Disneyland Hourly Attendance & Queue Length

(This graph is an estimate only)

Do's:

• Stay in Hotels close by if possible.

• Get the daily predictions of attendance and queuing times throughout the day for attractions, visit either the Disneyland or WDW Touring Plans website.

• Wear comfortable shoes.

• Get there early (at least 1/2 hour before opening time) and take advantage of the shorter waits in line. Up until about 11am attraction lines will be at their shortest.

• See the most popular rides first (Indiana Jones, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain etc)

• At about 12 noon do your shopping, in the heat of the day, while the queues are long and the shops are still empty.

• You can even get your 'shopping' delivered to the front gate so you don't have to carry it around. Just remember to pick it up on the way out :)

• During the busiest time of the day visit attractions like the Golden Horseshoe, Aladdin, Golden Dreams or Tom Sawyer Island.

• If you have a Hopper Pass, visit Disneyland in the morning and night but cross over into the less crowded Californian Adventure in the peak of the days attendance.

• Take your shopping back to your hotel and have lunch and a swim/sleep/rest etc.

• Wait until about 4:30 - 5pm, if the park is opened late, to came back (bring warmer cloths)

• While parades and Fantasmic are going, ride lines drop dramatically so if you don't want to see a parade or have already seen Fantasmic (recommend you do) go for it while the queue's are short.

• The last hour before closing the park empties out really quick. You can get some good rides done then and sometimes a little after the closing time. (they won't throw you out of line if the closing times comes around and there's still 100 people in front of you!)

• Here's a cool Book/iPhone app which is specifically written for combating theme park queues. We highly recommend thse products as a way to help those queuing blues to disappear. Check it out Here.

Don'ts:

• Don't sleep in and get there late, you'll end up more tired than getting up earlier!

• Don't think you have to spend the entire day in Disneyland. If you have a rest you will have much more fun than getting really tired all day and then getting grumpy.

• Don't go shopping in the last hour or so if you can help it. The shops turn into a cattle yard as everyone shops for that last souvenir for little Johnny back home!

Which Disney park on what day?

There is a weekly cycle of attendance numbers in Disney Theme Parks. Here's a quick run down to help you squeeze those queuing times down even further.

• For the Californian parks:

  • Visit Disneyland on any weekday for a less crowded experience, however the park may be opened for less hours and the evening Fantasmic! and fireworks performances may not be runing. Sundays are less busy then Saturdays.

  • Californian Adventure is less crowded than Disneyland, so go any time that fits around your Disneyland Park visit.

  • TIP: If you have a Hopper Pass, visit Disneyland in the morning and night but cross over into the less crowded Californian Adventure in the peak of the days attendance.
    

• For Walt Disney World, Florida, the busiest days are:

  • Magic Kingdom: Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
  • Epcot: Tuesday and Friday
  • Disney-MGM Studios: Sunday and Wednesday
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday