To regulate over crowding Disney does a few things:
Level 1: Normal entry and re-entry to the park
Level 2: The park stops selling admission tickets (about 60,000 guests) Pass Holders and pre purchased tickets are still allowed entry.
Level 3: Admission only to hotel guest and readmission, with hand stamp for Pass and ticket holders. (about 75,000)
Level 4: Close the park no one enters the park. (about 85,000) If attendance lowers to about 75,000 Level 3 will be reinstated.
Great info! Thank you for posting! - Gia
794.2 #122 7:13PM
Great info, and during the holidays, I have been told to always get a handstamp even though we have passes. We did need it last year. - secretagentangel 710.6 #143 4:40PM
Level 42. Because there's something about you, baby, so right. - Butterlina
1313.6 #63 4:20PM
Doesn't it seem like DL should hold more then this? The Rose Bowl holds more then 85k with 0 rides. - Vegaspooh
118.7 #2808 10:38PM
No they shouldn't let more than that in. that's just DL's capacity, not including DCA. I've been there as a guest and as a CM when they've closed the gates, and it is so crowded you can barely walk around. - Seacow 429.9 #295 5:43AM
I agree. We were there Christmas time 2 years ago and they reached Level 3. We could not move in Fantasyland. We stood and talked with the poor cm trying to direct people. I felt so bad for him, people were getting so upset. - DisneyVacationLover 275.1 #795 7:24PM
Level 5, all MWers can come hang out at my house and have fun - Villescas8
592.9 #189 7:36PM
I was having a conversation on instagram, so I looked this up. I had heard about this, but never seen it in print. This was from yahoo answers. - Tom
4013.8 #7 7:09PM
I believe DL doesn't prefer to release the capacity of Disneyland. It is interesting to know their different procedures. - AKMouse
376.7 #371 7:13PM
Very good info, thanks! - cynDOLEwhip
745.3 #138 7:20PM
I always wondered and now I know! Thank you! - TokyoTink
151.4 #2310 9:44PM
Wow! How busy is it????? - MamaDuck
11.3 #6521 9:47PM
I've been to both DL and WDW (Magic Kingdom) when they stopped letting people in the gate...park capacity is WAY too crowded to even walk around! 😳 - iDreamAboutDumbo
307.4 #587 9:56PM