Magic Kingdom Crowd Calendar: November 2026
Daily crowd levels scored 1–10 from standby wait times we record every minute at Walt Disney World. A 10 is one of Magic Kingdom’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, Nov 1 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | 09:00–22:00 |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | 09:00–22:00 |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | 09:00–22:00 |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | 09:00–22:00 |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | 09:00–22:00 |
| Fri, Nov 6 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | 09:00–22:00 |
| Sat, Nov 7 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | — |
| Sun, Nov 8 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | — |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | — |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | — |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | — |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5 of 10 (Moderate) | projected | — |
| Fri, Nov 20 | 1 of 10 (Very light) | projected | — |
| Sat, Nov 21 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Nov 22 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Mon, Nov 23 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Tue, Nov 24 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Wed, Nov 25 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Thu, Nov 26 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Fri, Nov 27 | 1 of 10 (Very light) | projected | — |
| Sat, Nov 28 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
| Sun, Nov 29 | 4 of 10 (Light) | projected | — |
| Mon, Nov 30 | 9 of 10 (Packed) | projected | — |
Lightest days this month
- Friday, November 20 — crowd level 1 (projected)
- Friday, November 27 — crowd level 1 (projected)
- Sunday, November 1 — crowd level 4 (projected)
Busiest days this month
- Monday, November 30 — crowd level 9 (projected)
- Saturday, November 28 — crowd level 9 (projected)
- Wednesday, November 25 — crowd level 9 (projected)
Going in November? Put the hard parts on autopilot.
Rooms and tables for November 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 Magic Kingdom 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 Magic Kingdom wait times board.
A ticketed event shapes November's crowds here
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party runs this month. On 25 party nights this season, Magic Kingdom closes to day guests at 6 PM — party days tend to be among the lightest daytime days of the month. See the Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party guide for dates, prices, and sellout status.
FAQ: Magic Kingdom crowds
How busy is Magic Kingdom in November 2026?
Each day below is scored 1 (lightest) to 10 (busiest) by comparing that day's park-wide median standby wait against every Magic Kingdom 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.