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Pick the month first if you can. The weekday matters less.

Each cell is the typical posted wait for that park. Color shows how far it sits above that park's own best, so a High cell at EPCOT and a High cell at Hollywood Studios mean the same thing.

Same colors as the app's Crowd Calendar Low within 3 min of the park's best Moderate 4-7 min more High 8+ min more Shorter published park hours (party-night early closings aren't counted)

By month, past year (Oct 2025 to Oct 2026)

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecRange Magic Kingdom221 fewer published park hour272522201 fewer published park hour202020201 fewer published park hour224 fewer published park hours201 fewer published park hour267 minEPCOT20232724221817172120242610 minHollywood Studios51655646444444444245444323 minAnimal Kingdom351 fewer published park hour46474742383839321 fewer published park hour341 fewer published park hour444415 min

By weekday, with a suggested four-park week

Suggested day (Magic Kingdom ties on Fri and Sun)
MonTueWedThuFriSatSunRange Magic Kingdom251 fewer published park hour231 fewer published park hour241 fewer published park hour211 fewer published park hour2024201 fewer published park hour5 minEPCOT242019202124215 minHollywood Studios464544445050476 minAnimal Kingdom421 fewer published park hour351 fewer published park hour311 fewer published park hour361 fewer published park hour43474416 min

Animal Kingdom is the park where the day really matters: 31 min on Wednesday, 47 on Saturday. The suggested week gives each park its own day, so EPCOT gets a day other than its quietest: the total wait across the four days is lowest this way.

Weekend vs weekday average
Magic Kingdom1 min shorter
EPCOT1 min longer
Hollywood Studios3 min longer
Animal Kingdom8 min longer
Saturday and Sunday average minus the Monday to Friday average, rounded once.

Posted waits, Oct 25, 2025 to Oct 25, 2026. Not a forecast; holidays move. Party months from the published party calendars. Updated Oct 26, 2026.

Best weeks for 2027

Shorter waits usually cost you heat or rain. Choose what matters to you.

The 8 weeks with the lowest resort-wide waits, with their trade-offs in plain view. You pick the sort. Balanced weighs waits 60%, rain 25% and hot days 15%.

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Week shortlist

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RankWeekTypical waitHot daysWet daysTypical highPark hours
#1Sep 6–12 MK party nights
20 min
6 of 72 of 792°F1 fewer park-hour that week
#2Aug 30–Sep 5 MK party nights
23 min
5 of 73 of 791°F1 fewer park-hour that week
#3Oct 4–10 MK party nights
25 min
4 of 72 of 789°F3 fewer park-hours that week
#4=Sep 13–19 MK party nights
26 min
5 of 72 of 791°F1 fewer park-hour that week
#4=Sep 27–Oct 3 MK party nights
26 min
4 of 72 of 790°F3 fewer park-hours that week
#6Oct 25–31 MK party nights
27 min
0 of 70 of 785°F3 fewer park-hours that week
#7=Sep 20–26 MK party nights
28 min
5 of 71 of 790°F1 fewer park-hour that week
#7=Nov 1–7
28 min
0 of 70 of 781°F1 fewer park-hour that week

Typical wait is the resort-wide median posted wait for similar weeks, Mar 13, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026. Hot means 90°F or higher; wet means 0.10 in of rain or more. Days are averages per week, not a forecast. Equal numbers share a rank (=), and waits within 2 minutes are within the data's precision. "MK party nights" means the same calendar dates had Magic Kingdom party nights in the published 2026 calendar, when the park closes early to day guests. Park hours are the published hours and don't count those early closings.

Best weeks at each park

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Animal KingdomWaits, rain and heat
  1. #1Apr 19–2538 min86°F high · 0.17 in rain
  2. #2Nov 8–1441 min84°F high · 0.23 in rain
  3. #3Oct 4–1031 min89°F high · 0.83 in rain
  4. #4Sep 20–2630 min90°F high · 0.59 in rain
  5. #5Apr 12–1843 min82°F high · 0.4 in rain
Shortest waits alone
  1. #1Sep 6–1224 min92°F high · 2.32 in rain#18 with weather
  2. #2Sep 20–2630 min90°F high · 0.59 in rain#4 with weather
  3. #3=Oct 4–1031 min89°F high · 0.83 in rain#3 with weather
  4. #3=Sep 13–1931 min91°F high · 1.96 in rain#17 with weather
  5. #5May 24–3034 min91°F high · 0.97 in rain#9 with weather
Ranked among 27 comparable weeks, Mar 2023 to Oct 2026.
EPCOTWaits, rain and heat
  1. #1Nov 22–2817 min78°F high · 0.06 in rain
  2. #2Apr 19–2518 min86°F high · 0.17 in rain
  3. #3Jan 11–1719 min72°F high · 0.23 in rain
  4. #4Feb 1–721 min70°F high · 0.01 in rain
  5. #5Jan 18–2420 min70°F high · 0.4 in rain
Shortest waits alone
  1. #1Aug 30–Sep 513 min91°F high · 3.43 in rain#38 with weather
  2. #2=Sep 6–1215 min92°F high · 1.84 in rain#24 with weather
  3. #2=Jul 5–1115 min93°F high · 1.67 in rain#23 with weather
  4. #2=Jul 12–1815 min94°F high · 1.38 in rain#22 with weather
  5. #5Aug 16–2216 min94°F high · 1.27 in rain#26 with weather
Ranked among 46 comparable weeks, Mar 2023 to Oct 2026.
Hollywood StudiosWaits, rain and heat
  1. #1Dec 20–2643 min74°F high · 0.14 in rain
  2. #2Dec 13–1947 min74°F high · 1.06 in rain
  3. #3Feb 1–752 min70°F high · 0.01 in rain
  4. #4Jan 18–2451 min70°F high · 0.4 in rain
  5. #5Jan 25–3152 min71°F high · 0.38 in rain
Shortest waits alone
  1. #1Sep 6–1239 min92°F high · 2.32 in rain#17 with weather
  2. #2Aug 30–Sep 541 min92°F high · 4.16 in rain#33 with weather
  3. #3Dec 20–2643 min74°F high · 0.14 in rain#1 with weather
  4. #4Sep 13–1944 min91°F high · 1.96 in rain#18 with weather
  5. #5Oct 4–1045 min89°F high · 0.4 in rain#8 with weather
Ranked among 42 comparable weeks, Mar 2023 to Oct 2026.
Magic KingdomWaits, rain and heat
  1. #1Nov 29–Dec 518 min77°F high · 0.01 in rain
  2. #2Dec 6–1217 min75°F high · 1.06 in rain
  3. #3Jan 18–2421 min70°F high · 0.4 in rain
  4. #4Nov 15–2116 min78°F high · 1.64 in rain
  5. #5Oct 18–2423 min83°F high · 0.03 in rain
Shortest waits alone
  1. #1Nov 15–2116 min78°F high · 1.64 in rain#4 with weather
  2. #2=Sep 13–1917 min91°F high · 1.76 in rain#13 with weather
  3. #2=Dec 6–1217 min75°F high · 1.06 in rain#2 with weather
  4. #4=Nov 29–Dec 518 min77°F high · 0.01 in rain#1 with weather
  5. #4=Oct 4–1018 min89°F high · 0.83 in rain#8 with weather
Ranked among 32 comparable weeks, Mar 2023 to Oct 2026.

Each park is ranked on its own history: 60% typical posted wait, 25% rain, 15% days at 90°F or hotter. The second list ranks the same weeks by typical posted wait alone. Waits often dip when it is wet or very hot, so a week with shorter waits can rank lower once weather counts. Typical patterns, not forecasts; holidays move between weeks.

After-hours events

Coming up: every party and Jollywood night, week by week.

Useful if you want an evening event, and worth knowing if you don't: Magic Kingdom closes early to day guests on party nights.

Disney Jollywood Nights, Hollywood StudiosMickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, Magic KingdomMickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, Magic Kingdom

Upcoming weeks, 11 with events

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WeekEventsMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Oct 26–Nov 1 32627282930311
Nov 2–8 22345678
Nov 9–15 59101112131415
Nov 16–22 516171819202122
Nov 23–29 Most623242526272829
Nov 30–Dec 6 530123456
Dec 7–13 Most678910111213
Dec 14–20 Most614151617181920
Dec 21–27 321222324252627
Dec 28–Jan 3 128293031123
Jan 4–10 145678910

Published event dates from today through the end of the season. Past weeks are hidden. A published date doesn't guarantee tickets are still available. Updated Oct 26, 2026.

Does weather matter?

Not much. Heat and rain moved park waits by 4 minutes or less.

We compare matched days in the same month, year and weekday, so a hot Saturday is compared with a cooler Saturday.

Typical park wait, change on hot or rainy days

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ShorterLonger
ParkConditionScale: 8 min either sideChange
Magic KingdomHot (90°F+)
1 min shorter
Rainy
2 min shorter
EPCOTHot (90°F+)
About the same
Rainy
About the same
Hollywood StudiosHot (90°F+)
4 min shorter
Rainy
3 min shorter
Animal KingdomHot (90°F+)
3 min longer
Rainy
2 min shorter

133 to 200 matched date pairs per row, Mar 13, 2023 to Oct 22, 2026. Rainy means 0.10 in or more that day; it may not have rained all day.

The rides that moved most

Animal Kingdom · tie7 min longerKali River Rapids on hot days 27 to 34 min · 7 min longer · 128 date pairs.
1 other change within 2 min

Avatar Flight of Passage on hot days 74 to 66 min · 8 min shorter · 134 date pairs.

Hollywood Studios · tie6 min shorterStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance on hot days 66 to 60 min · 6 min shorter · 134 date pairs.
3 other changes within 2 min

Slinky Dog Dash on rainy days 75 to 69 min · 6 min shorter · 195 date pairs.

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror on hot days 46 to 41 min · 5 min shorter · 134 date pairs.

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run on rainy days 46 to 41 min · 5 min shorter · 200 date pairs.

Magic Kingdom · tie5 min shorterTiana's Bayou Adventure on rainy days 45 to 40 min · 5 min shorter · 95 date pairs.
7 other changes within 2 min

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on rainy days 37 to 32 min · 5 min shorter · 135 date pairs.

TRON Lightcycle / Run on hot days 67 to 63 min · 4 min shorter · 75 date pairs.

Tiana's Bayou Adventure on hot days 42 to 45 min · 3 min longer · 68 date pairs.

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin on rainy days 34 to 31 min · 3 min shorter · 167 date pairs.

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad on hot days 36 to 33 min · 3 min shorter · 91 date pairs.

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train on hot days 59 to 56 min · 3 min shorter · 133 date pairs.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant on hot days 15 to 12 min · 3 min shorter · 134 date pairs.

EPCOT · tie4 min shorterRemy's Ratatouille Adventure on hot days 57 to 53 min · 4 min shorter · 132 date pairs.
5 other changes within 2 min

Soarin' on hot days 34 to 31 min · 3 min shorter · 67 date pairs.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind on rainy days 76 to 73 min · 3 min shorter · 96 date pairs.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind on hot days 74 to 71 min · 3 min shorter · 69 date pairs.

Frozen Ever After on hot days 59 to 56 min · 3 min shorter · 133 date pairs.

Test Track on rainy days 70 to 67 min · 3 min shorter · 132 date pairs.

These are patterns in posted waits, not proof that weather caused them or that a ride stayed open. Check ride status on stormy days.

Attraction names are used only to identify the experiences discussed. Rope Drop Hero is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company.

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