Are DCA crowds the same as Disneyland?

[Pluto468]

Our first day is a Saturday and I planned on skipping the parks because it's supposed to be very crowded.(Taking all crowd calendars with a grain of salt.)

But then I thought if DCA isn't as crowded as Disneyland we could go there.

I never remember DCA being impossibly crowded, even on weekends, but I haven't been there in years. The last time I was there was pre-Carsland.

So if crowd calendars give Disneyland an 8-9, should I expect the same for DCA or would it be better? We'd probably be able to get in some time between 12-1:00 and stay all day unless we can't resist hopping over to Disneyland late in the evening.

Thanks!

 

[dina444444]

When is your trip? If it’s before food and wine ends then DCA is a zoo on Saturdays in the walkways because of that.

 

[Pluto468]

When is your trip? If it’s before food and wine ends then DCA is a zoo on Saturdays in the walkways because of that.

I hadn't thought of that. It would be Saturday April 30.

 

[dina444444]

I hadn't thought of that. It would be Saturday April 30.

Food and wine will be over by then but it’s the second weekend of WOC being back.

 

[pokee99]

DCA was pretty crazy yesterday (Monday March 14th) but DLR was still worse.

 

[Steven G]

the one advantage that DCA has is that the streets are wider, and there aren't a lot of chokepoints, so even though it may be busy, it doesn't feel as bad as DL can feel.

Typically if one park is busy, the other one will be similar. Since there are park hoppers and the parks are so close, it tends to not be too much of a difference.

 

[DLgal]

In my experience, DCA is always the less crowded park

With that said, the lines there are usually longer because there are fewer rides.

 

[cruisehopeful]

It's been my experience that DCA is great to visit in the morning. From lunchtime on, it can be very busy. More busy than Disneyland? - it's happened a few times, but not the norm unless something special is going on.