Disney World Weekly Wait Time Recap (Oct. 19-25)

    As we continue to keep an eye on wait times across Walt Disney World, we wanted to put together a weekly recap of wait times at the theme parks. Here’s the week in review, from Monday, October 19th through Sunday, October 25th. Data courtesy of @wdwwait.

    Animal Kingdom

    Disney’s Animal Kingdom experiences a 17% reduction in average wait time compared to last week’s pandemic-era high of 35.2, down to 29.4 minutes this week. Once again, Saturday proves to be a bad day to visit Animal Kingdom. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday all beat the average.

    Best days to visit: Wednesday, Friday (backup: Thursday)

    EPCOT

    EPCOT had a slight bit more variation in daily averages with a 16 minute spread this week between lowest and highest average, compared to just under 15 minutes last week.

    Amazingly, EPCOT saw a 17% reduction in wait times week over week – just like Animal Kingdom. The average wait time was 26.6 minutes this week, making it the Walt Disney World theme park with the lowest average wait for the week.

    Best days to visit: Tuesday, Wednesday (backup: Monday)

    Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    Hollywood Studios retains the top spot as theme park with the highest average waits. With only a handful of attractions and many of the large shows still closed, it’s going to be tough to get away from the crowds.

    While we saw a 17% reduction in wait times at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and EPCOT, Disney’s Hollywood Studios remains relatively flat with a 44.3 minute average this week compared to last week’s 44.7 minute average.

    The weekend remains the best time to visit Disney’s Hollywood Studios, with Sunday beating out Saturday if you had to choose.

    Best days to visit: Sunday, Saturday (backup: Friday)

    Magic Kingdom

    While Magic Kingdom had the lowest average wait out of all four theme parks last week, EPCOT beat it out this week. Magic Kingdom had a 12% reduction in wait times when compared to last week, averaging 27.9 minutes this week.

    Best days to visit: Wednesday, Thursday (backup: Tuesday)

    Finally, we’ll take a look at the average wait times across all four theme parks, by day:

    • Monday, October 19 – 32.5 minutes
    • Tuesday, October 20 – 29.7 minutes
    • Wednesday, October 21 – 28.9 minutes
    • Thursday, October 22 – 30.7 minutes
    • Friday, October 23 – 33.2 minutes
    • Saturday, October 24 – 36.9 minutes
    • Sunday, October 25 – 32.5 minutes

    As you can see, there’s only a 22% difference in average wait times when comparing the lowest average waits on Wednesday to the highest average waits on Saturday, but that only highlights why picking a specific park on a specific day is so important.

    Here are the spreads for the lowest and highest averages for each park:

    • Animal Kingdom – 32% difference between Wednesday and Saturday
    • EPCOT – 44% difference between Tuesday and Saturday
    • Hollywood Studios – 15% difference between Sunday and Monday
    • Magic Kingdom – 37% difference between Wednesday and Friday

    When planning your next trip, check out the recommended days to visit for each park listed above and craft a touring plan that fits your schedule!


    As always, keep checking back with us here at BlogMickey.com as we continue to bring you the latest news, photos, and info from around the Disney Parks!

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