During our last Disneyland trip, we promised our daughter that we would go back to Disneyland before she turns ten...you know, that "magical" age of Disneyland adulthood. Well, I recently (today) realized that is one year and one week away. Yikes! Now I'm on a mission to visit DL--not that it took much to convince me!
Our previous visits to DL have all been in September, so I have no experience with any other time of year (or any other crowd level) in the parks.
I think late January is probably the best time for us. My younger child doesn't do well (at all) with crowds and I think school vacations start picking up in February--but I'd love to hear of any time periods in February that might work.
March and April are out because of the spring break crowds. What is May like?
The summer is out. The combination of warm weather and the crowds will result in a completely miserable experience for my younger child.
Then comes the fall. We *love* the fall at Disneyland--except we are booked (shh! don't tell the children!) on a Thanksgiving Disney cruise. Ideally I'd like to spread out the Disney love (and school absences) a bit.
Sooo, is late January really the best time? We will have to fly, but right now there are decent rates. As for hotels--I'd love the DLH again, but it is looking pricey.
Our previous visits to DL have all been in September, so I have no experience with any other time of year (or any other crowd level) in the parks.
I think late January is probably the best time for us. My younger child doesn't do well (at all) with crowds and I think school vacations start picking up in February--but I'd love to hear of any time periods in February that might work.
March and April are out because of the spring break crowds. What is May like?
The summer is out. The combination of warm weather and the crowds will result in a completely miserable experience for my younger child.
Then comes the fall. We *love* the fall at Disneyland--except we are booked (shh! don't tell the children!) on a Thanksgiving Disney cruise. Ideally I'd like to spread out the Disney love (and school absences) a bit.
Sooo, is late January really the best time? We will have to fly, but right now there are decent rates. As for hotels--I'd love the DLH again, but it is looking pricey.