Capacity is capacity.... right?

[katyringo]

So I know this is wayyyyyy ahead planning,

But we just got back from our first ever trip which we went during Christmas week, had 2 capacity days. We had a fab time. Research helped us avoid crowds.

So that being said we are thinking about a Week after Christmas/New Years trip for December 2019 (23 months away lol)

Obviously it’s too soon to set things in stone, but capacity is capacity right? Even with Star Wars opening it can’t be busier then what we witnessed.. right?!?!?

 

[Lesley Wake]

Star Wars will add some physical area plus queue space, so will also add to the capacity number. But I do think if you have experienced max-capacity days and you know what to expect you will be ok. It's the people who show up expecting no one to be there that have the worst reactions.

And its possible, after SWGE opens, maybe more people will be taken up in those lines so it wouldn't be as bad in another area of the park? Trying to imagine Animal Kingdom after Pandora opened. Even though there were 2 hr waits to get into that land, plus 4 hr waits for the rides, the rest of it seemed to be reasonable.

 

[bumbershoot]

But we just got back from our first ever trip which we went during Christmas week, had 2 capacity days. We had a fab time. Research helped us avoid crowds.

There are stages of capacity. Did it hit the absolute capacity, or was it in an earlier stage? I don’t recall.

 

[katyringo]

There are stages of capacity. Did it hit the absolute capacity, or was it in an earlier stage? I don’t recall.

So we were able to enter Disneyland park on the 1st capacity day because we had fantasmic dining package. The second day it was reentry only.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

Those are some of the earlier stages of gate closures. At the highest level, no one no how gets in until the Fire Marshal says so. But I agree with earlier posters -- if you've already experienced some level of capacity crowds and go into your trip with reasonable expectations (so important!), then you should be fine.

 

[bumbershoot]

So we were able to enter Disneyland park on the 1st capacity day because we had fantasmic dining package. The second day it was reentry only.

So those were stages of capacity, not full capacity. It can get more packed.