Disneyland's Holidays

Busiest days to visit Disneyland:

• Easter Week
• Mid-March through mid-April (Spring Break season)
• Christmas week through early January
• President’s Day weekend
• The majority of June (before Southern California Annual Passes are blocked out)
• July through mid-August*
• July 4th, especially if a holiday weekend
• During large conventions at the Anaheim Convention Center
• During Disneyland events, including the D23 Expo (every other year), Gay Days, and Half Marathon Weekend

Moderately Busy days to visit Disneyland:

• May
• Mid-August through Labor Day
• The month of December until the Friday before Christmas week
• Weekends during HalloweenTime at Disneyland

Least Busy

• Mid to late January
• Early February
• Late April
• Labor Day until the start of Disneyland’s “official” Christmas season, except weekends.

Halloween Time in Disneyland Resort:

 

For Halloween Holiday, there is usually special event on the last Friday of September through October 31st every year (for example, the events will run every Friday from Sept 27 - Oct. 31st, 2013). Through this month of Halloween in Disneyland, the special events are only on Fridays after normal park closing time (with the exception of Halloween day where Disneyland is open the extra hours no matter what day Halloween falls on). This special event is only for people who buy tickets to the event beforehand, otherwise trying to buy a ticket on the "day of" might be hard to get.

 

'Mickey's Costume Party' Cavalcade

Twice nightly (8:30pm & 10:30pm) join your favorite Disney Characters all dressed up for the holiday in this haunted musical Cavalcade down Main Street. Floats will celebrate the 'fun of dressing up' and include a Haunted Castle Float decorated by Mickey with bats, ghosts, spider webs, pumpkins and skulls.
 

Halloween Screams Fireworks Spectacular

Halloween Screams is exclusive to Mickey's Halloween Party and will light up the sky at 9:30pm each night.
 

Special Halloween Photo Locations

There will be some new character photo locations this year!  Guests will be able to meet some Stormtroopers in Tomorrowland, Jack Skellington in New Orleans Square, Phineas & Ferb at Carnation Plaza Gardens and Duffy the Bear in Town Square.  As always, you'll be able to meet your favorite princesses, villains and other Disney and Pixar characters.
 

Halloween Dance Parties

Party with Goofy at Piratepalooza (Rancho del Zocalo) or with Buzz Lightyear at his Intergalactic Space Jam (Tomorrowland Terrace).
 

Mickey’s Hide-and-Go-Treat Trails

This year there will be new trick-or-treat locations to explore, including areas of the park that guests haven't had a chance to explore before. Disneyland is estimating that they will be giving out close to a half million sweet and healthy treats during the 10 nights of Mickey's Halloween Party this year. Treats include apple slices, carrots, raisins, dried fruit and of course variety of chocolates. A special map is given out to where the candy will be given out.

 

 

The Haunted Mansion is turned into Tim Burtons Nightmare Before Christmas and Space Mountain is transformed into Ghost Galaxy. These two rides are worth going on during October to see the transformations.