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Daily Park Report: January 7, 2026

January 8, 2026 dan

A 56% drop from normal. That's what Animal Kingdom recorded yesterday—the kind of number that turns a typical Wednesday into something closer to a private tour. While one park emptied…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 6, 2026

January 7, 2026 dan

Magic Kingdom recorded an 8/10 crowd level yesterday while Animal Kingdom and EPCOT sat at 3/10 and 5/10 respectively. That 30-point swing between parks on the same Tuesday tells the…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 5, 2026

January 6, 2026 dan

A 52-minute median wait at Hollywood Studios. On a Monday. In January. That's not a typo—it's a 30% surge above the 30-day average and the highest crowd level possible on…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 4, 2026

January 5, 2026 dan

Hollywood Studios surged to a 10/10 crowd level yesterday—the only park in extreme territory—while Animal Kingdom, EPCOT, and Magic Kingdom all remained manageable. The 30% spike above Hollywood S...

Disney World Weekly Analysis

Weekly Park Report: December 28 – January 3, 2026

January 4, 2026 dan

This week's crowds weren't just heavy—they were historic. The December 28 through January 3 stretch registered busier than 98% of all days measured in 2025, with Hollywood Studios and EPCOT…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 3, 2026

January 4, 2026 dan

A 10/10 crowd level at Hollywood Studios. That's the headline from Saturday, January 3rd, and it's as rough as it sounds. With a 56.5-minute median wait—41% above the 30-day average—guests…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 2, 2026

January 3, 2026 dan

Hollywood Studios recorded a 67-minute median wait yesterday—nearly 70% above its 30-day average. That 10/10 crowd level wasn't an outlier. Magic Kingdom hit 10/10. Animal Kingdom reached 9/10. Even...

Disney World

Daily Park Report: January 1, 2026

January 2, 2026 dan

Yesterday delivered exactly what the calendar promised—and then some. New Year's Day pushed Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios to 9/10 crowd levels, with median waits 53% and 23% above their…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 31, 2025

January 1, 2026 dan

EPCOT recorded its most extreme crowds of the holiday season yesterday, with median waits hitting 55 minutes—nearly triple the 30-day average. While guests packed World Showcase for the midnight cel...

Disney World Guides

2025 Year In Review

December 31, 2025 dan

December 30, 2025 wasn't close. Across 333 days of tracked wait time data—over 4.1 million individual data points—this single Tuesday between Christmas and New Year's crowned itself the undisputed busiest…

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