EPCOT Today
September 19, 2026 · Saturday
High Crowds Expected
EPCOT expects high crowds on September 19, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 30 min minutes across 17 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM (Early Entry (resort guests)). Peak waits are predicted to reach 102 min minutes.
30 min
Avg Predicted Wait
102 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive (Early Entry (resort guests))
General admission: 9 AM (avg 33 min)
17
Rides Tracked
Today's Strategy
- Resort guests: arrive for Early Entry at 8 AM (avg 28 min). Everyone else: aim for 9 AM (33 min).
- Consider Lightning Lane for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — predicted 102+ min wait.
- Saturdays are the busiest — prioritize rope drop and use Lightning Lane strategically.
⏱ Rope Drop Pick
Early Theme Park Entry
Test Track
World Discovery
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
40 min
vs 81 min peak
Save 37 min
Soarin' Around the World
World Nature
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
7 min
vs 46 min peak
Save 34 min
All Guests
Soarin' Around the World
World Nature
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
12 min
vs 46 min peak
Save 29 min
Test Track
World Discovery
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
61 min
vs 81 min peak
Save 16 min
⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break
Peak Window
5 PM - 8 PM
Avg 65 min waits
Hotel Break
5 PM - 8 PM
Headliner waits average 65 min (5 PM-8 PM) vs 57 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.
🎆 Event Windows
Command Performance · 5 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Soarin' Around the World
46 → 36 min (-10)
Command Performance · 8 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Test Track
90 → 72 min (-18)
Soarin' Around the World
33 → 23 min (-10)
Luminous The Symphony of Us · 9 PM
Rides with lower waits during this event:
Frozen Ever After
50 → 37 min (-13)
🍴 Dining Strategy
Eat lunch at 12 PM (headliners at 59 min), then ride at 10 AM (50 min) — save 40 min across top rides. Eat dinner at 7 PM (67 min), then ride at 4 PM (63 min) — save 35 min.
Lunch
Eat at
12 PM
59 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
10 AM
50 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Frozen Ever After
54 min
→
39 min
(-15)
Soarin' Around the World
42 min
→
29 min
(-13)
Test Track
79 min
→
67 min
(-12)
Total saved: 40 min
Dinner
Eat at
7 PM
67 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
4 PM
63 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Test Track
90 min
→
70 min
(-20)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
100 min
→
85 min
(-15)
Total saved: 35 min
📈 Wait Time Escalation
How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
Soarin' Around the World
MULTIPASS
+30 min in 3h
Park Open
12
min
+1h
29
min
+2h
40
min
+3h
42
min
EPCOT — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour
Ride-by-Ride Predictions
Prediction Accuracy (So Far)
71%
Accurate
Our predictions were 71% accurate so far today at EPCOT, with an average error of 9 minutes across 14 rides tracked.
A prediction is "accurate" when within 10 minutes of the actual average wait.
Daily Average by Ride 14 rides
| Ride | Predicted | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | 102m | 138m | 36m off |
| Test Track | 72m | 48m | 24m off |
| Frozen Ever After | 58m | 53m | ✓ |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | 55m | 51m | ✓ |
| Soarin' Around the World | 39m | 25m | 14m off |
| Living with the Land | 26m | 5m | 21m off |
| Impressions de France | 23m | 20m | ✓ |
| Mission: SPACE | 18m | 15m | ✓ |
| Spaceship Earth | 17m | 22m | ✓ |
| Turtle Talk With Crush | 16m | 15m | ✓ |
| Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360 | 16m | 15m | ✓ |
| The Seas with Nemo & Friends | 13m | 10m | ✓ |
| Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros | 12m | 10m | ✓ |
| Journey Into Imagination With Figment | 11m | 8m | ✓ |
Biggest miss: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (predicted 102m, actual 138m).
Hourly Breakdown 1 hours
How accurate were predictions for each hour of the day, averaged across all rides.
| Hour | Accuracy | Avg Error | Rides |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 57% | 12m | 14 |
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind 36m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 120m | 138m | 18m |
Test Track 24m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 106m | 48m | 58m |
Frozen Ever After 5m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 66m | 53m | 13m |
Remy's Ratatouille Adventure 4m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 67m | 51m | 16m |
Soarin' Around the World 14m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 41m | 25m | 16m |
Living with the Land 21m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 7m | 5m | ✓ |
Impressions de France 3m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 0m | 20m | 20m |
Mission: SPACE 3m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 17m | 15m | ✓ |
Spaceship Earth 5m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 17m | 22m | ✓ |
Turtle Talk With Crush 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 16m | 15m | ✓ |
Canada Far and Wide in Circle-Vision 360 1m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 12m | 15m | ✓ |
The Seas with Nemo & Friends 3m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 6m | 10m | ✓ |
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros 2m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 10m | 10m | ✓ |
Journey Into Imagination With Figment 3m off
| Hour | Pred | Actual | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 PM | 12m | 8m | ✓ |
Based on 160,163 data points collected every 5 minutes.
Weekend/Monday crowds tend to be heavier.
Last updated: 12:18 AM ET.