What's Happening?? When's it Happening??
If I had a nickel for every time... oh never mind. Let's just say that I get asked a lot about Disneyland events and when are they happening... It gets overwhelming to me to try and keep all these things in my head, so I'm putting them here for my own sanity. And well you get to know too! It's a win win as they say...
I'm starting with the annual biggies for you and then we can touch a little on the lesser ones and even perhaps discuss unofficial events.
January:
January:
- New Years for sure! Special Entertainment and extended hours.
- Tail end of the Holiday Celebration! You can still catch the lights, the decorations and the entertainment for a short time into January every year. Plus you can do it with fewer lines!
- Three Kings Day - Big Thunder Ranch Arena - Showcasing Western and Mexican Heritage
- Tinkerbell 1/2 Marathopn Weekend - Lots of great prizes and prices for participants
February:
- New Orleans Bayou Bash
- Mardi Gras
- President's Day Weekend - Busiest Weekend of the Winter
- Lunar New Year
- True Love Week - I wonder which week that is...
- Valentine's Day - Mickey and Minnie sitting in a tree...
March:
- St. Patrick's Day - Luck o' the Irish lads
- SIGNin' in the Street - Celebration of the creativity in the deaf community
- Easter Sunday - Nothing special planned but it's a holiday none the less
April:
- Disney's California Food and Wine Festival! Get your food and drink on!
- Spring Break! Parks are getting busier
May:
- Cinco de Mayo - Ole!
- Mother's Day - Flowers for all Mom's and special dining options
- Disneyland Grad Nights
- AIDS Walk Orange County - Walk through both parks before they open to support HIV/ AIDS organizations
- Beginning of SUMMER! Bring your bathing suits!
June:
- Summer continues through Early September - Crowds are getting heavier now - Nights are getting longer
- More Disneyland Grad Nights
July:
- Celebrate America - July 4th
- Orange County Fair
- Summer Continues on - Expect heavy crowds but longer park hours
August:
- Yup - SUMMER!
- D23 Expo
- Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
September:
- Summer is winding down - kids going back to school...
- Halloween Time starts
October:
- Halloween decorations are up, Haunted Mansion is converted and Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy is running!
- Haunted House Building workshop at Jazz Kitchen in Downtown Disney
- CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County) Disneyland Resort Walk - 5K
- Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party on select nights - Separate Ticket required
November:
- Last few days of Halloween decorations, rides and Special Fireworks
- Thanksgiving Day - Variety of Dining choices
- Christmas Season has arrived and decorations have gone up!
December:
- Christmas Time!
- Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
- Candlelight Processional
- TUBAChristmas in Downtown Disney - Exactly what it sounds like - Tubas on parade
Unofficial Days at Disneyland:
- Gay Days - Changes yearly
- Dapper Days - Unofficial but always fun - Put on your Sunday Best for an evening and stroll the park - Generally occurs in February
- Taste of Downtown Disney - Changes yearly
- Bats Day in the Fun Park - Goth gathering at the parks - Around May
- Festival of the Whales at Dana Point - Street Fair - Around March
I hope this gets you started on helping to plan your visits. If you love food and wine, you now know to head down in April to get in on that! If you prefer the magic of Christmas, well you can figure out when to go...
I also get asked a lot about the best time to visit Disneyland. Well on a weekly basis Tuesday through Thursday are always the slowest days of the week. I can't really tell people what's the right time for them. If you travel during the time from January through May then it's slower periods (except President's Day Weekend). With parks being slower they are also reduced hours and have fewer of the special entertainment throughout the parks.
If you want to spend upwards of 16 hours in the park, see every parade and every entertainment option, your best bet is to go in the Summer. You'll maybe hate the lines but you'll love all the extra entertainment options available.
I promise to write more soon and include an updated chart that even shows rankings of slowest to busiest weeks at Disneyland (1 to 52).
I hope you find this information helpful and fun.
To find out more about me please visit my profile page: DisneyDan
Daniel Mullarkey
Disney World, Disney Cruise, Disneyland, Disney Hawaii, and Adventures by Disney Specialist
Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure Specialist
Orlando Travel Consultant
Southern California Travel Consultant
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