Disney Crowd Calendar & Wait-Time Forecast
Most crowd calendars are educated guesses. This one is measured: we record standby wait times at every Walt Disney World and Disneyland attraction every minute, around the clock, and score each day 1–10 against that park’s own history. Free, for every park and month.
What the Crowd Lab measures
Observedthrough 2026-10-13Future dates are projected from the same weekday at the same point in the season across prior years, and are marked as projections.
Which park, which day? Start with your trip dates
Compare every park across your dates, open a day to see how it flows hour by hour, then pick the rides that matter — all from waits we record every minute.
Pick your dates above to compare crowd levels across all six parks.
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October 2026 at a glance
The lightest and busiest days this month in each park, scored 1 (lightest) to 10 (busiest). Open a park’s calendar for every day.
| Park | Lightest days | Busiest days |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom | Oct 1 (1), Oct 2 (1), Oct 6 (1) | Oct 12 (10), Oct 11 (10), Oct 5 (10) |
| EPCOT | Oct 24 (4*), Oct 25 (4*), Oct 29 (4*) | Oct 13 (10), Oct 12 (10), Oct 11 (10) |
| Hollywood Studios | Oct 28 (2*), Oct 14 (7*), Oct 21 (7*) | Oct 13 (10), Oct 12 (10), Oct 11 (10) |
| Animal Kingdom | Oct 15 (3*), Oct 21 (3*), Oct 22 (3*) | Oct 12 (10), Oct 13 (9), Oct 11 (9) |
| Disneyland | Oct 7 (1), Oct 4 (2), Oct 5 (2) | Oct 10 (10), Oct 22 (9*), Oct 17 (9*) |
| Disney California Adventure | Oct 4 (1), Oct 6 (1), Oct 15 (1*) | Oct 12 (10), Oct 10 (10), Oct 17 (9*) |
* projected from prior-year seasonality; other days are scored from observed waits (data through 2026-10-13).
Walt Disney World, all four parks
Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom month by month on one page — each park scored against its own history, with the party nights and special hours Disney has published.
Full-year calendars
Every day of the year scored 1–10 on a single page — compare months, spot the peaks, and pick your week before drilling into a month.
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How the scores work
Every minute, we record the posted standby wait at every attraction in all six parks — the same dataset (three years and growing, ~50 million samples a year) that trains our park planner’s wait-time models. Each day is ranked by its park-wide median wait, then its average wait, against every day that park has on record and placed on a 1–10 scale: a 10 sits among the busiest tenth of days, a 1 among the lightest tenth. Dates in the future are projected from the same weekday at the same point in the season across prior years, and always marked as projections. Scoring revision 2026-10-tie-aware (October 2026): each day is ranked by its park-wide median standby wait, then its average wait, against every day that park has on record, and tied days share one mid-rank level — so a repeated wait value never pins a whole stretch of days to a 1.
How often are those projections right? We grade them in public, every night — including the misses — on the prediction scorecard.
Picked your park and dates? Plan the day itself.
The park planner turns this same minute-by-minute data into an optimized day — predicted waits, Lightning Lane strategy, and the least walking.
On the day · free app
A crowd level tells you which day. The app tells you what to do next once you’re there.
Live waits from the same minute-by-minute data behind this calendar, a schedule that re-plans itself, walking directions to the next stop and Fast Forward on your Lightning Lanes. The app is free with a Mickey Alerts account. Fast Forward passes from $25 a day; Club members pay less.
FAQ
How is this crowd calendar different from other Disney crowd calendars?
Most crowd calendars are editorial estimates. Ours is measured: Mickey Alerts records standby wait times at every Walt Disney World and Disneyland attraction every minute, around the clock, and scores each day 1–10 against that park’s own full history. Future dates are projected from the same weekday at the same point in the season across prior years, and are marked as projections. Scoring revision 2026-10-tie-aware (October 2026): each day is ranked by its park-wide median standby wait, then its average wait, against every day that park has on record, and tied days share one mid-rank level — so a repeated wait value never pins a whole stretch of days to a 1.
Which parks are covered?
All four Walt Disney World theme parks (Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom) and both Disneyland Resort parks (Disneyland and Disney California Adventure).
Is the crowd calendar free?
Yes — every park and month is free to browse. The same minute-by-minute data also powers our park planner — free with your Mickey Alerts account — which builds an optimized day plan with predicted waits and Lightning Lane strategy.
What does a crowd level of 10 mean?
A 10 means the day’s park-wide median wait was (or is projected to be) among the highest that park has ever recorded in our data — think peak holiday weeks. A 1 is among the lightest days on record.
Which days for which park?
Know your trip dates and how many days you want at each park? The best-days guides rank each park’s days against that park’s own crowd levels and suggest which park to visit on which day, keeping your rest days and fixed days.