If all 4 of those are Park days, you are golden. That is a LOT of time between the 2 parks. Personally my family would get bored by day 4, so you have tons of time to take it slow, navigate any crowds and enjoy your time!
I really hope you have an awesome time! I can appreciate your stress as we will be at WDW the same week and there have been some surprises there too! New rider switch policies that may or may not be happening, hours have changed twice, EMH every single day at AK, and a new stroller tagging parking thing happening. All changed AFTER we had to book our FP at 60 days out. Plus thunder storms that cancel stuff left and right. Yikes!! I am out of my little DL comfort zone there. I’m going to need some Xanex to get through this trip!
I mean, I took my BIL and his girlfriend for their first time on a Saturday at the end of September last year. They had one day parkhoppers to “do” Disneyland. It was packed, packed, packed (like 40-minute lines at lunch); the app kept showing the wrong character info, and the entire FP system of both parks crashed before 3pm. It was NOT ideal park conditions by any means... they had an awesome time! We went with the flow and had a great day.
Well the 17th is Father’s Day. We’ve been on that day before and it seemed pretty light until early afternoon. The 18 and 19 are weekdays and some local kids are still in school. I don’t know why they picked the days they did. I kind of feel like they thought a lot of AP’s wouldn’t even be able to come so let’s throw them a bone that’s not really a bone but looks like one lol
I think everyone is going to be ok. I would not expect crowds to go up significantly. It isn't like all SoCal APs are thinking GREAT, I can go all these new days. There is no new draw to get them to come those days. It might get a little busier in the evenings, but if it were me (and it is for 2 of the days) I wouldn't be really concerns. Disney only opened these specific dates because they expect crowds to be considerably lower due to the opening of PP on the 23rd.
I have a few questions that hopefully someone more in the know can answer.
Wow, like a lot of people, I planned my June trip around block-out dates.
We will be in the Parks on Friday, the 22d and Saturday, the 23rd. My plan is to start Friday morning at DCA, then go over to DL in the late afternoon, then back to DCA for PTN parade. Then on Saturday morning, start in DL, spend a good portion of the day there, then park hop over to DCA later in the day, mostly just to see Pixar Pier. My thoughts are that DCA on Saturday is going to be very crowded, and that Friday morning and afternoon might be a better day to spend there.
Does this sound reasonable, or would MM and EM hours at DL on Saturday affect the morning crowds there too much? We do want to sign up our grandson for Jedi Training first thing, but we can't enter the parks until after the MM/EM hours.
If it's any help, it's going to be my husband, myself and our four year old grandson. Most everything for this trip is being planned around attractions and events that our grandson will enjoy, so we're not looking to rush to ride any of the bigger "thrill" rides.
Thanks for any thoughts on this! And, I know there are many people (myself included) upset over the change in block-out days for June, but hopefully, the impact won't be too huge. Of course, nobody will know until they're there on a day that the block out changed.
Is there a reason you have to start at DCA Friday and DL Saturday? Can you reverse those? If you do, you won't be affected by MM/EMH in either park.
DCA will be busy on Saturday but with people heading to the pier, not the other parts of the park. And with the blockouts that day I don’t think dca will be horrible.
You're better off starting on a level playing field with all guests entering the park rather than giving MM/EMH folks an hour's head start both days, especially if you are concerned about Jedi training. With PHs, if DL gets a little more daunting on Friday, just hop over to DCA and continue as you were going to. You'll be fine, especially if you have MP.
Yes and no. They no longer sell that pass. Anyone who let it expire could not renew at that level. I have no idea what the actual numbers are, but I would muster a guess that you will not see a impact from that pass alone. It was a weird one anyways, I never felt the cost of it over the Select pass was worth it for a local, and you have to be local to buy it. Most people I know at that level either upgraded to Deluxe or dropped down to the Select pass, simply because they forgot or didn't want to renew on time (There is no longer a renewal discount so it makes no sense to renew at the beginning of summer for instance if you are then blocked out for 2 months anyways)
You can get your mil a das so she doesn’t have to be around crowds of people in line. It helps my kid with anxiety to wait elsewhere.I'm getting worried about these June dates!! We picked June 20-24th as our park days...too late to change now! I plan on using our MM on Saturday to snag a ride (using Maxpass) with the Incredicoster. Somewhat bummed about the lack of Hyperspace Mountain, but that's okay too! It's our first summer visit and I picked the dates to try and squeak out with "lowered crowds" due to the AP blocks...and hoped all of Pixar Pier would be ready on Memorial Day!
I'd be less worried if I didn't have a 2 yr old, a 5 yr old, and a MIL who has terrible anxiety.
But hey...Disney is better than being at my office desk!
