Crowds at DisneyLand in early March?

I would go the first week if possible.

I love the Disneyland Hotel. I've stayed there through more remodels than I can even count! You can't go wrong there. The Paradise Pier is cheaper for a reason. It was not built as a Disney hotel, so it's very regular. Disney bought it around the time they built California Adventure, maybe a little bit before.

The kids and I stayed one night in a suite in May and the latest remodel is stunning. I've also had DTD views that knocked my socks off. The room was sleek and classy, we technically had a parking lot view, however we had the best view of the fireworks I've ever had there, if you looked off to the right it was totally Disneyland View. The Grand Californian is magnificent, especially if you're a fan of arts & crafts mission style, but the Disneyland hotel has my heart. Plus, I could live on the green papaya slaw from Trader Sams. The addition of Trader Sams raised the bar on their casual food choices. Steakhouse 55 is also fantastic.

The headboard has a fiberoptic fireworks dispay.

The area in the top right quad of the picture is the Disneyland Park, you can see the peak of the Matterhorn

Even when Disneyland is super crowded, you're not dealing with the same number of people as when Disney World is crowded. I've been in early March with no problems at all, and no matter what time of year you go you have to camp out a few hours early for Fantasmic! and World of Color. Get a dinner package for World of Color and consider doing the dessert box with reserved seating for Fantasmic! Just a heads up the Dessert Party (not really the same as a WDW dessert party, more like a picnic box with special seating) sells out pretty fast all year long. Even if you're not a fan of Fantasmic at DHS, you should see it at Disneyland, it was made to be shown on the river and you just can't beat that experience.

You'll discover that Jan-Feb-March are the rainy season. You may get lucky and not have any weather, but be prepared none the less. Temps should be in the 60s-70s, I usually wear jeans and a long sleeved tshirt with a sweater at night. You may see cast members in winter coats with hats and gloves. LOL!

Woot! I can think of a better way to spend a weekend at home than planning my next Disney Trip!

You are gonna have a blast. Its going to be nice to get a trip report from Disneyland. We hardly ever get one from there.

I have not personally stayed at any of the DL hotels yet. But my sister inlaw, her husband and 3 nephews have stayed at both DL Hotel and PP Hotel and she says she likes PP better.
I don't think you can go wrong with either. Enjoy your trip.

Your ticker reads 100 days today! Woohooo!

DOUBLE DIGITS!!!!!!

So excited for you!

I went to DL the first week of March back in 2001... so its been a while... BUT we pretty much walked onto every ride. It was not crowded AT ALL... We were only there for 2 days (it was with my HS, we performed there...) but I remember the crowds being extremly light.

Spreadsheet? I LOVE a good spreadsheet! What's yours consist of?

I am going let Jeff show you BUT Jeff's spreadsheets are LEGENDARY!

I second that.

Jeff? .... Buddy??

Jeff, do you share that as a template? Minus personal pics, of course? I'm SO bad at spreadsheets...mine are just black and white sad things. They work, but...*sigh*

If not, no worries! I can tell you've put a lot of work into that! Maybe I could bribe a student...

JEFF!!!! Your spreadsheet ROCKS

Love the spreadsheet. So happy i am not the only one, although yours is much prettier.

Well done!! Bravo! You are indeed the master!

THAAAAAAAAANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!