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    New Years Eve/Day at Disneyland (merged)

    How crowded is DL on new years eve and new years day? We were thinking of taking a short trip down there at that time.

    Thank you!

     

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    Quote Originally Posted by msgmg68
    How crowded is DL on new years eve and new years day? We were thinking of taking a short trip down there at that time.

    Thank you!
    New Years Eve will be very crowded. Based on busy days this year and previous NYE's, they will probably stop selling tickets at some point and I wouldn't be surprised if they closed the gates to new entries in the late afternoon.

    The streets will be very crowded, especially in the evening as people claim spots to watch fireworks and celebrate the New Year at midnight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by adriennek
    I wouldn't be surprised if they closed the gates to new entries in the late afternoon.
    Last year, I called Guest Relations and they told me PAP's could come anytime before 6pm and get admitted. Ahh, the joys of having that little $300+ piece of plastic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dznyphreak
    Last year, I called Guest Relations and they told me PAP's could come anytime before 6pm and get admitted. Ahh, the joys of having that little $300+ piece of plastic.
    Ummmm, be wary of what they tell you on the phone. More than once they have fed me misinformation. I would hate to get to the gate at 5:30pm thinking that, and not get in. In 2002, we had the PAPs, and they shut the gate to EVERYONE at 1pm. The only "piece of plastic" that will guarantee you get thru the gate on a closed gate is your Club 33 membership. (Not a guest of a Club 33 member, you must be the card carrier.)
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    I'm pretty sure that was not a generalization and rather specific to that day. My mom and her friend went early in the day and sat through the rain thinking they needed to be in the park in the morning lest they be locked out. I decided to call GR and see how late I could get in safely. He estimated that anytime before 6 should be ok for PAP's to get in, but that they had already stopped selling tickets. I went sometime between 3 and 5, I believe, and still got in. Just thought I'd share that info; I wasn't indicating that getting there by 6 this year would guarantee one's admission, but rather that PAP's can get in at a later time than regular-ticket-holders. Sorry if I wasn't as clear as I meant to be.


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    When Disney does capacity closures, first they stop selling tickets. The next step is to stop allowing new entries. In the past, they will allow APs entry still, along with reentries, but no regular ticket media. Finally, they stop all reentries when the fire marshall says no more. In the past, on a couple dates, they have set the capacity low enough to guarentee entry to on site guests (July 17, 2005.) The fire marshall will say that on this day, based on rides that are operating, walkways that are available, restaurants and shops open, this is the limit. Disney will lower that number to guarentee Club 33 members will be able to enter.

    Last year, when it rained, I knew it was safe to leave the park and get reentery. The park was still busy but considerably lighter than most years. If you called last year during NYE day, they probably gave you that info based on the rain. The evening did fill up, we were back in the park by 5pm. Last year was not a normal year for NYE. It was the lightest year I had ever seen, as we have done this every year (except 2003) for about 8 years. Most years, even with PAPs, I will not risk getting locked out. (Only PAPs have entry on NYE. The rest are blacked out, and blackout tickets stop selling first.) If it is sunny this year, expect early closures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by msgmg68
    How crowded is DL on new years eve and new years day? We were thinking of taking a short trip down there at that time.

    Thank you!
    Like Adrienne said, very hectic NYE. They usually say to expect a turnstile closing by noon. NY day, it is usually slow in the morning, but picks up throughout the day. After the Rose Bowl game is over, it gets pretty crowded again, but nothing like NYE.
    Planning 3 trips at once...

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    Thanks to both of you! I pretty much figured we'd be in for a crowd, but we were there last year at Thanksgiving, so we could probably handle it - barely!

    Thanks again and Happy Holidays!

     

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    even though there were a lot of people in the park when i attended, the lines for the rides were extremely short! i remember 15min lines for space mtn! unheard of with the amount in attendance.


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    I have been going to DL on NYE for years, the only thing I find hard is with all the people it can be hard to get from one side of the park to the other. And it gets harder to move around when it get closer to midnight. So I would say either stay in one area of the park or just take your time and try to relax as you work your way to where ever you want to go. It will be fun and you will have a great time.


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    Whoa! New Years Day Jan 1st.

    I have a quick quesiton i need answered please. will it be full? I want to go on a day where it wont be full. If you think it will be full please tell me how full it will be. I can handle regular fullness of a crowd so please help me out here. all i need is a quick response. thank you


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    It most definitely will be full.

    New Year's Day is like, can't move anywhere full.


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    Michigan Wolverines play in Rose Bowl

    You can expect half of the population of Michigan to be in Southern California that week, of course.
    Of of that set of people, half will go to Disneyland.

    Whip out your calculator and guess the impact on freeways and hotels.

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    The morning is usually pretty light, but from noon on, it will start getting heavy.

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