weather? x
Thanks x
We're going 29 May until 3 June msboardman so I hoep someone can let us know how busy it will be. We went at the same time 7 years ago, and I remember the weather wasn't too good, a bit like the UK weather, but I can't remember what the queues were like!
Hi thanks for getting back to me :) Ive done some 'research' and apparently its a good time to go the next busy day is Thursday 2nd. But as far as the weather goes its been nice over there so far few degrees higher than hear and the weather is suppose to pick right up after the 21st. Who are you going with? Stacey x
Hi Stacey, theres myself, my husband and our kids aged 13 and 11. I'm really excited now its getting so close.
What about you?
Helen
A few degrees higher than in England means loads degrees higher than here!! Woohoo!!! Have been looking for sandals for when I'm there just in case, so think I will have to purchase. AND book carpark for flights. Not long now daft4tinks!!!
Hi Stacey, theres myself, my husband and our kids aged 13 and 11. I'm really excited now its getting so close.
What about you?
Helen[/quote]
Sorry for the long reply not been to well ! lol
Were going on Monday 30th, myself my six year old daughter and other half. Getting excited and looking forward to it :) Have you booked any resturants before going? x
I might be a bit early but.. How busy will it be on 21-24 November? ( I can't wait for the christmas season to begin :D ).
How busy is it, between 12th September till the 15th September ?????? :)
Quote from: "gldc"There's actually a nice handy guide to all the busy/non-busy times here:
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This might help some of the recent posters :thumbs:
Quote from: "gldc"Quote from: "gldc"There's actually a nice handy guide to all the busy/non-busy times here:
http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php?o ... &Itemid=56 (http://www.dlpsupersite.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=79:when-to-visit&catid=37:tips&Itemid=56%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
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This might help some of the recent posters :thumbs:
Unfortunately when clicking on the link; it says "article not found". :(
Here's the fixed link:
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Quote from: "pinkboxers"Here's the fixed link:
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Thank you! That is such a helpful document which will help us plan when is best to book for next year! :thumbs: :D/ :D/
Hi
Thinking of going on Monday 4th July. Anyone any idea if this is going to busy? I looked at the link posted her which shows a quick guide to best days to go and it says Monday except during summer holidays. Have school holidays started in early July?
Summer holidays start that week for some European countries, including France, Holland, Belgium, (parts of) Germany, etc.
the 18th july? I went last year in the middle of august, will it be just as busy or less? When does the uk hols start? I'm at uni so have my holiday from like may to october hehe.
UK schools finish on the 22nd July (some even later). Im heading to Disney on the 23rd so it will really busy then. You should be ok going then though.
YEY thats goooood! hehe. thanks
October 12 to 15? Any English or other European school-holidays then?
no english hols hun
Ok, thank you!
Does anyone know how busy it will be on/around November 8th and 9th (Tuesday and Wednesday)? We're going to be there for the first days for the Christmas season and I wasn't sure whether that means it will be packed?
Thank you!
Quote from: "AusMouse"Does anyone know how busy it will be on/around November 8th and 9th (Tuesday and Wednesday)? We're going to be there for the first days for the Christmas season and I wasn't sure whether that means it will be packed?
Thank you!
As long as it's not a weekend and not a school holiday, it should be quiet. We were there last year at the very end of November, so even nearer Christmas, and barely had any wait anywhere in the week days.
But if you want to see Father Christmas, get there VERY early or last thing and be prepared to wait outside in the rain/cold. That was the only thing we couldn't face the queues for1
Does anyone know how busy it will be the end of january? we always go at the beginning and last time we went it was really busy, am hoping the end of the month will be quieter.
Does anyone know how busy it will be at 22.7.2011 - 24.7.2011, please? Quick, please! Thank you!
october half term? anyone know if the french have the same one? were going 24th october
Quote from: "AusMouse"Does anyone know how busy it will be on/around November 8th and 9th (Tuesday and Wednesday)? We're going to be there for the first days for the Christmas season and I wasn't sure whether that means it will be packed?
Thank you!
In 2009 we were there from monday the 9th until the 12th. And it was not busy at all. Only November 11th is a national holiday in France and that day was packed.
On November 28th 2011.
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On september 5th-8th?
Anyone ever been at end of September before? Im going from the 27th to the 1st.... as far as Im aware no french schools are on hols so I dont expect any other countries will be either. Was there first week of October last year and it was fairly quiet , the longest we queued was 30 mins for Crush so hoping its gonna be kinda the same...???
September is pretty quiet 10-15mins queue for most rides (exceptions :Dumbo, Peter Pan. 20-25min)
Although things really pick up again on Sat and Sun
Thank you! was a bit worried about it , dont think I could handle having to queue for long, and not too bothered about Peter and Dumbo.....
Quote from: "AislingM"Anyone ever been at end of September before? Im going from the 27th to the 1st.... as far as Im aware no french schools are on hols so I dont expect any other countries will be either. Was there first week of October last year and it was fairly quiet , the longest we queued was 30 mins for Crush so hoping its gonna be kinda the same...???
We went last year 28th - 1st and there were next to no queues and we caught the first day of the halloween decs :D
We are going 9th -12th November
Am worried how busy it will be 11th and 12th any info?
Hello everyone!!!! :D We have booked for 4th to 9th of January to go to Disneyland.. What do you think about this time? Will it be very busy?? Thank you!!
Curious to know how busy it generally is during feb half term? Since theres nothng 'special' on is it relitively quiet with it being early in the year??.... Or it it usually quite busy? (looking at the beginning of the week not the weekend)
does anyone know how busy the park will be the 6th of November?
Quote from: "vanadlp2"Hello everyone!!!! :D We have booked for 4th to 9th of January to go to Disneyland.. What do you think about this time? Will it be very busy?? Thank you!!
Hi vanadlp2!
We were at DLP on Jan 9th 2010 for 1 day & it wasn't THAT busy. We managed to go on EVERYTHING (some rides even twice) in both parks in 1 day except Crush (ridiculous wait time, plus we thought it was a kiddy coaster #-o ) and the Shows (not enough time). Plus everything was covered in snow and made it that much more magical! But even if it is busy, your trip is spread out over so many days so you'll def get everything in! Have a great time & don't forget to dress waaaarm ! :D/
Quote from: "vanadlp2"Hello everyone!!!! :D We have booked for 4th to 9th of January to go to Disneyland.. What do you think about this time? Will it be very busy?? Thank you!!
I nearly always go this time of year and Ive always found it very quiet , during the week anyway... Its bascially a walk on to most rides and if you can handle the freezing cold I think its the best time of year to go. And you will still have 2 days with all the lovely Christmas decorations up.
how busy between 19-21st Dec???? anyone know???
Anyone know what its like during feburary half term?? At the benning of the week (mon-wed) ????
Hy everyone
I`m planning to go there from March 19th to 23rd and I´m wondering if anyone of you know, if it could be crowded then. As far as I know there are no holidays during that time. So what do you think? :roll:
Quote from: "smilingPunky"Hy everyone
I`m planning to go there from March 19th to 23rd and I´m wondering if anyone of you know, if it could be crowded then. As far as I know there are no holidays during that time. So what do you think? :roll:
Hi smilingPunky!
I've been to DLRP in March also (March 18th-21st this year for my bf's b-day). It was busy, but not unbearable. The shuttle bus from the hotels was always packed, sometimes we couldn't even get on because it was so crowded and had to wait for the next one...and the next one :P . There was also a line at the entrance, but once we got into the parks it wasn't bad at all.
As for the attractions I think some will always have a long wait time due to their popularity no matter what time of year you go (BTM - Crush). Save rides like SM and Indy for the end of the day when you can walk on in literllay 5 minutes, Fantasyland rides were also less hectic in the evening. The weather was really nice, with the exception of a late evening drizzle one day.
So busy yes, but totally tolerable. A pleasant busy I would say!
Have a blast! :thumbs:
Hy Sugarzd
Thank you! I´ve been to Disneyland quiet often, but it was almost always during the Halloween Festival and then mostly early October.
As long as it´s not as crowded as during summer, we'll be fine... I guess :)
And thank God, we have the option Fast Pass for the really popular rides.
Ahhh, I just can't wait!
hi we go every feb and if you dont mind the cold its fab most rides are walk ons the ones that arent we fastpass. As for the shuttle buses we gave up on them years ago and now walk as they are still a nightmare, weekends in feb are busier than the week days but i have been during summer season and found it so stressful we now stick to feb its my daughters bday on valentines day so we like to celebrate disney style. Taken an extra trip this nov cant wait only 65 sleps to go lol.
Quote from: "smilingPunky"Hy Sugarzd
Thank you! I´ve been to Disneyland quiet often, but it was almost always during the Halloween Festival and then mostly early October.
As long as it´s not as crowded as during summer, we'll be fine... I guess :)
And thank God, we have the option Fast Pass for the really popular rides.
Ahhh, I just can't wait!
You'll definately be fine! We had a wonderful time on our March trip. But then again, I think whatever time of year you go to DLRP it's wonderful!!! :D I can't wait either!!! :D/
any ideas how busy the 1st week of October is likely to be? We arrive on the 3rd
Quote from: "fetgirl"any ideas how busy the 1st week of October is likely to be? We arrive on the 3rd
I went that week last year and it wasnt very busy at all , bit of a queue for the usual suspects , big thunder , peter pan etc but the longest we queued was 25 mins for the parachute drop. and the weather was great too!
Anybody know how busy it will be on November 15th - 18th please [-o<
Going to DLP Thursday night 15th December till Sunday evening 18th December. I'm tipping weekend before Christmas will be packed. Anyone been this time of year before???
Hey Guys,
I haven't posted anything in years but now I hope ya'll can help me out.
I'm planning a Trip for my Sister and since she's been saving like crazy to afford it, I really want to make sure it's gonna be perfect...
So, I'm thinking about eiter April (24th / 25th / 26th) or May (2nd / 3rd / 4th) 2012
I've tried to take everything into account, including public Holidays and School Holidays.
So what do you think?
Also, does anyone know when the 2012 Prices will be released for non-UK Residents?
Thanks for your help!
C.
28th November to 2nd December.
What will the queue times for the major rides be between the 19th-21st December? I know it will be busy, being Christmas and all, but was wondering what to expect!
Tower of Terror is really the one I'm interested in! Haven't been on it since 2001 (in Florida) so am desperate to get on it at least a couple of times!
Thanks,
RBG
We are off in 25 sleeps :D/
We will be ther 9-12 November
Am worried now about how busy will it be 11th and 12th?
we were there for the 11th last year and it was soooo busy even considering it was lashing rain torrential wind etc and we gave up and went to the shopping centre. for emh that morning it was a 50 min wait for buzz
I am actually starting to get quite worried :cry:
It is my daughter's birthday on the 11th November and I had no idea it was a public holiday! We arrive Thurs and come home Sunday. We figured the weekends might be busy, so we planned for most fun Thurs afternoon and Friday.
Is is really that much busier? Please be honest. I would much rather know what i was letting myself in for!
Thanks
i have no idea but if the weather is colder may keep people away. Hope its not to bad for you. just prepare for the worse. X
Anybody know how busy it will be on November 15th to 18th please [-o<
I always look on this site: //http://www.dlptravel.nl/kalender/praktische-gids/drukte-kalender
It's dutch, but you can tell by the colors. Green is not busy, yellow is a little busy and red is busy.
Monday to thursday, when there's no holiday, is usually not busy.
Weekends are always busier.
Will it be busy near the end of April 2012?
1st - 4th January? I understand new years eve is manic, but hoping most people will go home on the first? Or is that wishful thinking :D
Quote from: "amanda08"1st - 4th January? I understand new years eve is manic, but hoping most people will go home on the first? Or is that wishful thinking :D
I think it'll be either half-busy or busy-busy.
People are still on holiday then and it's still the Christmas period at DLP so i'd guess it'll be fairly busy
Quote from: "amanda08"1st - 4th January? I understand new years eve is manic, but hoping most people will go home on the first? Or is that wishful thinking :D
Hi Amanda
I am also at DLRP 1st-4th January. I have checked various websites and they indicate that the Frech schools start again on the 3rd January. So I am hoping the park will be a little quieter but expect 1st-2nd to be quite busy.
Where are you staying? We are staying Newport Bay Hotel.
Andy
We will be staying off site for the first time at the Marriott, so I am a bit nervous! We are taking our 3 nieces so altogether we will be with a party of 6, so this seemed best option (we normally stay at the DLH)
I see on here that the price band for this time period is the second cheapest so hoping also that it will not be too busy and we can get on some rides! Might see you there but in any event have a great time!
We are going the 26th to 29th March, I have been that time before in 2008 and 2009!
Most rides we went on, were walk ons.....but we didnt go on the big thrills!! so could be different. The longest queue time was def for Crush, We must of waited a good 45mins plus. BTM (which is my fav) wasnt to bad, maybe 20mins for most times we rode.
I do remember getting fastpasses an awful lot for BTM, even though the queue wasnt that big :D I can imagine weekends being busy, prob most weekends of the year, all the day tripers.....we tend to go Mon to a Thurs.
we arrive on sunday 8th january for 4 nights, im hoping it will be pretty quite... whatever quite will mean at Disney???
How busy will it be on the 1st of April and we're leaving on the 4th of April? Hope someone can help me as I know the 20th Anniversary is launching on that day, we didn't know that until yesterday when I was reading DLRPToday. Thanks! ;D
Quote from: "Jimmy Cricket"Anybody know how busy it will be on November 15th to 18th please [-o<
I've been to DLP around this time, and it's not as busy as you think it would be.
Will it be busy near 24th April?
hi my family and i are going 5th to 9th march this year its our first time will it be busy these dates also my son has autisum was wondering if they offer any special assistance also what is the weather like in march please :D/
Quote from: "minnieme77"hi my family and i are going 5th to 9th march this year its our first time will it be busy these dates also my son has autisum was wondering if they offer any special assistance also what is the weather like in march please :D/
I town't be that busy.
I think you have to call Disneyland Paris to find out
The weather will be either cloudy, sunny or a bit rainy.
2 magical days planned for early March (wkend of the 10th) :thumbs: anyone been at that time?
hi going end january 23rd fo 3 nights anyone no how busy it will be or will there be many things cloased for refurb for 20 anniversary also will pades and shows still be on?
Hi Mark
End of Jan, during the week, should be pretty empty. We've been early Feb before and were able to stay on some rides because there was no queue! ;)
Huw busy it will be 19th - 25th May 2012, please?
feb 27th-29th? also weather?
Just curious, how busy are they first two weeks in June usually? Is the weather in general nice?
Any idea how busy it will be on feb 12th-14th?
Soooooooooooo excited about this trip! Santa Fe here i come!
:D/
Could someone tell me how busy they think it will be on 8th Oct- 11th Oct please? :thumbs:
Many Thanks
Any answers, please?
I am going to disneyland on the 9th Febuary. On my first day I am doing a preformance in disneyland park and won't be finnished till 1pm. The second day we get a park hopper ticket. I am really worried that because we don't start till 1pm that by then the queues will be masssive! Thanks for your help
Adam
I'll be going the 25th and 26th of march?
Quote from: "Donuttiejj"I'll be going the 25th and 26th of march?
Were we there for 6 days over this time last year and other than the Saturday we didn't have to queue for long. Most things were 5-10 minutes with some of the more popular rides a 20-30 minute queue.
Im going the 10th march 2012, wil it be busy??
Just doing the Studios...
Quote from: "jopetbxl"2 magical days planned for early March (wkend of the 10th) :thumbs: anyone been at that time?
Ill be there!
We will be arriving on the Friday 30th November and staying for 6 nights. Can someone give me an idea what the crowds will be like at this time of year. I understand the Sat & Sun will probably be busy but what about Mon - Wed. Thanks.
Hi All,
I am thinking about a day trip on Saturday this week. Does anyone know anticipated head count?
Thanks,
Nathan
Quote from: "taylorsmummyx"feb 27th-29th? also weather?
Hi taylorsmummy, we are back from a 2 day visit 20/21 Feb, it was a lot busier than I had anticipated..up to 75mins queue times for the major rides... :shock: I had assumed Feb was one of the quieter months, but it turns out that the French school hols are staggered over that month (from Feb 11 to Mar 11 depending on area). Think that and the fact that the weather was much better this week made it exceptionally busy.
Anyone have any idea how busy it will be 4-5 April?
going on the 25th march for 6 days any idea on how busy this time of year? :-D
I've just got back!! And it was major busy, too busy to go on many rides only did 5! I'm gutted tbh! :(
Disney and school holidays don't mix :(
we is off next week, the 12th. same week as last year and it was very quiet. getting excited now as kids have no idea they are going next week. they know we are going soon but have managed to keep them clueless. even wrote fake jobs on callender to throw them off. my neighbours will love me when kids start screaming 5am monday morning when we tell them.
How busy will it be near the end of April/beginning of May?
Does anyone know "how busy will it be" around Tuesday 26th June - Friday 29th June 2012 my family are going and tryin to get as much done when we are there
Quote from: "Minnie2610"Does anyone know "how busy will it be" around Tuesday 26th June - Friday 29th June 2012 my family are going and tryin to get as much done when we are there
italian and spanish schools have already broken up for their summer holidays by then, and scottish and irish schools will be close to it (as will France). But as you're going midweek you shouldn't find it mad busy.
I don't go to disney enough to know the system, whereas I do no the system for Merlin Theme parks...but does Disney work the same that weekends will be fairly busy no matter what however if you know how to get around the park you will be fine? or is Disney just busy no matter what? When you go to Alton Towers you have a chance of getting on many rides even on a summers day, whereas Disney just seems to be gridlock, is this true or is this just because I don't know the system of Disney very well?
We are going to dlp 2-9 June. Hopefully we will have some good weather, but do you know if it is usually busy around this time?
We went last October (Uk half term) and it was packed all week. Hopefully it won't be as busy June - although it is Whitsun week.x :D
So, here in Holland we have this week off which is called "autumn-holidays" and it's usually at the end of October. Do they also have this holiday in France? And is it busy in these months (September, October, beginning of December)?
Maybe it's easy if someone made a little list saying how busy it is in which month and then someone could make a stickynote (is that what it's called? ;P) of it? It would save a lot of people questions since everyone can check for themselves. :)
Does anyone happen to know if it's busy around the 6th September? 2nd week of September this year. Any advice would be brilliant. Thanks!
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Quote from: "Cara"Does anyone happen to know if it's busy around the 6th September? 2nd week of September this year. Any advice would be brilliant. Thanks!
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Hi we went the same week last year :) i expect the 20th will make it busier but when we went last year it was pretty quiet the busiest day was the wednesday where everything seemed to be open and buzzing but the rest of the week was pretty quiet , ques were short and some bits and bobs werent open :) hope this helps :)
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how busy could it be between 18th - 21st June?
Hi we went the same week last year :) i expect the 20th will make it busier but when we went last year it was pretty quiet the busiest day was the wednesday where everything seemed to be open and buzzing but the rest of the week was pretty quiet , ques were short and some bits and bobs werent open :) hope this helps :)
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Brilliant! Yeah thats helps a lot! Now just to start planning. Thanks! :)
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Quote from: "ulak"Huw busy it will be 19th - 25th May 2012, please?
I would also like to know how busy it will be on these dates. we are booked up for 19th - 23rd may. i have heard french schools are on holiday on thursday the 17th so the weekend (19th and 20th) may be busy if french families make a weekend of it. As far as i know the 21st onward should be quietier no, uk, spanish or french hols.
anybody know any different?
Quote from: "NotreClaire"So, here in Holland we have this week off which is called "autumn-holidays" and it's usually at the end of October. Do they also have this holiday in France? And is it busy in these months (September, October, beginning of December)?
Maybe it's easy if someone made a little list saying how busy it is in which month and then someone could make a stickynote (is that what it's called? ;P) of it? It would save a lot of people questions since everyone can check for themselves. :)
if your autumn holidays this year is the week beginning 29th october, then yes, very busy at DLP, as all French schools have that week off, and most English schools too this year.
September after around the 8th will be quiet midweek, and beginning of December, also midweek, will also be quiet.
Hi does anyone have an idea how busy it will be 18th - 21st June?
it should be pretty quiet, its just before the Spanish and Italian schools break up for their summer holidays.
That's when I go too :) thanks Elaine, I am hoping it will be quiet :)
Hi guys. I'll be there Sep 17-20. from what google hasa helped me with im thinking this is just after school holidays? so i should be ok i think? my main question is do you think there will be any rehabs or refurbs? thanks, Britt
How will it be 18th - 20th July 2012 at DLP?
Any experience on the week before Easter ?
We will be going from 25.03 until 31.03.13 which means going back on Easter Sunday.
I guess it will be busy un Easter but what do you think the days before ?
;)
Does anyone have a rough idea how busy it could be on the 12th-16th November? :)
Feb 18th.. How busy then? Anyone? x
(roughly staying around 4-5 nights)
Quote from: "CinderellaSparkle"Feb 18th.. How busy then? Anyone? x
(roughly staying around 4-5 nights)
I went the week before that this year, there were some rides we just walked straight onto. The bigger rides there was about a 20 minute wait for but it wasn't too busy at all :) It may be a little busier though because of the 20th anniversary. Wrap up as well, it was freezing!
Does anyone know how busy it'll be 2nd to 7th of July? I suspect it'll be quite busy. :?
Quote from: "ThBa"Any experience on the week before Easter ?
We will be going from 25.03 until 31.03.13 which means going back on Easter Sunday.
I guess it will be busy at Easter but what do you think the days before ?
;)
No one ?
PLEASE.....
:cry:
Im going on the 3rd to the 7th of December, its midweek. Will it be busy then?
Quote from: "ThBa"Quote from: "ThBa"Any experience on the week before Easter ?
We will be going from 25.03 until 31.03.13 which means going back on Easter Sunday.
I guess it will be busy at Easter but what do you think the days before ?
;)
No one ?
PLEASE.....
:cry:
It depends on when the holidays are, they are different in each country. If Spain, Italy or France have any school holidays then, it could be a bit busy.
Quote from: "Bigmick_LFC"Im going on the 3rd to the 7th of December, its midweek. Will it be busy then?
I went once midweek like that, early December. It was really quiet! Very cold and wet, though... But I think we did BTM with 10 minutes wait, and that was one of the longest queues!
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "ThBa"Quote from: "ThBa"Any experience on the week before Easter ?
We will be going from 25.03 until 31.03.13 which means going back on Easter Sunday.
I guess it will be busy at Easter but what do you think the days before ?
;)
No one ?
PLEASE.....
:cry:
It depends on when the holidays are, they are different in each country. If Spain, Italy or France have any school holidays then, it could be a bit busy.
Holiday: Spain, Italy, Ireland and Germany
Oh...Oh..... [-o<
Please quick help:
How busy on 7. - 12.8. 2012 and 14. - 19.8. 2012 ? what is better ? or next week 20.- 25.8. 2012?
Thank you!
Quote from: "ulak"Please quick help:
How busy on 7. - 12.8. 2012 and 14. - 19.8. 2012 ? what is better ? or next week 20.- 25.8. 2012?
Thank you!
I've only been once in August (end of August), and it was packed. I'm guessing with the summer holidays, it will be very busy on all dates!!
im going 2nd until 6th october, how busy do you think it will be please
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "Bigmick_LFC"Im going on the 3rd to the 7th of December, its midweek. Will it be busy then?
I went once midweek like that, early December. It was really quiet! Very cold and wet, though... But I think we did BTM with 10 minutes wait, and that was one of the longest queues!
Thank you. Can't wait
Hello,
I am going to disneyland Paris in December for the christmas season and my two daughters birthdays.
We are arriving on the 16th December and leaving on the 20th December does anybody know how busy this period will be I expect it will be busy because of christmas but its mid-week and not during the holidays.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. :D
Hi, this is my first post here :thumbs:
Our next trip to DLP is the beginning of March 2013. I don't think I've ever been in March, our last trip was the beginning of April 2011 and that was very busy, but then again the weather was fantastic. And I'm hoping to make this trip the best as on our last trip (My sons first trip), my son was very ill and didn't get to enjoy it the way he should have.
So does anyone know what the beginning of March is like??
Thanks in advance :D
Hi we are going september 28th - october 2nd how busy will the parks be, i am aware this is over a weekend as well?
Thanks
Quote from: "Bigmick_LFC"Im going on the 3rd to the 7th of December, its midweek. Will it be busy then?
im not sure if this will help you, i went in 09 similar dates and it was wonderful. the place was empty, it only heavily rained one day (so we went into Paris instead) We had extra park hours and we just got to stay on space mountain 3 times in a row, they made us get off for 'health reasons' haha when we asked to go on the 4th time hehe we had no rehabs or closures and the whole xmas getup was amazing!
Has anyone been during May half-term? Was thinking of 27th-30th May 2013 and from what i can make out it's only UK holidays?
We went end of March last year.
Wasn't holidays here in the uk but no idea elsewhere.
It was fairly quiet, not to long to queue and warm.
We are about to book for Feb 1/2 term as my eldest starts secondary school so can't take him out during term time. So excited
HI! We are thinking of popping over to DLP for 3 days starting SUNDAY 12 AUGUST. I read that 15 august is a bank holiday in france. Does any one have experience of DLP on this day and the days leading upto it? We have been in August once before - (not normally my favourite time due to the crowds but just in need of a Disney fix before my october trip :) ) busy but do-able if you know your way around . Just worried that the bank holiday will mean it will be MUCH busier then normal? Any input would be great :)
Amanda
I have the same question like amanda08 - anyone help with this, please? :)
Quote from: "ThBa"Quote from: "ThBa"Any experience on the week before Easter ?
We will be going from 25.03 until 31.03.13 which means going back on Easter Sunday.
I guess it will be busy at Easter but what do you think the days before ?
;)
No one ?
PLEASE.....
:cry:
Hello! We went for the week before Easter in 2011 and left on Easter day. It was lovely and sunny (sun cream needed) and the children had to find shade a few times when it got really hot! It was busy, but not awful, longest wait for a ride was slinky dog and that was 45 minutes. Easter sunday itself is a big holiday in France and the cast members remarked how busy it gets on that day, but we found it absolutley fine! Woodys round up part of the park was not open, and neither was the pizza planet resteraunt, but everything else was up and running well.
All in all, I would say it was the perfect time to go, the weather was amazing and the crowds manageable! We are going for the lead up to christmas this year, I hope it isnt too different crowd wise, because I was pleasently suprised over easter!
Have fun!!
Hello,
I am going to disneyland Paris in December for the christmas season.
We are arriving on the 16th December and leaving on the 20th December does anybody know how busy it will be?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We've been around that time for the last 2 years, you should be ok as schools dont break up for christmas until 21st. It hasn't been that busy it's put us off, we are going back for christmas again this year, 20th-26th imagine its going to be ridiculously busy :? It's just such a magical time to go though!
We did have a long wait to see santa, 2 hours :shock: Dylan wasn't impressed, especially as he doesn't believe any more, I just wanted the photo :oops:
We're going on 26th Sept- how busy is it likely to be?
How Busy will it be on 21st until the 25th March 2013.
18th to 22nd October? Only 4 Weeks to go!
does anybody have an idea what it is likely to be like in the 1st week of december? ive seen a few people saying its not so busy that early in the xmas season, but others saying it was so busy it ruined things for them. ive heard a lot of rides for young kids will be closed round the time im going so i really hope we are not queueing ages for the rides that are open. thanks for any help xx
Quote from: "xgoldilocksx"does anybody have an idea what it is likely to be like in the 1st week of december? ive seen a few people saying its not so busy that early in the xmas season, but others saying it was so busy it ruined things for them. ive heard a lot of rides for young kids will be closed round the time im going so i really hope we are not queueing ages for the rides that are open. thanks for any help xx
If you're going mid-week it will be term-time so shouldn't be too busy. But we have been around 19th-23rd Dec for the last few years and yes it's extremely busy but didn't ruine it in any way for us! We're going back again this year so shows it hasn't put us off! Christmas is a lovely season in Disney, enjoy!!
Does anyone have any experience/knowledge on how busy it will be on the 24th until the 27th of November? Thanks!
I was wondering about Boxing day and the day after? Will it be insane? We have a great price on the high speed and the boys are going into Paris so I thought DS and could go to DLP for two days but if it will be insane, I don't want to be there.
I'm going from 17 October until 20 October (so in 9 days), I went two years ago from 20 October until 23 October but is it different because of the 20th anniversary?
Any idea what it's like when France Zone A & B are on holiday but none in UK or any other Mainland Europe countries?
24-28 Feb
3rd week of march between the 18th and 24th.... these are the dates we are looking at atm from what i can see there arent any holidays around that time so will it be relatively quiet?
I am not sure when to go. It depends on how busy it will be?
Dec. 2-7
or
Dec. 9-14
Hello, how busy it will be on 14th - 18th November 2012, please? Thank you!
I suppose it wont be very busy between 14. January to the 17.? :D
:minnie: Hi all can anyone tell me if the park gets really busy in november, we arrive on nov4th which is a sunday around 3.30pm and are there till the 7 th thank you :thumbs: :thumbs:
Quote from: "Jazzy"I am not sure when to go. It depends on how busy it will be?
Dec. 2-7
or
Dec. 9-14
I would probably say it would be busier the later in the season and most countries leave school earlier for christmas in other European countries - so if it was me I would go for the earlier option, but you'll have a good time no matter which date you choose, hope this helps. :ears:
:minnie: thank you, we will have a fantastic time either way :D/ :D/
Hello, how busy it will be on 14th - 18th November 2012, please? Thank you!
Happy Halloween! Have a spooktacular day!
Quote from: "ulak"Hello, how busy it will be on 14th - 18th November 2012, please? Thank you!
Hopefully not very as that is when Im there too! [-o<
Quote from: "giorgio1712"Quote from: "ulak"Hello, how busy it will be on 14th - 18th November 2012, please? Thank you!
Hopefully not very as that is when Im there too! [-o<
I was there those dates last year and it was very quiet most rides were walk on's 25 mins for crush was the longest we queued for the hole trip
april.... 15-19th... thats the week after the easter holidays here in the uk.... and as far as i can tell all the french kids are at school too.... will it be quiet.... how quiet.... i have never been at this time of year before so what have other people found
How busy are the parks at the beginning of January? We are thinking of going Jan 2014 - would be l;ooking to arrive on 5th and stay for 6 nights. x
Quote from: "clairabell13"How busy are the parks at the beginning of January? We are thinking of going Jan 2014 - would be l;ooking to arrive on 5th and stay for 6 nights. x
janurary is usually pretty quiet so the first couple of days might be a little busy with the end of the christmas holiday crowd but it might quieten down towards the end of your stay =]
How busy is it at the moment or in the last few days. Arriving there Sunday....
how bust is it during the easter holidays?
Hi,
*Newbie alert*
Just wondering how busy 16th-22nd May 2013 will be roughly. I have looked and think we just miss any main holidays in central Europe. We're looking to do a day in Paris so I thought we would go on the busiest day we were there which I assume will be the Saturday and Sunday. I noticed that the sunday is a blackout day for the annual pass- does that mean they expect loads of people?
Thank you in advance for your help!
On our last trip we visited around the beginning of February amd although the weather was very unkind to us, the park itself was quiet and we got to do rides like RocknRollerCoaster (my fave) multiple times in a row as there was NO or v short queue. Bonus :D
I was planning on a Halloween trip this year but i'm now thinking of going in mid September so we can experience Dreams. :D/
Hello all, yes I am a newbie :)
Although I have been to Disneyland Paris 2 times before we were once caught out once with a French public holiday. Although it did not ruin our time (as we were there a few days) it did mean queue times of over 2 hours at times.
I am oplanning another trip in March this year. I have checked the school holidays in France and seen they are in three zones, and the dates were are looking at is in the zone C (Paris, Versailles, Bordeaux) holiday times.
It may seem like a stupid question but will this dramatically increase the amount of persons in the park ordoes it not have a huge impact in the same way the holdidays do in the U.K? If they do then we will have to have a rethink on our plans which is a shame as its for a specialbirthday.
Any advice would be very much welcomed!
Thanks peeps!
Im going first week in march? any advice on how busy it is then?
We are looking at first week of March. The zone c schools in Paris are on holiday but I don't think any other schools are. It may be busy, I'm hoping that someone can offer advice, but if its the Paris schools I would imagine its day trippers rather than holiday makers going. Either way if its quiet more ride time, if its a bit busier more atmosphere. It'll be fun no matter when you go :)
Quote from: "cabsy83"Hi,
*Newbie alert*
Just wondering how busy 16th-22nd May 2013 will be roughly. I have looked and think we just miss any main holidays in central Europe. We're looking to do a day in Paris so I thought we would go on the busiest day we were there which I assume will be the Saturday and Sunday. I noticed that the sunday is a blackout day for the annual pass- does that mean they expect loads of people?
Thank you in advance for your help!
I am pretty sure that the weekend is a major holiday weekend in France and remember being told last year to avoid at that time because it can be manic. We have planned our trip with this in mind and are not arriving till 21 because of this. Good luck!
Amanda
Quote from: "jonathan"How busy is it at the moment or in the last few days. Arriving there Sunday....
Today, Friday 11th it was dead - even Crush's coaster had a 20 minute wait! :shock:
Between Thursday 7th - Wednesday 13 March?
Has anyone got any idea how busy will the parks will be between Thursday 7th - Wednesday 13 March? I've seen that two French school zones A and C are on their winter holidays while I'm at DLP. Will the parks we very busy?
I'm expecting the weekend to be busy as it is the Welsh Festival that weekend but will the rest of the week be crowed too?
I was there the week of the 5th November (All zones school holidays) and it was busier than a school day weekday period, but still not overly busy. Expect wait times to be possibly an hour for Big Thunder Mountain.
Quote from: "doddy13"I was there the week of the 5th November (All zones school holidays) and it was busier than a school day weekday period, but still not overly busy. Expect wait times to be possibly an hour for Big Thunder Mountain.
Thanks :thumbs:
Jon Jo - I couldn't undertsand why the Welsh festival was that weekend as St David's Day is the 1st March (being from Wales I should know obviously) but then I realised that Wales are playing France that weekend. The Eurostar and airports and general Paris area will be busy around that time.
I'm going 28th Feb to 3rd March (wanted to avoid the clash with the rugby) and will be wearing my Welsh top the 1st March!! Cymru am byth!!! :D Who on earth at DLP decided to have the Welsh Festival a week after St David's Day ??????? Stupid if you ask me.
Not sure why they moved it this year. During the Welsh Festival I may well end up in the Sports Bar in the Village to see the Scoland v Wales game wearing my Welsh rugby shirt.
Quote from: "SwipatronSparks"april.... 15-19th... thats the week after the easter holidays here in the uk.... and as far as i can tell all the french kids are at school too.... will it be quiet.... how quiet.... i have never been at this time of year before so what have other people found
I don't know if you're still following this thread as you asked this a while ago but we're going that week- UK schools are not on holiday then, nor are zone A or zone C in France but Zone B are on holiday that week although I'm hoping it shouldn't be too busy as Paris is zone C so hopefully we'll be OK! Hope that helps :)
Quote from: "DoodleMummy"Quote from: "SwipatronSparks"april.... 15-19th... thats the week after the easter holidays here in the uk.... and as far as i can tell all the french kids are at school too.... will it be quiet.... how quiet.... i have never been at this time of year before so what have other people found
I don't know if you're still following this thread as you asked this a while ago but we're going that week- UK schools are not on holiday then, nor are zone A or zone C in France but Zone B are on holiday that week although I'm hoping it shouldn't be too busy as Paris is zone C so hopefully we'll be OK! Hope that helps :)
im still following, really should have edited my post as im not going on those dates any more im going easter weekend now..... thanks for your help though =]
but again i ask... has anyone been easter weekend before? what was it like, im expecting it to be busy but how busy will it be? (ive never been before during holidays and always been when its quiet)
Does anyone know how busy it will be from 27th Feb to 3rd March? Booked not realising that these dates coincide with French school holidays thanks
Daffodil - we are going at exactly the same time - missing the school Gwyl Dewi Fair! My daff will be proudly on my lapel so we'll have to keep an eye out for each other. I'm hoping it's not going to be too busy and let's hope we get a win this weekend before we get there, otherwise says "je suis Gallois" won't be as much fun!
Yay it's possible that I might be going near Easter anyone know how busy it will be?
Quote from: "Labyrinth"Yay it's possible that I might be going near Easter anyone know how busy it will be?
i second this question only i am going for easter itself
Any ideas how busy it might be 13-17th may? Have had a look and no french or uk holidays As far as I can see? Thanks
how busy will it be 18-20th october?
Ok...not long ago for us now and I´ve heard different opinions about how busy the week before Easter will be.
What do you think ?
Any ideas on April 6th to 8th?
All,
Any trip that is during a school holiday will be very busy. I have been at Easter, October and August all during the school hiolidays and it has been busy, more so during the weekend.
The best thing to do is make use of the Extra Magic Hours. During the extra hours you will find the following open. Carousel, Flying elephants, Peter pans Flight, Tea Cups and Buzz Light Year. Each virtually being a straighth walk on. You can use the time at the end to start queuing for the Princesses Small World. See image below of my kids infront of the castle during EMH in August
(//http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8463/8360780604_f034b6107f.jpg) (//http://www.flickr.com/photos/grovesie/8360780604/)
Where's everyone (//http://www.flickr.com/photos/grovesie/8360780604/) by grovesie.i (//http://www.flickr.com/people/grovesie/), on Flickr
Save time aswell meet the character in the DLH Tursday to Sunday with the descent Down the Stairs. Several character dance down the reception stairs and the stay for ages to have photos etc. Check times with hotel reception. See Images below
(//http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8360776120_6b21cb8d84.jpg) (//http://www.flickr.com/photos/grovesie/8360776120/)
DSC_8563 (//http://www.flickr.com/photos/grovesie/8360776120/) by grovesie.i (//http://www.flickr.com/people/grovesie/), on Flickr
Hope this helps. DOn't worry about how busy it is, just enjoy the atmosphere
Ian
Quote from: "ThBa"Ok...not long ago for us now and I´ve heard different opinions about how busy the week before Easter will be.
What do you think ?
That is when we go too and we have been told that it is one of the quieter times, St Patrick's weekend is mad busy as is Easter and this one falls nicely inbetween!
See you there :D
hey all. firstly when I was planning my first trip to dlrp well over a year ago the users of this site were extremely helpful and, I am hoping, can be again. Back then we were easy as to dates as my son, Sam was not yet in school. We went in mid September (2011) and had an amazing trip. However he started junior infants last September. We are in Ireland so finish for the summer holidays before the UK but, I believe at the same time as Spain and maybe Italy. Due to the ill health of my mother we will be spending our summer in London and I was hoping to treat my little man to a few days away in Disney (he LOVED it when we went and has been bugging me to go back) I was thinking of going the first Tuesday to Thursday in July. Any idea how busy it will be? Im not too pushed but may have to convince the other half who got very used to the <30 minute waits we experienced on our first trip.
Any ideas how busy it will be 2nd week of July, please and thank you
Quote from: "amanda08"Quote from: "cabsy83"Hi,
*Newbie alert*
Just wondering how busy 16th-22nd May 2013 will be roughly. I have looked and think we just miss any main holidays in central Europe. We're looking to do a day in Paris so I thought we would go on the busiest day we were there which I assume will be the Saturday and Sunday. I noticed that the sunday is a blackout day for the annual pass- does that mean they expect loads of people?
Thank you in advance for your help!
I am pretty sure that the weekend is a major holiday weekend in France and remember being told last year to avoid at that time because it can be manic. We have planned our trip with this in mind and are not arriving till 21 because of this. Good luck!
Amanda
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Hi all, new to forum but not to Disney! :mrgreen:
We plan to go in the scottish school holidays in October this year 7th -11th
I know the English schools are not off then or French..anyone have an idea of how busy it might be???
Quotelittle tinker fairy
Hi all, new to forum but not to Disney! :mrgreen:
We plan to go in the scottish school holidays in October this year 7th -11th
I know the English schools are not off then or French..anyone have an idea of how busy it might be???
We`ll be there the same time! Will be the 5th time we`ll be there around that time. It is always our first week of school holidays. And it was never extremly busy! Some days even quiterer, like Mondays. There are still queues, for rides like BTM, BUZZ, Crush Coaster,etc, but there are times you can use them without fastpass. We used EMH too.
I love going at that time!
Eeeeeeee! Sooooooo excited!!!!!!!!
So are you from scotland too?
Anyone have any idea how busy it will be during the second week of October? (8th till 12th) :)
@thrills, that is the before the start of French and British school holidays so should not be too busy. Wish we could go then! We are having to go 21st-25th which is during the french half term! :(
Quote from: "Thrills"Anyone have any idea how busy it will be during the second week of October? (8th till 12th) :)
you arrive the day after us, hoping it will be quite quiet then, ive checked and the english/french and other surrounding countries are still in school then! :thumbs:
How busy will it be 16th-20th June?
Any guesses?
Hey all!
So I'm a reasonably poor student and found a good offer for the dates of March 31st (2014) to April 4th. So four nights and five days in the park. I was wondering what you guys though. It's two weeks before the French holidays start and I know here in Spain it won't be until probably the 3rd week of April.
Anyone have any ideas as to how busy it might be? Am I missing any other big important holidays in other parts of Europe? Also... unrelated, but I'm horribly afraid of ride closures. I feel like there might be a lot of things closed to prepare for the huge amount of traffic coming later in the month.
Also, I'm curious to know if anyone had any opinions on when the Ratatouille ride is going to premiere. I feel like we would just miss the premiere which would be kind of a bummer.
Thanks for any and all help!
Hey all!
First post here and thanks to everyone for all the great information throughout the park. I'm a fairly poor student who lives in Madrid and I've found a good deal at Disney for March 31st (2014)- April 4th.I know it's about two weeks before the French holidays start and it is a good two or three weeks before the Spanish holidays start.
Am I missing any other holidays throughout Europe that might be important? Any ideas on how busy?
Also, I'm horribly scared that a load of things will be closed down for refurbishment in preparation for the Spring holidays. Anyone have any thoughts?
And lastly, does anyone have any clue as to when the Ratatouille ride will be released? I think that might just miss it which would be kind of lame.
Thanks for any and all help!!
Any idea how busy it will be next month, we go 8th July
We will go at the 14th of october till the 18th. (: Just before the autumn holidays, I hope..? Does anybody know? ^^
Quote from: "NotreClaire"We will go at the 14th of october till the 18th. (: Just before the autumn holidays, I hope..? Does anybody know? ^^
I'm hoping it will be quiet (we're also going to be there on those dates) It should be, no school holidays yet. We've been in the past around those dates and it's always been fairly quiet.
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "NotreClaire"We will go at the 14th of october till the 18th. (: Just before the autumn holidays, I hope..? Does anybody know? ^^
I'm hoping it will be quiet (we're also going to be there on those dates) It should be, no school holidays yet. We've been in the past around those dates and it's always been fairly quiet.
I believe there's autumn holidays in the south of the Netherlands already but I doubt that will have a lot of influence :)
Quote from: "never2old"Quote from: "NotreClaire"We will go at the 14th of october till the 18th. (: Just before the autumn holidays, I hope..? Does anybody know? ^^
I'm hoping it will be quiet (we're also going to be there on those dates) It should be, no school holidays yet. We've been in the past around those dates and it's always been fairly quiet.
Ah, thanks! I wasn't sure about it, since October is Halloweenmonth in Disney.. But it would be more than perfect to be there just before the (inter)national holidays are starting!
Anyone know how busy it will be on March 31st to April 4th (2014)
I looked up the French holidays and it is before their holiday starts, also before Spain's. Am I missing any other holidays that might affect the crowd levels at the park?
We will be going 1st Feb 2014 for 5 days. I am hoping it will be quiet but also a bit worried that because its low season lots will be closed or parades/shows/ fireworks wont be on. Does anyone have any info pls xxx
Hi,
We are due to go May half term as we have the past 2 years, but just wondered how busy it is in August. May was just right, and in my head I imagine August to be really really busy. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
Quote from: "miss disney fan"Any idea how busy it will be next month, we go 8th July
I myself have never visited July but my aunt did these same dates last year and she said it was fairly busy but she didn't complain they still got lots done hope this helps!
Quote from: "SnowboardNW"Anyone know how busy it will be on March 31st to April 4th (2014)
I looked up the French holidays and it is before their holiday starts, also before Spain's. Am I missing any other holidays that might affect the crowd levels at the park?
We're also going to visit in march next year on the 17th I know my sons school breaks up for half term at the end of march were in the uk hope it helps
Quote from: "Gemma W"We will be going 1st Feb 2014 for 5 days. I am hoping it will be quiet but also a bit worried that because its low season lots will be closed or parades/shows/ fireworks wont be on. Does anyone have any info pls xxx
The parades will still be on, and Dreams has been announced will stay on daily until September 2014, so you'll get to see it too.
You may find some rides closed, true, there are usually lots of refurbs around then, and they won't get announced for quite some time yet. You can have a look in DLRP Magic (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/calendar/closures-refurbishments/archive-for-2012/) at past years closures, to have an idea...
Good news is that usually the rides that are open have little queues... ;)
Quote from: "minnieme"Hi,
We are due to go May half term as we have the past 2 years, but just wondered how busy it is in August. May was just right, and in my head I imagine August to be really really busy. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
July and August are very busy, we've only been once and hopefully we'll never do it again... I don't remember any ride with less than 60 - 90 minutes queue (over 2 hours for some!) during most of the day
On the other hand the days are very long (you can be there from 8am to 11pm...), you can still get quite a few rides done in the morning (until 11 or so), and then in the evening (after 5 - 6 it gets quieter again...). With some planning and fastpasses you can get plenty done!
We have done August twice before and and as never2old says, if you plan it right then you can get rides done. Ride early in the morning, when the parade and Dreams is on and use the fast pass. Eating early is a good idea too. (At 12:00pm and 6:00pm) So when the rest of the park decide to eat, you are refreshed and flying round BTM :)
Any ideas on how busy Sept 16-20th will be? I'm presuming most children will have gone back to school? Thanks :)
Quote from: "ecila"Any ideas on how busy Sept 16-20th will be? I'm presuming most children will have gone back to school? Thanks :)
We always visit September and it's busier than the colder months but still little or no ques :) were of on the 8th but have been mid sept before beautiful weather and short ques have fun!
Quote from: "littlebitofpixiedust"Quote from: "ecila"Any ideas on how busy Sept 16-20th will be? I'm presuming most children will have gone back to school? Thanks :)
We always visit September and it's busier than the colder months but still little or no ques :) were of on the 8th but have been mid sept before beautiful weather and short ques have fun!
That's great to know, thank you for your help! :)
How busy it between halloween and when they put up the xmas decs? I am going 3rd november to the 6th so i'll have missed halloween and I will miss the christmas stuff being put out but is it busy still around those few days?
Quote from: "PrincessKirsty"How busy it between halloween and when they put up the xmas decs? I am going 3rd november to the 6th so i'll have missed halloween and I will miss the christmas stuff being put out but is it busy still around those few days?
Your in luck, on the 4th and 6th you'll have the Fireworks around Lake Disney, it can be pretty spectacular :) (Mickey's Magical Fireworks).
And no, it's not that busy so you should have more than enough time for all the rides etc.
I'm in DLP from 8th September - 12th September, anyone know if its busy then?
Last time we were there, we went the same time in sep, weekends were busy, but during the week almost all rides were a walk on with no more than a few minutes wait, and the weather was fantastic. Think you'll have a great time!
That's really great to know, thank you :)
Quote from: "BOOMitsGeorgia"I'm in DLP from 8th September - 12th September, anyone know if its busy then?
So are we!! Usually quiet little/walk on ques obviously some rides like crush coaster/BTM always have a wait
Whats peoples experience of the last few days of june/ first few days of july next year the dates fall over a sat/sun so i expect it to be busy *cries* but what about during the week?
Not sure, but 2 thirds of Holland have school holidays then, plus spain (maybe more that I don't know of) So I think it will be pretty busy, but probably quieter then it would be going 2 weeks later
Hm... Ok i would have liked to have gone on the 28th to 2nd but i may look at going sooner.... Was looking at those dates as its my birthday on the 29th but it maybe should be avoided....
We're planning a pre-Christmas trip with our girls (6 and 3), probably from 12 to 16 December. Any ideas (A) how busy will it be and (B) what the weather tends to be like around then?
Thanks!
hi all. I have a trip booked for 26 feb to 2nd march next year, I would like to know if its worth trying to change dates to the first or second week of feb to avoid the french school holidays ?. I didn't think about their holidays when I booked. thanks very much .
Tim
Quote from: "antonh"We're planning a pre-Christmas trip with our girls (6 and 3), probably from 12 to 16 December. Any ideas (A) how busy will it be and (B) what the weather tends to be like around then?
Thanks!
We went around this time last year and found it to be pretty quiet. Quite a few rides were walk ons, and even the more popular rides were half their normal time. The park is open for much shorter hours, but you can still get so much done because the queues are small. You're going before English school holidays, and I'm pretty sure before French as well :)
When we went, however, it was absolutely freezing. We kept coats, woolen hats and even ear muffs on for the vast majority of the time. Parisian winter isn't normally too much worse than English winter, but it just depends.
Sounds great, thank you Janine. I think we'll be stocking up on winter gear as you suggest!
Hi all, ive been DLRP twice at Halloween but next year im going on the 31 march to 3 April. Does anyone know roughly what its like then? Weather wise, crowds, etc. Much appreciated :D :thumbs:
I'm looking at booking a very last minute break from 1st - 4th September. Does anyone know how busy it will be?
Thanks
Quote from: "staceylc"I'm looking at booking a very last minute break from 1st - 4th September. Does anyone know how busy it will be?
Thanks
Hi!! last year I went from the 4-6/9 and it was relatively quiet, and with term starting on the 4th in this country this year (so I'm assuming the same for the rest of Europe), I'd imagine that it'd be quiet-ish because parents are reluctant to take their children away so close to the start of the new school year.
I hope that's right, and if it isn't I'm really sorry! xxx
Hi All,
I have just recently joined this forum after finally getting my boyfriend to agree to give Disney "a go" :D/
I am sure i will ask lots of stupid question over the next few months. But at the moment we are just trying to decide on dates we have two options at the moment which would have us in Disney on Sunday 17th November (my birthday) and Monday 18th of November or Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th.
Does anyone know how busy these would be i am getting myself worked up to the idea that the Sunday will be so busy that we wont get on anything and it will take hours to do a couple of rides. Am i panicking over nothing, he really wants to be in the park for my birthday which is why i am not sure what to pick. :?
Thank you x
Does anyone know how busy the first week of June is likely to be?
We were at PortAventura the first week of June this year and wait times were generally around 15 minutes....but it's no Disney!! So I expect DLP to be busier, just not sure how much busier.
Thanks!
gtyrel10 - November is a relatively quiet time in the parks as it is term time for European schools. Monday and Tuesday will always be quieter than the weekends.
Sunday in November can be a bit hit and miss! If you get a dry weekend in Christmas Season you can guarantee that the parks will be busy. I went over two lovely sunny weekends in September last year (which is supposed to be a quieter period) and the parks were absolutely heaving! If you don't mind not spending your birthday in the parks then opt for Monday and Tuesday. However if you are a complete Disney lover and would love to be in the parks for your birthday, then make sure you arrive early with a plan of action but be realistic and don't expect to do everything!
Good luck with your decision.
missoverexcited - the first half of June is a quieter period and usually you can expect 15-20 min wait times for the smaller attractions. The larger attractions tend to have a slightly less horrific wait time than usual but as they are crowd pleasers these rides tend to have large queues by the afternoon any time of year.
Thanks, that sounds pretty reasonable for non-headliners.
going on 26th January 2014 for 5 days any ideas how busy that could be?
Thanks in advance :)
We're going from April 10th until 14th. Any idea how crowded it will be? how about the weather? Last year we went in october and before that mid august..
thanks a lot!
Weather over there is similar to here in the uk so expect mid spring style weather it may be a little chilly but it could aslo be quite warm too, depending on when the easter holidays next year are it could be quite busy its also the parks birthday while your there too :)
:) hmm i'm in Portugal so i will expect a little colder! I think easter holidays will start around 12th in Paris area, hopefully we will have some quiet days. It will be my little girls birthday as well, April 13.
I'm planning on going back to Disneyland in March, probably in the Easter holidays. Is it usually busy like it is in the summer at that time or is it a little bit quieter?
Anyone any idea what the crowds are like around 22nd July? It will be the first week of UK school summer holidays!!!
Thanks
Hi guys, anyone know how busy it will be from 23rd October to 27th? we went last Boxing day for 3 days, it was heaving, lol wondered what it would be like this time.
Thanks
We are going the 20th till 25th and expecting it to be busy but not manic. From the 25th most of the UK also has school holidays so I think it will start to get much busier then. The plus side is, everything is open - never experienced a trip without closures before! and there are nice long opening hours :-)
Have a fab time!
Quote from: amanda08 on September 13, 2013, 01:29:05 PM
We are going the 20th till 25th and expecting it to be busy but not manic. From the 25th most of the UK also has school holidays so I think it will start to get much busier then. The plus side is, everything is open - never experienced a trip without closures before! and there are nice long opening hours :-)
Have a fab time!
Yep, I got the dates wrong, lol and booked the week before half term, lol never mind, really looking forward to it now, my daughter had a fab time last Xmas!
26th - 30th August, any ideas? I bet it's very busy!!!!xx
Throughout the whole year, which week would you say is the most & least busy? xx
Most is December for Xmas week / Weekends in August.
Least? Anything after the first week in January until about mid February.
We didn't make our last minute trip at the beginning of this month but have just booked our train tickets to go on 27th-30th October.
I know it's half term but not sure how busy it will be. Any ideas?
27-30th October can be really busy, it's Halloween and yeah, DLP is very popular then.
Quite tempted to go in Feb, week starting the 10th, will it be fairly quiet then? x
Quote from: BoristheSpider on September 21, 2013, 03:13:38 AM
Quite tempted to go in Feb, week starting the 10th, will it be fairly quiet then? x
We went in Feb some years ago (can't recall the dates but it was the Chinese New Year Festival) and the queues for rides were almost non existent :D We just returned and were surprised at the amount of children in the Parks as it was not any school holiday. Alot of young British guests appeared to have been taken out of school for the trip, and I think French children do not begin school until the age of 7, so bear that in mind. I guess it is never totally 'quiet'. :)
I'm going on the 11th of October, I'm hoping it will be not over busy as its a Friday and there are no half terms going in then too.
Anyone know how busy it will be on the 19th-22nd of October? We're planning a last minute trip!
Hi everyone!
How busy will it be the 27th of decembre until the 30th of decembre?
Because of the holidays.. Will it be super crowded?
Hey guys! ;D
Anyone got an idea how busy the park will be during the end of January? Im gonna be at DLRP from the 30th of Jan(Thurs) till the 2nd of Feb (Sun).
Thanks in advance guys! :D
Quote from: Donald-Duck-Malta on October 05, 2013, 12:16:56 AM
Hey guys! ;D
Anyone got an idea how busy the park will be during the end of January? Im gonna be at DLRP from the 30th of Jan(Thurs) till the 2nd of Feb (Sun).
Thanks in advance guys! :D
It'll be very quiet :)
Has anyone been around Easter?
I imagine it will be on the busy side, but is it manageable?
Quote from: Trekkie101 on October 05, 2013, 04:37:30 PM
Quote from: Donald-Duck-Malta on October 05, 2013, 12:16:56 AM
Hey guys! ;D
Anyone got an idea how busy the park will be during the end of January? Im gonna be at DLRP from the 30th of Jan(Thurs) till the 2nd of Feb (Sun).
Thanks in advance guys! :D
It'll be very quiet :)
Now thats awesome news to wake up to! Especially knowing it will be quiet also on the weekend...AWESOME! ;D Thanks for the info mate!
How Busy will it be on...
March 17th to March 21st 2014?
4 girls going
staying at Disneyland Hotel
Wanting to meet lots of characters! :)
Quote from: Dopey and Snow White on October 12, 2013, 05:25:08 PM
How Busy will it be on...
March 17th to March 21st 2014?
4 girls going
staying at Disneyland Hotel
Wanting to meet lots of characters! :)
The 17th will be full of Irish teenagers and families with it being St Patricks Day
13th-16th December 2013?? how bus? :-\
We're going the 19th - 24th December - how busy is it normally at this time of year?
Quote from: MELITA on October 25, 2013, 01:47:31 PM
13th-16th December 2013?? how bus? :-\
The weekend it will be busy, but it should be OK Friday and Monday. The weekends in December are always busy, I'm afraid (a few years ago they even reached full park capacity and were not letting any more in!!)
Quote from: strawjaw on November 05, 2013, 09:12:50 PM
We're going the 19th - 24th December - how busy is it normally at this time of year?
VERY VERY busy. Christmas is extremely popular and busy. But very magical :)
I'm going 24 - 26 November. The 24th is a Sunday and I wonder how busy it will be. Any ideas? Monday and Tuesday will be pretty easy I guess...
Quote from: BoristheSpider on September 21, 2013, 03:13:38 AM
Quite tempted to go in Feb, week starting the 10th, will it be fairly quiet then? x
Did you go ahead and book for that date? :) Coincidently, we have just booked for that week, hoping it's fairly quiet but don't really care as just happy we are going back! ;D
Fox I'm there the 24-30. I imagine the weekends in Christmas season will be very busy especially if it's not raining! If possible the weekends may be even busier than normal. I'm hoping and have been told however that the week days should be quiet if not very quiet but I think we may just have to wait and see! I'd love to hear from anyone who has stayed at this time of year before.
Quote from: gemma2806 on November 06, 2013, 05:03:55 PM
Fox I'm there the 24-30. I imagine the weekends in Christmas season will be very busy especially if it's not raining! If possible the weekends may be even busier than normal. I'm hoping and have been told however that the week days should be quiet if not very quiet but I think we may just have to wait and see! I'd love to hear from anyone who has stayed at this time of year before.
I've been in DL in November before but only on weekdays. They were really quiet! I just hope Sunday the 24th will be quiet too, although it will be busier then weekdays of course. I guess Sunday Nov 10th will be busy since the 11th is a holiday in France. At least the park is open till 10 pm in weekends so after about 7 pm I guess most locals will be leaving for they have to work the next day and the kids will have to go to school.
I really hope you're right about the weekdays as I'd love it to be quiet! I went away last September hoping for a quiet holiday but unfortunately I didn't check European school holidays and was there while the Spanish schools were off. It was sooo busy! Would love a more relaxed holiday this year!
We have booked to go Weds 4th June - Sun 8th June 2014
Its outside of school holidays (yay) however I learnt after booking that it is Whitsunday and Monday in France which means a national holiday (boo). Although we will be leaving Whitsunday I am now concerned the Park will be mayhem from the Friday.
Anyone have an idea what type of crowds we may be looking at? Or do you think it will be ok'ish?
We will be going from 02.January until 07.January 2014.
What do you think ?
Standing in line for a long time or walkthrough ?
;)
I'll be there from 19th to 23th December...I know it will be busy, I hope we can do most of rides on Thursday and Friday because the weekend will be a mess! But Christmas atmosphere :)
How busy will it be on Easter Sunday?
Quote from: never2old on November 06, 2013, 09:32:17 AM
Quote from: strawjaw on November 05, 2013, 09:12:50 PM
We're going the 19th - 24th December - how busy is it normally at this time of year?
VERY VERY busy. Christmas is extremely popular and busy. But very magical :)
Thank you - I suspected it might be - still can't wait to go!!
20th to 24th October 2014.
Please answer as soon as possible
From 20 - 24 October is a Dutch school holiday. I think it will be busy with Dutch families.
19th-23rd October 2014
Halloween season, always busy, but not as bad as a week later.
How busy do you think it will be next weekend? 3 till 5 January.
Quote from: mnewcourt on December 28, 2013, 10:20:17 AM
How busy do you think it will be next weekend? 3 till 5 January.
On a scale of 5
3rd - 4/5
4th - 3/5
5-th 1 or 2 /5
It'll get quieter as it goes on :) Not overly busy though.
Alright then. Already made the restaurant reservations and am mostly going for the Christmas season and atmosphere so attractions aren't on the top spot this time around.
Planning on going for the third weekend of January. Probably 24 until 26 january.
Any idea if it will be busy?
And still looking for cheap tickets or anual passport promo's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Quote from: Roodtomaatje on December 29, 2013, 05:50:15 PM
Planning on going for the third weekend of January. Probably 24 until 26 january.
Any idea if it will be busy?
And still looking for cheap tickets or anual passport promo's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Slightly busier Saturday but should still command fairly short waits. Temp is likely to be colder.
Quiet Friday and Sunday though, also Disney Village will be sporting a Blue's weekend :)
Quote from: Roodtomaatje on December 29, 2013, 05:50:15 PM
Planning on going for the third weekend of January. Probably 24 until 26 january.
Any idea if it will be busy?
And still looking for cheap tickets or anual passport promo's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Considering your questing, there is a site made by Walt Disney Travel Company that offers tickets to DLP for less than the Official Site, it is worth checking out: http://www.disneyholidays.co.uk
Quote from: DisneyManiac on December 30, 2013, 12:16:43 PM
Quote from: Roodtomaatje on December 29, 2013, 05:50:15 PM
Planning on going for the third weekend of January. Probably 24 until 26 january.
Any idea if it will be busy?
And still looking for cheap tickets or anual passport promo's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Considering your questing, there is a site made by Walt Disney Travel Company that offers tickets to DLP for less than the Official Site, it is worth checking out: http://www.disneyholidays.co.uk (http://www.disneyholidays.co.uk)
Thanks for the response!
I just bought tickets today, from the carrefour online shop, A deal of 117 euros for 3 persons 1 day 2 park tickets. So it is 39 euros per person! Very nice deal :)
Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 30, 2013, 02:44:23 AM
Quote from: Roodtomaatje on December 29, 2013, 05:50:15 PM
Planning on going for the third weekend of January. Probably 24 until 26 january.
Any idea if it will be busy?
And still looking for cheap tickets or anual passport promo's. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Slightly busier Saturday but should still command fairly short waits. Temp is likely to be colder.
Quiet Friday and Sunday though, also Disney Village will be sporting a Blue's weekend :)
Thanks!! Looking good :D
And looking so much forward too it! Just a few weeks left.. Has been 2 years since i visited, so cannot wait! :)
hi guys, any idea how busy Thurs 13th feb 2014 - Sunday 16th feb 2014??
Quote from: franco77 on January 03, 2014, 11:27:25 AM
hi guys, any idea how busy Thurs 13th feb 2014 - Sunday 16th feb 2014??
13+14th - quiet (very low waits)
15+16th - tad busier but nothing extreme
thanks :D
Hi all, what 31 march to April 3 like? I've always been Halloween so this is a first for us!! X
Quote from: loulou169 on January 03, 2014, 05:02:17 PM
Hi all, what 31 march to April 3 like? I've always been Halloween so this is a first for us!! X
Quiet and then busier the Friday. Nothing extreme :)
Data from DLP on those dates isn't out yet, so this goes on previous years but wouldn't expect anything different.
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 03, 2014, 08:35:51 PM
Quote from: loulou169 on January 03, 2014, 05:02:17 PM
Hi all, what 31 march to April 3 like? I've always been Halloween so this is a first for us!! X
Quiet and then busier the Friday. Nothing extreme :)
Data from DLP on those dates isn't out yet, so this goes on previous years but wouldn't expect anything different.
Brilliant thanks! X
Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 28, 2013, 11:27:59 PM
Quote from: mnewcourt on December 28, 2013, 10:20:17 AM
How busy do you think it will be next weekend? 3 till 5 January.
On a scale of 5
3rd - 4/5
4th - 3/5
5-th 1 or 2 /5
It'll get quieter as it goes on :) Not overly busy though.
The prediction was exactly right.
Quote from: mnewcourt on January 05, 2014, 09:14:33 AM
Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 28, 2013, 11:27:59 PM
Quote from: mnewcourt on December 28, 2013, 10:20:17 AM
How busy do you think it will be next weekend? 3 till 5 January.
On a scale of 5
3rd - 4/5
4th - 3/5
5-th 1 or 2 /5
It'll get quieter as it goes on :) Not overly busy though.
The prediction was exactly right.
Glad to hear it :) the data is from DLP + historic wait times.
How quiet was the 5th? That's the one I struggle a bit with!
Looking at going between the 4th April and the 21st April 2014 Childrens Easter school holidays when would be quiter does anybody know ? We went in Oct 2013 and it was very busy so if possible would like to go when its less busy (I know its going to be busier than when children in school but stuck to school holidays unfortunately )
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 05, 2014, 12:42:47 PM
Quote from: mnewcourt on January 05, 2014, 09:14:33 AM
Quote from: Trekkie101 on December 28, 2013, 11:27:59 PM
Quote from: mnewcourt on December 28, 2013, 10:20:17 AM
How busy do you think it will be next weekend? 3 till 5 January.
On a scale of 5
3rd - 4/5
4th - 3/5
5-th 1 or 2 /5
It'll get quieter as it goes on :) Not overly busy though.
The prediction was exactly right.
Glad to hear it :) the data is from DLP + historic wait times.
How quiet was the 5th? That's the one I struggle a bit with!
The 5th I am not sure about since I didn't went to the park. The hotel I stayed in was pretty empty though during breakfast in relation to the other days.
Hiya, We are going on our first visit on Sunday 25th May until 29th. I know the 29th is the first day of a french holiday, but how busy do you think these days will be?
February half term 23-28th? I think the UK are back at school then but I know the French are still on vacation. After are horribly busy experience during october half term we are a bit nervous to be going back again when the schools are off!
Could any one that has been during this half term give an indication of waiting times etc?
Thanks you :)
Hello All!
I am taking a trip to Paris at the end of April, beginning of May and wondering what the crowd levels would be like on Monday, the 5th of May?
I've been trying to read through the school calendars for France, Germany and England and it appears as though that Monday is right after the Easter break for most if not all of them... can anyone tell me what it might be like on that day?
thank you!
Enough. The first week of May is a Dutch school holiday. So my guess is that it will be busy. I always hear a lot of people saying they are going to Disneyland that week.
Quote from: Livvipivvi on January 07, 2014, 10:21:35 PM
Hiya, We are going on our first visit on Sunday 25th May until 29th. I know the 29th is the first day of a french holiday, but how busy do you think these days will be?
23rd to 28th May - Mid season, around 20/25 minute waits on average, some exceptions like BTM and Crush.
29th May - Busier, expect closer to 35/40 minute waits. Nothing mega I wouldn't think.
Quote from: amanda08 on January 09, 2014, 12:31:14 PMFebruary half term 23-28th? I think the UK are back at school then but I know the French are still on vacation. After are horribly busy experience during october half term we are a bit nervous to be going back again when the schools are off!
Could any one that has been during this half term give an indication of waiting times etc?
Thanks you :)
Not showing up as crazy :)
Did you go in the last week/second last week of October last year?
However those dates show average waits of around 25 mins, exceptions like BTM and Crush will apply.
Quote from: enough on January 09, 2014, 02:46:31 PM
Hello All!
I am taking a trip to Paris at the end of April, beginning of May and wondering what the crowd levels would be like on Monday, the 5th of May?
I've been trying to read through the school calendars for France, Germany and England and it appears as though that Monday is right after the Easter break for most if not all of them... can anyone tell me what it might be like on that day?
thank you!
Last week in April looks brilliant for availability, park hours and crowd level. 5th isn't showing it to be busier than the week proceeding it :) expect lower waits around 20 mins. Except BTM and Crush. However this is the start of Fri, Sat and Sundays being a lot busier :)
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 11, 2014, 12:33:19 PM
Quote from: enough on January 09, 2014, 02:46:31 PM
Hello All!
I am taking a trip to Paris at the end of April, beginning of May and wondering what the crowd levels would be like on Monday, the 5th of May?
I've been trying to read through the school calendars for France, Germany and England and it appears as though that Monday is right after the Easter break for most if not all of them... can anyone tell me what it might be like on that day?
thank you!
Last week in April looks brilliant for availability, park hours and crowd level. 5th isn't showing it to be busier than the week proceeding it :) expect lower waits around 20 mins. Except BTM and Crush. However this is the start of Fri, Sat and Sundays being a lot busier :)
Thanks Trekkie and others! I would think the 5th being a Monday would mean lower crowds just to it being a non-weekend as well. I can deal with the 20min wait times.
I plan to get up pretty early to get to the Park from Chatelet for the opening, so hopefully being an early riser will help too.
Weekends, especially a Saturday pack the place, for example Thursday everything was 5/10 mins and today's waits are closer to 30/40!
Were going 19th Jan til 23rd. Will it be busy then?
Quote from: gemhandley on January 12, 2014, 02:11:05 AM
Were going 19th Jan til 23rd. Will it be busy then?
Not at all :)
hi there .. :)
we have just booked for the 30/6/ - 4/7 for this year and never been at this time , think i have seen that it will be spanish and italian hoidays but think that is it
anyone know how busy it might be....
thanks
claire.. :D
Hi Trekkie. thanks for that :) - yes we were in DLP 20-25th october and it was manic!
Could I ask where your resource is for answering? It would be great to have access to it for future trip planning!
Quote from: amanda08 on January 12, 2014, 12:26:16 PM
Hi Trekkie. thanks for that :) - yes we were in DLP 20-25th october and it was manic!
Could I ask where your resource is for answering? It would be great to have access to it for future trip planning!
Calendar in my signature, http://dlrpr.com/calendar
I spent about a month building the thing, because October's park opening times aren't out yet it won't show to you, however we have until Novembers projected crowds in the system already these base partially on seasonality, events, holidays, price grids and on occasion wait times.
Can't promise it's perfect, but its roughly right :)
I can pop up the rest of the years when I'm home tomorrow and let you see the projections if you want :)
I won't mind having that as well. Can you pm in to me?
Will stick it up publicly :)
Wow. That is really nice, Trekkie101.
Thats fab, thank you Trekkie! Although, going by your calander my trip in february is going to be about as busy at my trip last october :o
Will just have to wait and see and hope for the best I guess
My boyfriend & I are going for the first time ever from 9th-15th Feb so hopefully it will be a quiet one :)
Quote from: amanda08 on January 12, 2014, 10:05:34 PM
Thats fab, thank you Trekkie! Although, going by your calander my trip in february is going to be about as busy at my trip last october :o
Will just have to wait and see and hope for the best I guess
Feb mid won't be October mid levels, although I'm optimistic the parks are going to show a fair bit of growth for the last 6months.
Quote from: BoristheSpider on January 14, 2014, 05:13:03 PM
My boyfriend & I are going for the first time ever from 9th-15th Feb so hopefully it will be a quiet one :)
Definitely will be! Sunday will be busier but you'll enjoy one of the queitest Mondays and Tuesdays all year :)
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 11, 2014, 12:33:19 PM
Quote from: Livvipivvi on January 07, 2014, 10:21:35 PM
Hiya, We are going on our first visit on Sunday 25th May until 29th. I know the 29th is the first day of a french holiday, but how busy do you think these days will be?
23rd to 28th May - Mid season, around 20/25 minute waits on average, some exceptions like BTM and Crush.
29th May - Busier, expect closer to 35/40 minute waits. Nothing mega I wouldn't think.
Fab thanks very much :D . Fingers crossed we should be able to get everything thing done in the 2 parks during our 4 night trip and have enough time left to do a quick tour of paris too.
How about on 1st May? I know it's Labor Day in France - does that make the parks extra busy, extra quiet, or just normal?
Quote from: enough on January 15, 2014, 09:31:16 PM
How about on 1st May? I know it's Labor Day in France - does that make the parks extra busy, extra quiet, or just normal?
We're flagging it as a high day, Disney are showing Medium/High. It'll be much busier than a Monday normally is but it'll be staffed up better and will be one of the busier days. There won't be short waits.
amanda08 mnewcourt and Rapunzel1
http://dlrpr.com/calendar
Now contains forecasts up to November :) the majority of these come from the price grids with a touch of tweaking. Please keep in mind a Low day in August will be a lot busier than a Low day in February, and Sunday's will always be slightly busier than a normal week day regardless of what the calendar shows.
Later today Blockouts will go live on the calendar, followed shortly by any extra events we find.
For the first year that I've seen also, Halloween will be for the entire of October.
Hi Trekkie - Thanks for that - very handy to have!
Can I ask where you saw the Halloween dates?
amanda
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 17, 2014, 03:22:42 PM
Quote from: enough on January 15, 2014, 09:31:16 PM
How about on 1st May? I know it's Labor Day in France - does that make the parks extra busy, extra quiet, or just normal?
We're flagging it as a high day, Disney are showing Medium/High. It'll be much busier than a Monday normally is but it'll be staffed up better and will be one of the busier days. There won't be short waits.
Thanks Trekkie - I'll stick with going on Monday, May 5 instead which should be quiet as you pointed out before.
Thanks for all the help!
Quote from: amanda08 on January 17, 2014, 04:03:58 PM
Hi Trekkie - Thanks for that - very handy to have!
Can I ask where you saw the Halloween dates?
amanda
Summer 2014 brochure :)
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 17, 2014, 04:36:05 PM
Quote from: amanda08 on January 17, 2014, 04:03:58 PM
Hi Trekkie - Thanks for that - very handy to have!
Can I ask where you saw the Halloween dates?
amanda
Summer 2014 brochure :)
We've pulled the 1st to the 4th, as the Disneyland Paris website doesn't seem to list those dates, although the brochure does. We're erring on the side of caution. Potential update to this later.
Quote from: Trekkie101 on January 15, 2014, 09:13:49 AM
Quote from: BoristheSpider on January 14, 2014, 05:13:03 PM
My boyfriend & I are going for the first time ever from 9th-15th Feb so hopefully it will be a quiet one :)
Definitely will be! Sunday will be busier but you'll enjoy one of the queitest Mondays and Tuesdays all year :)
Brill, fingers crossed for no rain! x
We are going June 12th till 16th. Any ideas how busy this time of year is. I am hoping not too busy as its our first time and will have so much to see and do.
Sorry for so many questions Trekkie, as we are visiting in a seemingly quiet period do you think it will be necessary to phone through restaurant reservations or will it be safe to wait until we arrive to decide?x
Quote from: jazzyjules72 on January 18, 2014, 06:51:25 PM
We are going June 12th till 16th. Any ideas how busy this time of year is. I am hoping not too busy as its our first time and will have so much to see and do.
You'll have a mixed bag :) you're arrival day will be fairly quiet, Friday will still be nothing major, expect to queue a fair bit on the Saturday (but that's most Saturday's) and then it'll be fairly quiet from there again.
You'll have plenty time to do and see everything, on the Saturday I'd optimise your day to take in the shows at the Walt Disney Studio's as you don't really wait for them. Animagique, Cinemagique, Stunt Show, Stars'n'Cars Parade, and then back to Disneyland and watch the main parade which may or may not be Disney's Magic on Parade, and you'll have a full day without really waiting on anything :)
Quote from: BoristheSpider on January 19, 2014, 08:22:08 AM
Sorry for so many questions Trekkie, as we are visiting in a seemingly quiet period do you think it will be necessary to phone through restaurant reservations or will it be safe to wait until we arrive to decide?x
No problem :)
I'd wait until you arrive, I've never had a problem at that time. Each morning we usually booked lunch (or sometimes the night before) and booked Dinner at the same time.
Hi. Sorry if this has been asked before but when u say busy/peak time what queue lengths are we talking about with regards to waiting time. Thank you.
Hi, I'll be going to DLP 27th June to 1st July, will it be unbearably busy? We will be staying in Sequoia Lodge so how much of a difference will fast passes make? Thanks!!!
Hi Trekkie - decided to test out your calander ;D
Just booked another trip 27th/4 - 29th/4
Hoping we can get in and out before the madness of bank holiday starts in between most school hols (well us Dutch are free)
Am I right in thinking that zone a and b being free will have much less impact on the parks then one zone c is free?
I any event ;D ;D ;D ;D yayy to double countdowns!
http://dlrpr.com/calendar/index.php?m=10&y=2014
Does mean from 13 to 16 October 2014 less crowds of guests in both parks. Also it show med for 17 October 2014, how crowded would when it shows med level on the calender.
Quote from: clarybell on January 19, 2014, 03:59:50 PM
Hi. Sorry if this has been asked before but when u say busy/peak time what queue lengths are we talking about with regards to waiting time. Thank you.
These go by the my calendar only, however as a general guide (please note this is far from 100% accurate - any number of things can upset the calendars accuracy).
Quiet - Less than 15 mins for most rides
Low - Less than 20 mins for most rides
Mid - 30 or less for most rides
High - 45 minutes to an hour average
Peak - Hour+ waits
There are a number of exceptions, Big Thunder Mountain basically always has a long queue, as does Crush's coaster, the Fantasyland dark rides usually follow suit.
Weekends (Fri/Sat/Sun) will always have bigger queues than Mon-Thu.
Public holidays are also busy, but usually on the calendar.
Quote from: Disney_Klara on January 19, 2014, 04:37:40 PM
Hi, I'll be going to DLP 27th June to 1st July, will it be unbearably busy? We will be staying in Sequoia Lodge so how much of a difference will fast passes make? Thanks!!!
The Saturday will be particularly busy, but use this to your advantage, see the shows (Animagique, Cinemagique, Stunt Show, Studios parade, Disneyland Parade) as these activities won't require queuing for extend periods.
The other days won't be unbearable as you're still a good bit away from the peak season.
Quote from: amanda08 on January 19, 2014, 05:17:16 PM
Hi Trekkie - decided to test out your calander ;D
Just booked another trip 27th/4 - 29th/4
Hoping we can get in and out before the madness of bank holiday starts in between most school hols (well us Dutch are free)
Am I right in thinking that zone a and b being free will have much less impact on the parks then one zone c is free?
I any event ;D ;D ;D ;D yayy to double countdowns!
Hope it all works out for you, report back ;)
It's not let me down so far, apart from November 11th, it completely got that wrong - but that's fixed going forward.
You'll find it busier than say low season in February/March, but Disneyland Paris have extended the hours until 10pm during your trip, so you'll be able to get more done over a larger period of time, plus see it a lot more in its night time glory ;)
Quote from: Kindlegirl 2014 on January 19, 2014, 09:14:47 PM
http://dlrpr.com/calendar/index.php?m=10&y=2014 (http://dlrpr.com/calendar/index.php?m=10&y=2014)
Does mean from 13 to 16 October 2014 less crowds of guests in both parks. Also it show med for 17 October 2014, how crowded would when it shows med level on the calender.
Sure does :)
Mid - expect 30 minute waits.
Thank you- that will help me make a big decision.
How busy it will be the 27th-31st of march? Im expecting the sat to be busy bu hopeing the other days will be queit!!
Quote from: Nicknocks on January 20, 2014, 02:23:23 PM
How busy it will be the 27th-31st of march? Im expecting the sat to be busy bu hopeing the other days will be queit!!
You're pretty spot on :)
June 15th-17th? (sunday to tuesday)
10th-14th march? How long will ride queues be etc?
I'd be curious to know too...We'll be there the 9th-13th March. :) :) How many rides would you get done during an hour of EMH...all the small children ones! ;) Thanks
im going rom saturday through till tuesday, im expecting it to be busy as we have the half term break. What can i expect for wait times, food queues etc...
thanks :)
Crowd levels out of 5, none of the days will be particularly busy though.
Quote from: geeky-spice on February 09, 2014, 06:13:52 PM
June 15th-17th? (sunday to tuesday)
15th 2.5/5
16th 2/5
17th 2/5
Quote from: Meroko on February 11, 2014, 07:03:52 PM
10th-14th march? How long will ride queues be etc?
Quote from: Rosy25 on February 11, 2014, 10:29:40 PM
I'd be curious to know too...We'll be there the 9th-13th March. :) :) How many rides would you get done during an hour of EMH...all the small children ones! ;) Thanks
9th - Welsh Festival, DO NOT MISS THE UNIQUE NIGHT SHOW. :) - 3/5
10th - 2/5
11th - 2/5
12th - 2/5
13th 2/5
14th 3.5/5
Quote from: robbiec4352 on February 12, 2014, 07:49:32 PM
im going rom saturday through till tuesday, im expecting it to be busy as we have the half term break. What can i expect for wait times, food queues etc...
thanks :)
Which month?
ha sorry if forgot the month, February, . we drive tomorrow. :)
Mid table for every day, 3/5, will be a busier Saturday.
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@Trekkie
I am thinking of booking for 11/12 and 13 of October. On your calendar it shows 12 and 13 to be quiet. There is a spanish national holiday I think this weekend. Is it then that spanish bank holidays will not effect the park in the same way as french or english ones will?
Thanks
Amanda
Quote from: amanda08 on February 14, 2014, 05:45:09 PM
@Trekkie
I am thinking of booking for 11/12 and 13 of October. On your calendar it shows 12 and 13 to be quiet. There is a spanish national holiday I think this weekend. Is it then that spanish bank holidays will not effect the park in the same way as french or english ones will?
Thanks
Amanda
Less attend from Spain than the UK. However the crowd level also only holds based on park hours. If its low though, I've not had anyone report any to be vastly out :)
What about the 30th and 31st of March?
Sunday will be a tad busy. Monday will be a perfect day :)
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We are going 4th - 8th June - Found out after booking that the weekend (7th & 8th) it Whit Sunday weekend and a French Bank Holiday (on Monday 9th).
How busy will it be? Especially in the run up to the weekend?
If the weekend is going to be too busy we may take a trip into Paris on the Saturday.
Hi trekkie101,
Please could you tell me how busy it is likely to be on 31st march through to the 5th April please?
Thank you!!
:D
Quote from: glgittens85 on February 17, 2014, 11:38:32 AM
We are going 4th - 8th June - Found out after booking that the weekend (7th & 8th) it Whit Sunday weekend and a French Bank Holiday (on Monday 9th).
How busy will it be? Especially in the run up to the weekend?
If the weekend is going to be too busy we may take a trip into Paris on the Saturday.
It will be a busy weekend, especially the Saturday. Blockouts will reduce the Sunday a fair bit, but again weekend stays from the French will effect the crowd level, it should get quieter as the day goes on though.
Quote from: moonloo on February 17, 2014, 08:58:20 PM
Hi trekkie101,
Please could you tell me how busy it is likely to be on 31st march through to the 5th April please?
Thank you!!
:D
Should be fairly quiet until 4th where it'll be busier and then Saturday will be very busy.
I'd love to go again this Halloween.
Will it be painfully busy? Are there still villains out if you go in a less busy time say early Oct?x
Hi Boris the Spider! Ive been the last two years early October, normally the first week and its been ok. Most rides (except crushes coaster which is always busy) was either walk on or 20 minutes waits, crowds were modest and yes there was villains! We saw Jafar, Gaston, Governor Ratcliffe, Captain Hook, Cruella De Vil and Gideon. There was more out but I cant remember which ones off the top of my head as we didn't get pictures of them as the crowds were big!
Thanks Loulou :)
Quote from: BoristheSpider on February 18, 2014, 12:52:05 PM
I'd love to go again this Halloween.
Will it be painfully busy? Are there still villains out if you go in a less busy time say early Oct?x
Bear in mind that last year Halloween season did not start till 5th october
Quote from: moonloo on February 17, 2014, 08:58:20 PM
Hi trekkie101,
Please could you tell me how busy it is likely to be on 31st march through to the 5th April please?
Thank you!!
:D
Should be fairly quiet until 4th where it'll be busier and then Saturday will be very busy.
Thank youuuuuu!!!! Sounds GREAT!!!!!!
Quote from: moonloo on February 18, 2014, 06:38:19 PM
Quote from: moonloo on February 17, 2014, 08:58:20 PM
Hi trekkie101,
Please could you tell me how busy it is likely to be on 31st march through to the 5th April please?
Thank you!!
:D
Should be fairly quiet until 4th where it'll be busier and then Saturday will be very busy.
Thank youuuuuu!!!! Sounds GREAT!!!!!!
Anytime :) as alway's the calendars up to date.
We're hoping to go 18th to 24th June but never been that time of year before, how busy will it be please? Also I'd there anything special on? (summer parade etc? )
Hi,
I've just booked for October 21st -25th - made an effort to avoid the UK half term but never thought to look at the french holidays - anyone have an idea of how mad it could be?!
Amy x
Hi Amy - we were there the same time last year and it was i'm afraid to say, horrendously busy :( Some points in the day you could hardly walk through the crowd. Very long wait times too for the rides (and we had vip fast pass from Castle Club)
On the plus side, the weather was absolutely glorious and the park loved beautiful with all the Halloween trimmings, extra parade etc.
@Trekkie - you may want to adjust your calander as it shows this week as being a quiet one.............
Quote from: amanda08 on February 19, 2014, 06:00:57 PM
Hi Amy - we were there the same time last year and it was i'm afraid to say, horrendously busy :( Some points in the day you could hardly walk through the crowd. Very long wait times too for the rides (and we had vip fast pass from Castle Club)
On the plus side, the weather was absolutely glorious and the park loved beautiful with all the Halloween trimmings, extra parade etc.
@Trekkie - you may want to adjust your calander as it shows this week as being a quiet one.............
Our data shows big weekends, but no mid week hit, we should have our new data from DLP next month and i'll see if they upgrade it. Definitely strange it taking the jump from low to high.
Quote from: polar vixen on February 19, 2014, 01:29:56 AM
We're hoping to go 18th to 24th June but never been that time of year before, how busy will it be please? Also I'd there anything special on? (summer parade etc? )
Busy weekend, not so much before hand :)
Have booked a trip for 10-16th Sept (a couple of days will be spent in Paris) anyone got any suggestion how busy it will be and which days we should consider to visit Paris
Taking a 3.5 year old and 4 month old (oh and hubby lol :P )
Hi Amy - we were there the same time last year and it was i'm afraid to say, horrendously busy :( Some points in the day you could hardly walk through the crowd. Very long wait times too for the rides (and we had vip fast pass from Castle Club)
Thanks Amanda- we were last there in sept 2011 and had a lovely quiet 2 days then the weekend hit and there was a wait of 60mins for pirates of the carribean! Will deffo make use of EMH xx
Thanks Trekkie, we'll maybe make sat/sun our days to go into paris, and hang out around the davy crockett ranch, THANK YOU!
Quote from: wishuponastar83 on February 19, 2014, 09:37:18 PM
Have booked a trip for 10-16th Sept (a couple of days will be spent in Paris) anyone got any suggestion how busy it will be and which days we should consider to visit Paris
Taking a 3.5 year old and 4 month old (oh and hubby lol :P )
Friday/Saturday/Sunday will be busier, Saturday will be the busiest. The other days will be fairly clear :)
Quote from: Trekkie101 on February 20, 2014, 01:14:11 AM
Quote from: wishuponastar83 on February 19, 2014, 09:37:18 PM
Have booked a trip for 10-16th Sept (a couple of days will be spent in Paris) anyone got any suggestion how busy it will be and which days we should consider to visit Paris
Taking a 3.5 year old and 4 month old (oh and hubby lol :P )
Friday/Saturday/Sunday will be busier, Saturday will be the busiest. The other days will be fairly clear :)
Thanks Trekkie perhaps we will use the weekend to visit Paris
Hi guys!
Just booked a day pass for April's 1st (yeah, April's Fools on Disneyland) for only 35€ in Fnac's website (if you're planning to enjoy this offer, hurry up because it ends tomorrow).
I been to Disneyland before, but never in April; how busy do you think the parks will be?
Thanks :)
Hello!
We're planning on going to Disney in May halfterm (uk) this year. We are in the Paris area Sunday 25th til Saturday 31st.
I was thinking Wednesday would be the best option, any ideas on how busy it will be?
Thanks very much!
Tess
Hi,
We're going on the 12th to 16th May for our first trip with our 1 year old. Can anyone tell me roughly how busy it will be?
Thank you.
Quote from: tesssparkle on March 02, 2014, 05:57:56 PM
Hello!
We're planning on going to Disney in May halfterm (uk) this year. We are in the Paris area Sunday 25th til Saturday 31st.
I was thinking Wednesday would be the best option, any ideas on how busy it will be?
Thanks very much!
Tess
Weekdays that week are mid season dates, on average 22 min waits, higher waits 12-6, parks open until 11pm though.
Quote from: MuppetNation on March 03, 2014, 04:56:35 PM
Hi,
We're going on the 12th to 16th May for our first trip with our 1 year old. Can anyone tell me roughly how busy it will be?
Thank you.
Low season up until 16th, 15 min average wait, higher 12-5, take advantage of later opening hours (until 22:30), and if staying on site use extra magic hours. 13th will be your quietest day, some annual passes are blocked out.
Hi Trekkie101 sorry little late but just wanted say thank you for your comment, certainly sounds good idea to take in the shows on the Saturday. Every little bit of advice is going to make our stay even more enjoyable. So excited!!
Hi Trekkie, I like the new stats graphs you've put on your website, I'd be interested in seeing separate versions of the second graph (average wait time by hour) for each of the season types as well as the overall average wait time by day type.
Quote from: danogian on March 04, 2014, 01:58:35 PM
Hi Trekkie, I like the new stats graphs you've put on your website, I'd be interested in seeing separate versions of the second graph (average wait time by hour) for each of the season types as well as the overall average wait time by day type.
Tonights update has exactly this if I understand you right :) - 8:30pm GMT it should refresh up live.
That's exactly what I meant, nice work Graeme, thanks!
Quote from: danogian on March 04, 2014, 10:57:51 PM
That's exactly what I meant, nice work Graeme, thanks!
Wednesday will work also, just the logic needs tomorrow to run before it will.
17th-21st Nov? Xx
Quote from: BoristheSpider on March 09, 2014, 10:59:23 AM
17th-21st Nov? Xx
We have nothing predicted yet sadly.
From previous experience though, pretty good time to be there, won't be overly busy and you'll have the full swing of the Christmas season. Lots of extra's.
Quote from: BoristheSpider on March 09, 2014, 10:59:23 AM
17th-21st Nov? Xx
I was there same time last year and I have never seen the parks so quiet ;D ;D ;D We walked on to almost everything - BTM 5 minute queue and Crush only about 15mins max ;D ;D NO having to wait for parades for a good spot and turned up for Dreams about 20 mins before it started and got a place almost just behind the rope in front of the castle
Great time to visit!
We are going 26 - 30th May, i know these are classed as mid-season so the waiting times shouldn't be too bad, but does anyone know what the queues are like regarding parades and meet and greets?
Quote from: disnick.322 on March 09, 2014, 05:56:34 PM
We are going 26 - 30th May, i know these are classed as mid-season so the waiting times shouldn't be too bad, but does anyone know what the queues are like regarding parades and meet and greets?
Parade, go up to Fantasyland and watch there, turn up 20 mins before and you should be fine :)
Meet and Greets are always on the longer side of waits, Mickey usually is lower.
Some stats: http://dlrpr.com/waits/stats.php
(It doesn't have M&G waits)
Brilliant, thanks for your help Trekkie101
How much difference is there between going in mid-june and the beginning of july? Is it much busier in july than in june?
Quote from: Trekkie101 on March 09, 2014, 07:56:18 PM
Some stats: http://dlrpr.com/waits/stats.php (http://dlrpr.com/waits/stats.php)
This is fascinating!!!
Interesting that the peak average by hour on a low day is actually higher than the peak average by hour on a medium day, even though the overall daily average is lower.
Quote from: Alexz on March 10, 2014, 08:59:35 AM
How much difference is there between going in mid-june and the beginning of july? Is it much busier in july than in june?
Not overly but it will be busier.
Quote from: never2old on March 11, 2014, 04:49:22 PM
Quote from: Trekkie101 on March 09, 2014, 07:56:18 PM
Some stats: http://dlrpr.com/waits/stats.php (http://dlrpr.com/waits/stats.php)
This is fascinating!!!
Thanks, happy to do any reports you like :)
Quote from: danogian on March 11, 2014, 09:34:08 PM
Interesting that the peak average by hour on a low day is actually higher than the peak average by hour on a medium day, even though the overall daily average is lower.
Two things cause this, our data set is still very small, with under 10,000 entries. Averaging doesn't work perfectly without us having more sample data to run on. However day by day this gets better. January and February's data was fairly dirty as well as our parsers weren't up to the task.
Secondly, "The Sunday Problem" - Sunday is habitually under rated by DLP, they'll rate it low on the seasonality scale while it's actually Mid or High, their reasoning will be to encourage people to stay longer than just a weekend by using lower seasonality to reduce prices. Sunday also runs longer hours than weekdays, causing the average to be distributed further, but having higher peak times. It all wraps up to either we bend the data to be "more right" or we stay true to the DLP stated data. I took the decision to stay true to the official data, and in future we will be able to provide much more accurate wait data, although for now, "low" days will seem higher than they are - I'll probably do the same graph again minus a Sunday.
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The sites platform has expanded a ton over the last year, and now we're running more auto analyses than I ever thought possible. You should see the site grow even further over the next year.
According to the official site at http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/practical-information/before-your-visit/parks-hours.html, the closures of Armageddon and Studio Tram Tour in April are no longer happening. All the rest of the closures are still there though (gutted about Peter Pan & Crush). You might want to update your calendar Graeme. Also, on your calendar page, you've got a repeat 2014 label where there should be a 2015 one for the 3 months you've listed for next year.
Quote from: danogian on March 12, 2014, 04:19:02 PM
According to the official site at http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/practical-information/before-your-visit/parks-hours.html (http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/practical-information/before-your-visit/parks-hours.html), the closures of Armageddon and Studio Tram Tour in April are no longer happening. All the rest of the closures are still there though (gutted about Peter Pan & Crush). You might want to update your calendar Graeme. Also, on your calendar page, you've got a repeat 2014 label where there should be a 2015 one for the 3 months you've listed for next year.
Nice spotting on the 2014! :)
Oddly the closure feed still has them from the DLP data download, however the json data in their calendar doesn't. I imagine the data download only updates if a new calendar is published - although it really should encourage me to not be so lazy and instead re-write the closures to read from the calendar now that their included in the feed.
Cheers! will update soon :)
How will it be 9-14th April?
I'm planning on dinner + dreams on wednesday (9th), thursday and friday in the main park, possible studios on friday afternoon, emh on saturday and a relaxed afternoon in the hotel, emh + Inventions sunday brunch + studios on sunday. Monday is the day we leave, sob only emh for us.
Will we escape most of the weekend crowds?
Any recommendations?
Tia!
Xx
Quote from: SVioletS on March 13, 2014, 08:31:19 PM
How will it be 9-14th April?
I'm planning on dinner + dreams on wednesday (9th), thursday and friday in the main park, possible studios on friday afternoon, emh on saturday and a relaxed afternoon in the hotel, emh + Inventions sunday brunch + studios on sunday. Monday is the day we leave, sob only emh for us.
Will we escape most of the weekend crowds?
Any recommendations?
Tia!
Xx
Nice planning :)
Trekkie, booked in September, had lots of time to do my reading and planning! ;)
You think it'll be too busy? I know zone c school holidays will start on 14th, but other zones only start closer to Easter weekend. I'm ok with busy, but no so ok with with "cant even walk around the park" busy...
Anyway, it's booked and payed for, we will have spring festival and DDs Birthday, what will be will be!
Quote from: SVioletS on March 13, 2014, 10:27:02 PM
Trekkie, booked in September, had lots of time to do my reading and planning! ;)
You think it'll be too busy? I know zone c school holidays will start on 14th, but other zones only start closer to Easter weekend. I'm ok with busy, but no so ok with with "cant even walk around the park" busy...
Anyway, it's booked and payed for, we will have spring festival and DDs Birthday, what will be will be!
It'll be busy, but the park closing hours aren't at peak, so they're not planning on it being full.
The sort of waits by hour your looking at: http://dlrpr.com/waits/stats.php (down to
Average wait time on a high day, by hour)
How do you calculate the averages, do you take all rides in both parks? And you exclude all meet 'n' greets, including Meet Mickey Mouse and the Princess Pavilion?
Quote from: never2old on March 14, 2014, 10:38:36 AM
How do you calculate the averages, do you take all rides in both parks? And you exclude all meet 'n' greets, including Meet Mickey Mouse and the Princess Pavilion?
Meet and Greets don't advertise wait times through the data service, so we never have them.
Averages are currently all rides in both parks.
We sample the data three times an hour (we plan on increasing this to a 20 sample), we average the hours data and remove any hostile data (i.e. ride break down half way through the hour may have just cleared and will show a 5 min wait) - then we create a master "known good hourly wait" and then we process that as required.
It's also worth noting the data doesn't come in "clean" - we have a script that has the sole duty of getting rid of junk.
Thanks Trekkie! All the info you are providing is already amazing! Allready checked which counter service restos will be open and it made me change some things! ;)
It's very impressive... I'm looking forward to seeing how figures progress through the year - particularly having the real peak times like summer or Christmas... Really fascinating stuff :D
I would be interesting to see waiting time per ride during high/low/medium seasons... not for all the rides, but for the most popular ones. But don't know if it's even possible!
Yes, never2old, next year with more data available it should bring even more information!
Yes, average time per rides would be great!! Or per park - I wonder how much the average times in DLP would compare to WDS (particularly since the WDS average figures I'm sure are being seriously pushed up by Crush)
Anyway, thank you for all that work Trekkie101 :D
Quote from: never2old on March 14, 2014, 01:57:34 PM
It's very impressive... I'm looking forward to seeing how figures progress through the year - particularly having the real peak times like summer or Christmas... Really fascinating stuff :D
This is exactly what I'm excited for - a full year means we get real "full" data but also opens up the possibilities of year on year comparisons!
Quote from: SVioletS on March 14, 2014, 02:54:33 PM
I would be interesting to see waiting time per ride during high/low/medium seasons... not for all the rides, but for the most popular ones. But don't know if it's even possible!
Yes, never2old, next year with more data available it should bring even more information!
This is coming, for every ride. We'll have a ride database go live soon after the restaurant database is finished and every one will have a wait time comparison. The code alone is giving me nightmares but will be fun :)
Quote from: never2old on March 14, 2014, 04:10:04 PM
Yes, average time per rides would be great!! Or per park - I wonder how much the average times in DLP would compare to WDS (particularly since the WDS average figures I'm sure are being seriously pushed up by Crush)
Anyway, thank you for all that work Trekkie101 :D
In all honesty, they're fairly similar believe it or not. BTM is the worst performer wait time wise in DLP. It also seems down most often. I'll put this graph up next!
Keep any suggestions flowing and i'll add them. Tiny bit short on time until next Sunday, then you should see a burst of new things/polishing. Glad you like it :)
Hi,
Could anyone give me an idea how busy the parks will be during the last week of August please?
Thanks in advance
Hi minnieme.. that is high summer and pretty much the whole of europe will be on holiday so it will be VERY busy. Unless the weather is bad which can help keep the day trippers away, be prepared for Q's. However if you make the most of EMH and Fastpass, it is doable and you do have the advantage of fab long Disney days. :)
Hi I'm going next week thurs 27th March to mon 31st. There is a cheerleading competition while we are there but there is also an AP blockout :) . Any idea how busy it will be. We are going into Paris on the Saturday as I think this will be the busiest day.
Thanks in advance.
What about the second week in October? Specifically Oct 6 to 9?
Quote from: Trekkie101 on March 09, 2014, 11:20:40 AM
Quote from: BoristheSpider on March 09, 2014, 10:59:23 AM
17th-21st Nov? Xx
We have nothing predicted yet sadly.
From previous experience though, pretty good time to be there, won't be overly busy and you'll have the full swing of the Christmas season. Lots of extra's.
Quote from: amanda08 on March 09, 2014, 02:00:42 PM
Quote from: BoristheSpider on March 09, 2014, 10:59:23 AM
17th-21st Nov? Xx
I was there same time last year and I have never seen the parks so quiet ;D ;D ;D We walked on to almost everything - BTM 5 minute queue and Crush only about 15mins max ;D ;D NO having to wait for parades for a good spot and turned up for Dreams about 20 mins before it started and got a place almost just behind the rope in front of the castle
Great time to visit!
Thanks x
So, I've already asked how busy it will be 18th to 24th June, and we've planned to fo into Paris on the Saturday to avoid the busiest day, but I'm wondering if you have any idea what the weather will be like? I kow there's always a chance of rain, but temperature wise do I pack jeans/shorts? (packing for 5 kids I can't manage a full wardrobe for both hot and cold weather)
Thanks Amanda08 ! I thought so, but someone told me it was just weekends at the end of August that would be busy and it would be quieter mid-week. I will go with what you say and plan for mad busy!
Thankyou!!
Quote from: polar vixen on March 21, 2014, 05:20:08 AM
So, I've already asked how busy it will be 18th to 24th June, and we've planned to fo into Paris on the Saturday to avoid the busiest day, but I'm wondering if you have any idea what the weather will be like? I kow there's always a chance of rain, but temperature wise do I pack jeans/shorts? (packing for 5 kids I can't manage a full wardrobe for both hot and cold weather)
Don't pack for cold weather, maybe a thermal fleece for each and that's it. We've been in August before and it rained every day for 10 days straight but we've been in June and it's been high 30's!. We go in two weeks time and we'll be wearing normal clothes like jeans but a pair of shorts doesn't take up too much extra room either :)
Thanks samninetysix, a pair of each wouldn't be too bad, but we're there 7 days, so taking a clothing change for each day, for each weather type would have been allot. I'll plan for hot weather, thank yoU!
Silly question, but will it definitely be 'Christmas' by 17th Nov?x
Quote from: minnieme on March 21, 2014, 09:23:22 AM
Thanks Amanda08 ! I thought so, but someone told me it was just weekends at the end of August that would be busy and it would be quieter mid-week. I will go with what you say and plan for mad busy!
Thankyou!!
Mid week will be quieter, by a fair amount even.
Quote from: BoristheSpider on March 22, 2014, 12:29:50 AM
Silly question, but will it definitely be 'Christmas' by 17th Nov?x
Definitely :)
How is it in about a month (late april)?
High season until the 21st.
Mid 21st onwards (high saturday)
Low from 27th until the weekend.
dont forget thursday 1st May is a big national holiday and VERY busy! :) We are going 27th to 29th and hoping to get in and out before the madness :-)
What will it be like early to mid September? I'm going from the 8th-12th and hoping the school holiday goers and summer madness might not be so bad?
Quote from: amanda08 on March 24, 2014, 01:35:47 PM
dont forget thursday 1st May is a big national holiday and VERY busy! :) We are going 27th to 29th and hoping to get in and out before the madness :-)
That week is a school holiday in the Netherlands. We were in Disneyland last weekend and although it was not a school holiday and it was cold and rainy it was very busy on Saturday and Sunday. We are never going on a weekend agiain.
Quote from: Rapunzel1 on March 24, 2014, 04:27:44 PM
Quote from: amanda08 on March 24, 2014, 01:35:47 PM
dont forget thursday 1st May is a big national holiday and VERY busy! :) We are going 27th to 29th and hoping to get in and out before the madness :-)
That week is a school holiday in the Netherlands. We were in Disneyland last weekend and although it was not a school holiday and it was cold and rainy it was very busy on Saturday and Sunday. We are never going on a weekend agiain.
we are in Den Haag and have school holidays too. We are hoping it is still do-able because UK schools are not free and only zone a and b french ones. Plus we have the VIP fastpass for 2 days of our trip :)
Quote from: WiteHypno on March 24, 2014, 03:19:31 PM
What will it be like early to mid September? I'm going from the 8th-12th and hoping the school holiday goers and summer madness might not be so bad?
We usually Visit in September it's relatively quiet but always busy on weekends
How busy will it be 17th-21 dec?
QuoteQuoteWhat will it be like early to mid September? I'm going from the 8th-12th and hoping the school holiday goers and summer madness might not be so bad?
</blockquote>We usually Visit in September it's relatively quiet but always busy on weekends
Ah thanks, yeah we're going from a Monday to Friday so hopefully it'll be quite pleasant then and not too busy. :)
Quote from: WiteHypno on March 30, 2014, 08:13:53 PM
QuoteQuoteWhat will it be like early to mid September? I'm going from the 8th-12th and hoping the school holiday goers and summer madness might not be so bad?
</blockquote>We usually Visit in September it's relatively quiet but always busy on weekends
Ah thanks, yeah we're going from a Monday to Friday so hopefully it'll be quite pleasant then and not too busy. :)
It's busier sept than march though but not top bad plus you got a chance of ok weather were visiting 28sept this year for 4 nights
ok, i will visit and stay in Disney Paris on 24 June 2014 for 3 nights, 4 days (Tuesday to Friday). I want to know how busy it will be. thanks
Hi all! Going Sunday May 18th until Wed May 21st. Im assuming it will be busier on the Sunday afternoon but don't get there until late. How busy will Mon/Tues be?
Bump. Anyone?
Hi guys,
We are planning our 3rd trip to Disneyland and before i will book i wanted to make myself sure that it will be acceptably crowded... What do you think about 2.06.2014 - 6.06.2014?? Checked that there are no holidays, no public holidays then... Will be grateful for any answers !!!
Quote from: Dimi on April 07, 2014, 03:22:29 PM
Hi guys,
We are planning our 3rd trip to Disneyland and before i will book i wanted to make myself sure that it will be acceptably crowded... What do you think about 2.06.2014 - 6.06.2014?? Checked that there are no holidays, no public holidays then... Will be grateful for any answers !!!
I'm there on the 3rd and 3th, I've booked it with it being no holidays and *should* be quiet
Hi there we are going 30th june till 4 th july , any ideas if it will be busy ????
also do they do anything for the 4th of july ???
Thanks :)
Thursday 29th May is ascension day, which is a public holiday in France, so does anyone know how busy it is will be on the Thursday?
Quote from: disnick.322 on April 08, 2014, 06:52:35 PM
Thursday 29th May is ascension day, which is a public holiday in France, so does anyone know how busy it is will be on the Thursday?
VERY busy!! It is I believe one of the busiest days in the year for Disney, so you need to prepare for loooooonnnnnggggg queues
Quote from: amanda08 on April 08, 2014, 08:05:17 PM
Quote from: disnick.322 on April 08, 2014, 06:52:35 PM
Thursday 29th May is ascension day, which is a public holiday in France, so does anyone know how busy it is will be on the Thursday?
VERY busy!! It is I believe one of the busiest days in the year for Disney, so you need to prepare for loooooonnnnnggggg queues
Looks like EMH, fast pass will be needed. Might have to be a shopping day.
Quote from: stylian on April 02, 2014, 09:55:21 AM
ok, i will visit and stay in Disney Paris on 24 June 2014 for 3 nights, 4 days (Tuesday to Friday). I want to know how busy it will be. thanks
Fairly nice crowds especially considering the weather :) average of 15 min waits.
Quote from: Mrsya on April 04, 2014, 11:09:02 AM
Hi all! Going Sunday May 18th until Wed May 21st. Im assuming it will be busier on the Sunday afternoon but don't get there until late. How busy will Mon/Tues be?
Sunday is busier. Monday and Tuesday will be good, average 15/20 min waits, very long hours too. Early and late will be shorter, mid day will be the highest.
Quote from: Dimi on April 07, 2014, 03:22:29 PM
Hi guys,
We are planning our 3rd trip to Disneyland and before i will book i wanted to make myself sure that it will be acceptably crowded... What do you think about 2.06.2014 - 6.06.2014?? Checked that there are no holidays, no public holidays then... Will be grateful for any answers !!!
Nice calm time, long hours :)
Quote from: ilovemainstxxx on April 08, 2014, 11:05:15 AM
Hi there we are going 30th june till 4 th july , any ideas if it will be busy ??? ?
also do they do anything for the 4th of july ???
Thanks :)
Mid season dates, expect 20/25 min waits outside the peak hours. 4th will be busy. As for plans, no idea.
Quote from: disnick.322 on April 08, 2014, 10:10:14 PM
Quote from: amanda08 on April 08, 2014, 08:05:17 PM
Quote from: disnick.322 on April 08, 2014, 06:52:35 PM
Thursday 29th May is ascension day, which is a public holiday in France, so does anyone know how busy it is will be on the Thursday?
VERY busy!! It is I believe one of the busiest days in the year for Disney, so you need to prepare for loooooonnnnnggggg queues
Looks like EMH, fast pass will be needed. Might have to be a shopping day.
Do EMH, hit Thunder/Pirates/Buzz/Space first thing. You have until about 11am before it gets busy, you can easily squeeze in the headliners. Then do the shows at the studios - can still have a full day in the parks :) FP anything else.
Quote from: ilovemainstxxx on April 08, 2014, 11:05:15 AM
Hi there we are going 30th june till 4 th july , any ideas if it will be busy ??? ?
also do they do anything for the 4th of july ???
Thanks :)
Mid season dates, expect 20/25 min waits outside the peak hours. 4th will be busy. As for plans, no idea.
thanks for that Trekkie , was really worried as it is Spanish and Italian holidays , but with the others not breaking up till a bit later was hoping it might not be to bad ...
we went first week of September last year and some schools were still off , do you think it will be comparable to that ???
Quote from: ilovemainstxxx on April 12, 2014, 10:16:59 AM
Quote from: ilovemainstxxx on April 08, 2014, 11:05:15 AM
Hi there we are going 30th june till 4 th july , any ideas if it will be busy ??? ?
also do they do anything for the 4th of july ???
Thanks :)
Mid season dates, expect 20/25 min waits outside the peak hours. 4th will be busy. As for plans, no idea.
thanks for that Trekkie , was really worried as it is Spanish and Italian holidays , but with the others not breaking up till a bit later was hoping it might not be to bad ...
we went first week of September last year and some schools were still off , do you think it will be comparable to that ???
A bit busier, nothing outwardly crazy though :)
Going Wednesday May 14th until Saturday May 17th 2014. Am I looking at low season crowds?
Thanks.
Quote from: Mr D Duck on April 12, 2014, 04:04:10 PM
Going Wednesday May 14th until Saturday May 17th 2014. Am I looking at low season crowds?
Thanks.
Yep, mid on Friday and high on Saturday.
Hi Trekkie! I know this is a little premature, but what are your thoughts on the crowns 23rd til 29th March 2015?
Thank you!!!
Quote from: moonloo on April 13, 2014, 01:31:15 PM
Hi Trekkie! I know this is a little premature, but what are your thoughts on the crowns 23rd til 29th March 2015?
Thank you!!!
Low season mostly :)
Fab thank you Trekkie!! :D
13th-17th October 2014.
here are the school holiday dates for this year
http://www.france.fr/en/studying-france/french-school-holiday-dates-2013-2014.html
Hi! I'll be in DLP on the weekend of June 7-8. I think June 9 is a holiday in France, will the parks be very busy that weekend?
Thank you very much!
Wed Oct 22nd - Tues Oct 27th ?
Trying to beat UK half term by a few days...
Sorry to say that French half term is on then an last year it was MANIC!! Never seen the park so busy, not even high summer :o
that said the park is lovely at Halloween and the halloween parade is brill :)
Worth going just of Jack & Sally :)
Oh no....! :'(
Give me an idea of how manic is manic? Queue length on buzz lightyear, pirates, btm? Or is it just volume of people?
I would say 50 plus minutes for buzz and the shortest queue we saw for btm was 90 mins - crush was close to 2 hours all week :o
If you get there for emh though you can still get quite a lot done and i would advise eating before most peoples dinner time as lots of people do leave the park after the parade to either eat or go home (the day trippers) and the queues then are much more managable.
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Quote from: Andybear on May 31, 2014, 07:25:29 PM
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Nice and quiet :)
29th August? :( End of the summer holidays, so it might not be AS busy? I hope....
Half October will be very busy. The Netherlands also has a holiday that period.
And my guess is that this weekend it eill be very busy as well. Most Europeans have a day off and in the Netherlands Monday is a official day off as well.
Quote from: never2old on June 03, 2014, 04:49:04 PM
Quote from: Andybear on May 31, 2014, 07:25:29 PM
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Nice and quiet :)
Brilliant, thank you :D
Quote from: Andybear on May 31, 2014, 07:25:29 PM
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
Quote from: Queen Elsa on June 10, 2014, 11:35:11 AM
Quote from: Andybear on May 31, 2014, 07:25:29 PM
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
So am i!! Although we will be in paris (staying at explorers hotel) 14/15 and in Disneyland 16/17. We will drive back the 18th late morning.
So i really liked the reply that it will be Nice and quiet ;)
Quote from: Queen Elsa on June 10, 2014, 11:35:11 AM
Quote from: Andybear on May 31, 2014, 07:25:29 PM
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
Great stuff :D I'm getting the direct Eurostar - I only live a 45 minute train journey from London and the trains I catch go to Kings Cross Station so all
I'll have to do is cross the road to St Pancras International.
Quote from: lindavdende on June 22, 2014, 09:27:35 PM
Quote from: Queen Elsa on June 10, 2014, 11:35:11 AM
Quote from: Andybear on May 31, 2014, 07:25:29 PM
I'm going mid September this year - arriving early afternoon on Sunday the 14th and leaving early evening on Thursday the 18th. Can anyone who's been during that time give me an idea of how busy it is then? Hopefully it won't be too bad as I think a lot of kids'll be back at school then. Thanks :)
Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
So am i!! Although we will be in paris (staying at explorers hotel) 14/15 and in Disneyland 16/17. We will drive back the 18th late morning.
So i really liked the reply that it will be Nice and quiet ;)
Me too. I'm going solo so deliberately avoided the school holidays :-)
Can someone tell me how busy it will be from Mon 29/9 to Fri 3/10? Rough waiting times for rides? Thanks
We are arriving 9am Sunday 31st aug and leaving late Thursday evening (4th sept)
Is it likely to be busy?
Quote from: Andybear on June 22, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
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Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
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So am i!! Although we will be in paris (staying at explorers hotel) 14/15 and in Disneyland 16/17. We will drive back the 18th late morning.
So i really liked the reply that it will be Nice and quiet ;)
Me too. I'm going solo so deliberately avoided the school holidays :-)
Another Solo traveller for the 14th of September to 18th crowd. ;D
Quote from: DisneyRon on July 26, 2014, 06:21:29 PM
Quote from: Andybear on June 22, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
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Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
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So am i!! Although we will be in paris (staying at explorers hotel) 14/15 and in Disneyland 16/17. We will drive back the 18th late morning.
So i really liked the reply that it will be Nice and quiet ;)
Me too. I'm going solo so deliberately avoided the school holidays :-)
Another Solo traveller for the 14th of September to 18th crowd. ;D
Welcome to our happy band : ;D ;D
Quote from: Andybear on July 26, 2014, 09:25:09 PM
Quote from: DisneyRon on July 26, 2014, 06:21:29 PM
Quote from: Andybear on June 22, 2014, 10:16:45 PM
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Pointless reply really but we are going the same dates!! It's our first time and sooooooo excited! We will be leaving Thursday lunch time though as we have a long drive home 😊
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So am i!! Although we will be in paris (staying at explorers hotel) 14/15 and in Disneyland 16/17. We will drive back the 18th late morning.
So i really liked the reply that it will be Nice and quiet ;)
Me too. I'm going solo so deliberately avoided the school holidays :-)
Another Solo traveller for the 14th of September to 18th crowd. ;D
Welcome to our happy band : ;D ;D
I can remember last year september a lot of People from here went to Disneyland as well. So i was a bit worried, but the queues were okay. Although i am a bit worried about ratatouille
Quote from: lindavdende on July 26, 2014, 11:22:52 PM
I can remember last year september a lot of People from here went to Disneyland as well. So i was a bit worried, but the queues were okay. Although i am a bit worried about ratatouille
If my visit a little later in September 2012 was any indication, it should be relatively quiet. It's well outside most school holidays. Still plenty of people about, but no significant wait times at most attractions. :)
It will depend on the weather somewhat, as those living nearby may come out if the weather is good, but it shouldn't be anywhere near the kind of crowds you'd see in August.
I suppose 23rd to 27th august will be mega busy - or do they go back to school sooner than ours?
the 23rd of August is the last day of the peak season in terms of pricing (excluding the fridays and saturdays), so I assume they're expecting a drop in visitors after that date.
I've not read all of the replies on this thread, but for those that want to know how busy Disneyland Paris will be on particular days, take yourself over here http://dlrpr.com/calendar/ (http://dlrpr.com/calendar/).
It was of help to me when I discovered it, and it could be helpful to all of you and that's not the only information you can find there.
Quote from: abismummy on July 30, 2014, 06:51:36 PM
I suppose 23rd to 27th august will be mega busy - or do they go back to school sooner than ours?
Monday the 25th is a bank holiday in the UK so the weekend and monday will be very busy hopefully from the 26th it will be a bit quieter but most of europe is still on holiday till the week after
I'm going the 2nd week of October, I was wondering how busy it will be and also if people have been before in October, what the weather was like? :)
We are going 30th August to 2nd September. Couldn't get the 23rd but hoping this is the less busy option x
We arrive the day after you abismummy😊
hi
Im going on 10-13 november, does anyone know if it will be busy this week and also any ride closures for the week, twice i have been and both times the buzz lightyear ride has been down
thanks
According to the calendar at dlrpr.com, those dates should all be quiet apart from Tuesday 11th which I think is a French public holiday and is expected to be very busy.
Sorry to disappoint you, but Buzz is shut for all 4 days, as are Mad Hatter's Teacups, Phantom Manor, and Art of Disney Animation. Also, Captain EO is shut every day except Thursday 13th, and Armageddon is shut on the 12th and 13th.
thanks for that
cant believe buzz is not working again :(
Sorry to tell you, buzz is shut again, so is captain e.o, phantom manor and mad hatters tea cups, armageddon and the art of animation too. Its on dlrp website under closures and refurbs, Michelle
Hi,
I'm planning a pre-Christmas trip to DLP with my wife and (almost) 4 year old daughter. We want to experience the Disney Christmas theme. We'll be staying in the Disneyland Hotel arriving on Monday 8th December 2014 and leaving on Friday 12th December 2014.
We are hoping that it should be a good time to go because there will be no school holidays.
Can you let me know how busy or quiet we can expect it to be for our holiday please?
Thanks!
Next week? I Thought it will slow down by now but i still see very long waiting times.
I will be there next week tuesday and wednesday
Quote from: lindavdende on September 08, 2014, 10:11:32 AM
Next week? I Thought it will slow down by now but i still see very long waiting times.
I will be there next week tuesday and wednesday
Well as far as I'm aware most summer holidays ended, so during week days it should be far more quiet. :)
However Italy, Luxembourg and Portugal still have Summer Vacation until the end of this week (until 14-sep-2014).
Perhaps that's why it's still a little crowded.
Most of the wait times according to the app seem quite reasonable, Big Thunder Mountain is at 40 minutes, which is more or less the highest in DLP, in the Studios only Ratatouille and Crush are at 60 minutes. Everything else is at 30 minutes or less as far as I can see. :) Most of it at 10 minutes or less. :D
It's ratatouille and crush that im the most worried about. Those waiting lines dont really seem to go down.
I read that there is a spanish invation now. We will enjoy our holiday anyway, but a bit less waiting time would be nice of course
How do you think - will it be possible to take fast passes for Ratatoille for the afernoon, when we go to the machines at noon (12-13-14 h). This - after 20.9.
I personally think that going for Fast Passes quite early might be better, as they probably sell out quick.
I intend to use my DLH Fast Pass for Ratatouille when I get a chance (but the Single Rider Queue might also work rather well), maybe for Crush too, but I'm not much of a coaster fan. ;)
Thanks, DisneyRon!
I was asking about noon, because we arrived at this time (first day is a half day) and I was thinking what is better - to go in the Stuidios and try to get a fast pass or to go to the park and leave Ratattoille for the next full day.
Quote from: Mileto on September 09, 2014, 09:45:19 AM
Thanks, DisneyRon!
I was asking about noon, because we arrived at this time (first day is a half day) and I was thinking what is better - to go in the Stuidios and try to get a fast pass or to go to the park and leave Ratattoille for the next full day.
Well, you have a Passe-Partout anyway, you can always walk into the Studios, check if you can grab a fast-pass for Ratatouille and then head over to DLP, and return once your time-slot is coming up. :)
Thanks! This is what we most probably are going to do. I am already sooo excited!
Quote from: Graeme73 on September 07, 2014, 08:47:36 PM
Hi,
I'm planning a pre-Christmas trip to DLP with my wife and (almost) 4 year old daughter. We want to experience the Disney Christmas theme. We'll be staying in the Disneyland Hotel arriving on Monday 8th December 2014 and leaving on Friday 12th December 2014.
We are hoping that it should be a good time to go because there will be no school holidays.
Can you let me know how busy or quiet we can expect it to be for our holiday please?
Thanks!
Is anyone able to provide me with the information I need to help plan my holiday? If some one can let me know how busy it might be for the week beginning Monday 8 December that would be fantastic. Thanks!
Quote from: Graeme73 on September 15, 2014, 09:04:36 PM
Quote from: Graeme73 on September 07, 2014, 08:47:36 PM
Hi,
I'm planning a pre-Christmas trip to DLP with my wife and (almost) 4 year old daughter. We want to experience the Disney Christmas theme. We'll be staying in the Disneyland Hotel arriving on Monday 8th December 2014 and leaving on Friday 12th December 2014.
We are hoping that it should be a good time to go because there will be no school holidays.
Can you let me know how busy or quiet we can expect it to be for our holiday please?
Thanks!
Is anyone able to provide me with the information I need to help plan my holiday? If some one can let me know how busy it might be for the week beginning Monday 8 December that would be fantastic. Thanks!
It should be rather quiet, no school holidays, and you're avoiding the weekends (weekends in December are usually very busy). It's a great time to go!!
I'm hoping to go around then, either the week before or same week as you, we've been around those dates before and it was always quite good. Most rides have less than 15 minutes queues, and busier ones don't go beyond 30 minutes.
Christmas is a wonderful time to go, hope you all have a wonderful time!!
How about March 30th until April 6th 2015 ?
I don´t see any French school holidays there so I guess and hope it will be quiet except for the weekend ?
What do you think ?
I am going to disney next April 7-11.Anyone been before during the British Easter holidays and how busy will it get please. Keep smiling
Plan to visit around 13-17 Oct, which is the best two days to go? Is there any crowded day this week?
THank you : )
Hi
How busy will it be Mon 29 June to Fri 3 July
It's before the UK summer hols and (I think) the week before the France ones. Don't know about the rest of Europe.
Thanks :)
The best place to check is http://dlrpr.com/calendar/ (http://dlrpr.com/calendar/) this website will tell you the low, mid and high seasons.
Quote from: never2old on September 16, 2014, 01:36:21 PM
Quote from: Graeme73 on September 15, 2014, 09:04:36 PM
Quote from: Graeme73 on September 07, 2014, 08:47:36 PM
Hi,
I'm planning a pre-Christmas trip to DLP with my wife and (almost) 4 year old daughter. We want to experience the Disney Christmas theme. We'll be staying in the Disneyland Hotel arriving on Monday 8th December 2014 and leaving on Friday 12th December 2014.
We are hoping that it should be a good time to go because there will be no school holidays.
Can you let me know how busy or quiet we can expect it to be for our holiday please?
Thanks!
Is anyone able to provide me with the information I need to help plan my holiday? If some one can let me know how busy it might be for the week beginning Monday 8 December that would be fantastic. Thanks!
It should be rather quiet, no school holidays, and you're avoiding the weekends (weekends in December are usually very busy). It's a great time to go!!
I'm hoping to go around then, either the week before or same week as you, we've been around those dates before and it was always quite good. Most rides have less than 15 minutes queues, and busier ones don't go beyond 30 minutes.
Christmas is a wonderful time to go, hope you all have a wonderful time!!
Many thanks for giving me that information. Pleased to hear it will be reasonably quiet when we go with short waiting times!! My little one will be very excited to have the chance to meet Anna and Elsa when we go!!
Cheers,
Graeme
Hi. Hoping to go back to Disneyland Paris next year April 6-9/10. Checked and the French schools are not actually off that week so I presume it wont be as busy as the following weeks except for the Monday. Am I right through. I am looking forward to going back
Is dreams definitely on every night. Been six times before but never seen a Disney firework display( and have only once been on Autopia, Casey Junior and the Storybook ride)
next week which is the best day to go if you can only afford one thanks
Quote from: babyboos on October 18, 2014, 11:34:15 PM
next week which is the best day to go if you can only afford one thanks
They will all be busy I am guessing. But the Friday will be at peak!
How busy will it be november 18th? It's a Tuesday but it's a block day for Fantasy AP.. I have no idea why.
Quote from: Joyce on October 29, 2014, 09:58:02 AM
How busy will it be november 18th? It's a Tuesday but it's a block day for Fantasy AP.. I have no idea why.
That depends, it's a sort of press day. After the official launch, certain shows round the continent use DLP to film bits and pieces. Kind of like xfactor did last year.
I would like to go two times next year: in March/April and in November for Christmas.
Do you know which are the best days to go in these months? :)
March is fairly quiet the whole month, weekends a lot busier.
November after the first week is usually quiet enough. Weekends busier.
I see a few people have asked this question but I don't see any opinions...apologies if there are already some posted!!
How busy is the park likely to be the second week in April? It will be Easter holidays in Britain and Ireland... but I don't think most European countries have their spring break then.... We hope to go the 7th - 11th... with small kids, aged 6 and 3.
Busy, just down from peak volume.
If you want examples, hit the calendar link in my signature, choose April of this year and hit the info button on any of the days, it'll tell you the average waits per hour.
Thanks for that Trekkie. looking at your calendar it looks like April is even busier than July.. we have the choice of going at February midterm, Easter or second week in July. We have never been before. Which time would you recommend?
We go next week, 17th-21st. Hopefully it won't ve too busy
Quote from: BoristheSpider on November 15, 2014, 10:38:10 AM
We go next week, 17th-21st. Hopefully it won't ve too busy
We're going the same dates as you, we were there in 2012 those same dates and is was very quiet the longest queue was about 30 mins for crush but everything else was pretty much a walk on
Have a good trip :)
Quote from: Tinkerbell77 on November 13, 2014, 11:29:20 AM
Thanks for that Trekkie. looking at your calendar it looks like April is even busier than July.. we have the choice of going at February midterm, Easter or second week in July. We have never been before. Which time would you recommend?
Second week in July would get my vote, longer park hours, more entertainment on (Swing into Summer), not terrible waits and usually sporting some really nice weather.
Anyone got experience of going first week in December?
We are going 30th November for 5 nights
Hi there
We are going on the 26th to 30th May, just after the bank holiday Monday in the UK. Does anyone know how busy it is likely to be then? Also, we are looking to stay at New York or Sequoia Lodge or the Dream Castle outside the park. For first timers, is it better to stay in the park and if so, any thoughts on which is the best hotel for a 9 and 13 year old kids.
Thank you!
we went early June 2012 and it was busy to be honest. Also pack the rain jackets as it is inclined to rain a lot in June.
Try not to book for Saturdays as it is very busy. Mid week we find is the best but coming in to summer its going to be busier than average.
I'm busy doing some lastminute planning. My boyfriend and I want to go around 19 december.
I'm expecting it to be increadibly crowded, so we're not sure if we should go two or three days (most hotelrooms are sold..).
We wanted to go 2 days at first, but now i'm not sure if that's worth it. We want to see something, not spend whole days lined up in a cue. So is it worth all the traveling for two days around christmas? Like, how much will you be able to see?
Love to hear from you!
I will be going on Sunday March 29th, 2015. I was wondering if I should expect it to be really busy or not.
Thank you!
BrandiJanelle, I went around that time once (Thursday 25 march 2013) and it was OK. Especially on the weekdays. Cues were 'round 45 minutes, but went up on saturday and sunday. Longest cue was BTM with 105 min.
Quote from: Bunnybear1967 on November 18, 2014, 05:59:29 PM
Hi there
We are going on the 26th to 30th May, just after the bank holiday Monday in the UK. Does anyone know how busy it is likely to be then? Also, we are looking to stay at New York or Sequoia Lodge or the Dream Castle outside the park. For first timers, is it better to stay in the park and if so, any thoughts on which is the best hotel for a 9 and 13 year old kids.
Thank you!
I think that's Pentecost week next year which is a busy holiday period in France, so expect quite a few people.
For first-timers I'd always recommend staying at one of the on-campus hotels. Both of the ones you've mentioned are fine.
Hi all, we are visiting dlrp in a few weeks and I'm just wondering if you think Sat 20th or Mon 22nd December will be busier? Looking to use a fast pass on one of these days and wondering which day will be best to use it :)
I know Sat is usually a busier day, but in your experience do you think that all days during the run up to Christmas are all as bad as each other?
Thank you in advance for any advice everyone .
7th & 8th January.... I'm hoping for very very quiet as far as I can tell all schools have restarted, I think?! We only have 2 days so could be pushing it if there are many queues.
I expect its also Summer hols in France but how busy will it be 1st to 5th August please?
Quote from: stifle on November 25, 2014, 11:15:31 PM
Quote from: Bunnybear1967 on November 18, 2014, 05:59:29 PM
Hi there
We are going on the 26th to 30th May, just after the bank holiday Monday in the UK. Does anyone know how busy it is likely to be then? Also, we are looking to stay at New York or Sequoia Lodge or the Dream Castle outside the park. For first timers, is it better to stay in the park and if so, any thoughts on which is the best hotel for a 9 and 13 year old kids.
Thank you!
I think that's Pentecost week next year which is a busy holiday period in France, so expect quite a few people. or first-timers I'd always recommend staying at one of the on-campus hotels. Both of the ones you've mentioned are fine.
I'm just about to book 26th-30th too which is arriving on the Tuesday after Pentacost Monday. Won't everyone be back at work/school by then?? It's so hard to find a few quieter days...
As far as I know French kids get the week off school and many adults take holiday time then.
Quote from: Mrsya on January 06, 2015, 09:29:37 PM
Quote from: stifle on November 25, 2014, 11:15:31 PM
Quote from: Bunnybear1967 on November 18, 2014, 05:59:29 PM
Hi there
We are going on the 26th to 30th May, just after the bank holiday Monday in the UK. Does anyone know how busy it is likely to be then? Also, we are looking to stay at New York or Sequoia Lodge or the Dream Castle outside the park. For first timers, is it better to stay in the park and if so, any thoughts on which is the best hotel for a 9 and 13 year old kids.
Thank you!
I think that's Pentecost week next year which is a busy holiday period in France, so expect quite a few people. or first-timers I'd always recommend staying at one of the on-campus hotels. Both of the ones you've mentioned are fine.
I'm just about to book 26th-30th too which is arriving on the Tuesday after Pentacost Monday. Won't everyone be back at work/school by then?? It's so hard to find a few quieter days...
Hit the calendar link in my signature, pick any quiet or low day :) mids aren't horrendous either.
We are going 8th Feb for 6 days but I have just noticed that it's the first week of some school holidays in France. Is this going to make it really busy? Thanks😄
Quote from: abismummy on January 06, 2015, 08:02:19 PM
I expect its also Summer hols in France but how busy will it be 1st to 5th August please?
Two years ago we went around the same dates. It was very very busy. We were there then from a wednesday until a saturday. Wednesday and Thursday were fine but Friday and Saturday it was madness. The park was so full we could hardly walk. All fast passes were sold out before 11 a.m. If you took a fast pass around 10.00 a.m. you had to wait until the evening to enter the attraction. There was even a waiting line for the maze.
So what we did was go in the morning until around 11.00 a.s. Then leave. Walk around the shops outside the parks and return to our hotel to swim. Then return to the park for dinner en stay the rest of the evening. That way it was possible to see quite a few attractions.
Good things are that everything was open and with maximum capacity. I hate it when I have to wait because they decide to run only 1 tram instead of 3 or 4. All shops and restaurants are open until late. The park was open until 23.00 I think.
So it is possible to go but plan you days wisely. Use the fast passes as good as possible.
Mon 1st Feb to Fri 5th 2016?
Will it busy? Help!
We are going for a week starting 11th September.
I am keeping everything crossed that this is a quiet period. Can anyone shed any light for me please x :)
Any ideas on the 1st of June - 5th thanks in advance
Any idea why february 23-27 as showing as very quiet - seeing as this is zone c holidays? We are going then and are prepared for it to be fairly busy, but it will be a bonus if it is quiet!
We're going in April (Monday 13th - Friday 17th). I can see on different sites that Zone A (Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Pays de Gex, Rennes, Toulouse) have their holidays at the same time, but I'm completely unsure how much difference that would be (I think these regions are in the South??)
Does anyone have any idea if this will be super-busy? It's showing as "Regular" on their price structure if that helps!
Hi all,
This might give you an idea
Zone A:
Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Pays de Gex, Rennes, Toulouse.
Zone B:
Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg.
Zone C:
Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles.
Zone A, B, C Kerstvakantie 2014 20-12-2014 04-01-2015
Zone A Wintervakantie 2015 09-02-2015 21-02-2015
Zone B Wintervakantie 2015 23-02-2015 07-03-2015
Zone C Wintervakantie 2015 16-02-2015 01-03-2015
Zone A Voorjaarsvakantie 2015 13-04-2015 25-04-2015
Zone B Voorjaarsvakantie 2015 27-04-2015 10-05-2015
Zone C Voorjaarsvakantie 2015 20-04-2015 03-05-2015
Zone A, B, C Zomervakantie 2015 06-07-2015 30-08-2015
Zone A, B, C Herfstvakantie 2015 19-10-2015 01-11-2015
Zone A, B, C Kerstvakantie 2015 21-12-2015 03-01-2016
Quote from: Mack on February 12, 2015, 07:42:46 PM
Hi all,
This might give you an idea
Zone A:
Caen, Clermont-Ferrand, Grenoble, Lyon, Montpellier, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Pays de Gex, Rennes, Toulouse.
Zone B:
Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Besançon, Dijon, Lille, Limoges, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Poitiers, Reims, Rouen, Strasbourg.
Zone C:
Bordeaux, Créteil, Paris, Versailles.
Zone A, B, C Kerstvakantie 2014 20-12-2014 04-01-2015
Zone A Wintervakantie 2015 09-02-2015 21-02-2015
Zone B Wintervakantie 2015 23-02-2015 07-03-2015
Zone C Wintervakantie 2015 16-02-2015 01-03-2015
Zone A Voorjaarsvakantie 2015 13-04-2015 25-04-2015
Zone B Voorjaarsvakantie 2015 27-04-2015 10-05-2015
Zone C Voorjaarsvakantie 2015 20-04-2015 03-05-2015
Zone A, B, C Zomervakantie 2015 06-07-2015 30-08-2015
Zone A, B, C Herfstvakantie 2015 19-10-2015 01-11-2015
Zone A, B, C Kerstvakantie 2015 21-12-2015 03-01-2016
Urgh, looking at that, I picked a terrible time :'(
Ours looks good as we go 11th September :)
Hi we are going 14th-18th March 2016, any idea how busy it maybe?
Hi can someone enlighten me to how busy it will be on 3rd-6th March? I'm going for my 30th birthday so praying for quiet!! Lol
Quote from: Dollie2004 on February 21, 2015, 06:01:37 PM
Hi can someone enlighten me to how busy it will be on 3rd-6th March? I'm going for my 30th birthday so praying for quiet!! Lol
Since it's the opening week of Swing Into Spring and St. David's Welsh Festival it's probably pretty crowded.
Hi, whats your ideas about 10 till 13th of March?
Thanks!
Hoping for small queues.....9-13th March xxxxx
for some reason next year daughters school has two weeks for spring half term, so thinking of booking to go during the 2nd week 6-10th june 2016 any idea how busy it could be, out other choice will be feb 2017 but think i'd prefer june as it would be warmer
thanks x
How busy will it be on Saturday? (This Saturday)
Anyone know how busy it will be from Sun 29th March to Thurs 2nd April? From what I can tell the French schools aren't on holidays, but UK schools are off. All the DLP hotels are fully booked so will it be crazy busy?
Next Saturday?
Quote from: soojah on March 11, 2015, 11:49:06 AM
Anyone know how busy it will be from Sun 29th March to Thurs 2nd April? From what I can tell the French schools aren't on holidays, but UK schools are off. All the DLP hotels are fully booked so will it be crazy busy?
There are nearly 6000 rooms (I believe it was 5750 at last count?) in the seven DLP hotels. Based on 6000 rooms available, and assuming that half hold couples and the other half are families of four, you could say there are roughly 18,000 people using the site. That doesn't include, day trips, guests staying off site etc etc.
If, as you say, all the DLP are fully booked, its a safe bet that the parks will be "crazy busy".
Hi!
Apologies if this has been asked....we are at DLP 10th May to 15th. Can we expect major crowds?
Mostly concerned about Monday to Friday, especialy 14th and 15th.
Thanks!
Hi! Do you know how busy it will be from 23rd to 27th of November? *____*
Quote from: soojah on March 11, 2015, 11:49:06 AM
Anyone know how busy it will be from Sun 29th March to Thurs 2nd April? From what I can tell the French schools aren't on holidays, but UK schools are off. All the DLP hotels are fully booked so will it be crazy busy?
Sunday is the end of a Cheerleading competition, there's a crazy amount of cheerleaders competing so that's probably why :)
Any ideas on 20th - 24th April 2015 just trying to get a heads up as my daughter has additional support needs and can be scared in big crowds.
5 till 7 oktober? Used to go mid september but wont be able to make it. Nice and quiet at that time if year, so curious about october
I was there around that time last year. Weekdays were very quiet indeed. Weekends were crowded.
29th August - 1st September ? Please
Hi, does anyone know how busy it will be on 16th - 21st March?
Also, does anyone know if it's been guaranteed spring into season for that time!
Much appreciated :)
Hi
We are going for 5 days 4 nights from 29th June 2015 to July 3rd 2015, how busy will the parks be ? UK and French kids still in school ?
Just booked for 28-30 september. Anyone any idea how busy it will be then?
End of September is always calm and pleasant, still warm. And you can enjoy the Helloween decoration, as they start preparation mid of sept.
We are going 10th-13th September..anyone been around this time for crowd levels etc? 13th is the last day for frozen so I'm assuming too early for halloween? How about for halloween decorations/costumes in the shops?
We will be in Paris for a few days before a river cruise and want to go to DLP Friday, July 24th or Saturday, July 25th. I'm sure Friday would be less busy but there is a tour of the Loire Valley that I want to go on Friday.
Is Saturday that much busier or do I skip my tour and go on Friday?
Thanks!
Jadefraser, it's calm at time time in September. But I think they will start decorating for Helloween just after your departure as 13.9 is still summer fun as you said.
Kelsea823, better go to DLP on Friday, weekends are always busier.
.........29th August til 1st September please?
29.8 & 30.8 will be very busy. It's the weekend just before school start. Correct me if I'm wrong.
October 17-18 - weekend. Looking at my schedule and I will save a ton of money by doing DLP on these days.
Also with "how busy" - what will the queue times look like? Can't find a site similar to TourPlans for the US parks that will give me an idea of wait times for busy . . .
hi i booked to go Disneyland Paris from 7th-11th December and just found out its Spanish holidays on Mon 7th and Tues 8th, people have told me it will be mad busy but will be quiet towards end of week when Spanish holidays finish but to expect queues to be 45-60 mins if not longer when Spanish are there, I didn't realise it was Spanish holidays when I booked it and now worried first two days is just going to be spent queueing and not much fun with two young kids, how long are the queue likely to be will it be that bad.
thanks
Does anyone know how busy it will be the first week of February 2016? We are booked to go from Monday 1st - Friday 5th... I don't think there are any school holidays? :) Thanks!!
Quote from: markhughes80 on June 22, 2015, 03:55:08 PM
hi i booked to go Disneyland Paris from 7th-11th December and just found out its Spanish holidays on Mon 7th and Tues 8th, people have told me it will be mad busy but will be quiet towards end of week when Spanish holidays finish but to expect queues to be 45-60 mins if not longer when Spanish are there, I didn't realise it was Spanish holidays when I booked it and now worried first two days is just going to be spent queueing and not much fun with two young kids, how long are the queue likely to be will it be that bad.
thanks
I wouldn't worry too much! It is just possible it will be busier than normal weekdays, but I wouldn't worry about it being like the queues you would encounter in the summer holidays :D
How about Bastille Day (July 14th)? Is it really crowded? Me and my girlfriend is going to Paris next week and thinking about visiting DLP either the 14th or the 15th. What day is less crowded?
It will inevitably be more crowded on the 14th (just called Fête Nationale/National Day in France btw).
Quote from: markhughes80 on June 22, 2015, 03:55:08 PM
hi i booked to go Disneyland Paris from 7th-11th December and just found out its Spanish holidays on Mon 7th and Tues 8th, people have told me it will be mad busy but will be quiet towards end of week when Spanish holidays finish but to expect queues to be 45-60 mins if not longer when Spanish are there, I didn't realise it was Spanish holidays when I booked it and now worried first two days is just going to be spent queueing and not much fun with two young kids, how long are the queue likely to be will it be that bad.
thanks
I am going these dates too! I am hoping it isn't too bad as they are back on the Wednesday so the Spanish holiday go-ers will be leaving on the Tuesday to get back for school resuming the next day? fingers crossed anyway...
Quote from: markhughes80 on June 22, 2015, 03:55:08 PM
hi i booked to go Disneyland Paris from 7th-11th December and just found out its Spanish holidays on Mon 7th and Tues 8th, people have told me it will be mad busy but will be quiet towards end of week when Spanish holidays finish but to expect queues to be 45-60 mins if not longer when Spanish are there, I didn't realise it was Spanish holidays when I booked it and now worried first two days is just going to be spent queueing and not much fun with two young kids, how long are the queue likely to be will it be that bad.
thanks
No worries, I was there last year at the same dates (8th dec was a monday) and it wasn't too busy. Maybe a little more than it would be on a normal weekday in december... But no 45-60mins wait, (except BTM and Buzz)
Mid November anyone? It might be written but I don't want to trawl through pages and pages of posts..
Quote from: Ohana on July 18, 2015, 10:42:23 PM
Mid November anyone? It might be written but I don't want to trawl through pages and pages of posts..
During the week it's OK - weekends expect big crowds!
Quote from: never2old on July 22, 2015, 03:39:04 PM
Quote from: Ohana on July 18, 2015, 10:42:23 PM
Mid November anyone? It might be written but I don't want to trawl through pages and pages of posts..
During the week it's OK - weekends expect big crowds!
Thankyou :) Luckily I'm only there on Saturday until around 3pm before I go home (waa) so I get a relaxed week with an experience of the hustle and bustle added on :D
Hi hope someone can help. We're looking to book mon the 21st - sun the 27th of march. I looked up the french school holidays and they don't seem to be off on them dates. I don't know about the English holidays??? but with sunday being easter will it be very busy? Thanks for ur help
I went over Easter this year and it didn't seem that busy, not like it would be at Alton towers, we got on everything and met loads of characters it was brilliant, I never qued for more than 40 mins for the big rides the smaller less popular ones had small ques pirates of the Caribbean didn't even have a que at some times of the day we just kept running back on it.
I'm going 12-19th of September this year does it get busy over those days anyone?
Ethan
It's very smooth and calm these days of September. Would could possibly catch the start of putting Helloween decoration.
Hi there, I am going on 21st to the 25th March has anyone been around this time? What should I expect and how busy does it normally get at this time of year?
Thank :)
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Hi everyone,
I'm going 31st - 4th September, any ideas on how busy it could be? Ive never been during these times before :)
Thanks
Quote from: chicks99 on July 29, 2015, 11:57:32 AM
Hi everyone,
I'm going 31st - 4th September, any ideas on how busy it could be? Ive never been during these times before :)
Thanks
You'll be good! You are going on weekdays only, which makes a huge difference. Holidays in most countries haven't started yet and it's just the beginning of the Halloween season (October 1st) so not that crowded compared to later in that month.
Quote from: Joyce on July 29, 2015, 02:26:20 PM
Quote from: chicks99 on July 29, 2015, 11:57:32 AM
Hi everyone,
I'm going 31st - 4th September, any ideas on how busy it could be? Ive never been during these times before :)
Thanks
You'll be good! You are going on weekdays only, which makes a huge difference. Holidays in most countries haven't started yet and it's just the beginning of the Halloween season (October 1st) so not that crowded compared to later in that month.
Fabulous! Thank you :)
Does anybody know how the crowds will be 3-7 January 2016? I'm guessing the 3rd will be a bit more crowded since it is the weekend, but how will it be the last Monday to Thursday from the Christmas season?
Sorry to ask again but...
Quote from: Komble on July 06, 2015, 01:17:27 AM
Does anyone know how busy it will be the first week of February 2016? We are booked to go from Monday 1st - Friday 5th... I don't think there are any school holidays? :) Thanks!!
I'm 99% sure it won't be that busy, just incredibly cold.
Hi!
I have a feeling that I already know the answer, but just want to double check to make sure. I'm going to be heading to Disneyland Paris on the tail end of our Honeymoon. We're going to arrive at the resort the evening of Monday, November 16th, visit the parks Tuesday November 17th and Wednesday November 18th, and leave on Thursday November 19th.
Everything I've read said that the park shouldn't be that busy on Tuesday Nov 17th and Wed Nov 18th. Just wanted to see if people on this website agreed.
So excited to be finally visiting these parks. Been trying to go for years, and since the Honeymoon we're planning is Europe, told the wife that there was no way I was leaving without visiting the park. Haha, had to twist her arm (not at all, she's a huge Disney fan).
Right now we're booked at the Radisson Blu, but if everything works out, I'll be surprising her and we'll actually be staying at the DIsneyland Hotel! Crossing my fingers that that will happen.
Anyways, so just need to clarify the following:
1.) Will it be relatively empty on Tuesday November 17th and Wednesday November 18th?
2.) With the crowd levels that day, should we be good to get everything done at both parks?
3.) We can't make meal reservations until 60 days, correct? Want to book dinner at the Ratatouille restaurant.
4.) Being from SoCal, we've been to Disneyland numerous times. Is there a list of rides that are exactly the same as in Disneyland Anaheim, so that I know what to skip?
5.) Do they have English versions, or translations for the various shows? When I went to Tokyo Sea, many of the shows had English subtitles. Just wondering if we're going to be 'in the dark' for most of the shows, or if there will be English subtitles or specific showtimes in English.
Thank You!
1 Yes, those are amongst the quietest times at the park.
2 Probably, with judicious planning and use of FastPass
3 Correct – 60 days before booking date if staying in a Disney hotel, 30 days otherwise
5 The shows are all either bilingual French and English, have distinct French and English versions (indicated in the program leaflet which you can get near the park entrance), or have subtitles.
4 is the longest one – here is an imperfect list of similar rides. Where two names are given the attraction is the same but the names are not.
Main Street Vehicles
Astro Orbitor/Orbitron
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters/Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast
"it's a small world" (closed during your visit)
Peter Pan's Flight
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Storybook Land Canal Boats/Le Pays des Contes des Fées
Casey Jr. Circus Train/Casey Jr. Le Petit Train du Cirque
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (closed during your visit)
Mark Twain Riverboat/Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing (closed during your visit)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Meet Mickey
The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror (same theming, different ride experience)
Disney Junior Live on Stage
Jumping Jellyfish/Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop (different theming, equivalent rides)
Space Mountain, on the other hand, is completely different – and Paris's version is much more intense.
How busy is it for the Halloween season (month of October)? I see that many school kids have a week or two off from the middle to end of the month. Is this seen in the traffic in the park?
Quote from: trekchristi on August 16, 2015, 05:11:36 PM
How busy is it for the Halloween season (month of October)? I see that many school kids have a week or two off from the middle to end of the month. Is this seen in the traffic in the park?
The last week of October and the first few days of November are amongst the busiest of the year, even busier than mid-summer. This is because of school holidays and the Halloween festival.
Quote from: stifle on August 11, 2015, 12:30:18 PM
1 Yes, those are amongst the quietest times at the park.
2 Probably, with judicious planning and use of FastPass
3 Correct – 60 days before booking date if staying in a Disney hotel, 30 days otherwise
5 The shows are all either bilingual French and English, have distinct French and English versions (indicated in the program leaflet which you can get near the park entrance), or have subtitles.
4 is the longest one – here is an imperfect list of similar rides. Where two names are given the attraction is the same but the names are not.
Main Street Vehicles
Astro Orbitor/Orbitron
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters/Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast
"it's a small world" (closed during your visit)
Peter Pan's Flight
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Storybook Land Canal Boats/Le Pays des Contes des Fées
Casey Jr. Circus Train/Casey Jr. Le Petit Train du Cirque
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (closed during your visit)
Mark Twain Riverboat/Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing (closed during your visit)
Pirates of the Caribbean
Meet Mickey
The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror (same theming, different ride experience)
Disney Junior Live on Stage
Jumping Jellyfish/Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop (different theming, equivalent rides)
Wow! Thank You so much stifle! That is some great info! In terms of fastpasses, the goal is to try and get a Castle Club room at the Disneyland Hotel, and utilize the unlimited Fast Pass option. I won't be able to book that until another month, so it's all based on availability, but I'm hoping that'll all work out.
Since it seems the hours during our trip will be limited with the park probably closing by 7p both nights, I'm figuring we'll only be having lunch in the parks, and dinner will be outside either at the hotels or Disney Village. I pretty much know where the two lunches should be (Blue Lagoon, Bistrot Chez Remy). What I'd like to do is make sure that our last night on property, which happens to be the last night of our honeymoon, is as special as can be. For instance, when we went to Orlando (which was our first big vacation together, and her first trip to Orlando) we ended the trip with dinner at California Grill. If you don't know the place, it's at top of the Disney Contemporary Hotel, and you can stand out on the roof and they pumped the audio from Magic Kingdom and you can watch the fireworks. She was in tears she was so happy.
So I'm wondering if there is any experience like that that can be had for an amazing last night at Disney Paris. It doesn't have to be a dinner with fireworks, as I figure we'll probably watch those from the park, but is there any one specific restaurant that anyone would recommend as special or romantic? From what I can tell the three best restaurants outside of the parks seem to be The Yacht Club, The Steakhouse, and California Grill.
Hi. We are going in 9 sleeps eeeeeeeeeee. Instant holiday weekend here, sat 29th aug- tues 1st Sept. Any ideas how busy it will be please?
It will be busier during the weekend, last vacation days, if I am not mistaken.
So just booked for next July ... Going Monday to Friday first week ... What's the crowds like ... I know the park is open till 11pm and we are staying at the Disneyland hotel so don't have much walking ...
This is one of the busiest months in the year, everybody is in vacation.
just as well the place is open till 11pm and we have the EMH then :)
we did Disney World Florida in August three years ago, i am sure it cant be any worse than that!
Quote from: Karen101 on August 24, 2015, 09:54:08 PM
So just booked for next July ... Going Monday to Friday first week ... What's the crowds like ... I know the park is open till 11pm and we are staying at the Disneyland hotel so don't have much walking ...
Hi Karen. We were there last month from July 19th to 24th. It was our first visit so I've got nothing to compare it to but it was nowhere near as busy as I was expecting. We were up early every day for magic hours and got lots of rides and meeting characters done then. A few rides we even stayed on for another go because it was so quiet. Obviously it got busier during the day but we didn't queue for more than an hour (and that was rare). I think you just need to plan your day. During the really peak times we did things like Alice's maze or the tree house where you didn't have queues. Then later in the evening the queue times dropped right off again and we got loads more rides done. The one thing I would say is that the parade and Dreams got absolutely rammed so be prepared to get there early and stand your ground if you want a good spot for those.
I'm sure you and your family will have a fantastic time. We loved it so much we are going back in March!!!
Quote from: mkm1998 on August 19, 2015, 08:51:51 PM
So I'm wondering if there is any experience like that that can be had for an amazing last night at Disney Paris. It doesn't have to be a dinner with fireworks, as I figure we'll probably watch those from the park, but is there any one specific restaurant that anyone would recommend as special or romantic? From what I can tell the three best restaurants outside of the parks seem to be The Yacht Club, The Steakhouse, and California Grill.
Steakhouse is nothing special, I actually never had a decent steak there plus it is very wide and open.
The restaurant from Hotel New York is also nice.
I would go to the California Grill. In my oppinion it is the 2nd fanciest theme park restaurant in Europe after the 2 star restaurant in the Europapark.
thanks for that MissyM!
we shall wait and see what happens, will go with an open mind, and i have to say last time at Halloween it was pretty darn busy and my little lady who was 5 was pretty darn good at the crowds.
we are staying in the disneyland hotel, so with a little luck we will be able to meander back and forth for rests and swims etc will certainly make sure to use the EMH!
Quote from: MattR on August 26, 2015, 10:31:14 AM
Quote from: mkm1998 on August 19, 2015, 08:51:51 PM
So I'm wondering if there is any experience like that that can be had for an amazing last night at Disney Paris. It doesn't have to be a dinner with fireworks, as I figure we'll probably watch those from the park, but is there any one specific restaurant that anyone would recommend as special or romantic? From what I can tell the three best restaurants outside of the parks seem to be The Yacht Club, The Steakhouse, and California Grill.
Steakhouse is nothing special, I actually never had a decent steak there plus it is very wide and open.
The restaurant from Hotel New York is also nice.
I would go to the California Grill. In my oppinion it is the 2nd fanciest theme park restaurant in Europe after the 2 star restaurant in the Europapark.
Fully agree with you on the Steakhouse. Been there twice, only ever been impressed by one thing which was the setting alight of the crême brûlée. Food is forgettable, noise is annoying, and it is just too big for there to be decent service.
California Grill is very hard on the credit card though :(
The first week of October (4th - 9th)?
Quote from: mrleebob on August 31, 2015, 10:23:17 AM
The first week of October (4th - 9th)?
I was there around that time last year. The weekends were very crowded but weekdays were calmer.
What about spring school holidays for ile-de-france/paris area (last week of april 2016)?
Very very crowded also on weekdays?
I'm hoping to book May 2nd (bank holiday) to 6th, 2016.
I think the French schools will have just gone back after their Spring break. I don't know about crowds this week?
The alternate dates I have in mind are March 16th-20th.
Quote from: fairymom on September 20, 2015, 03:34:55 PM
I'm hoping to book May 2nd (bank holiday) to 6th, 2016.
I think the French schools will have just gone back after their Spring break. I don't know about crowds this week?
The alternate dates I have in mind are March 16th-20th.
I'm looking at similar... Either 3rd may or 15 March
I booked May 2nd to 6th, then discovered May 5th is a French bank hol, so Thurs and Fri will probably be very busy. Oh well, can't be any worse than last month! ::)
I've scanned through and didn't see an answer! We're going mid april? Any ideas on how busy?! :)
Quote from: disneysteph on September 30, 2015, 10:12:14 PM
I've scanned through and didn't see an answer! We're going mid april? Any ideas on how busy?! :)
The first couple of weeks there are Easter holidays across various countries, so it will be busy. The second half of April should be quieter...
How busy would it be around the beginning of November? :)
Anyone any idea which day will be the busiest between 26-30th Oct as going during uk half term and going to have a ranch/pool afternoon...
Between the 22nd and the 26th of November? :D
We go 25th-29th January. How busy is it then?
TIA
Hi! Will be there from the 3th to the 5th of November, I know Belgium has school holidays but I'm not sure how that will affect crowds?
I planning on going from the 23rd of feb to the 26th what would it be like then??
Quote from: SmileyRach on October 30, 2015, 12:12:07 PM
I planning on going from the 23rd of feb to the 26th what would it be like then??
This is during the French winter holidays season also some regions and Germany and maybe other countries have their winterbreaks as well. It shouldn´t be super crowded but it shouldn´t be a typical walk in season.
Hi, wondering how busy it will be 22nd to 26th December. Only been twice in August before.
Veeery busy!
Well I just booked for the 4th of July next year... It's a Monday to Friday ...
I imagine it will be really busy cause it's height of season right ?
Hello everyone,
Me, my wife and our two little children will be going to Disneyland sunday January 10th till tuesday the 12th.
The kids are reeeally looking forward to it! And so are me and my wife of course :)
Does anyone happen to know if it wil be busy January 10,11 and 12?
The 10-12 January will be amongst the least busy times of the entire year.
Quote from: stifle on November 25, 2015, 06:02:11 PM
The 10-12 January will be amongst the least busy times of the entire year.
Thanks for the answer!
Great! The kids will love it! :)
The last couple of times we went the parcs were so busy.. It will be a nice change to be able to go on all the big rides.
Just hope they haven't removed all the Christmas decorations yet by then :)
I'm afraid Christmas decorations are due to come down around 7 January.
Hey :) I was just wondering if anyone would be able to tell me how busy it generally is in mid Feb in or around the 24th??
Hey everyone.
We're going to DLP next week from the 7th to the 12th as we always thought this would be the quietest time, but someone just posted on the Disney Village Facebook group saying they couldn't book any hotels that week and therefore assumed it would be really busy.
I've had a look myself and can't seem to find anything suggesting that, but I didn't know if you guys knew anything about it being super busy next week?
On a side note we're going to get Annual Passes so if anyone is looking for people to sponsor, we'd happily meet up?
Week commencing 9 May, anyone? :)
Hi we can sponsor you and will be in the park on the 7th.
Have sent you a message.
We leave uk on Sunday so if you can let me know I can give you my mobile number.
Happy New Year :D
Quote from: True-lifeadventures on January 01, 2016, 02:39:19 PM
Hey everyone.
We're going to DLP next week from the 7th to the 12th as we always thought this would be the quietest time, but someone just posted on the Disney Village Facebook group saying they couldn't book any hotels that week and therefore assumed it would be really busy.
I've had a look myself and can't seem to find anything suggesting that, but I didn't know if you guys knew anything about it being super busy next week?
On a side note we're going to get Annual Passes so if anyone is looking for people to sponsor, we'd happily meet up?
Oh we're going the 13th- 17th, I'd love to know how busy it is around this time!
Hey fly_with_me_dumbo
I haven't heard anything yet but I can't find anything saying it will be busy. I'll try and get a post on here when I'm there to let you know what the parks are like.
Fingers crossed it'll be fine
Hello,
We are visiting 18-22 January could someone please advise how busy the parks will be.
Kind regards
Emma
Quote from: EmmaH on January 04, 2016, 12:07:23 AM
Hello,
We are visiting 18-22 January could someone please advise how busy the parks will be.
Kind regards
Emma
Midweek in January is just about as quiet as it gets.
We are visiting from the 21st to the 25th of April. Any ideas of how busy it will be then? Thanks :)
I will be visiting the park between March 10th-14th how busy do you reckon it will be? Also would maybe the hotels sell the premium fastpass?
Quote from: stifle on January 04, 2016, 07:43:13 AM
Quote from: EmmaH on January 04, 2016, 12:07:23 AM
Hello,
We are visiting 18-22 January could someone please advise how busy the parks will be.
Kind regards
Emma
Midweek in January is just about as quiet as it gets.
Thank you for your reply. We have for the past three years visited the following week but last year it was much busier than in the first two years. Perhaps due to visitors delaying trips after the Charlie Hebdo attack?
So we chose to book a week earlier in the hope to avoid too many queues.
Unfortunately the first year my boys are tall enough to ride Space Mountain...it's closed the entire time we are the : ( xx
Quote from: Popboy84 on January 05, 2016, 12:36:38 AM
I will be visiting the park between March 10th-14th how busy do you reckon it will be? Also would maybe the hotels sell the premium fastpass?
You cannot purchase VIP FastPass other than by staying in a Suite.
March 10-11 and 14 will be fairly quiet. Busier on 12-13.
Howdy folks!
never been to Disneyland paris in January so i was wondering what the ''crowd'' will be from 25th of january untill the 28th (if anyone has any experience during this time) ^^
Quote from: Christiaanrem on January 07, 2016, 09:48:18 AM
Howdy folks!
never been to Disneyland paris in January so i was wondering what the ''crowd'' will be from 25th of january untill the 28th (if anyone has any experience during this time) ^^
We went this time in 2014 and it was pretty quiet actually, most rides were able to walk straight on. We are also going the 25th to 29th January this year (18 days ;D) so am hoping for the same this time, hope you have a great trip :D
Hey everyone.
I'm in the park now and it's isn't busy at all. It's not as dead as I had been lead to believe it might be, but there are only 5 min waits for most things and Peter Pan is only 20 mins which is usually a good guide!
Hope that helps?
So due to school holidays for both my daughter and my mother who works in a school we have booked from the 4th of July for 5 days ...
Never done the summer so just wondered how busy the park will be ... I imagine it will be very very very busy but I'm right in thinking the longest hours are at this time of the year right ??
Also anyone have any clues about the weather ?
Hi!just wondering how busy it'll be from 10-14 October!have never been at that time of year,so hoping there's no school holidays then!
Hi Everyone!
Just wondering how busy it will be on 7th - 11th November 2016. I plan to take my niece and nephew at this time to Sequoia Lodge for four nights
Thanks
Leanne xxx
I find this website quite useful to estimate how busy it's going to be:
http://www.ooparc.com/fr/177-Parc_Disneyland/Infos/Frequentation/
It's in French but I'm sure you can easily figure it out - green is a nice quiet day, black is avoid if possible!
20th - 24th of june? anyone got any ideas... we checked before booking and this is the week before the schools start to finish....
Anyone know what its going to be like this weekend over valentines day? Will they be doing anything at the park for valentines?
Quote from: SwipatronSparks on January 28, 2016, 10:58:15 AM
20th - 24th of june? anyone got any ideas... we checked before booking and this is the week before the schools start to finish....
I was there 17th - 21st June last year and the week days were really quiet, during EMH there was hardly anyone else in the parks. The weekends were quite a lot busier.
I am going 4-7th April this year, can anyone advise me on how busy it will be.
Thanks in advance :)
We are going the from 5th till 9th of april.
As it is a holiday in Belgium to, i expect it will be rather busy in the weekend and good during the weekdays.
Does anyone know why the week commencing 14th March is so busy? Apparently all of the hotels are fully booked but I can't see that any countries are having school holidays this week?
Irish schools are of from 16th for St patricks day on 17th. It runs into the easter holidays this year so schools are closed for 2.5 weeks. I wouldn't say that would account for all the hotels being full though! ???
The monday, tuesday and wednesday after the Disneyland marathon?
Hi all, 3 weeks today and we are all very excited. Will be in the parks Thurs 25th March - Sat 26th inclusive, are these dates going to be extremely busy on account of Easter weekend. We were going to book fantasy AP's but the Sat is blocked out so now I am afraid after spending all this money kids wont get to do much :-(. I have booked this trip since last September but think I should have planned better dates!
Can anyone help, we are going on 1st April (no april fools jokes please) and staying 4 days.
Any idea on how busy it is likely to be.
its our first trip so have no idea what to expect and if our 13 year old boys are going to be able to stand the queues!!
Thanks for the response
I'm going Monday 7th November 2016 to Friday 11th November 2016, how busy will it be during this time?
That's amongst the quietest times of the year. As far as I know, however, you'll be "between seasons" except on the Friday, so limited theming and seasonal events.
We're likely to be able to pop back for one day only between 28th May and 2nd June - sadly half term. Which day would you go for?
Hey!
Random question which day of the weekend if any is quieter Saturday or Sunday and does it vary depending on the date you go how busy it is.
Thanks. :D
What about June 1st to June 4th? :)
we are going the 9th -13th of May
Cannot wait
Will it be a busy time does anyone know?
We also go on the 9th May, snap!! I'm tagging along in hope of replies :D
I'd be really grateful to hear what I'd expect Tuesday 21st June to Friday 24th June.
How about late June??
Quote from: never2old on January 19, 2016, 01:28:01 PM
I find this website quite useful to estimate how busy it's going to be:
http://www.ooparc.com/fr/177-Parc_Disneyland/Infos/Frequentation/
It's in French but I'm sure you can easily figure it out - green is a nice quiet day, black is avoid if possible!
I was considering a trip between Christmas and New Year but this is persuading me otherwise...
Bastille Day, July 14th ::)
After all my promises of not going at busy times we have booked July 11th-15th as DH thinks we should use our AP's once more before they expire in August and who am I to argue ;)
I'm concerned because we're staying in B&B hotel so don't even have the option of going swimming in the afternoon if it's really busy... I suppose we could go shopping in Val d'Europe again but it seems such a waste of a day again.
We are going from the 30th October until 6th November. I'm expecting the 31st to be busy with the Halloween party but what about the rest? :D
How busy will it be next week? 24th-26th?
We just booked 13th Dec till the 16th Dec, how busy do people reckon it'll be? It's still school time in the UK which is why I decided to go for those days but still have a magicial Christmas experience
Quote from: krum2000 on June 12, 2016, 08:26:34 PM
We are going from the 30th October until 6th November. I'm expecting the 31st to be busy with the Halloween party but what about the rest? :D
We went in the October half term in 2014 and it was busy - but it was school holidays.
Hello,
Any thoughts on how busy it will be week commencing 30 January through to 3 February 2017.
Many thanks
Emma
hi,
going to disney 17th-21st october any idea on how busy it will be around this time?
Thanks
Quote from: EmmaH on July 19, 2016, 09:59:05 AM
Hello,
Any thoughts on how busy it will be week commencing 30 January through to 3 February 2017.
Many thanks
Emma
Mid-January through February is as quiet as it can get! ;)
Any idea what it will be like end of September 26-30th🤔
We always go in September, after the kids have gone back to school and it's lovely. Bear in mind that by 26th September, Frozen Summer Fun will have finished and Halloween hasn't started so the parks have no theming at that time. It will be quiet though, because of that. The ride queues will be pretty short, some rides will be walk on.
We're nearby on september 26th, would this be a busy day ?
I follow a certain family (who are a family with disabilities) on YouTube. They do review/touring on lots of theme parks all over the place
Here is one of their YouTube uploads this month.
https://youtu.be/XXxGHHmSPKE
They probably visit DLP once a month
You can see by watching their videos in each month how busy or not the parks are.
I thought my comment on this feed would be useful
How busy will it be from Saturday 22 to Tuesday 25 of April 2017?
I'm guessing that Saturday and Sunday is busy in general?
Quote from: Sugaroo_ on July 19, 2016, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: EmmaH on July 19, 2016, 09:59:05 AM
Hello,
Any thoughts on how busy it will be week commencing 30 January through to 3 February 2017.
Many thanks
Emma
Mid-January through February is as quiet as it can get! ;)
Also in the weekend? we are going from the 10th till the 12th of februari.
Quote from: magicmum on June 25, 2016, 09:27:35 PM
Quote from: krum2000 on June 12, 2016, 08:26:34 PM
We are going from the 30th October until 6th November. I'm expecting the 31st to be busy with the Halloween party but what about the rest? :D
We went in the October half term in 2014 and it was busy - but it was school holidays.
We too have been at this time and it was the busiest I have seen it narrowly beating Christmas. Not what you probably wanted to hear :'( :'( :'( :'(
I'm thinking about a long weekend trip 27-29 May 2017 (Saturday-Monday). Other than standard weekend crowds, should it be unexpectedly busy? Whit Monday is the following week.
I'm planning on going from 24th - 28th Febuary 2017 how busy do you think it will be??
Nov 14th for 6 days?
Quote from: Sugaroo_ on July 19, 2016, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: EmmaH on July 19, 2016, 09:59:05 AM
Hello,
Any thoughts on how busy it will be week commencing 30 January through to 3 February 2017.
Many thanks
Emma
Mid-January through February is as quiet as it can get! ;)
Thank you. I've booked but my husband says it will be quieter the week before : (
Just booked for 27th August for 4 nights. We had to book during school holidays as my daughter works in a school but hoped might be little quieter end of summer holidays.
Any thought how busy it will be from 10th till 12th of februari?
We're going then, NewPort Bay Club, CC.
Hello! I'm making my first trip to Disneyland Paris from California right after new ill be there the 2nd and 3rd. Will it be extra busy or will the weekdays be safe enough? and this is probably for another forum topic, but if it is extra busy, can anyone who has been to the American parks tell me what they think is the absolute must do on the visit with a limited time frame? Much appreciation and thanks! happy Holidays
Peak season
1 st Easter school holidays
2nd December 20th to 7th janvary ( over one hour waiting get ride )
3rd July to 25 Augest
4th Halloween
low season 15 janvary to feb ,
end of september and
first 2 week of november (15 minte waiting for ride )
Quote from: Zesty on October 08, 2016, 03:02:00 PM
Nov 14th for 6 days?
yes good time go to disneyland paris before halowwen
Quote from: jazzyjules72 on November 10, 2016, 07:36:55 PM
Just booked for 27th August for 4 nights. We had to book during school holidays as my daughter works in a school but hoped might be little quieter end of summer holidays.
Yes this is low sesone for france and disneyland paris you can profit all disneyland paris events with out long waiting
We would like to go on February 20.
We spotted some districts in France are havind winter holiday at that time.
Will this be a busy time?
20 feb is perfect time with heavy winter at 7.30 pm fire work strating and close ( summer 11.30 pm fire work )
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1st March? :)
We're off 17th Aug - 21st August staying the the Cheyenne. Only booked as it was so cheap for 4 people (£1100). Those days include a weekend. Will it be nightmarish or just very busy (obv fastpass the heck of it) and any tips for what to do when it is very busy?
Not only from europe also more people from india australia usa ect
in peak seson you can get only 3 to 5 rides ( over one hour waiting time )
Hello,
We are booked to go Monday 30 January till Friday 3 February. Any idea on how busy it will be?
Emma
We're going the first week of October this year, what's it like then?
Coming from the States with family to DLP (first time) over Easter break (we are hitting London and Paris as well). We will be at DLP from Monday, April 10 through Thursday, April 13. Expecting crowds to be insane, but wondering how DLP packed compares to WDW packed (which can have 2-3 hour lines).
We're going in the second week of October (week before UK half term), can't see any school holidays in France, any ideas on how busy this week will be?
Many thanks
Hello. What is the best time to visit in September? which dates are the least crowds and the most, please?
Anyone have any idea whether July or august this year would be best to book? Or will it be much the same? Thanks!
August is holidaymonth in France, but beware of July 14th as that is a national holiday in France.
Hi all,
Looking to book either;
29th September- 3rd October
Or
29th October - 2nd November
Anyone knows how busy (or not) it will be during these dates?
Appreciate any help, thanks in advance
:-*
29th Oct -2nd nov will be very busy as it's the height of Halloween season.
We have just returned from DLP - 30 Jan to 3 Feb - and it was heaving which is completely against previous years attendance.
I'm going on the week after the Easter Holidays finish when all UK kids should be back in school / college. Not sure about the French holidays.
With it being the 25th anniversary we're expecting it to be busy though just hope it's not too busy. Anyone else been just after the Easter holidays finish before?
Just wondering what next week might be like - going Weds 22nd to Sat 25th.. I haven't made any reservations but maybe should call.. totally new so just not sure!
Quote from: Jadefraser on February 05, 2017, 10:34:38 AM
Anyone have any idea whether July or august this year would be best to book? Or will it be much the same? Thanks!
July is normally a bit quieter than August. French schools are on holiday throughout most of July but UK schools don't break up until the last week. I've always found July busy but manageable if you use the Fast Pass system and EMH sensibly. Obviously better if you can avoid weekends entirely.
I'm going the 2nd week in July - unfortunately clashes with Bastile Day but that's our going home day anyway so not to bothered that it'll be busy. We can just do all our shopping and not worry about rides so much that day.
Never been before but booked to go 20-23 march- hoping it will be quite quiet?? thanks
We've bin to disneyland past few days.
Because it was winter holiday it was very crowded.
Previous year we were there half september, this was a very quiet period.
Hi, I'm planning to hopefully go to DLP on 3rd July-7th July! How are the crowds around these dates?
Hello, first time posting.
I will be on paris/disneyland from 4th to 8th of may. How are usually these days? i have been there younger always in august and its always super crowded, i expect nothing near that, or am i wrong?
weekdays should be way more "passive" than weekends right?
Quote from: EmmaH on February 06, 2017, 03:05:05 PM
We have just returned from DLP - 30 Jan to 3 Feb - and it was heaving which is completely against previous years attendance.
Same experience with us. We were there 18th to 25th Feb and it felt busier than the summer.
Hi,
How busy are the holiday time say Dec. 23-Jan 3? Any days better than others at this time of year?
I have booked for 18th to 22nd of may, will it be busy then? I plan on going to the studios park on the saturday as I'm guessing the main park would be busier that day?
Yes i'm the same - i'm going 8th-12th may
i've been 3 times in may before but usually mid or end of may and it's never too bad!
Hi
Trying to decide between October half term week (23rd to 27th) or the week after Christmas (1st to 5th Dec) any thoughts on which will be quieter? We went Feb half term this year and it was fairly quiet however Davy Crockett are closing their pool and restaurant from Jan to July so wanted to go before this happens.
Quote from: Stitchandco on April 30, 2017, 05:49:51 PM
Hi
Trying to decide between October half term week (23rd to 27th) or the week after Christmas (1st to 5th Dec) any thoughts on which will be quieter? We went Feb half term this year and it was fairly quiet however Davy Crockett are closing their pool and restaurant from Jan to July so wanted to go before this happens.
October half term runs into Halloween which is their busiest week of the year so I suspect your other dates will be quieter.
What do you mean about 4. - 15. September, please?
We're going in 50 days! Eeekk! Does anyone know how busy it will be the first week in August? 31st July to 4th August? Thank you x
You should be ready for very busy parks!
Quote from: lannylee on June 10, 2017, 10:58:27 AM
We're going in 50 days! Eeekk! Does anyone know how busy it will be the first week in August? 31st July to 4th August? Thank you x
It will be busy but since you're going during the week and not at the weekend it won't be quite as heaving as it could be.
Hi everyone,
What is inbetween Christmas and New Year Eve like? I've been in June, March and October before.
In comparison to Halloween is Christmas as busy??
Many thanks <3
The week between Christmas and NYE is the most busy week of the year. Be prepared for high wait times all around both parks.
Unless it's minus 10 degrees celcius ofcourse, that keeps some people away :)
I went this March from 16-19th (thursday to sunday), and was very surprised to find so many people. Friday was St. Patricks Day, but other than that a normal weekend. Typical waitingtime for rides was +30 mins unless you went while the parade was on or something.
Some rides were more than 90 mins waiting, and We simply had to skip those.
Is this typical/normal? I tried researching before We went, and it said March was a good month with little to no queues. My only personal experience was from maybe 9 years ago, where I went on a very vold december Day where there was almost no queues.
Quote from: Casiopeja83 on June 11, 2017, 12:15:10 PM
I went this March from 16-19th (thursday to sunday), and was very surprised to find so many people. Friday was St. Patricks Day, but other than that a normal weekend. Typical waitingtime for rides was +30 mins unless you went while the parade was on or something.
Some rides were more than 90 mins waiting, and We simply had to skip those.
Is this typical/normal? I tried researching before We went, and it said March was a good month with little to no queues. My only personal experience was from maybe 9 years ago, where I went on a very vold december Day where there was almost no queues.
It'll always be busier at the weekends during any time of year as obviously that's when the locals can come along for day trips. 30mins waiting time for most rides is decent imo. 90 mins for things like Big Thunder is pretty normal. I use things like ToT as a bench mark - 25 mins max on quieter days, up to 45mins on reasonable days, 60mins+ and the place is clearly very busy.
How busy will it be 11-14th September? Was hoping to go in mid-October, but can't get the time off work :(
The French and English schools will all be back so it should be a lot quieter than in summer holidays.
Me go from the 4th October 2017 also wondering about the Autumn? We have only ever been mid winter (early december/jan/feb) So it will be quite a contrast from the scarves and gloves we are used too. I know French schools and our half terms don't clash but I can't picture how busy it will be. Has anyone done early October?
How busy will it be on the 9th and 10th of July?
Will 6/7th January be mental because it's a weekend?
Hi all,
Please can anyone advise how busy it's likely to be mid March 2018? Looking at sun-Thurs or mon-fri term time.
Thanks ;)
Quote from: Miliemoo on July 24, 2017, 04:28:35 PM
Hi all,
Please can anyone advise how busy it's likely to be mid March 2018? Looking at sun-Thurs or mon-fri term time.
Thanks ;)
I went this March (20th - 24th or near that) and it wasn't too bad. I'd say we never waited in line longer than 30 mins (except for Princess Pavilion, Meet Mickey, and Ratatouille) The earlier in March the quieter but there is more of a chance for ride closures and stuff because it's off season. Also watch out for St Patricks day which is a busy day (though cool if you want to see different stuff).
Avoid weekends if you can because they will always be busier.
I'm going March 2018 so maybe see you there ;)
ppp xx
Hi anyone know how busy it will be from 18-21 September as I think the fun run is starting that weekend thanks. ;)
Hi all
I'm going to ask about 15/16 October, but tbh people seem to be interested in how crowded it will be, all I really want to know is:
If I get to the gates at, say, 9am and queue until it opens at 10am, am I pretty much guaranteed to get in (given I'm not going on Bastile day, Christmas or any of the other holidays)?
Because busy doesn't bother me (meh, so I get on less rides), but not getting in at all would :)
I realise in hindsight I should have bought named day tickets, but I didn't realise they existed outside of as part of a hotel booking until after I'd got my 2 day tickets so... ::)
For those interested, I started making a school holiday calendar for myself, with school holidays from neighbouring countries (you know, to select when it may be overly crowded)
I've made it a shared file on Onedrive, you should be able to view it here: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AttL8LvJRRkMkyXBIJf2F9p1t9cG
Grey: a region of the country has a school holiday
Black: Most/all of the country's regions have school holidays simultaneously
For info in here now in Fantasyland.
Its almost unbearably rammed with people
Hi everyone, first time post and first time going to Disney.
I have booked as a wedding present for my soon to be Wife.
We fly from uk to Paris on 13 October and return 16th October.
Staying in Santa Fe.
Can anyone advise me on how busy it will be then?
If it is really busy what is the best advice?
Thankyou.
Because its the weekend all the local kids will be off school. I would imagine it'll be pretty busy; not middle of the summer busy, but queue times for the most popular ride may be more than an hour.
Anyone been the last week in August ???
Hubby and Brother thinking of doing a fishing trip in France , so have said not going all the way there and not calling in...
The last week is coming in less than the week before but crowd wise will it still be heaving ???
Thanks
ilovemainstxxx we went the last week of August this year and yes it was heaving! It might be better next year as the 25th celebrations should be over. We're going to revert back to winter visits!
I'd say that summer months generally tend to be pretty busy, the last time we went there on a whim in August I couldn't even book any nearby hotels and chose to rent an apartment in Paris https://tranio.com/rent/france/ile-de-france/paris/ And the park itself is swarming with people, and it's not the best way to enjoy it (imho) just in case, I like people :)
Hello. What will be the crowds November 11 - 25, 2017, please?
2 weeks tomorrow, so how busy will it be on the 27th Nov to the 1st Dec?
July 4, 2018 through July 8, 2018 - How busy will it be?
22 May to 26 May 2018 - how busy will it be and what kind of weather should i expect? xx
First trip happening this summer!!
Any opinions on what I might expect mid June, Wednesday the 13th to be exact?
Thanks!
I will be visiting from Monday 4th June - Friday 8th June 2018.
Does anyone know how busy it will be then?
Also, are there any french school holidays at that time?
Thank you! :D
Quote from: Shona on March 14, 2018, 12:40:49 AM
I will be visiting from Monday 4th June - Friday 8th June 2018.
Does anyone know how busy it will be then?
Also, are there any french school holidays at that time?
Thank you! :D
I don't think there are any holidays around that time of year. I usually visit midweek and its generally quiet with most queuing times 20 minutes or less
Quote from: Pete's Dragon on March 14, 2018, 12:08:29 PM
I don't think there are any holidays around that time of year. I usually visit midweek and its generally quiet with most queuing times 20 minutes or less
Thank you, that is very helpful! :)
This will be our 5th trip to DLP but our previous 4 have all been in May/June and this time we're going in September (17th - 20th). Does anyone know how busy it usually is at this time of year?
Quote from: Tinkerhel1970 on June 11, 2018, 04:25:30 PM
This will be our 5th trip to DLP but our previous 4 have all been in May/June and this time we're going in September (17th - 20th). Does anyone know how busy it usually is at this time of year?
I went last year around those dates and I thought it wasn't busy. I never spent more than half an hour at lines but I was always checking the app and/or getting Fastpasses. There were some crazy lines but I managed to avoid them all.
At that time of the year classes had already started in France, UK and Germany (I noticed an unusual amount of Spanish kids but it's because classes started at the middle of that week).
How intense does it get around 29-30 December in terms of queues? :-\
Quote from: k on December 12, 2018, 10:22:43 PM
How intense does it get around 29-30 December in terms of queues? :-\
We went last year for 4 nights and have added a 5th to this year's trip because there was a lot of queuing. There are lots of tips elsewhere on the forum on how to avoid too much queuing (EMH, riding E-ticket during parade and illuminations, which time of day is quieter etc) but be prepared. As a rough idea and from memory, the average time during the day was approx BTM 60min, Peter Pan 80min, SM 80min, Crushes coaster 90min.
I don't remember queueing for less than 30/40min for anything with the exception of TOT which was oddly only 15min and, also odd, Pirates was a walk on. We must have just timed them perfectly by chance.
Yup I agree. Very busy for rides. We generally use trips at that time of year to soak up the atmosphere, look at the decorations and watch the shows and parades. We don't ride much at New Year because of the queues. Sometimes you can get lucky if you can get on a ride that has just reopened after a temporary closure as the queues havent built up again yet but again that is just luck. Take advantage of EMH and grit your teeth and queue for those rides you cant live without.
Quote from: k on December 12, 2018, 10:22:43 PM
How intense does it get around 29-30 December in terms of queues? :-\
Mega busy sorry. Just get in the parks early, get your fastpass's nice and early
Yikes. I was afraid of that answer, but we don't have much of a choice in terms of dates. I guess it really would be best to go for 2 days to give us more chance to try the popular rides.
EMH is the answer, at least that would get some things out of the way before the epic crowd.
Thank you for the answers. :)
Quote from: k on December 14, 2018, 10:16:01 PM
Yikes. I was afraid of that answer, but we don't have much of a choice in terms of dates. I guess it really would be best to go for 2 days to give us more chance to try the popular rides.
EMH is the answer, at least that would get some things out of the way before the epic crowd.
Thank you for the answers. :)
Are you planning on going as day visitors? I ask as I believe EMH are only available to those staying in a Disney hotel or with APs.
Quote from: JMB on December 14, 2018, 11:20:33 PM
Quote from: k on December 14, 2018, 10:16:01 PM
Yikes. I was afraid of that answer, but we don't have much of a choice in terms of dates. I guess it really would be best to go for 2 days to give us more chance to try the popular rides.
EMH is the answer, at least that would get some things out of the way before the epic crowd.
Thank you for the answers. :)
Are you planning on going as day visitors? I ask as I believe EMH are only available to those staying in a Disney hotel or with APs.
Sorry it took me a while to reply to this. We are planning to get APs, so EMH should be applicable. 😊
Any thoughts on June 10 (next monday - the day after pentecost).
We are in Paris next weekend and we want to visit Disneyland for one day. Sunday is probably way too busy so that leaves Monday.
Monday is (at least in the Netherlands and in Belgium) a national holiday, so you might run into a lof of Dutch/Belgian people.
I think you should prepare for quite a crowd, unless the weather forecasts are very bad.
Hi, not sure if someone knows the answers to these questions or not, but ... We've booked a week at Sequoia Lodge October 11th to 18th, using some of our DVC points. DVC says we can add one of the dining plans at check-in, but the local (FL) DLP agent says we can't. That's my first Q.
My next is, should we make dining reservations in advance? What happens with those if we are able to add one of the meal plans at check-in? I don't want to risk having to miss a reservation or paying a surcharge for not showing, but on the other hand, I'd like to plan some dining so I can work on a daily itinerary.
And lastly, how crowded is that week, typically? Are some days better than others for the parks? We've already booked Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for Sunday, October 13th; are park tickets required to get to this event?
Quote from: PhillyMax on July 02, 2019, 04:25:39 AM
Hi, not sure if someone knows the answers to these questions or not, but ... We've booked a week at Sequoia Lodge October 11th to 18th, using some of our DVC points. DVC says we can add one of the dining plans at check-in, but the local (FL) DLP agent says we can't. That's my first Q.
My next is, should we make dining reservations in advance? What happens with those if we are able to add one of the meal plans at check-in? I don't want to risk having to miss a reservation or paying a surcharge for not showing, but on the other hand, I'd like to plan some dining so I can work on a daily itinerary.
And lastly, how crowded is that week, typically? Are some days better than others for the parks? We've already booked Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for Sunday, October 13th; are park tickets required to get to this event?
I can't say I've ever heard of anyone buying a meal plan at the hotel. They're offered when you book online at the same time you make your reservation. It may be the case that they don't have the ability to process them there but I can't say for sure.
Yes you definitely should make reservations in advance if you want to eat in particular places or times. If you're very flexible then it may not be so necessary but could also lead to some long waits. When you make a reservation you just supply your name and party size - they don't charge you if you don't show and there's no way of doing so. You can make reservations online in some versions of the DLP website: see here (https://forum.dlpguide.com/index.php?topic=23738.0) for instructions.
I can't see it being too busy that week since it isn't a school holiday in the UK or France. Obviously the weekends will be busier though.
Quote from: claire2281 on July 02, 2019, 08:39:08 AM
Quote from: PhillyMax on July 02, 2019, 04:25:39 AM
Hi, not sure if someone knows the answers to these questions or not, but ... We've booked a week at Sequoia Lodge October 11th to 18th, using some of our DVC points. DVC says we can add one of the dining plans at check-in, but the local (FL) DLP agent says we can't. That's my first Q.
My next is, should we make dining reservations in advance? What happens with those if we are able to add one of the meal plans at check-in? I don't want to risk having to miss a reservation or paying a surcharge for not showing, but on the other hand, I'd like to plan some dining so I can work on a daily itinerary.
And lastly, how crowded is that week, typically? Are some days better than others for the parks? We've already booked Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show for Sunday, October 13th; are park tickets required to get to this event?
I can't say I've ever heard of anyone buying a meal plan at the hotel. They're offered when you book online at the same time you make your reservation. It may be the case that they don't have the ability to process them there but I can't say for sure.
Yes you definitely should make reservations in advance if you want to eat in particular places or times. If you're very flexible then it may not be so necessary but could also lead to some long waits. When you make a reservation you just supply your name and party size - they don't charge you if you don't show and there's no way of doing so. You can make reservations online in some versions of the DLP website: see here (https://forum.dlpguide.com/index.php?topic=23738.0) for instructions.
I can't see it being too busy that week since it isn't a school holiday in the UK or France. Obviously the weekends will be busier though.
Just a quick note. I've looked at DVC previously and am quite confident that meal plans are not available if you book using DVC points.
Anyone know how busy it will be February 4th sunday until Tuesday the 6th?
Not sure if its been linked previously, but this website: https://www.ooparc.com/fr/177-Parc_Disneyland/Infos/Frequentation/
gives park forecasts.