In 2014, Disboard poster Geemo started a thread that listed the major conventions, events, and school breaks at or near DLR. Dis'ers seemed to find the thread helpful, so a 2015 version, a 2016 version, a 2017 version, and a 2018 version were created. This is a continuation of those threads, but for 2019! This is NOT an official Calendar, for reference only. This is also not an all inclusive list, but I will do my best to keep it up to date. Please let me know if you hear of anything to add to the list. Post #1: Events, Activities, and Holidays At/Around/Near Disneyland Resort Post #2: School Breaks/Recesses Post #3: Other Dates Post #4: Parking Updates Last updated: January 2, 2019 Events, Activities, and Holidays At/Around/Near Disneyland Resort January 2019 (Check-In) Jan 1 (Tue): Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Jan 3-8 (Thu-Tue): Three Kings' Day Celebration in DCA Jan 5 (Sat): Last Day of Signature AP & Deluxe AP Holiday Blockout Period Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of Christmas/Holiday Season in DL (likely including A Christmas Fantasy Parade, Believe...In Holiday Magic Fireworks, and Haunted Mansion Holiday [Reopen: Fri, 1/18]) Jan 6 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP & SoCal Select AP Holiday Blockout Period Jan 6 (Sun): Ticket (Day and AP) Price Increase (Disboard Thread) Jan 8 (Tue): Last Day of Christmas/Holiday Season in DCA (including WoC: Season of Light, Festival of Holidays and Viva Navidad) Jan 18 (Fri): Debut of Mickey's Mix Magic Jan 21 (Mon): Martin Luther King Junior Day Jan 21 (Mon): Last Day for It's a Small World Holiday [Reopens: Feb 01] Jan 22 (Tue): Start of Valentine's Month Celebration [Ends: Feb 18] Jan 22 (Tue): Start of Minnie's Valentine Surprise [Ends: Feb 18] Jan 22 (Tue): First Day of Fantasmic! Refurbishment [End Date: TBD, Spring] Jan 24-27 (Thu-Sun): NAMM Show (Anaheim Convention Center) Jan 25 (Fri): Return of Mickey's Soundsational Parade & Start of “Get Your Ears On” Celebration Dance Party (Foodie Guide) Jan 25 (Fri): Start of Lunar New Year Celebration in DCA [Ends: Feb 17] (Foodie Guide) February 2019 (Check-In) Feb 3 (Sun): Superbowl Feb 5 (Tue): Lunar New Year Feb 7 (Thu): Disneyland After Dark: Sweethearts' Nite Feb 8 (Fri): DCA's 17th Anniversary Feb 9 (Sat): Micechat Gumball Rally Feb 11 (Mon): Anaheim Ducks Day in DCA Feb 14 (Thu): Valentine's Day Feb 16 (Sat): Celebrate Gospel in DCA Feb 17 (Sun): Last Day of Lunar New Year Celebration [Starts: Jan 25] Feb 18 (Mon): Presidents Day Feb 18 (Mon): Last Day of Valentine's Month Celebration [Start: Jan 22] Feb 22-24 (Fri-Sat): Spirit Nationals (Anaheim Convention Center) March 2019 (Check-In) Mar 1 (Fri): Start of DCA's Food & Wine Festival [Ends: Apr 23] Mar 2 (Sat): Mini Gay Days Mar 3-9 (Sun-Sat): Orange County Restaurant Week (Not a DLR event, but some DTD Venues participate) Mar 5 (Tue): Mardi Gras Mar 5-9 (Tue-Sat): Natural Product Expo West 2019 (Anaheim Convention Center) Mar 7 (Thu): Disneyland After Dark: 90s Nite Mar 16-17 (Sat-Sun): USA All-Stars Championship (Anaheim Convention Center) Mar 17 (Sun): St. Patrick's Day Mar 29-31 (Fri-Sun): WonderCon 2019 (Anaheim Convention Center) April 2019 (Check-In) Apr 12 (Fri): Start of SoCal Select AP Spring Blockout [Last Day: Apr 21] Apr 13 (Sat): Start of SoCal AP Spring Blockout [Last Day: Apr 21] Apr 13-14 (Sat-Sun): Spring Dapper Day Apr 21 (Sun): Easter Apr 21 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal Select and SoCal AP Spring Blockout [Starts: Apr 12/13] Apr 23 (Tue): Last Day of DCA's Food & Wine Festival [Starts: Mar 1] Apr 30 (Tue): Disneyland After Dark: Heroes Assemble! May 2019 (Check-In) May 1 (Wed): Disneyland After Dark: Heroes Assemble! May 5 (Sun): Cinco De Mayo May 12 (Sun): Mother's Day May 23 (Thu): Last Day of Early 2019 Ticket Deal, 2019 SoCal Resident Ticket Deal May 27 (Mon): Memorial Day May 31 (Fri): Start of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DL Grad Nites: May 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 22, 28, 29, & 31 *Taste of Anaheim (Not a Disney Event, but Some DTD Restaurants Participate) June 2019 (Check-In) Jun 1 (Sat): Start of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DL Jun 6 (Thu): Start of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DCA Jun 16 (Sun): Father's Day Jun 21 (Thu): Start of Deluxe AP Summer Blockout in DL Jun 28 (Fri): Start of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DCA Grad Nites: Jun 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, & 14 *Opening of Star Wars Galaxy Edge (No Specific Date Announced, but "Summer 2019") July 2019 (Check-In) Jul 4 (Thu): Fourth of July Jul 10-13 (Wed-Sat): VidCon (Anaheim Convention Center) Jul 17 (Wed): Disneyland's 63rd Anniversary August 2019 (Check-In) Aug 18 (Sun): Last Day of Deluxe AP Summer Blockout in DL Aug 18 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal & SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DCA Aug 23-25 (Fri-Sun): D23 Expo (Anaheim Convention Center) (Disboard Thread) Aug 25 (Sun): Last Day of SoCal AP Summer Blockout in DL *CHOC Walk in the Park September 2019 (Check-In) Sep 2 (Mon): Labor Day Sep 2 (Mon): Last Day of SoCal Select AP Summer Blockout in DL *Start of HalloweenTime (2018 Disboard Thread) *Start of Día de los Muertos (DL and DCA) October 2019 (Check-In) Oct 4-6 (Fri-Sun): Gay Days Oct 14 (Mon): Columbus Day Oct 17-18 (Thu-Fri) UEA Convention (Many/Most Utah schools out of session) Oct 31 (Thu): Halloween, End of HalloweenTime *Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Haunted Gingerbread House Workshops November 2019 (Check-In) Nov 2-3 (Sat-Sun): Dapper Day Fall Soiree Nov 11 (Mon): Veterans' Day Nov 28-29 (Thu-Fri): Thanksgiving *BlizzCon (Anaheim Convention Center) [Tentatively, first weekend in November] *Start of Christmas/Holiday Season (2018 Disboard Thread) *Holiday Parade Filming December 2019 (Check-In) Dec 13 (Fri): First Day of SoCal Select AP Holiday Blockout [Last Day: Jan 5] Dec 19 (Thu): First Day of SoCal AP Holiday Blockout [Last Day: Jan 5] Dec 20 (Fri): First Day of Deluxe AP Holiday Blockout [Last Day: Jan 4] Dec 21 (Sat): First Day of Signature AP Holiday Blockout [Last Day: Jan 4] Dec 22-30 (Sun-Mon): Hanukkah Dec 25 (Wed): Christmas Dec 26-Jan 1 (Wed-Tue): Kwanzaa Dec 31 (Mon): New Year's Eve *Candlelight Processional (usually first weekend in December) *Raver Days *Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen Holiday Gingerbread House Workshops *TubaChristmas 2020 <TBD> Notes The AP Blockout Calendar underwent major changes in 2019, with separate blockout dates for DL and DCA. In general, there are fewer blockout dates for DCA regardless of the pass and more for DL. Major blockout periods (Spring Break, Summer, and Christmas) are in the list above, but now denote if they are for DL or DCA (or both if nothing is specified). Check out the Blockout Calendar for the latest information: https://disneyland.disney.go.com/passes/blockout-dates/ This list does not include all of the conventions/events scheduled at the Anaheim Convention Center. It is only a partial listing. A full listing is available on the Anaheim Convention Center Calendar. http://www.anaheim.net/calendar.aspx?CID=26, In terms of the conventions, for the most part, it doesn't seem like the conventions necessarily increase crowds in the parks. Large conventions are more likely to impacts availability at area hotels/motels and crowds in DTD (primarily in the evenings). There maybe some impacts of the days immediately before or after the conventions, but only a few conventions seem to actually result in Dis'ers reporting higher than expected crowds in the parks themselves. So, while large (or at least ones that look large on the calendar) conventions are listed in the calendar above, it does not mean that the parks will be busier than expected. The Honda Center may also host events that could impact crowds at Disneyland. http://www.hondacenter.com/events/ Tom Bell maintains a list of Disneyland Events on wdwinfo. http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/events.html There are a number of unofficial park days that happen throughout the year. Some are fairly large and can impact park crowds (e.g., Gay Days), while others (most) are fairly small and most guests won't notice that they are occurring. http://unofficialparkdays.com/calendar/ *Starred events have historically began/occurred in that month, but the dates for 2019 have not yet been announced.
School Breaks Below are a listing of some of the school breaks for select school districts. Some school districts have more than one schedule; when this occurred, I generally used the dates for the "Traditional" track (rather than "Year Around", "Modified", etc.). Also, note that school districts typically list days when school is not in session, which means the listed breaks may not include the weekend day. (It's gotten to be a lot of work to try and keep up with so many different school districts. While I think there is some benefit to tracking individual districts, for 2019, I'm just going to do a handful of the big Southern California districts and few other districts and then more generalized information for the rest. If you really want your local district included, please send me a link to their calendar.) January 2019 Jan 6: Last Day for Winter Break for Most School Districts Jan 21: MLK (Most School Districts) February 2019 Feb 11: Lincoln Day/Family Day Feb 18: President's Day (Most School Districts) Feb 18-22: Mid-Winter Break for Seattle (WA) March 2019 The majority of the reported spring breaks occur between mid-March and mid-April. Mar 11-15: Spring Break for Anaheim, Mesa (AZ), Phoenix (AZ), Anchorage (AK) Mar 11-22: Spring Break for Chandler (AZ) Mar 18-22: Spring Break for Tuscon (AZ) Mar 18-29: Spring Break for Surrey (BC), Coquitlam (BC), Vancouver (BC), Greater Victoria (BC), Saanich (BC) Mar 22-26: Spring Break for Granite (UT) Mar 25-29: Spring Break for San Diego, San Francisco, Washoe (NV), Portland (OR), Salem-Keizer (OR), Beaverton (OR), Spokane (WA) Mar 31: Cesar Chavez (Observed Apr 1) April 2019 Apr 1: Cesar E. Chavez, Observed Apr 1-5: Spring Break for Santa Ana (CA), Alpine (UT), Vancouver (BC) Apr 3-5: Spring Break for Tacoma (WA) Apr 8-12: Spring Break for Seattle (WA) Apr 15-19: Spring Break for LAUSD, Fresno, Elk Grove, Sacramento, Clark County (NV) Apr 22-26: Spring Break for Long Beach Apr 21 (Sun): Easter May 2019 May 20: Victoria Day (Some/Most British Columbia School Districts) May 23: Last Day of School for Mesa (AZ) May 27: Memorial Day (Most School Districts) May 30: Last Day of School for Alpine (UT) June 2019 The majority of the reported end of the school year start in early-to-mid June. Jun 4: Last Day of School for San Francisco Jun 7: Last Day of School for LAUSD Jun 12: Last Day of School for San Diego Jun 13: Last Day of School for Spokane (WA) Jun 18: Last Day of School for Tacoma (WA), Vancouver (BC) Jun 20: Last Day of School for Seattle (WA) Jun 27: Last Day of School for Coquitlam (BC) July 2019 July 4: Fourth of July (Most School Districts That Are on Year Around Schedules) August 2019 Aug 12: First Day of School for Clark County (NV) Aug 20: First Day of School for LAUSD September 2019 Sep 2: Labor Day (Most School Districts) October 2019 Oct 7-11: Fall Break for Mesa (AZ) Oct 17-18: Fall Break for Granite (UT) Oct 17-21: Fall Break for Alpine (UT) Oct 25: Nevada Day November 2019 Nov 11: Veterans Day (Observed) (Most School Districts) Nov 28-29: Thanksgiving Break (Most School Districts) December 2019 The majority of winter breaks start the weekend before Christmas (December 21) and go through the first weekend in January (ending on January 5 or 12, 2019). Dec 25: Christmas (Most School Districts) School District Calendars by District and State Please note that not all school districts publish their calendars beyond the current school year. California Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD): 2018-2019, 2019-2020 San Diego Unified School District: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Long Beach Unified School District: 2018-2019 Santa Ana Unified School District: 2018-2019 Anaheim Unified School District: 2018-2019 Fresno Unified School District: 2018-2019 Elk Grove Unified School District: 2018-2019 San Francisco Unified School District: 2018-2019 Sacramento Unified School District: 2018-2019 Arizona Mesa Unified School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Tuscon Unified School District: 2018-2019 Chandler Unified School District: 2018-2019 Phoenix Unified School District: 2018-2019 Nevada Clark County School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Washoe Unified School District: 2018-2019 Utah Alpine Unified School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Davis Unified School District: 2018-2019 Granite Unified School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Oregon Portland Unified School District: 2018-2019 Salem-Keizer Unified School District: 2018-2019 Beaverton Unified School District: 2018-2019 Washington Seattle Unified School District: 2018-2019 Spokane Unified School District: 2018-2019 Tacoma Unified School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 British Columbia Surrey School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Vancouver School District: 2018-2019 Coquitlam School District: 2018-2019, 2019-2020 Greater Victoria School District: 2018-2019 Saanich School District: 2018-2019 Alaska Anchorage School District: 2018-2019
Holiday Overlay Removal Closures, 2019 01/07-01/17 (Mon-Thu): Haunted Mansion Holiday Closed for Removal of Holiday Overlay 01/22-01/31 (Mon-Thu): It's a Small World Closed for Removal of Holiday Overlay Holiday Overlay Installation Closures, 2019 mm/dd (): Space Mountain Closed to Install Ghost Galaxy Overlay mm/dd-mm/dd (): Haunted Mansion Closed to Install Holiday Overlay mm/dd-mm/dd (): It's a Small World Closed to Install Holiday Overlay Mickey's Halloween Party, 2019 Party dates were announced on ddd, mmm dd via the <source>. Tickets go on sale to DLR Annual Passholders, DVC, and Disney Rewards Visa Card Holders (phone only) on <date> and to the general public on <date>. The dates when the MHP tickets sold out in past were tracked in these posts for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Pricing is listed as (Discount/Regular) Price. <date> (day) (price) Note that costume guidelines changed for 2016. The new guidelines can be viewed on the MHP page of the Disneyland.com website. Disclaimer: Even if the date is listed as sold out online, it is possible that tickets may still be available via the phone or in person at the ticket booths (this occurred in the past, but it is not known if it'll happen again in 2018). A limited number of tickets may also be available for "day of" purchase for onsite hotel guests, but it is not known if that will be the case again this year. It also looks like they stop selling tickets to MHP online on the day of the event. So if you want to purchase tickets online, be sure to buy them at least one day in advance. Sneak Peaks at DCA (Bug's Life Theater) and DL (Tomorrowland Theater), 2019 DLR uses the Tomorrowland Theater (DL) and Bug's Life Theater (DCA-BLT) or Sunset Showcase Theater (DCA-SST) to preview upcoming movies. Mar 2019 (?) - ? (): Dumbo (Main Street Opera House) [Movie Opening: Mar 29] (AP Preview: ?) Disney Cruise Line Sailings Out of San Diego The Disney Cruise Line has offerings that sail out of San Diego. Some of these cruises may include (optional) excursions to Disneyland before or after the cruise. The date listed is the date of departure (when it leaves San Diego). All cruises return to San Diego unless noted. 3/10 (5-Night Cruise) 3/15 (5-Night Cruise) 3/20 (4-Night Cruise) 3/24 (5-Night Cruise) 3/29 (5-Night Cruise) 4/3 (4-Night Cruise) 4/7 (5-Night Cruise) 4/12 (2-Night Cruise) 4/14 (5-Night Cruise) 4/19 (2-Night Cruise) 4/21 (7-Night Cruise) 4/28 (7-Night Cruise) 5/5 (7-Night Cruise) 5/12 (3-Night Cruise) 10/4 (5-Night Cruise) 10/9 (5-Night Cruise) 10/14 (4-Night Cruise) 10/18 (2-Night Cruise) 10/20 (7-Night Cruise) 10/27 (7-Night Cruise) 11/3 (5-Night Cruise) 11/8 (14-Night Cruise) - Ends in Galveston, TX
M&F Parking Structure and Toy Story Parking Lot Closures It's interesting to see when the parking facilities reached capacity. The Disneyland and Disneyland AP Twitter feeds often tweet out when the facilities close and re-open. It'll be interesting to see what happens in 2019 with the opening of Star Wars Land! (Sun) Jan 6: M&F (1:40 pm - 5:50 pm), All (4:40 pm - 5:50 pm) [First Day for Deluxe & Signature APs] (Sun) Jan 13: M&F (1:50 pm - 3:35 pm) [First Weekend Day for SoCal APs] (Sat) Jan 19: M&F (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm) [Mickey's Mix Magic debuted on Fri, 1/18) (Fri) Jan 25: M&F (6:30 pm - 8:00 pm) [Start of Lunar New Year Celebration, Return of Soundsational] (Sat) Jan 26: M&F (3:50 pm - 5:25 pm) (Sun) Jan 27: M&F (1:30 pm - 4:30 pm), TS (4:30 pm to 5:20 pm) (Sat) Feb 9: M&F (4:00 pm to 5:20 pm)
DL looks like Aug 26 not Aug 19, for So Cal. It is Aug 19 for DCA. Right? I was interested because we are going to D23 and arrive on the 18th. NVM, I read it wrong!
