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Daily Park Report: January 17, 2026

January 18, 2026 dan

Saturday delivered the most extreme crowd split we have seen in weeks: Hollywood Studios registered a 10/10 crowd level with 51-minute median waits while EPCOT, just a short Skyliner ride…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 16, 2026

January 17, 2026 dan

The same Friday produced radically different experiences depending on where you toured. Hollywood Studios surged to a 9/10 crowd level with 48-minute median waits—20% above its 30-day average—whil...

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 15, 2026

January 16, 2026 dan

Tiana's Bayou Adventure posted a 5-minute average wait yesterday. Five minutes. For Magic Kingdom's newest headliner attraction that routinely commands 60-plus minute queues. That single data point te...

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 14, 2026

January 15, 2026 dan

Wednesday delivered something rare across Walt Disney World: all four parks simultaneously posted wait times well below their 30-day averages. Animal Kingdom plummeted 48% below normal. EPCOT dropped ...

Disney World

Queue Level Z Score Explainer

January 14, 2026 dan

Frozen Ever After is showing 35 minutes—down from its usual 50. Lightning Brain labels it "Low." Meanwhile, Space Mountain is at 25 minutes—also down from its usual 37. Lightning Brain…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 13, 2026

January 14, 2026 dan

Avatar Flight of Passage at 45 minutes. That number alone tells the story of Tuesday, January 13th. Disney's most popular attraction—the one that routinely commands 90+ minute waits during peak…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 12, 2026

January 13, 2026 dan

A 49% plunge in wait times at Animal Kingdom created the widest park split we've seen in weeks. Yesterday's Monday data reveals a tale of two resorts: guests packed into…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 11, 2026

January 12, 2026 dan

Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend turned Sunday into a touring unicorn: all four parks registered crowd levels of 3/10 or below, with wait times plummeting 37% to 50% below their…

Disney World Guides

Spring Break Impact Analysis

January 12, 2026 dan

Presidents Day weekend beats Christmas. That's not a typo. February 15, 2025 posted a 32.9-minute average wait time across Walt Disney World—higher than any single day during Christmas week. The…

Disney World Weekly Analysis

Weekly Park Report: January 4 – January 10, 2026

January 11, 2026 dan

Resort-wide median wait times dropped 43% from the previous week. That's not a typo. After the holiday surge pushed the December 28-January 3 period to 35-minute medians, this week crashed…

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