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Disneyland Park Christmas and New Year 2026

19 December 2026 to 3 January 202716 open days forecastUnited States

Disneyland Park is forecast busy over Christmas and New Year, averaging 74%. Quietest on Sunday 20 December at 39%, busiest on Monday 28 December at 99%.

Quietest day of Christmas and New Year

Sunday 20 December

The quietest day Disneyland Park is open during Christmas and New Year, forecast at 39% against a break average of 74%.

39%crowds
Next bestSat 19 Dec 43%Tue 22 Dec 62%Wed 23 Dec 64%

19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with the weekends either side. Disneyland Park runs busy across the break at 74% on a typical day. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.

Winter break for most schools runs from Saturday 19 December to Sunday 3 January. The days between Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year at the big parks.

Disneyland Park day by day, Christmas and New Year

  1. Sat 19 Dec43%moderately busy, about 34 min queues
  2. Sun 20 Dec39%moderately busy, about 33 min queues
  3. Mon 21 Dec65%moderately busy, about 39 min queues
  4. Tue 22 Dec62%moderately busy, about 38 min queues
  5. Wed 23 Dec64%moderately busy, about 39 min queues
  6. Thu 24 Dec70%busy, about 40 min queues
  7. Fri 25 Dec76%busy, about 42 min queues
  8. Sat 26 Dec83%busy, about 44 min queues
  9. Sun 27 Dec85%busy, about 44 min queues
  10. Mon 28 Dec99%very busy, about 53 min queues
  11. Tue 29 Dec88%busy, about 45 min queues
  12. Wed 30 Dec84%busy, about 44 min queues
  13. Thu 31 Dec80%busy, about 43 min queues
  14. Fri 1 Jan89%very busy, about 46 min queues
  15. Sat 2 Jan89%very busy, about 46 min queues
  16. Sun 3 Jan71%busy, about 40 min queues
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

Disneyland Park has not published its hours for these dates yet, so every day is shown; check the park's site before you go. 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

How busy is Disneyland Park during Christmas and New Year 2026?

Busy: a typical day of the break is forecast at 74% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.

What is the quietest day at Disneyland Park over Christmas and New Year?

Sunday 20 December, forecast at 39%. The next quietest are Sat 19 Dec at 43%, Tue 22 Dec at 62%, Wed 23 Dec at 64%.

What is the busiest day at Disneyland Park over Christmas and New Year?

Monday 28 December, forecast at 99%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.

Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of Christmas and New Year at Disneyland Park?

The weekdays of the break run about 10 points busier than the weekends: the weekend days average 68% and the weekdays 78%.