Tokyo Disney in January and February 2027: quiet and busy days
The truly quiet days are weekdays from Jan 8, when winter break ends, to the end of January. They were quieter than usual in all nine winters we checked. February gets busier from the start, and weekdays from Feb 15 run about 1.4× January weekdays.
Who this is for:Anyone choosing a date for Tokyo Disney in January or February, especially the quiet days after winter break
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In short: when are January and February quiet?
In short: when are January and February quiet?We lined up the daily average wait over the last three winters (2024–2026) by period. A normal day at Disneyland (that year's average) is about 25 minutes. Weekdays from Jan 8, when winter break ends, to the end of January are the shortest. In February, waits start to grow, weekdays first. DisneySea waits have been longer since Fantasy Springs opened in June 2024.
Sources:[1]Offpeak Parks data[4]Official info
Average of 10–50 days per period over three winters. National holidays and the Coming of Age Day weekend are left out.
February gets busy from the start
In all nine winters, weekdays from Feb 15 were busier than January weekdays at both parks. This is when university spring break and graduation trips begin. Over the last three winters, weekdays in early February were also about 10% busier than usual.
Sources:[1]Offpeak Parks data[10]Visitor / press reports
Quieter than that year's average all nine times
Busier than January weekdays all nine times
Long weekends and holidays: Coming of Age Day, National Foundation Day, the Emperor's Birthday
Long weekends and holidays: Coming of Age Day, National Foundation Day, the Emperor's BirthdayWe applied past records and the Offpeak Parks forecast to the 2027 winter holidays. In 2027 there's no three-day weekend in February (Feb 11 is a Thursday, Feb 23 a Tuesday).
Sources:[1]Offpeak Parks data[2]Offpeak Parks data[3]Official info[4]Official info[8]Offpeak Parks data
Forecast: fairly quiet at Disneyland. Tickets are at the lowest price, ¥8,900
The Sunday in the middle is busy. At Disneyland it was busier than usual in 6 of 9 years
The last day of the weekend is quiet. DisneySea was quieter than usual in 8 of 9 years, and the forecast is "quiet"
The forecast is "fairly quiet" or "quiet" at DisneySea on 13 of 14 days
In 2025 and 2026, when it fell on a weekday, DisneySea was "quiet"
Busy on weekdays too. See the spring break article
Feb 23 was busier than usual at Disneyland in all four years from 2023 to 2026. The forecast for DisneySea on Feb 22 is "very busy"
Quiet January also means more ride closures
Quiet January also means more ride closuresIn winter, popular rides close one after another. In 2027, the big closures overlap with the quiet part of January.
Sources:[5]Official info[6]Official info[7]Offpeak Parks data[8]Offpeak Parks data
| Attraction | Closed (2027) |
|---|---|
| Disneyland: Peter Pan's Flight | Jan 6 – Feb 2 |
| Disneyland: Jungle Cruise | Jan 6 – Mar 30 |
| Disneyland: Splash Mountain | Jan 7 – Feb 4 |
| Disneyland: Haunted Mansion | Jan 8 – Feb 4 |
| Disneyland: Star Tours | Feb 5 – Feb 18 |
| Disneyland: Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin | Feb 8 – Mar 2 |
| DisneySea: Journey to the Center of the Earth | Jan 8 – Mar 8 |
| DisneySea: DisneySea Electric Railway | Jan 8 – Feb 10 |
How much are tickets? ¥9,900 on January weekdays
The 1-Day Passport (adult) price changes by date, and Disneyland and DisneySea cost the same. In January 2027, Jan 6–8, right after winter break, are at the lowest price, ¥8,900.
Sources:[8]Offpeak Parks data[9]Official info
| January 2027 | Adult |
|---|---|
| Fri Jan 1 – Sun Jan 3 | ¥11,900 |
| Mon Jan 4 – Tue Jan 5 | ¥9,900 |
| Wed Jan 6 – Fri Jan 8 | ¥8,900 |
| Weekdays from Jan 9 (including Coming of Age Day) | ¥9,900 |
| Weekends from Jan 9 | ¥10,900 |
How cold is it? Around 5°C in the morning and evening
In our weather records for Maihama, January averaged about 5°C at 9:00, about 10°C at 15:00 and about 5°C at 21:00. February is almost the same. On the plus side, it rarely rains: January and February are the driest months of the year in Tokyo.
Sources:[11]Official info[12]Offpeak Parks data
7Nine winters of records
Nine winters of records
Nine winters of recordsHere is the daily average wait on weekdays, year by year. January weekdays were shorter than that year's average every year. Weekdays from Feb 15 were longer than January weekdays every year.
Sources:[1]Offpeak Parks data
| Year | Disneyland, January weekdays | Disneyland, weekdays from Feb 15 | DisneySea, January weekdays | DisneySea, weekdays from Feb 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 min | 31 min | 18 min | 36 min |
| 2016 | 16 min | 23 min | 22 min | 35 min |
| 2017 | 15 min | 20 min | 22 min | 38 min |
| 2018 | 13 min | 21 min | 20 min | 35 min |
| 2019 | 15 min | 19 min | 23 min | 34 min |
| 2023 | 15 min | 21 min | 24 min | 35 min |
| 2024 | 20 min | 33 min | 27 min | 45 min |
| 2025 | 23 min | 29 min | 38 min | 49 min |
| 2026 | 22 min | 31 min | 37 min | 59 min |
Before you pick a date in January or February, just do this
- When choosing dates
- First choice: a weekday from Fri Jan 8 to the end of January
- On the long weekend, aim for the last day, Mon Jan 11 (Coming of Age Day)
- Skip Feb 15 onward, and Feb 22–23
- Check the official closure pages to make sure the rides you want are open
- Four weeks before
- Compare the forecasts for your candidate dates on the crowd calendar
- Plan your route for the day and save it
- The day before
- Check closing time (DisneySea 18:30 on Jan 22, both parks 19:00 on Jan 28)
- It's around 5°C in the morning and evening. Lay out gloves and a coat that covers your neck
This article covers past patterns. Use the daily forecast and last year's records for the same period to pick the quietest of your candidate dates.
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Frequently asked questions
Q.Is February quiet?
Weekdays in early February are a little busier than usual. From Feb 15, weekdays are busy too, about 1.4× January weekdays. At DisneySea, February weekends were quieter.More in "February gets busy from the start"
Q.Is the Coming of Age Day weekend busy?
The Sunday in the middle is busy, but the holiday itself is usually quiet: DisneySea was quieter than usual in 8 of 9 years. In 2027 it's Monday, Jan 11.More in "Long weekends and holidays: Coming of Age Day, National Foundation Day, the Emperor's Birthday"
Q.Can I ride Journey to the Center of the Earth or Splash Mountain in January?
In 2027, Journey to the Center of the Earth is scheduled to close Jan 8 – Mar 8, and Splash Mountain Jan 7 – Feb 4 (official closure pages as of September 5, 2026).More in "Quiet January also means more ride closures"
Q.What about New Year?
Jan 1–3 are about 1.4× a normal day at Disneyland, and Jan 4–7, still winter break, are busy too. See the New Year article for details.
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Who writes this and where the numbers come from:About Offpeak ParksHow our crowd forecast works
Sources for this article (12 sources, checked October 3, 2026)
Checked on October 3, 2026. Prices and rules can change, so check the official site just before you go.
- [1]Offpeak Parks dataDaily crowd records collected by Offpeak Parks (January and February, 2015–2019 and 2023–2026)Daily average wait across all attractions, built from waits recorded every 30 minutes by the crowd-forecast site yosocal and from Offpeak Parks' own records. Not attendance. "Usual" is that year's average (January–September for 2026). 2020–2022 left out because attendance was limited during COVID-19
- [2]Offpeak Parks dataOffpeak Parks crowd forecast (made October 3, 2026, for January and February 2027)Same five levels as the crowd calendar. In past tests, 70% of misses were on the quiet side
- [3]Official infoCabinet Office: National holidays (Japanese)In 2027, Coming of Age Day is January 11, National Foundation Day February 11, and the Emperor's Birthday February 23 (checked October 3, 2026)
- [4]Official infoTokyo Metropolitan Government: rules for metropolitan schools (Japanese)Winter break: December 26 to January 7
- [5]Official infoTokyo Disneyland official: closures (Japanese)Attraction closures for January–March 2027 and dates without the Electrical Parade (archived September 5, 2026)
- [6]Official infoTokyo DisneySea official: closures (Japanese)Journey to the Center of the Earth January 8 – March 8, 2027, Electric Railway January 8 – February 10, no Believe! from January 6 to February 4 (archived September 5, 2026)
- [7]Offpeak Parks dataOffpeak Parks records: closures from archived official daily calendars (January–March, 2024–2026)The Haunted Mansion closed January 9 – February 6, 2024, January 14 – February 2, 2025, and January 13 – February 18, 2026
- [8]Offpeak Parks dataOffpeak Parks records: park calendar collected nightly (January 2027, both parks)1-Day Passport (adult) prices and park hours. Both parks cost the same in January, ¥8,900–¥11,900. DisneySea closes at 18:30 on January 22, both parks at 19:00 on January 28 (collected October 2, 2026)
- [9]Official infoOfficial FAQ: When and where can I buy park tickets? (ID:00403)Tickets for the same date two months ahead go on sale daily at 14:00 (checked October 3, 2026)
- [10]Visitor / press reportsTravel Watch: College Passport goes on sale (October 30, 2025, Japanese)For visits January 13 to March 13, 2026, ¥7,000–¥9,000. For university, graduate, junior college and vocational students
- [11]Official infoJapan Meteorological Agency: Tokyo climate normals, 1991–2020 (Japanese)Daily low 1.2°C in January and 2.1°C in February; precipitation 59.7 mm in January and 56.5 mm in February, the driest time of year (checked October 3, 2026)
- [12]Offpeak Parks dataMaihama weather records collected by Offpeak Parks (Open-Meteo, January and February 2024–2026)Average hourly temperature. January 4.9°C at 9:00, 9.9°C at 15:00, 5.4°C at 21:00; February 5.9°C, 10.5°C and 6.9°C