DLR Hours - CLOSED 10/02/12

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DISNEYLAND RESORT HOURS


SEPTEMBER

Disneyland Hours
Sept 1-2 ~~ 9:00am – 12:00am
Sept 3 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Sept 4-5 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 6 ~~ 10:00am – 5:00pm
Sept 7 ~~ 9:00am – 11:00pm
Sept 8 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Sept 9 ~~ 9:00am – 11:00pm
Sept 10-13 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 14 ~~ 9:00am – 12:00am
Sept 15-16 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Sept 17 ~~ 10:00am – 9:00pm
Sept 18-20 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 21 ~~ 9:00am – 12:00am
Sept 22 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Sept 23 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Sept 24-27 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 28 ~~ 8:00am – 7:00pm
Sept 29-30 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am

Disneyland's Early Admission
Sept 1 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 3 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 4-6 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 7 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 8 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 9 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 10-13 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 14 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 15-16 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 17-20 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 21 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 22-23 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 24-27 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 28-30 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am

Disney’s California Adventure
Sept 1-2 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 3 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 4-6 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 7 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 8 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 9 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 10-13 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 14 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 15-16 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 17 ~~ 10:00am – 9:00pm
Sept 18-20 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 21 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 22-23 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Sept 24-27 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Sept 28 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Sept 29-30 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm

DCA's Early Admission
Sept 2 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 3 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 4-6 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 7 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 8 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 9 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 10-13 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 14 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 15-16 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 17-20 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 21 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Sept 22-23 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Sept 24-27 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Sept 28-30 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am

Downtown Disney Hours
Hours vary by location


OCTOBER

Disneyland Hours
Oct 1 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 2 ~~ 8:00am – 6:00pm
Oct 3 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 4 ~~ 9:00am – 9:00pm
Oct 5 ~~ 8:00am – 7:00pm
Oct 6-7 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Oct 8 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Oct 9 ~~ 8:00am – 6:00pm
Oct 10 ~~ 9:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 11 ~~ 9:00am – 9:00pm
Oct 12 ~~ 8:00am – 7:00pm
Oct 13 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Oct 14 ~~ 10:00am – 12:00am
Oct 15 ~~ 8:00am – 6:00pm
Oct 16-18 ~~ 9:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 19 ~~ 8:00am – 7:00pm
Oct 20-21 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Oct 22 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 23-24 ~~ 8:00am – 6:00pm
Oct 25 ~~ 9:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 26 ~~ 8:00am – 7:00pm
Oct 27-28 ~~ 8:00am – 12:00am
Oct 29 ~~ 8:00am – 6:00pm
Oct 30 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 31 ~~ 8:00am – 6:00pm

Disneyland's Early Admission
Oct 2 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 4 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Oct 6,9 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 11 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Oct 13 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 16,18 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Oct 20,23 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 25 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Oct 27 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 30 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am

Disney’s California Adventure
Oct 1 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 2 ~~ 8:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 3 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 4 ~~ 9:00am – 9:00pm
Oct 5-7 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Oct 8 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Oct 9 ~~ 8:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 10-11 ~~ 9:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 12-13 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Oct 14 ~~ 10:00am – 11:00pm
Oct 15 ~~ 8:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 16-18 ~~ 9:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 19-20 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Oct 21 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Oct 22 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 23-24 ~~ 8:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 25 ~~ 9:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 26-27 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Oct 28 ~~ 8:00am – 10:00pm
Oct 29 ~~ 8:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 30 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Oct 29 ~~ 8:00am – 8:00pm

DCA's Early Admission
Oct 1,3 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Oct 5,7-8 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 10 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Oct 12 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 14 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Oct 15 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 17 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Oct 19,21 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Oct 22 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Oct 24,26,28-29,31 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am

Downtown Disney Hours
Hours vary by location


NOVEMBER

Disneyland Hours
Nov 1 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Nov 2 ~~ 9:00am – 11:00pm
Nov 3 ~~ 9:00am – 12:00am
Nov 4 ~~ 8:00am – 11:00pm
Nov 5-8 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Nov 9-10 ~~ 9:00am – 12:00am

Disneyland's Early Admission
Nov 1 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Nov 3 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Nov 6,8 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Nov 10 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am

Disney’s California Adventure
Nov 1 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Nov 2-3 ~~ 9:00am – 9:00pm
Nov 4 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00pm
Nov 5-8 ~~ 10:00am – 8:00pm
Nov 9-10 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00pm

DCA's Early Admission
Nov 2 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am
Nov 4 ~~ 7:00am – 8:00am
Nov 5,7 ~~ 9:00am – 10:00am
Nov 9 ~~ 8:00am – 9:00am



**All information subject to change without notice



***Early Admission Hours***
Early admission allows certain Guests entry on specific days into select attractions, stores, entertainment and dining locations at Disneyland or Disney California Adventure or Mickey’s Toontown one hour before opening to the public.

Early admission options include:
• Extra Magic Hour
For registered Disneyland Resort Hotel Guests. EMH is available every day during a hotel stay ~~ Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Disneyland and Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday at Disney California Adventure. Valid park ticket and active hotel room key card are required for early admission to the parks.
• Magic Mornings at Disneyland
For Guests with an advance purchase 3-day or longer theme park ticket, with an advance purchase special promotional “bonus” ticket, or with a 2012 Southern California CityPass. Magic Morning is available on one day during the duration of ticket/pass ~~ Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday at Disneyland. One of the three valid park tickets is required for early admission to Disneyland.
• Mickey’s Toontown Morning Madness
For Guests who have booked a Disneyland vacation package online through the Walt Disney Travel Company and have included either a 3-day or longer theme park ticket or a 2012 Southern California CityPass. Toontown Morning Madness is available on one day during stay ~~ Monday, Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday at Disneyland’s Toontown. One of the two valid park tickets and a Mickey’s Toontown Morning Madness voucher is required for early admission to Toontown.

To participate in early admission, Guests must have a valid theme park ticket specific to the early admission option – for example, a select Disneyland Resort Vacation Package or special Disneyland Resort Ticket that include early admission.

To enhance the early admission experience, it is strongly recommended that Guests arrive at least one hour and 15 minutes prior to regular park opening. Early admission is non-transferable and does not guarantee access to any attraction or location. Applicable days and times of operation and all other elements including, but not limited to, operation of attractions, entertainment, stores, restaurants, appearances of Characters, and services may vary and are subject to change without notice. Subject to capacity, cancellation, previously scheduled park events, and other restrictions.

Does anyone know what the story is with October park hours? For a while, the calendar on the Disney website was about six weeks out and continued to add a day as each day passed. But about a week and a half or so ago, once the hours were posted through September 29, it just stopped. And, to date, September 29 remains the latest posted date for park hours. As of the time of this post, park hours are listed only 4 1/2 weeks out. I am going twice in October and am anxious to see the October park hours, particularly since I want to buy tickets to Mickey's Halloween Party, but I am hoping to wait until I see the actual park hours so I can better determine which day I want to go to the party.

Thanks for any insight!

I don't know what the problem is. Why WDW can post hours and entertainment schedules over six months out and Disneyland only six weeks simply puzzles me. And now with only FOUR weeks of information . . . that's ridiculous!

Kermit . . . just keep in mind that October historically looks like this:
Disneyland closes at 8pm M-Th/11pm-12am F-Sun and DCA will close at 6pm M-Th/9pm F-Sun. On days of the Halloween Party Disneyland will be closing at 5pm or 6pm. Another thing to keep in mind is that with the current interest at DCA, the weekday closing hour may be closer to 8pm.

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Originally Posted by tinkwest

Kermit . . . just keep in mind that October historically looks like this:
Disneyland closes at 8pm M-Th/11pm-12am F-Sun and DCA will close at 6pm M-Th/9pm F-Sun. On days of the Halloween Party Disneyland will be closing at 5pm or 6pm. Another thing to keep in mind is that with the current interest at DCA, the weekday closing hour may be closer to 8pm.

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TinkWest, you read my mind. The reason that I am particularly interested in October hours is due to the Halloween party. I will be visiting October 23 - 27 (a Tuesday through Saturday). The Halloween party is Tuesday and Friday during our visit. To add to your comments above about historical October park hours, isn't it also true that on nights when DL has the Halloween party, DCA will stay open later to accommodate guests who will not be attending the Halloween party? Any idea how late DCA typically stays open on Halloween party nights?

Here is my thinking:

I have been to DL / DCA many times, but my wife has not been there for many years. I'd prefer to attend the Halloween party on Friday night rather than Tuesday night because I don't want her first time at DL to be anything other than the "normal" DL. But because park hours generally are later on Fridays than on Tuesdays, it initially seemed to me that we would be able to extend our park time on Tuesday by going to the Halloween party, then our Friday night in DCA would be longer anyway simply due to longer park hours on Fridays. But then it occurred to me that with the Halloween party on Tuesday night, DCA probably would be open later, in which case we still would get to stay later on Tuesday night if we go to DCA, and until midnight at DL on Friday night for the Halloween party. In other words, I think I have convinced myself that we probably would not lose park time by going to DCA on Tuesday night and to the Halloween party on Friday night.

Does that make sense?

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Originally Posted by HiHoKermitTheFrogHere

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Does that make sense?

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Yes, I see what you are saying so I went back in to my "archives" and checked around the dates you are looking at over the past two years. Here's how they averaged.

Disneyland:
Tues, 8am-6pm
Tues Party, 6pm-11pm
Wed, 9am-8pm
Thurs, 9am-8pm
Fri, 8am-7pm
Fri Party, 7pm-12am
Saturday, 8am-12am

DCA:
Tues, 10am-8pm
Wed, 10am-8pm
Thurs, 10am-8pm
Fri, 10am-11pm
Saturday, 10am-10pm

So DCA didn't really stay open later than usual on Tuesday due to the Party, it just stayed open later than Disneyland. By going to the Party on Friday you could lose those late night hours at DCA, unless you are still there on Saturday evening in which case both parks may be open late. Remember . . this is all supposition.

Interesting. Thanks so much for that great information! The variable that could affect DCA hours from the last two years to this year is Cars Land. So at this point, without the hours being out yet, it's just a guess whether the Tuesday 8 p.m. closing time might be later this year due to the popularity of Cars Land.

Why is DL only open until 6:00 p.m. on October 24???? There is no Halloween party that night. Is there a private event?

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Originally Posted by HiHoKermitTheFrogHere

Why is DL only open until 6:00 p.m. on October 24???? There is no Halloween party that night. Is there a private event?

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Could be a Halloween Party for Cast Members. Could be an error. Could be anything. Also, could change so keep a lookout.