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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…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 30, 2025

December 31, 2025 dan

An 82-minute median wait at Hollywood Studios. That number alone tells you what happened yesterday. Tuesday, December 30, 2025 wasn't just busy—it was the kind of day that separates Disney…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 29, 2025

December 30, 2025 dan

Three parks reached 10/10 crowd levels yesterday. The fourth hit 9/10. This wasn't a busy day at Walt Disney World—it was the busiest Monday of the year, with every single…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 28, 2025

December 29, 2025 dan

Sunday delivered exactly what the data predicted—and then some. Hollywood Studios hit a 10/10 crowd level with a staggering 66-minute median wait, 88% above its 30-day average. This wasn't just…

Disney World Weekly Analysis

Weekly Park Report: December 21 – December 27, 2025

December 28, 2025 dan

This week landed in the top 6% of all days measured in 2025. The December 21-27 period didn't just bring holiday crowds—it brought a 50% jump in resort-wide wait times…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 27, 2025

December 28, 2025 dan

Saturday brought the kind of crowds that make veterans of Walt Disney World wince: Magic Kingdom surged 87% above its 30-day average, Hollywood Studios hit a perfect 10/10 crowd level,…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 26, 2025

December 27, 2025 dan

Magic Kingdom's median wait time jumped 61% above its 30-day average yesterday. That's the headline number from Friday, December 26—the day after Christmas and the heart of winter break. But…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 25, 2025

December 26, 2025 dan

Magic Kingdom hit 10/10 crowds yesterday. Christmas Day pushed the park's median wait to 26 minutes—a staggering 75% above its 30-day average—making it the most extreme touring day we've measured…

Disney World

Daily Park Report: December 24, 2025

December 25, 2025 dan

Christmas Eve delivered exactly what the data predicted: Magic Kingdom absorbed the full force of holiday demand, hitting a 9/10 crowd level with a 25-minute median wait—67% above normal. Meanwhile,...

Disney World Guides

Last Hour Phenomenon

December 24, 2025 dan

At noon on a typical Magic Kingdom day, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train posts a 58-minute wait. By 11 PM, that same ride averages just 24 minutes. The pattern repeats across…

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