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Crowd Lab · Park days

Best Days to Visit Disney World

Tell us your Walt Disney World dates and how many days you want at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. The guide ranks each park’s days against that park’s own crowd history and puts each visit on the lightest combination of days, keeping the rest days and fixed days you choose.

Crowd scores are each park’s own 1–10 level, ranked against that park’s own history — not waiting minutes, and not comparable between parks. This guide suggests an order; it does not book, reserve or check park reservations.

MeasuredData through 2026-10-31

Lightest weekday by park, measured

Observed2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31
Magic Kingdom
Sunday
median 4 of 10
EPCOT
Monday
median 8 of 10
Hollywood Studios
Monday
median 7 of 10
Animal Kingdom
Wednesday
median 6 of 10

Median crowd score by weekday over 365 days (2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31), each on that park’s own 1–10 scale. A description of recorded days, not a forecast.

Plan your Walt Disney World park days →See the full weekday tables
Measured

Best park days, measured: weekday and ticketed-event comparison

Window: 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31 (365 calendar days), from Mickey Alerts’ own wait-time observations for Walt Disney World. Each park is scored only against its own history.

  • Magic Kingdom: data through 2026-10-31
  • EPCOT: data through 2026-10-31
  • Hollywood Studios: data through 2026-10-31
  • Animal Kingdom: data through 2026-10-31

The finding, park by park

Magic Kingdom

At Magic Kingdom, Sunday had the lowest median crowd score from 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31: 4 of 10 across 52 observed Sundays, with a median posted standby wait of 10 min.

Monday had the highest median, 6 of 10 — a spread of 2 points on Magic Kingdom’s own 1–10 scale.

Across 4 compared months at Magic Kingdom, the median posted wait on Disney-published ticketed-event days was below the same month’s other observed days in 4, above them in 0 and equal in 0. That is an association between two groups of recorded days, not a measure of what the event does.

A description of recorded days, not a forecast; medians use the lower middle value.

6Monn=525Tuen=526Wedn=525Thun=525Frin=526Satn=534Sunn=52

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EPCOT

At EPCOT, Monday had the lowest median crowd score from 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31: 8 of 10 across 52 observed Mondays, with a median posted standby wait of 10 min.

Saturday had the highest median, 9 of 10 — a spread of 1 point on EPCOT’s own 1–10 scale.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday share that lowest median of 8; the earliest weekday is named first.

A description of recorded days, not a forecast; medians use the lower middle value.

8Monn=528Tuen=528Wedn=528Thun=528Frin=529Satn=538Sunn=52

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Hollywood Studios

At Hollywood Studios, Monday had the lowest median crowd score from 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31: 7 of 10 across 52 observed Mondays, with a median posted standby wait of 15 min.

Tuesday had the highest median, 8 of 10 — a spread of 1 point on Hollywood Studios’s own 1–10 scale.

Thursday shares that lowest median of 7; the earliest weekday is named first.

Across 2 compared months at Hollywood Studios, the median posted wait on Disney-published ticketed-event days was below the same month’s other observed days in 2, above them in 0 and equal in 0. That is an association between two groups of recorded days, not a measure of what the event does.

A description of recorded days, not a forecast; medians use the lower middle value.

7Monn=528Tuen=528Wedn=527Thun=528Frin=528Satn=538Sunn=52

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Animal Kingdom

At Animal Kingdom, Wednesday had the lowest median crowd score from 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31: 6 of 10 across 52 observed Wednesdays, with a median posted standby wait of 10 min.

Monday had the highest median, 8 of 10 — a spread of 2 points on Animal Kingdom’s own 1–10 scale.

A description of recorded days, not a forecast; medians use the lower middle value.

8Monn=527Tuen=526Wedn=527Thun=528Frin=528Satn=538Sunn=52

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Magic Kingdom by weekday

Magic Kingdom by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
Magic Kingdom by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
WeekdayObserved daysMedian scoreLight days (1–3)Heavy days (8–10)Median posted wait
Monday52611 of 5214 of 5215 min
Tuesday52517 of 5213 of 5215 min
Wednesday52611 of 5221 of 5215 min
Thursday52519 of 5216 of 5215 min
Friday52520 of 5213 of 5213 min
Saturday5365 of 5315 of 5315 min
Sunday52421 of 526 of 5210 min

EPCOT by weekday

EPCOT by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
EPCOT by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
WeekdayObserved daysMedian scoreLight days (1–3)Heavy days (8–10)Median posted wait
Monday5284 of 5239 of 5210 min
Tuesday5284 of 5233 of 5210 min
Wednesday5284 of 5232 of 5210 min
Thursday5285 of 5232 of 5210 min
Friday5289 of 5237 of 5210 min
Saturday5397 of 5336 of 5315 min
Sunday5288 of 5229 of 5210 min

Hollywood Studios by weekday

Hollywood Studios by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
Hollywood Studios by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
WeekdayObserved daysMedian scoreLight days (1–3)Heavy days (8–10)Median posted wait
Monday52710 of 5226 of 5215 min
Tuesday52811 of 5227 of 5215 min
Wednesday52816 of 5227 of 5215 min
Thursday52713 of 5226 of 5215 min
Friday5287 of 5227 of 5215 min
Saturday5385 of 5329 of 5320 min
Sunday52813 of 5228 of 5215 min

Animal Kingdom by weekday

Animal Kingdom by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
Animal Kingdom by weekday — 365 observed days, 0 missing
WeekdayObserved daysMedian scoreLight days (1–3)Heavy days (8–10)Median posted wait
Monday5282 of 5229 of 5210 min
Tuesday5278 of 5220 of 5210 min
Wednesday5269 of 5214 of 5210 min
Thursday5277 of 5218 of 5210 min
Friday5281 of 5230 of 5210 min
Saturday5380 of 5340 of 5310 min
Sunday5280 of 5229 of 5210 min

Ticketed-event days compared with the same month’s other days

A ticketed-event day is a date with a Disney-published special ticketed event on that park’s schedule. Each month with at least one is compared only with the other observed days of that month.

Magic Kingdom

48 of 48 Disney-published ticketed-event days observed (Special Ticketed Event); 184 days without a published schedule left out.

Magic Kingdom: ticketed-event days and the same month’s other observed days
Magic Kingdom: ticketed-event days and the same month’s other observed days
MonthEvent daysComparison daysEvent-day median waitComparison median waitEvent-day median scoreComparison median scoreDifference
May 202652310 min15 min46−5 min
June 2026327Below the floor for this month
July 2026229Below the floor for this month
August 202692210 min15 min26−5 min
September 2026131710 min15 min17−5 min
October 2026161510 min15 min18−5 min

These are observed differences between two groups of days, not a measured effect of the event: event dates also close early to day guests and differ in weekday mix and season.

EPCOT

We have observed 14 of 14 Disney-published ticketed-event days at EPCOT in this window; our floor is 5 event and 5 comparison days in a month and 10 event days in total, so no comparison is published yet.

Reason: below the sample floor.

EPCOT: ticketed-event days and the same month’s other observed days
EPCOT: ticketed-event days and the same month’s other observed days
MonthEvent daysComparison days
May 2026226
June 2026228
July 2026328
August 2026229
September 2026327
October 2026229

Hollywood Studios

21 of 21 Disney-published ticketed-event days observed (Special Ticketed Event); 184 days without a published schedule left out.

Hollywood Studios: ticketed-event days and the same month’s other observed days
Hollywood Studios: ticketed-event days and the same month’s other observed days
MonthEvent daysComparison daysEvent-day median waitComparison median waitEvent-day median scoreComparison median scoreDifference
May 2026325Below the floor for this month
June 202652535 min40 min910−5 min
July 202662535 min40 min910−5 min
August 2026427Below the floor for this month
September 2026228Below the floor for this month
October 2026130Below the floor for this month

These are observed differences between two groups of days, not a measured effect of the event: event dates also close early to day guests and differ in weekday mix and season.

Animal Kingdom

No Disney-published ticketed-event dates fell inside this window for Animal Kingdom.

Methodology

  • Scores are each park's own 1–10 crowd decile and posted-wait medians are Disney's posted standby waits recorded every minute; both are Mickey Alerts observations, not attendance.
  • A ticketed-event day is any park-local date with a Disney-published 'Special Ticketed Event' schedule row. The comparison is descriptive: it does not show that the event caused the difference — those dates also close early to day guests and differ in weekday mix and season.
  • Days without an observed score are counted as missing, never as light or busy. Days with no published schedule are excluded from the event comparison and counted separately.
  • Medians use the lower middle value of the sorted daily values; shares are counts divided by observed days. Every number can be recomputed from the CSV rows.
  • Floors: a weekday needs at least 8 observed days; a month’s comparison needs at least 5 event and 5 comparison days; a park needs at least 10 observed event days in total.
  • Methodology s16-park-day-analysis-v1, dated 2026-09-16; this summary was generated 2026-11-02T00:04:08.8257305Z. Medians use the lower middle value.

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Cite or reuse this analysis

Source: Mickey Alerts park-day analysis for Walt Disney World — window 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31, methodology s16-park-day-analysis-v1 (dated 2026-09-16). https://mickeyalerts.com/best-days-to-visit-disney-world#park-day-analysis · data: https://mickey-alerts-backend.onrender.com/api/planning-tools/park-day-analysis/wdw/rows.csv
  • Link the #park-day-analysis anchor on this page.
  • Keep the window and the sample counts next to any number you quote.
  • Never describe the ticketed-event difference as produced by the event itself.
Your dates

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Example trip (illustrative, not measured)
Worked example

Example trip, not your dates

Samplefixture 2026-09-16.2

Worked examples on fixed sample dates with frozen sample crowd data. They show how the ranking works — they are not a forecast for these dates or yours. Enter your own trip above for a plan from current crowd data.

SampleExample: a seven-day March week, four parksSat, Mar 6, 2027 to Fri, Mar 12, 2027 · Magic Kingdom ×2, EPCOT ×1, Hollywood Studios ×1, Animal Kingdom ×1 · rest Tue Mar 9 · fixed Hollywood Studios on Thu Mar 11Example trip, not your dates · frozen 2026-09-16 · fixture 2026-09-16.2. Hand-built frozen example crowd data for the best-days guides. Not current crowd levels and not a forecast.
Frozen sample crowd scores, Sat, Mar 6, 2027 to Fri, Mar 12, 2027 — each park’s own 1–10 level
Frozen sample crowd scores, Sat, Mar 6, 2027 to Fri, Mar 12, 2027 — each park’s own 1–10 level
ParkSat Mar 6Sun Mar 7Mon Mar 8Tue Mar 9Wed Mar 10Thu Mar 11Fri Mar 12Data through
Magic Kingdom4 (Illustrative)7 (Illustrative)5 (Illustrative)3 (Illustrative)3 (Illustrative)6 (Illustrative)8 (Illustrative)2026-09-16 · 540 days of history
EPCOT6 (Illustrative)3 (Illustrative)5 (Illustrative)2 (Illustrative)4 (Illustrative)5 (Illustrative)4 (Illustrative)2026-09-16 · 540 days of history
Hollywood Studios7 (Illustrative)5 (Illustrative)6 (Illustrative)4 (Illustrative)5 (Illustrative)6 (Illustrative)4 (Illustrative)2026-09-16 · 540 days of history
Animal Kingdom5 (Illustrative)4 (Illustrative)3 (Illustrative)2 (Illustrative)2 (Illustrative)3 (Illustrative)No score2026-09-16 · 540 days of history

Every visit placed

Each park visit you asked for is on a day with a crowd score, using the lightest combination we found.

Magic Kingdom Sat Mar 6 (rank 2 of 5 eligible Magic Kingdom days) · EPCOT Sun Mar 7 (lightest of 5 eligible EPCOT days) · Animal Kingdom Mon Mar 8 (rank 2 of 4 eligible Animal Kingdom days) · Rest Tue Mar 9 · Magic Kingdom Wed Mar 10 (lightest of 5 eligible Magic Kingdom days) · Hollywood Studios Thu Mar 11 (pinned) · Open Fri Mar 12

Example: a seven-day March week, four parks
Example: a seven-day March week, four parks
DatePlanCrowd score (this park’s own 1–10)Rank within this parkPark hoursWhy
Magic Kingdom4 of 10 · Light (Illustrative, high confidence)2 of 5 eligible Magic Kingdom days9:00 AM–10:00 PM (13 h)Magic Kingdom on Saturday, Mar 6: crowd level 4/10 (Light), projected, high confidence — rank 2 of 5 eligible Magic Kingdom dates in this trip (1 = lightest). Ranked only against Magic Kingdom's own dates in this trip, not against other parks. Illustrative sample score: level 4/10 on this park's own scale.Illustrative
EPCOT3 of 10 · Light (Illustrative, high confidence)1 of 5 eligible EPCOT days9:00 AM–9:00 PM (12 h)EPCOT on Sunday, Mar 7: crowd level 3/10 (Light), projected, high confidence — the lightest of 5 eligible EPCOT dates in this trip. Ranked only against EPCOT's own dates in this trip, not against other parks. Illustrative sample score: level 3/10 on this park's own scale.Illustrative
Animal Kingdom3 of 10 · Light (Illustrative, high confidence)2 of 4 eligible Animal Kingdom days8:00 AM–7:00 PM (11 h)Animal Kingdom on Monday, Mar 8: crowd level 3/10 (Light), projected, high confidence — rank 2 of 4 eligible Animal Kingdom dates in this trip (1 = lightest). Ranked only against Animal Kingdom's own dates in this trip, not against other parks. Illustrative sample score: level 3/10 on this park's own scale.Illustrative
Rest day———Rest day you chose for Tuesday, Mar 9 — no park assigned.
Magic Kingdom3 of 10 · Light (Illustrative, low confidence)1 of 5 eligible Magic Kingdom days9:00 AM–10:00 PM (13 h)Magic Kingdom on Wednesday, Mar 10: crowd level 3/10 (Light), projected, low confidence — the lightest of 5 eligible Magic Kingdom dates in this trip. Ranked only against Magic Kingdom's own dates in this trip, not against other parks. Illustrative sample score: level 3/10 on this park's own scale.Illustrative · Low confidence
Hollywood Studios (fixed by you)6 of 10 · Moderate (Illustrative, medium confidence)4.5 of 6 eligible Hollywood Studios days8:30 AM–9:00 PM (12.5 h)You pinned Hollywood Studios to Thursday, Mar 11, so it stays. It is Crowd level 6/10 (Moderate), projected, medium confidence — rank 4.5 of 6 eligible Hollywood Studios dates in this trip (1 = lightest). Illustrative sample score: level 6/10 on this park's own scale.Illustrative
Free day———Friday, Mar 12 is left open: every requested visit is already placed.
  • Every score in this example is illustrative sample data — not measured, not projected and not a forecast.
  • You have more days than park visits, so some days are left free.

Close alternatives

  1. Option 2 (+0.17 total rank cost): Sat Mar 6: Magic Kingdom · Sun Mar 7: EPCOT · Mon Mar 8: Magic Kingdom · Tue Mar 9: Rest day · Wed Mar 10: Animal Kingdom · Thu Mar 11: Hollywood Studios (fixed by you) · Fri Mar 12: Free day
  2. Option 3 (+0.38 total rank cost): Sat Mar 6: Magic Kingdom · Sun Mar 7: Free day · Mon Mar 8: Animal Kingdom · Tue Mar 9: Rest day · Wed Mar 10: Magic Kingdom · Thu Mar 11: Hollywood Studios (fixed by you) · Fri Mar 12: EPCOT
  3. Option 4 (+0.54 total rank cost): Sat Mar 6: Magic Kingdom · Sun Mar 7: Free day · Mon Mar 8: Magic Kingdom · Tue Mar 9: Rest day · Wed Mar 10: Animal Kingdom · Thu Mar 11: Hollywood Studios (fixed by you) · Fri Mar 12: EPCOT

Days left out

Rest day
Tue Mar 9 Animal Kingdom — Tuesday, Mar 9 is a rest day.; Tue Mar 9 EPCOT — Tuesday, Mar 9 is a rest day.; Tue Mar 9 Hollywood Studios — Tuesday, Mar 9 is a rest day.; Tue Mar 9 Magic Kingdom — Tuesday, Mar 9 is a rest day.
Pinned to another park
Thu Mar 11 Animal Kingdom — Thursday, Mar 11 is pinned to Hollywood Studios.; Thu Mar 11 EPCOT — Thursday, Mar 11 is pinned to Hollywood Studios.; Thu Mar 11 Magic Kingdom — Thursday, Mar 11 is pinned to Hollywood Studios.
No crowd score for this day
Fri Mar 12 Animal Kingdom — Animal Kingdom has no crowd score for Friday, Mar 12, so it is not used in the recommendation.

Evidence behind these scores

Crowd data as of 2026-09-16
Crowd data as of 2026-09-16
ParkData throughDays of historyTrip days scored (illustrative) / no scoreEligible days
Magic Kingdom2026-09-165407 / 05
EPCOT2026-09-165407 / 05
Hollywood Studios2026-09-165407 / 06
Animal Kingdom2026-09-165406 / 14

The recommendation keeps your visit counts fixed and minimises the sum of within-park percentiles (0 = that park's lightest eligible date in your trip, 1 = its busiest). Ties go to fewer days with unpublished hours, then lower cost for the parks you listed first, then earlier dates and park slug order. Park-relative levels are never compared across parks as minutes, and unknown days are never recommended. Ties go to fewer days relying on unpublished park hours, then lighter days for the parks you listed first, then a fixed date-and-park order, so the same choices always give the same plan.

Method

How the allocation works

Every day in the crowd calendar has a 1–10 score for each park, ranked against that park’s own history from the wait times we record every minute. A 3 at one park and a 3 at another are each a lighter-than-usual day for that park — not the same number of minutes in line.

So the guide never compares parks with each other. For each park it ranks your trip days from lightest to busiest (ties share a rank) and turns that rank into a 0–1 position within the park. The recommended plan is the one with the lowest total of those positions across all your visits, with each park getting exactly the number of days you asked for.

When two plans total the same, it prefers fewer days relying on unpublished park hours, then lighter days for the parks you listed first, then a fixed date-and-park order — so the same choices always give the same plan.

Days with no crowd score are never counted as light: they are left out of the recommendation and only appear in a separately labelled option. Rest days and fixed days are always kept. If your choices can’t all fit, the guide tells you which one to change instead of making up a plan.

Which Disney park should I visit on each day of my trip?

Start with your trip dates, parks you want to visit and any fixed reservations. Use the best-days tool to compare projected crowd levels and available park hours, then choose an allocation that fits your plans. Treat the result as planning guidance: predictions do not guarantee a quiet park.

How can I find the least crowded dates for my Disney trip?

Compare dates for the specific parks you want in the crowd calendar, paying attention to the forecast period and data freshness. A lower projected crowd score is a relative comparison, not a promise of short queues. Also weigh opening hours, closures and your family’s schedule.

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Questions

Best Days to Visit Disney World FAQ

What is the best day to visit Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom?

It depends on your dates. Enter your trip and how many days you want at Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom; the guide ranks each park’s days against that park’s own crowd history and places each visit on the lightest combination of days, keeping your rest days and pinned days.

Is a crowd level of 3 at one park the same as a 3 at another?

No. Each score is that park’s own 1–10 level from its own history, so a 3 means a lighter-than-usual day for that park. The guide never compares waiting minutes between parks; it only ranks each park’s days against each other.

What happens to days without a crowd score?

They are never recommended. A day with no score is not treated as a light day — it is left out, and any option that has to use one is shown separately and labelled.

What if my choices don’t fit?

If your visit counts, pinned days and rest days contradict each other — for example more visits than days — the guide says which choice conflicts and how to fix it, instead of inventing a plan.

Are the examples predictions for my trip?

No. The worked examples use frozen sample crowd data and fixed sample dates to show how the ranking works. Every example score is illustrative sample data. Enter your own dates to get a plan from current crowd data.

Does this book anything or check park reservations?

No. It does not book, reserve, check park reservations or create alerts, and nothing you enter is saved. You can carry a chosen park day into the free day planner.

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Crowd scores come from Mickey Alerts’ own wait-time records and projections, and park hours from Disney’s published schedules when available. This guide does not book, reserve, check park reservations or create alerts. Not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company or Disney Parks.
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