Disneyland hits capacity and stops sales
December 28th, 2007, 5:57 pm · 4 Comments · posted by Sarah Tully
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day traditionally is the busiest of the year for Disneyland. And this week is no different.
At least three times this week, Disneyland had to stop letting new visitors in because too many people were crowding the park. This afternoon, electronic readers on roads in the Disneyland area warned visitors that tickets were sold out for the day. When that happens, Disneyland has to turn people away, sending them to the sister park at Disney’s California Adventure or elsewhere.
“This is the time of year we are extra popular,” said Rob Doughty, a Disneyland spokesman. “We get to a point, to protect the guest experience, we will divert people to go to Disney’s California Adventure.”
The park is expected to stay crowded through Tuesday. Doughty suggests that guests arrive early before noon so they can get in.
Hours are 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. Overnight on Monday - New Year’s Eve - the park will stay open from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.
-Sarah Tully
January 1st, 2008 at 10:01 am
When we were there on the Friday before Christmas, it was so busy, we thought there was an event on Main Street. All we saw was people, and they weren’t moving AT ALL. Just sanding there facing any which way and it was freaky!
January 2nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
I was there that same day. It was soo crowded that they were letting people through the back building corridors to exit through after the fire work show (Which by the way was cut short).
January 2nd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
I can see them turning away pay-at-the-door guests, but what happens when you’re an annual passholder? Can they turn you away since you essentially already paid admission?
January 3rd, 2008 at 5:45 pm
James, the answer is yes to AP holders, but it is one of the last options that Disney does prior to closing down the park turnstiles to everyone.
Disney has a multi-stage closure system, that starts with warnings, then they stop selling certain types of tickets, then all tickets, and then noone who has not yt reentered (which are mainly AP holders). Blocked out Annual Passholders get stuck in the trap in the first level of ticket sells. Disney does care about its image, and really tries to prevent the park from hitting capacity, when they have to turn over control to the Anaheim Fire Marshall.
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