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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 71% crowd level. The quietest date is Fri 2 Oct at 62%, the busiest Mon 12 Oct at 84%.

Quietest date of Halloween Time 2026

Friday 2 Oct

Halloween Time 2026 is forecast busy at Disney California Adventure, averaging 71% crowd level across its 31 dates. The busiest is Monday 12 Oct at 84%.

62%crowds
Next bestThu 1 Oct 63%Tue 27 Oct 66%Thu 29 Oct 66%

Across its 75 dates the forecast averages 71% crowd level, which is busier than a normal day here. That is about the same as the same weeks in 2025, which measured 69%. Expect lines to average around 32 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. Tue1No forecast
  2. Wed2No forecast
  3. Thu3No forecast
  4. Fri4No forecast
  5. Sat5No forecast
  6. Sun6No forecast
  7. Mon7No forecast
  8. Tue8No forecast
  9. Wed9No forecast
  10. Thu10No forecast
  11. Fri11No forecast
  12. Sat12No forecast
  13. Sun13No forecast
  14. Mon14No forecast
  15. Tue15No forecast
  16. Wed16No forecast
  17. Thu17No forecast
  18. Fri18No forecast
  19. Sat19No forecast
  20. Sun20No forecast
  21. Mon21No forecast
  22. Tue22No forecast
  23. Wed23No forecast
  24. Thu24No forecast
  25. Fri25No forecast
  26. Sat26No forecast
  27. Sun27No forecast
  28. Mon28No forecast
  29. Tue29No forecast
  30. Wed30No forecast

October 2026

  1. Thu163%~25 min
  2. Fri262%~25 min
  3. Sat369%~30 min
  4. Sun471%~32 min
  5. Mon575%~36 min
  6. Tue668%~29 min
  7. Wed771%~31 min
  8. Thu868%~29 min
  9. Fri971%~32 min
  10. Sat1075%~36 min
  11. Sun1177%~39 min
  12. Mon1284%~48 min
  13. Tue1371%~31 min
  14. Wed1476%~37 min
  15. Thu1570%~30 min
  16. Fri1676%~38 min
  17. Sat1779%~41 min
  18. Sun1875%~36 min
  19. Mon1975%~36 min
  20. Tue2067%~28 min
  21. Wed2170%~30 min
  22. Thu2267%~28 min
  23. Fri2370%~30 min
  24. Sat2474%~35 min
  25. Sun2571%~32 min
  26. Mon2670%~30 min
  27. Tue2766%~27 min
  28. Wed2869%~29 min
  29. Thu2966%~27 min
  30. Fri3068%~29 min
  31. Sat3170%~31 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 69% on average over 16 recorded days. The busiest was Monday 13 Oct at 82%, the quietest Friday 31 Oct at 50%. 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. 5Friday 17 OctLines averaged 33 min73%

Quietest days, measured

  1. 1Friday 31 OctLines averaged 18 min50%
  2. 2Tuesday 7 OctLines averaged 24 min61%
  3. 3Thursday 23 OctLines averaged 25 min62%
  4. 4Tuesday 21 OctLines averaged 26 min63%
  5. 5Thursday 9 OctLines averaged 26 min64%

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 2 Oct is forecast the quietest at 62% crowd level. The next best are Thu 1 Oct (63%), Tue 27 Oct (66%), Thu 29 Oct (66%).

What is the busiest date of Halloween Time 2026?

Monday 12 Oct is forecast the busiest at 84%. The 44 dates that fall in the Summer (18 Aug to 30 Oct) average 71%.

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

The event dates average 71% crowd level, busier than a normal day here. The same weeks in 2025 measured 69% on average.