Nov. 28-30 IWF Weightlifting Convention

[209Disney]

We are booked for a trip at the end of Nov!! I was just looking at the convention center website and see the 2017 IWF (weightlifting) World Championship is happening that same week. Has this championship been here before? Does anyone know if it will have a huge affect on crowds?

 

[figment_jii]

I don't know anything about the IWF Senior World Championships event specifically, but my instinctive answer is that it won't really have a major impact on Disneyland Resort. It looks like they've rented Hall C, which is a large facility, but it's not the largest one available and they don't seem to have any of the other facilities rented. In terms of the conventions, for the most part, it doesn't seem like they 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 (e.g., D23 or any other Disney related conference).

 

[209Disney]

Thank you so much for your reply and the information! I really appreciate it! I know Disneyland will have holiday crowds regardless, but it is good to know the championship doesn't seem as big as I previously thought!