My family and I are thinking about taking a trip to Disneyland in December 2010 and I was wondering what the crowds are like. We're thinking of going towards the beginning or middle of the month, before Christmas.
Beginning of the month is your best bet. I'm not sure what the crowds were like this year, but in years past the crowd level has been low. That plus the magic of Christmas equals a great time.
We were there the 7th-9th. The 7th was crowded, but with it being a Sunday, that was sort of what we expected anyway. The 8th and 9th were a lot calmer. We didn't ride anything our 2 year old couldn't ride; the lines averaged 10-20 min. If we were to do it again at that time we'd probably skip the Sunday and add a weekday.