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Halloween Time 2026 at Disney California Adventure: crowd calendar

18 Aug to 31 Oct 202675 datesAnaheim, California, United States

Halloween Time 2026 at Disney California Adventure runs 18 Aug to 31 Oct 2026 and is forecast busy, averaging 68% crowd level. The quietest date is Fri 11 Sep at 45%, the busiest Mon 12 Oct at 83%.

Quietest date of Halloween Time 2026

Friday 11 Sept

Halloween Time 2026 is forecast busy at Disney California Adventure, averaging 68% crowd level across its 61 dates. The busiest is Monday 12 Oct at 83%.

45%crowds
Next bestThu 10 Sep 50%Sat 12 Sep 50%Tue 1 Sep 53%

Across its 75 dates the forecast averages 68% crowd level, which is busier than a normal day here. That is 6 points busier than the same weeks measured in 2025 (62%). Expect lines to average around 30 minutes park-wide on a typical date.

Every date, with the forecast

August 2026

  1. Tue18No forecast
  2. Wed19No forecast
  3. Thu20No forecast
  4. Fri21No forecast
  5. Sat22No forecast
  6. Sun23No forecast
  7. Mon24No forecast
  8. Tue25No forecast
  9. Wed26No forecast
  10. Thu27No forecast
  11. Fri28No forecast
  12. Sat29No forecast
  13. Sun30No forecast
  14. Mon31No forecast

September 2026

  1. Tue153%~19 min
  2. Wed261%~24 min
  3. Thu361%~24 min
  4. Fri470%~30 min
  5. Sat577%~39 min
  6. Sun670%~30 min
  7. Mon772%~33 min
  8. Tue857%~22 min
  9. Wed958%~22 min
  10. Thu1050%~17 min
  11. Fri1145%~15 min
  12. Sat1250%~18 min
  13. Sun1363%~25 min
  14. Mon1462%~25 min
  15. Tue1556%~20 min
  16. Wed1662%~25 min
  17. Thu1758%~22 min
  18. Fri1862%~25 min
  19. Sat1966%~27 min
  20. Sun2064%~26 min
  21. Mon2166%~27 min
  22. Tue2264%~26 min
  23. Wed2367%~28 min
  24. Thu2465%~27 min
  25. Fri2570%~30 min
  26. Sat2672%~33 min
  27. Sun2770%~30 min
  28. Mon2871%~31 min
  29. Tue2966%~27 min
  30. Wed3070%~30 min

October 2026

  1. Thu166%~27 min
  2. Fri271%~32 min
  3. Sat376%~37 min
  4. Sun471%~32 min
  5. Mon576%~38 min
  6. Tue668%~29 min
  7. Wed773%~33 min
  8. Thu869%~30 min
  9. Fri976%~38 min
  10. Sat1080%~43 min
  11. Sun1177%~39 min
  12. Mon1283%~47 min
  13. Tue1371%~31 min
  14. Wed1478%~40 min
  15. Thu1570%~30 min
  16. Fri1677%~39 min
  17. Sat1780%~42 min
  18. Sun1874%~35 min
  19. Mon1977%~39 min
  20. Tue2066%~27 min
  21. Wed2170%~30 min
  22. Thu2265%~27 min
  23. Fri2370%~30 min
  24. Sat2474%~35 min
  25. Sun2569%~29 min
  26. Mon2672%~32 min
  27. Tue2764%~26 min
  28. Wed2868%~29 min
  29. Thu2963%~25 min
  30. Fri3069%~29 min
  31. Sat3166%~27 min
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

How the same weeks ran in 2025

Between 18 Aug and 31 Oct 2025 the park measured 62% on average over 40 recorded days. The busiest was Monday 13 Oct at 82%, the quietest Tuesday 2 Sept at 35%. These are the same calendar weeks, not necessarily 2025's event dates.

Busiest days, measured

  1. 1Monday 13 OctLines averaged 46 min82%
  2. 2Sunday 12 OctLines averaged 42 min79%
  3. 3Monday 6 OctLines averaged 40 min78%
  4. 4Friday 3 OctLines averaged 36 min75%
  5. 5Saturday 30 AugLines averaged 35 min74%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Tuesday 2 SeptLines averaged 11 min35%
  2. 2Tuesday 26 AugLines averaged 13 min40%
  3. 3Thursday 25 SeptLines averaged 17 min49%
  4. 4Friday 31 OctLines averaged 18 min50%
  5. 5Monday 8 SeptLines averaged 19 min52%

Dates as published by Disney California Adventure; always check the park's own site before travelling. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

When is Halloween Time 2026 at Disney California Adventure?

Halloween Time 2026 runs 18 Aug to 31 Oct 2026: 75 dates in total. Dates are as published by Disney California Adventure.

What is the quietest date of Halloween Time 2026?

Friday 11 Sept is forecast the quietest at 45% crowd level. The next best are Thu 10 Sep (50%), Sat 12 Sep (50%), Tue 1 Sep (53%).

What is the busiest date of Halloween Time 2026?

Monday 12 Oct is forecast the busiest at 83%. The 44 dates that fall in the Summer (18 Aug to 30 Oct) average 66%.

How busy is Halloween Time compared with a normal day at Disney California Adventure?

The event dates average 68% crowd level, busier than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 62% on average.