Walt Disney Studios Park Today
September 12, 2026 · Saturday
High Crowds Expected
Walt Disney Studios Park expects high crowds on September 12, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 31 min minutes across 13 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM. Peak waits are predicted to reach 77 min minutes.
31 min
Avg Predicted Wait
77 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive
13
Rides Tracked
Today's Strategy
- Arrive by 8 AM for the shortest waits (avg 12 min).
- Waits drop around 4-5 PM as families head to dinner — great second window.
- Consider Lightning Lane for Crush's Coaster — predicted 77+ min wait.
- Saturdays are the busiest — prioritize rope drop and use Lightning Lane strategically.
⏱ Rope Drop Pick
Early Theme Park Entry
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
10 min
vs 58 min peak
Save 48 min
Frozen Ever After
28 min
vs 69 min peak
Save 41 min
All Guests
RC Racer
16 min
vs 48 min peak
Save 32 min
Cars ROAD TRIP
6 min
vs 34 min peak
Save 28 min
⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break
Peak Window
11 AM - 2 PM
Avg 49 min waits
Hotel Break
11 AM - 2 PM
Headliner waits average 49 min (11 AM-2 PM) vs 38 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.
🎆 Event Windows
Reserved Viewing Area : Disney Cascade of Lights · 9 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Crush's Coaster
58 → 45 min (-13)
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
35 → 24 min (-11)
Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure
29 → 19 min (-10)
Disney Cascade of Lights · 9 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Crush's Coaster
58 → 45 min (-13)
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
35 → 24 min (-11)
Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure
29 → 19 min (-10)
🍴 Dining Strategy
Eat lunch at 11 AM (headliners at 53 min), then ride at 10 AM (44 min) — save 43 min across top rides. Eat dinner at 4 PM (43 min), then ride at 7 PM (37 min) — save 24 min.
Lunch
Eat at
11 AM
53 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
10 AM
44 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Cars ROAD TRIP
34 min
→
16 min
(-18)
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
58 min
→
43 min
(-15)
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
39 min
→
29 min
(-10)
Total saved: 43 min
Dinner
Eat at
4 PM
43 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
7 PM
37 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure
45 min
→
35 min
(-10)
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
48 min
→
41 min
(-7)
Frozen Ever After
57 min
→
50 min
(-7)
Total saved: 24 min
📈 Wait Time Escalation
How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
RC Racer
+30 min in 3h
Park Open
16
min
+1h
39
min
+2h
48
min
+3h
46
min
Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure
+26 min in 3h
Park Open
20
min
+1h
40
min
+2h
47
min
+3h
46
min
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy
+22 min in 3h
Park Open
30
min
+1h
43
min
+2h
58
min
+3h
52
min
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop
+20 min in 3h
Park Open
29
min
+1h
47
min
+2h
50
min
+3h
49
min
Walt Disney Studios Park — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour
Ride-by-Ride Predictions
Prediction Accuracy (So Far)
25%
Accurate
Our predictions were 25% accurate so far today at Walt Disney Studios Park, with an average error of 17 minutes across 12 rides tracked.
A prediction is "accurate" when within 10 minutes of the actual average wait.
Daily Average by Ride 12 rides
| Ride | Predicted | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frozen Ever After | 54m | 91m | 37m off |
| Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy | 47m | 74m | 27m off |
| Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop | 42m | 57m | 15m off |
| Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure | 40m | 58m | 18m off |
| RC Racer | 38m | 55m | 17m off |
| The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror | 25m | 55m | 30m off |
| Avengers Assemble: Flight Force | 25m | 31m | ✓ |
| Slinky® Dog Zigzag Spin | 12m | 21m | ✓ |
| Cars ROAD TRIP | 12m | 29m | 17m off |
| Les Tapis Volants - Flying Carpets Over Agrabah® | 12m | 24m | 12m off |
| Cars Quatre Roues Rallye | 12m | 20m | ✓ |
| Raiponce Tangled Spin | 9m | 20m | 11m off |
Biggest miss: Frozen Ever After (predicted 54m, actual 91m).
Hourly Breakdown 8 hours
How accurate were predictions for each hour of the day, averaged across all rides.
| Hour | Accuracy | Avg Error | Rides |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 62% | 13m | 8 |
| 8 AM | 50% | 18m | 12 |
| 9 AM | 0% | 24m | 12 |
| 10 AM | 0% | 31m | 12 |
| 11 AM | 0% | 22m | 12 |
| 12 PM | 42% | 11m | 12 |
| 1 PM | 25% | 18m | 12 |
| 2 PM | 25% | 19m | 12 |
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Frozen Ever After 37m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 35m | 35m |
| 8 AM | 32m | 73m | 41m |
| 9 AM | 71m | 93m | 22m |
| 10 AM | 76m | 108m | 32m |
| 11 AM | 65m | 105m | 40m |
| 12 PM | 72m | 92m | 20m |
| 1 PM | 63m | 96m | 33m |
| 2 PM | 70m | 97m | 27m |
Ratatouille : L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy 27m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 26m | 26m |
| 8 AM | 14m | 54m | 40m |
| 9 AM | 36m | 73m | 37m |
| 10 AM | 45m | 88m | 43m |
| 11 AM | 51m | 88m | 37m |
| 12 PM | 57m | 80m | 23m |
| 1 PM | 56m | 87m | 31m |
| 2 PM | 57m | 53m | ✓ |
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop 15m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 0m | 41m | 41m |
| 9 AM | 21m | 49m | 28m |
| 10 AM | 32m | 68m | 36m |
| 11 AM | 41m | 61m | 20m |
| 12 PM | 47m | 61m | 14m |
| 1 PM | 41m | 53m | 12m |
| 2 PM | 38m | 57m | 19m |
Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure 18m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 9m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 4m | 34m | 30m |
| 9 AM | 12m | 49m | 37m |
| 10 AM | 31m | 65m | 34m |
| 11 AM | 44m | 74m | 30m |
| 12 PM | 44m | 63m | 19m |
| 1 PM | 42m | 78m | 36m |
| 2 PM | 40m | 70m | 30m |
RC Racer 17m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 0m | 23m | 23m |
| 9 AM | 14m | 48m | 34m |
| 10 AM | 25m | 64m | 39m |
| 11 AM | 40m | 60m | 20m |
| 12 PM | 48m | 64m | 16m |
| 1 PM | 45m | 56m | 11m |
| 2 PM | 39m | 58m | 19m |
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 30m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 12m | 12m |
| 8 AM | 7m | 29m | 22m |
| 9 AM | 15m | 53m | 38m |
| 10 AM | 28m | 64m | 36m |
| 11 AM | 40m | 63m | 23m |
| 12 PM | 40m | 60m | 20m |
| 1 PM | 37m | 71m | 34m |
| 2 PM | 31m | 77m | 46m |
Avengers Assemble: Flight Force 6m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 4m | 7m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 5m | 28m | 23m |
| 10 AM | 10m | 42m | 32m |
| 11 AM | 24m | 39m | 15m |
| 12 PM | 27m | 39m | 12m |
| 1 PM | 22m | 34m | 12m |
| 2 PM | 18m | 45m | 27m |
Slinky® Dog Zigzag Spin 9m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 4m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 4m | 20m | 16m |
| 10 AM | 7m | 32m | 25m |
| 11 AM | 18m | 29m | 11m |
| 12 PM | 21m | 23m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 16m | 23m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 12m | 23m | 11m |
Cars ROAD TRIP 17m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 4m | 17m | 13m |
| 10 AM | 13m | 45m | 32m |
| 11 AM | 20m | 32m | 12m |
| 12 PM | 28m | 28m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 19m | 30m | 11m |
| 2 PM | 10m | 38m | 28m |
Les Tapis Volants - Flying Carpets Over Agrabah® 12m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 4m | 21m | 17m |
| 10 AM | 7m | 35m | 28m |
| 11 AM | 15m | 33m | 18m |
| 12 PM | 19m | 23m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 15m | 18m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 12m | 23m | 11m |
Cars Quatre Roues Rallye 8m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 4m | 18m | 14m |
| 10 AM | 9m | 32m | 23m |
| 11 AM | 16m | 36m | 20m |
| 12 PM | 18m | 20m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 13m | 17m | ✓ |
| 2 PM | 11m | 15m | ✓ |
Raiponce Tangled Spin 11m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 AM | 0m | 5m | ✓ |
| 8 AM | 4m | 5m | ✓ |
| 9 AM | 4m | 16m | 12m |
| 10 AM | 10m | 27m | 17m |
| 11 AM | 15m | 27m | 12m |
| 12 PM | 17m | 22m | ✓ |
| 1 PM | 11m | 27m | 16m |
| 2 PM | 10m | 17m | ✓ |
Based on 194,369 data points collected every 5 minutes.
Weekend/Monday crowds tend to be heavier.
Last updated: 02:20 PM CET.