Disney World Crowd Calendar

Plan around the crowds with our day-by-day Walt Disney World crowd forecast for the next 12 months. Each day gets a crowd score from 1 (quiet) to 10 (packed) for Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, plus the park we expect to be least crowded. Tap any day for park hours, Early Entry times, special events and Lightning Lane Multi Pass prices once Disney publishes them.

How our crowd forecast works

• The calendar. School breaks, U.S. holidays, the time of year and the day of the week set the starting forecast for every day of the year.
• Disney’s own signals. About 30 days out, Disney publishes park hours, Early Entry times and separately ticketed evening events, and sets Lightning Lane Multi Pass prices, which rise on days Disney expects to be busier. These adjust the forecast for each park.
• Measured crowds. We log posted wait times throughout each day and score how busy each park actually was. Past days show the measured score when we have enough data, and those results help tune future forecasts.

Crowd levels are our estimates, not official Disney figures, and they can change as Disney releases new information. The page updates automatically as new hours and events are published.

Tips for using the crowd calendar

• Special ticketed events. On party nights, the host park closes early to regular day guests, so daytime crowds there are often lighter. The day view shows when an event is scheduled.
• Early Entry. Guests of Disney Resort hotels and other select hotels can enter a theme park 30 minutes before it opens. The day view lists each park’s Early Entry time.
• Weather. Pair the crowd forecast with our Disney World weather forecast before you pick your park days.
• Plan the day. Once you’ve picked a park, use our rides and shows by park and restaurants by park guides.