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California Adventure crowd calendar

September 2026

  1. 273
  2. 287
  3. 292
  4. 307

October 2026

  1. 12
  2. 27
  3. 37
  4. 44
  5. 57
  6. 62
  7. 77
  8. 83
  9. 97
  10. 1010
  11. 119
  12. 1210
  13. 133
  14. 148
  15. 153
  16. 168
  17. 178
  18. 185
  19. 197
  20. 202
  21. 217
  22. 222
  23. 237
  24. 247
  25. 254
  26. 266

Quick answers

How crowded will California Adventure be this week?

  • Sun 273Light
  • Mon 287Busy
  • Tue 292Light
  • Wed 307Busy
  • Thu 12Light
  • Fri 27Busy
  • Sat 37Busy

1–10, where 5 is a normal California Adventure day. Forecast updated nightly. Crowd calendar

Day by day

  1. 3Today · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Premier Pass priced low · likely 1–4
  2. 7Monday, September 28 · BusyPremier Pass priced high · likely 4–10
  3. 2Tuesday, September 29 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–3
  4. 7Wednesday, September 30 · BusyPremier Pass priced high · likely 4–10
  5. 2Thursday, October 1 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–3
  6. 7Friday, October 2 · BusyPremier Pass priced high · likely 4–10
  7. 7Saturday, October 3 · BusySaturday · Weekend · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–9
  8. 4Sunday, October 4 · ModerateOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 2–7
  9. 7Monday, October 5 · BusyLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–9
  10. 2Tuesday, October 6 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–4
  11. 7Wednesday, October 7 · BusyLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–9
  12. 3Thursday, October 8 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–5
  13. 7Friday, October 9 · BusyLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–10
  14. 10Saturday, October 10 · PackedColumbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend · Holiday weekend · Longer park hours · likely 9–10
  15. 9Sunday, October 11 · PackedColumbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend · Oogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Holiday weekend · likely 6–10
  16. 10Monday, October 12 · PackedColumbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day · Holiday weekend · Longer park hours · likely 8–10
  17. 3Tuesday, October 13 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–5
  18. 8Wednesday, October 14 · PackedLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–10
  19. 3Thursday, October 15 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–5
  20. 8Friday, October 16 · PackedLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–10
  21. 8Saturday, October 17 · PackedLonger park hours · Saturday · Weekend · likely 5–10
  22. 5Sunday, October 18 · ModerateOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 3–8
  23. 7Monday, October 19 · BusyLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–9
  24. 2Tuesday, October 20 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–4
  25. 7Wednesday, October 21 · BusyLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–9
  26. 2Thursday, October 22 · LightOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 1–4
  27. 7Friday, October 23 · BusyLonger park hours · Premier Pass priced high · likely 4–9
  28. 7Saturday, October 24 · BusyLonger park hours · Saturday · Weekend · likely 4–9
  29. 4Sunday, October 25 · ModerateOogie Boogie Bash tonight; closes early · Shorter park hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 2–7
  30. 6Monday, October 26 · BusyPremier Pass priced high · likely 4–9

California Adventure crowd questions

When is California Adventure least crowded in the next two months?

Parky's calendar has Tuesday, September 29, Thursday, October 1, Tuesday, October 6 as the lightest days coming up at California Adventure.

When is California Adventure busiest in the next two months?

The busiest days coming up are Saturday, October 10, Monday, October 12, Sunday, October 11. Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend is part of why.

What do the crowd levels mean?

Each park is scored against its own normal day. A 5 is a typical day for that park; a 10 is among its busiest, a 1 among its quietest. The score tracks how long the park's headline rides' lines run between 10 AM and 6 PM, so it measures what you'll actually feel in line.

How does Parky predict crowds?

For roughly the next month, Parky reads what the parks themselves publish: operating hours, event nights that close a park early, and date-priced Lightning Lane, which Disney sets by expected demand. Past that, it uses the calendar: weekends, holiday weekends, and school breaks for the districts and regions that fill each resort, from Florida and Southern California to New York, Texas, Canada, and the UK.

How accurate is it?

Parky measures every park day after it happens and grades its forecasts against it every night; each park's page shows its own track record, and parks where the calendar isn't reliable yet say so. Today's number is different: once the gates open it updates from the headline rides' actual waits, and by early afternoon it lands within one level of the final answer about 70% of the time, 85% by 3 PM. Days more than a month out are an early outlook, shown hatched.