At DL now - Super Crowded!! What's going on?

[crazyj4488]

Do area achools have off...it's a Wed in the middle of Feb and I can't imagine this many people taking their kids out of school for an extended Pres Day vacation....anyone know what the heck is going on? I've never seen it this crowded...I know, I'm spoiled ;)

I know the cheerleaders will be here this weekend. I'm not seeing cheerleaders in the parks right now. It's mostly families with younger children in tow right now...CRAPLOADS OF THEM...some school must be out here local.

[got2travel]

Many schools do have the whole week off. President's week, Ski week, it goes by various names.

[hlbtimes2]

I know a lot of WA schools have this week off- its mid-winter break.

[PattiPB]

Don't tell me this! We just decided to leave early Friday for a quick weekender!!!

Oh well...a bad day at DL...you know the rest! :thumbsup2

[crazyj4488]

Lovely...not too nice of a surprise for this trip...UGH.

[GreenGirl8]

Yep, a lot of CA schools are starting to pick up this week as well. I know San Marcos school district has it off.

[wackywexler]

My kids had today off, and my daughter was there with her friend's family but we go back to school tomorrow.

[Snow Brite]

Its also Race Week in Fontana, so I wouldnt be surprised if that was at least a few of the extra people. Come for the race and add on a few days at DLR.

[crazyj4488]

Thanks for the input everyone!! I have a Day 1 Trip Report posted on my podcast show forum. Podcast info can be found by following the website link below. I will be posting a lot of audio from the park within the next week...here's the trip report post in case you'd like to read:

http://www.meanderingmouse.com/cgi-bin/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28

[FirstTimeCruiser]

Uh-oh.... when do the cheerleaders get there? We were planning on going Friday night. We went on Tuesday and it was so crowded, we weren't used to the crowds!

[spazzyjazzy]

here is what the Convention Center has planned this weekend. Looks like the cheerleaders will at the Convention Center on Saturday.

Title Start Date End Date
MCPX Expo Manufactured Concrete 02/23/06 02/25/06
Carpet One 02/23/06 02/24/06
International Gem & Jewelry Show 02/24/06 02/26/06
All Star Nationals 02/24/06 02/26/06

Hopefully. not Friday we plan on being there also.

[crazyj4488]

2/24 is Friday...so they'll be here then. I've already seen cars with markings all over them..."bugging Disney guests or bust." Crap like that :) This week is gonna suck out here. Good thing I came out here, mainly, for the Pirates 5k which is a cast member event held after park hours.

[Rapunsel]

On the east cost they are changing the 2 weeks at Easter to one at Presidents day and one at Easter..

It is crazy here also...

They won't change our district though. AS the teachers have it written into their contract that they get 2 full weeks at easter..

That means they get about 4 days at Christmas though..

[albianne]

My dd has this entire week off school here in Canada and a lot of her friends were taking the week to go and see the 50th celebration, we also have 10 days at Easter.

[jakoky]

albianne, where in canada are u from? We are in bc and our kids our in school full force this week and dont have any time off until mar 13-17th and at easter we only get the friday and monday off!! My kids would be so jealous :)
sharon
78 days til we leave for DL!!!!! :thumbsup2

[eduk8r26]

CA also has cheerleaders Saturday. There are competitions at the Convention Center starting Friday and they are selling tickets to the cheerleaders for Disneyland. So many girls will be there Friday and Saturday nights. There's a competition at the Hyperion theater Saturday.

[albianne]

Hi Jakoky,
I am located near Calgary Alberta. My dd is in the Catholic school system and had this whole week off. A lot of her friends in Calgary had the week before off.

[disneegrl4eva]

yep all California schools had presidents week off...I think they just started doing that last year...My dd graduated in 04 and they didnt give them the whole week off...just 2 back to back 3 day weekends...so I guess everyone will need to plan around that in the future :confused3

[munchkinsmom]

Uh-oh.... when do the cheerleaders get there? We were planning on going Friday night. We went on Tuesday and it was so crowded, we weren't used to the crowds!

We went one weekend when the cheerleaders were there. On one of the nights, a group of them decided to practice outside of our hotel room balcony. We could hear them yelling even though we were on the seventh floor. My DD and DS were asleep (it was past 8PM) and I was afraid that they would wake up, resulting in cranky kids at the park the next day. I had to call the front desk and complain. :mad:

They stopped practicing soon after.

[familyoffive]

yep all California schools had presidents week off...I think they just started doing that last year...My dd graduated in 04 and they didnt give them the whole week off...just 2 back to back 3 day weekends...so I guess everyone will need to plan around that in the future :confused3
Not all California schools had the whole week off. We are about an hour away from DL and we were off Friday and Monday. We are apublic school district.

[eryn the pooh]

i am also from bc. Why do the kids have this week off? we're leaving on tues so i HOPE some of the people have went home!

[DESERTREDHEAD]

I am in So Cal too and where I live the kids only had long weekends. :confused3

[Brina78]

I never got the week off for President's Day, just the one day! Kids get so lucky. It was pretty bad on the 23rd. The minimal wait for rides was 25 which seemed to speed by, but it's hard when we're pressed for time.

[Snow Brite]

Not all California schools had the whole week off. We are about an hour away from DL and we were off Friday and Monday. We are apublic school district.

I agree. My kids had Washington and Lincoln's birthdays both off (the 13th and the 20th) but by no means the entire week, also a public school system. And we are 45 minutes north of DL. The CSU system doesnt get Presidents week off either, didnt even get Presidents DAY off and they are part of the government!

[disneegrl4eva]

oops my bad...sorry...im in central cali and most nor cal and all of central cali public schools were off the entire week

[SA53]

Man, here in San Antonio the kids don't even get President's Day off---no days off in February... :worried: and at Easter we only get the Monday off...we do get a week in March for Spring Break and that's when we're headed to the park!!! :cool1:

K in SA

[GailT]

Mass had the whole week off :eek:

[moniquem]

yep all California schools had presidents week off...I think they just started doing that last year...My dd graduated in 04 and they didnt give them the whole week off...just 2 back to back 3 day weekends...so I guess everyone will need to plan around that in the future :confused3
I live in California and we only got Mondays off. So, I don't think ALL California schools had the entire week off. Our schools gave two 3 day weekends. We got Monday the 13th and the 20th off....

[iceskatejen]

I don't think any S CA schools take the week off. Some take 2 3-day weekends while others take a 4-day weekend. But it does explaing why DL was so crowded if C and N CA districts did.

[jillinaz]

WE were there Thurs - Sat. I know that there were a lot of people from Tucson, Arizona there. WE saw several group of people from Tucson. There were suppose to be several people from our children's school at DL, but we only saw two groups. It was crazy Saturday.