EPCOT Crowd Calendar: September 2027
Daily crowd levels scored 1–10 from standby wait times we record every minute at Walt Disney World. A 10 is one of EPCOT’s busiest days on record; a 1 is among its lightest.
* projected from the same weekday at this point in the season across prior years. Observed data through 2026-09-14. Score scale calibrated on 866 recorded park-days.
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| Date | Crowd level | Data | Park hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 1 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Sep 2 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Sep 3 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Sep 4 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Sep 5 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Sep 6 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Sep 7 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Sep 8 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Sep 9 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Sep 10 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Sep 11 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Sep 12 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Sep 13 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Sep 14 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Sep 15 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Sep 16 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Sep 17 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Sep 18 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Sep 19 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Sep 20 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Sep 21 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Sep 22 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Sep 23 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Sep 24 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Sat, Sep 25 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Sun, Sep 26 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Mon, Sep 27 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Sep 28 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Wed, Sep 29 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Thu, Sep 30 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
Lightest days this month
- Friday, September 24 — crowd level 4 (projected)
- Saturday, September 25 — crowd level 4 (projected)
- Sunday, September 26 — crowd level 4 (projected)
Busiest days this month
- Monday, September 27 — crowd level 9 (projected)
- Thursday, September 23 — crowd level 9 (projected)
- Wednesday, September 22 — crowd level 9 (projected)
Going in September? Put the hard parts on autopilot.
Rooms and tables for September dates sell out and reopen constantly — get a text the moment one opens for your dates.
Picked your dates? Lock in the rest of the trip.
- Hotel alerts text you when sold-out rooms open for those dates — down to the exact room type and a price cap.
- Dining alerts catch hard-to-get reservations, and The Club can book them automatically.
- The park planner turns this same minute-by-minute data into an optimized day plan with predicted waits and Lightning Lane strategy.
- Wondering whether to trust these scores? We grade every projection against what actually happened — misses included — on the prediction scorecard.
Then pick your rides
Once the date is set, our EPCOT attraction guides show the best time to ride each headliner — typical waits by weekday and hour, plus Lightning Lane sell-out patterns. Start from the EPCOT wait times board.
FAQ: EPCOT crowds
How busy is EPCOT in September 2027?
Each day below is scored 1 (lightest) to 10 (busiest) by comparing that day's park-wide median standby wait against every EPCOT day we have on record. The scores come from wait times we sample every minute, not survey guesses.
Where does this crowd data come from?
Mickey Alerts records standby wait times at every Walt Disney World attraction every minute, around the clock. A day's crowd score is the decile of its median wait within the park's full history — the same data that powers our park planner's predictions.
What do the projected days mean?
Days Disney has not yet reached (or rare gaps in our data) are projected from the same weekday at the same point in the season across prior years. Projected days are marked; observed days use the actual recorded waits.
How do I avoid the crowds once I pick a day?
The Club plan includes our park planner: machine-learning wait-time and Lightning Lane predictions trained on three years of this minute-by-minute data, with an optimizer that orders your day for the least walking and the shortest lines.
Other parks
Crowd scores are Mickey Alerts’ own measurements and estimates; parks can feel different by land and time of day. Not affiliated with The Walt Disney Company, Disney Parks, or Disney Vacation Club.