Best DLR crowd calendar?

Raya

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I know about a half dozen WDW crowd calendars, with two I really trust but what's the best DLR crowd predictor calendar? We're looking to go in the next few years and are open to whatever time has the lowest crowds and best weather. Thanks!
 
Nothing has been accurate since the 60th started. DLR is pretty much busy all the time, and when it's not busy Disney comes up with new promotions to bring in crowds. For example, Food & Wine was announced on short notice this year and attracted people and shrunk the walkways in DCA. AP Appreciation Month was also announced a few weeks before it happened and also attracted crowds. If attendance does dip after the 60th, the crowd calendars will probably still consider the high crowd levels that it drew for the last year plus. The next annual theme that Disney starts after the 60th ends in Sept might be really popular too, but crowd calendars wouldn't know that until it happens, which it won't until after the 60th ends.
 
There are several different crowd calendars out there, but I'd take all of them with a entire shaker of salt. Some of the most commonly mentioned ones here on the Disboards are:
IsItPacked: http://www.isitpacked.com/disneyland-crowd-forecast-predictor-calendar/
RMH Travel: http://www.rmhtravel.com/disneyland-365-crowd-calendar.html
Touring Plans (Paid): https://touringplans.com/disneyland-resort/crowd-calendar

As SMD mentioned, many of the calendars have had trouble dealing with the increased crowds seen during the 60th Anniversary Celebration and other events during this last year or so. I think most of the crowd calendars use the past as the driving predictor for the future and as things have changed rather quickly, they haven't been able to predict crowd levels very well. So overall, I wouldn't put a lot of stock into the various crowd calendars.
 
How is this site? i like the visual month display of "its packed" vs "Hey Its Alright" vs "Ghost Town" vs "Forget About It"

http://www.isitpacked.com/disneyland-crowd-forecast-predictor-calendar/

IsItPacked is the site I've used the most. I like it because it's not based on numbers - it's relative. That means if it's normally busy like it has been, it gives you terms relative to that. If it's more empty like it has been in past off-seasons, then it's relative to smaller crowds.
 












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