4th of July weekend or july 14-16?

[jhoannam]

we are planning to visit family in July, flying in and out of LAX. We will either go the weekend we arrive (07/04-07/06) or the 3 days before we depart (07/14-07/16). Thoughts on when would be the best dates.

 

[chickapin parterre]

July 4th of 2014, on a thursday, was very empty, a 6 until 2:00 when traditionalist began to show-up. Cross your fingers and hope that the rumor of Julty 4th being a 10 continues. The rumor of empty Christmas continues still so you may very well be in luck

July 14- 16 is a big NO-NO, July 17th, 60 years ago is when Disneyland open. It will be a 9 that day, and since it will be a 9, the 14 -16 are sure to be 8-9

 

[figment_jii]

Both sets of dates are well into the summer season, so in general, crowds will be high, but the parks will be operating on long hours with full entertainment. Regardless of which dates you select, I would go expecting long lines and high crowds. The new parade, fireworks, and WoC should already be running nightly.

July 4th is traditionally one of the busiest days in DLR, but there is a special fourth of July fireworks show! I've always thought that seeing the special 4th of July fireworks would be fun. Also, 4th of July is going to be on a Saturday this year, so crowds will be high from fairly early in the morning. DLR is having a major anniversary (the 60th) on July 17th (Friday), but I don't really know if it's going to have a huge spill-over effect on the days leading up to the 17th. I'd be inclined to say that it might be slightly better to go during the weekdays (Tue to Thu) ahead of the anniversary rather than over the holiday weekend.

 

[jhoannam]

Which crowd calendars do you all use for DL?

 

[figment_jii]

There aren't really that many crowd calendars for DLR and none that are universally thought of as being "highly recommended". The mostly commonly mentioned ones are Touring Plans (paid) and isitpacked (free).