Hi Everyone,
This is my first time posting although I've been lurking for years. This site was a great help when I was planning our trip for Sept 2012.
We are planning another trip for the first week of May 2015. I just found out that the end of our trip coincides with the Tinkerbell Marathon. I'm concerned about crowd levels in the park and the hotel being booked if I don't reserve right away. We "could" change the dates but we were looking forward to going that particular week for 2 reasons: 1) coincidentally, good friends of ours are planning to be there the same week and 2) it will be my birthday that Friday and I would love to spend it in Disneyland.
My questions are:
How crowded will the parks be that Thu - Sat?
Will the hotels fill up? If so, how soon should I make our reservations?
Are the reservations cancellable or changeable if something comes up?
Should I call the hotel directly and ask them?
We don't usually reserve things this far in advance and we only decided to go on that particular week a few weeks ago. I am scared to wait too long and find that the rates went way up or that the hotel is full. We are planning on staying at the Disneyland Hotel. There will be 2 adults and 2 kids going.
Here's our itinerary in case it helps.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Monday, May 4, 2015 - San Diego
Monday, May 4 - Sunday, May 10, 2015 - Disneyland Hotel.
This is my first time posting although I've been lurking for years. This site was a great help when I was planning our trip for Sept 2012.
We are planning another trip for the first week of May 2015. I just found out that the end of our trip coincides with the Tinkerbell Marathon. I'm concerned about crowd levels in the park and the hotel being booked if I don't reserve right away. We "could" change the dates but we were looking forward to going that particular week for 2 reasons: 1) coincidentally, good friends of ours are planning to be there the same week and 2) it will be my birthday that Friday and I would love to spend it in Disneyland.
My questions are:
How crowded will the parks be that Thu - Sat?
Will the hotels fill up? If so, how soon should I make our reservations?
Are the reservations cancellable or changeable if something comes up?
Should I call the hotel directly and ask them?
We don't usually reserve things this far in advance and we only decided to go on that particular week a few weeks ago. I am scared to wait too long and find that the rates went way up or that the hotel is full. We are planning on staying at the Disneyland Hotel. There will be 2 adults and 2 kids going.
Here's our itinerary in case it helps.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - Monday, May 4, 2015 - San Diego
Monday, May 4 - Sunday, May 10, 2015 - Disneyland Hotel.