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October 2020 Walt Disney World Crowds & Wait Times

Crowds on a 1-10 scale during October 2020 at Walt Disney World based on automatically monitored posted wait times.

Due to complexity and overall unpredictability in crowd patterns, I do not offer crowd predictions.

Click on any date while viewing a month to view posted wait times and park hours.
This month was affected by COVID-19 related operational changes.

How the Past Crowd Calendar is Calculated

My past crowd calendar is similar to other crowd calendars created for Walt Disney World. The crowd rank (1-10) is not actually based on the amount of people in the park, rather the average posted wait time of key attractions. Because Disney does not publicly disclose daily attendance figures, posted wait times are the best public indicator of how busy a park is.

What's a key attraction?

A key attraction is a major attraction that most guests visit. I do not take into account newer attractions as they don't have enough data and their waits are usually high and consistent day to day.

How is the average calculated?

The average is calculated from posted wait times during 10AM - 5PM daily, not including periods of downtime or when Disney does not report a wait.

How are the ranks calculated?

Each attraction has ranks generated on a 1-10 scale using daily averages before a specific date. Currently the scale is based on two separate periods (due to operational changes caused by the discontinuation of FastPass+):

  • March 2020 and Before: March 3, 2017 to April 30, 2019
  • July 2020 and Beyond: October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Park ranks are generated from the average of that park's attraction ranks. This calculation method allows exceptionally high waits at a specific attraction to not outweigh the rest of the park. The overall resort level is the average of attraction ranks in all parks.

Key Attraction Ranks by Average Posted Wait Time

  • March 2020 and Before
  • July 2020 and Beyond (Current)
2
Thursday
1
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    2
  • Animal Kingdom

    1
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Friday
2
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    1
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Saturday
3
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    6
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    4
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Sunday
4
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    5
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    5
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Monday
5
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Tuesday
6
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    3
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Wednesday
7
  • Magic Kingdom

    2
  • Epcot

    3
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Thursday
8
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    5
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Friday
9
  • Magic Kingdom

    6
  • Epcot

    4
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
6
Saturday
10
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    8
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    6
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
6
Sunday
11
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    9
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    6
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
5
Monday
12
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    5
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    5
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Tuesday
13
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    4
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    5
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Wednesday
14
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    5
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    4
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
5
Thursday
15
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    6
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    5
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
5
Friday
16
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    6
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    4
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
6
Saturday
17
  • Magic Kingdom

    6
  • Epcot

    8
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    7
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
5
Sunday
18
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    7
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    6
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Monday
19
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    4
  • Hollywood Studios

    5
  • Animal Kingdom

    4
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Tuesday
20
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    3
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Wednesday
21
  • Magic Kingdom

    2
  • Epcot

    3
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Thursday
22
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    4
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
5
Friday
23
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    5
  • Hollywood Studios

    4
  • Animal Kingdom

    4
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
5
Saturday
24
  • Magic Kingdom

    5
  • Epcot

    7
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    6
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Sunday
25
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    5
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    5
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Monday
26
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    2
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
2
Tuesday
27
  • Magic Kingdom

    2
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    2
  • Animal Kingdom

    2
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
2
Wednesday
28
  • Magic Kingdom

    1
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    2
  • Animal Kingdom

    2
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
2
Thursday
29
  • Magic Kingdom

    2
  • Epcot

    2
  • Hollywood Studios

    2
  • Animal Kingdom

    2
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
3
Friday
30
  • Magic Kingdom

    4
  • Epcot

    4
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    2
Limited Operations due to COVID-19
4
Saturday
31
  • Magic Kingdom

    3
  • Epcot

    6
  • Hollywood Studios

    3
  • Animal Kingdom

    3
Limited Operations due to COVID-19

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