Least & Most Crowded Days to Visit at Magic Kingdom
Every day of the week ranked by real historical wait times — not guesswork. Lower average wait = fewer crowds.
See also: crowd by month at Magic Kingdom →
How this is measured: average posted standby wait across every tracked Magic Kingdom attraction, aggregated by day of the week from 3,294,546 daily wait-time readings collected Feb 2026–Jul 2026. The all-time average is 22 min. How we collect wait data →
Least crowded
Sunday
20 min avg wait · -9% vs. average
Most crowded
Tuesday
23 min avg wait · +5% vs. average
Quiet vs. peak gap
15%
Tuesday runs that much busier than Sunday
| Day | Avg wait | Crowd level | vs. average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 21 min | 3 | -4% |
| Tuesday · busiest | 23 min | 8 | +4% |
| Wednesday | 22 min | 6 | 0% |
| Thursday | 23 min | 8 | +4% |
| Friday | 23 min | 10 | +7% |
| Saturday | 22 min | 5 | -2% |
| Sunday · quietest | 20 min | 1 | -8% |
Planning around the crowds?
See the live day-by-day crowd calendar and get a routed plan for your dates.
View the Walt Disney World crowd calendar →