Daily Park Report: December 2, 2025

December 2, 2025: A Ghost Town Tuesday Across Walt Disney World

Tuesday delivered one of the quietest days we've recorded in weeks across Walt Disney World. Despite warm temperatures reaching 82.5°F and high humidity at 86%, guests found remarkably short lines at all four theme parks. The mostly clear skies brought just a trace of precipitation (0.11 inches), doing little to dampen what turned out to be an excellent day for touring. With Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party occupying Magic Kingdom in the evening and the Festival of the Holidays in full swing at EPCOT, the crowd distribution created some interesting patterns worth examining.

Park-by-Park Analysis

Magic Kingdom

The flagship park posted a crowd level of just 1/10, earning the "Ghost Town" designation with a median wait of only 9.7 minutes—a full 35.3% below its 30-day average of 15 minutes. The Christmas Party clearly shifted the crowd dynamics, with most day guests departing before the hard-ticket event began. Unlike the other parks, Magic Kingdom's peak hour landed at 5:00 PM rather than late morning, likely reflecting guests maximizing their time before the party transition. Even at peak, the median wait was just 15 minutes. With over 5,300 data points collected, this wasn't a measurement anomaly—it was genuinely empty.

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios was the busiest of the four parks, though "busy" is relative on a day like this. The park registered a crowd level of 4/10 (Moderate-Light) with a median wait of 28.2 minutes, running 19.4% below its 30-day average. Peak hour hit at 11:00 AM with median waits of 45 minutes. This park continues to draw the highest relative crowds, likely due to the concentrated appeal of Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land for holiday visitors.

EPCOT

Despite hosting the Festival of the Holidays—an event we typically flag for high crowd impact—EPCOT posted a crowd level of just 2/10 (Very Light). The median wait clocked in at 15.7 minutes, down 21.5% from the 30-day average. Peak hour was 11:00 AM with median waits of 25 minutes. The festival's primary draw is food and beverage booths rather than attractions, which may explain why ride lines stayed manageable even as the festival pulled additional visitors to the park.

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom matched Magic Kingdom's "Ghost Town" status at crowd level 1/10, with a median wait of just 14.2 minutes—a substantial 29% below its 30-day average. The 11:00 AM peak saw median waits of only 25 minutes. This park often sees lighter Tuesday crowds, but yesterday's numbers were notably low even by those standards.

Outliers and Surprises

The most puzzling outlier was Wildlife Express Train at Animal Kingdom, which posted a 15-minute average wait—200% above its typical 5 minutes. This train serves as transportation to Rafiki's Planet Watch, and elevated waits often indicate either operational capacity constraints or unusually high interest in the conservation-focused area. Given the overall low crowd levels, limited train capacity seems the more likely explanation.

On the flip side, several major attractions posted remarkably low waits:

• Expedition Everest: 5 minutes (75% below typical)
• Space Mountain: 10 minutes (66.7% below typical)
• Spaceship Earth: 5 minutes (66.7% below typical)
• DINOSAUR: 5 minutes (66.7% below typical)

These numbers reflect the broader trend rather than attraction-specific anomalies. When crowd levels drop this low, headliners become walk-ons.

Downtime Report

No notable downtimes exceeded 15 minutes on Tuesday—a clean operational day across all four parks. This is worth mentioning because it's not always the case during the holiday season when parks run at extended hours and maintenance windows shrink.

Today's Prediction: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Cooler temperatures are rolling in today with a high of 75°F and low of 57°F—a welcome drop from yesterday's 82°F. Skies remain mostly clear with 0% precipitation chance. The Festival of the Holidays continues at EPCOT, but notably, there's no hard-ticket event at Magic Kingdom tonight.

Expect crowd levels to tick up slightly from yesterday's exceptional lows. Without the Christmas Party forcing early departures, Magic Kingdom will likely see fuller evening crowds. We're forecasting crowd levels in the 2-4 range across all parks, with Hollywood Studios remaining the busiest option.

Best bet for today: Animal Kingdom. The cooler morning temperatures will make outdoor attractions more comfortable, and if yesterday's patterns hold, you'll find the shortest relative waits. Arrive at rope drop and tackle Expedition Everest and Flight of Passage before the late-morning peak around 11:00 AM.