Hi Beth!
I'm so happy to hear you'll be traveling to the
Disneyland Resort for the
Halloween Time Festivities!
Both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Parks have incredible attractions and Magical presentations.
Generally, the crowd size at a Disney Parade is representative of the number of guests visiting the Park on that given day.
During the summer, which is Disney's busiest time of year, the Parade routes start filling up as early as two hours in advance since guests like to secure a good seat as early as possible.
During off-peak season, guests can usually count on more seating availability and tend to make their way to the parade route 15-30 minutes in advance.
Either way, Parades are usually high attendance presentations. Folks will miss out on rides and other attractions before they miss out on a Disneyland Resort Parade!
Now, Mickey's Halloween Party at the Disneyland Park features a really unique parade called the Frightfully Fun Parade, lead by the Headless Horseman trotting down Main Street, U.S.A.
Later you get to see all your favorite vampires and villains make their way down as they wish everyone a Spooktacular Halloween!
It's one of my favorite parades, I would suggest you make sure to stick around for it.
I hope this helps!
Thanks for visiting the Disney Parks Moms Panel.
Have a Ghoulishly delightful time!
-Anabel M.