Hollywood Studios Crowd Calendar: August 2027
Daily crowd levels scored 1–10 from standby wait times we record every minute at Walt Disney World. A 10 is one of Hollywood Studios’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 2026-08-27. Score scale calibrated on 848 recorded park-days.
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| Date | Crowd level | Data | Park hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Aug 1 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Aug 2 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Aug 3 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Aug 4 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Aug 5 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Aug 6 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Aug 7 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Aug 8 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Aug 9 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Aug 10 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Aug 11 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Aug 12 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Aug 13 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Aug 14 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Aug 15 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Aug 16 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Aug 17 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Aug 18 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Aug 19 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Aug 20 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Aug 21 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Aug 22 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Mon, Aug 23 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Aug 24 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Wed, Aug 25 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Aug 26 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Fri, Aug 27 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sat, Aug 28 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Aug 29 | 7 of 10 (Busy) | projected | — |
| Mon, Aug 30 | 7 of 10 (Busy) | projected | — |
| Tue, Aug 31 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
Lightest days this month
- Sunday, August 29 — crowd level 7 (projected)
- Monday, August 30 — crowd level 7 (projected)
- Sunday, August 1 — crowd level 9 (projected)
Busiest days this month
- Tuesday, August 31 — crowd level 9 (projected)
- Saturday, August 28 — crowd level 9 (projected)
- Friday, August 27 — crowd level 9 (projected)
Going in August? Put the hard parts on autopilot.
Rooms and tables for August 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 Hollywood Studios 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 Hollywood Studios wait times board.
FAQ: Hollywood Studios crowds
How busy is Hollywood Studios in August 2027?
Each day below is scored 1 (lightest) to 10 (busiest) by comparing that day's park-wide median standby wait against every Hollywood Studios 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.