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October 19, 2026 · Monday
High Crowds Expected

Magic Kingdom expects high crowds on October 19, 2026, with an average predicted wait of 32 min minutes across 29 rides. The best time to arrive is 8 AM (Early Entry (resort guests)). Peak waits are predicted to reach 106 min minutes.

32 min
Avg Predicted Wait
106 min
Peak Predicted Wait
8 AM
Best Hour to Arrive (Early Entry (resort guests))
General admission: 9 AM (avg 16 min)
29
Rides Tracked

Today's Strategy

  • Resort guests: arrive for Early Entry at 8 AM (avg 14 min). Everyone else: aim for 9 AM (16 min).
  • Waits drop around 4-5 PM as families head to dinner — great second window.
  • Consider Lightning Lane for TRON Lightcycle / Run — predicted 106+ min wait.

⏱ Rope Drop Pick

Early Theme Park Entry
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Tomorrowland
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
8 min
vs 41 min peak
Save 30 min
Space Mountain
Tomorrowland
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
21 min
vs 44 min peak
Save 17 min
All Guests
Tiana's Bayou Adventure
Frontierland
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
11 min
vs 50 min peak
Save 32 min
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Tomorrowland
Also available via Multi Pass — may not need to rope drop
17 min
vs 41 min peak
Save 21 min

⏰ Peak Hours & Hotel Break

Peak Window
5 PM - 8 PM
Avg 43 min waits
Hotel Break
5 PM - 8 PM
Headliner waits average 43 min (5 PM-8 PM) vs 35 min park-wide. Skip the lines — hit the pool.

🎆 Event Windows

Happily Ever After · 9 PM
Typical waits the hour before vs. the hour it starts (averages for this weekday):
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin 35 → 21 min (-14)

🍴 Dining Strategy

Eat dinner at 6 PM (headliners typically 44 min), then ride at 9 PM (27 min): about 17 min less per headliner.
Dinner
Eat at
6 PM
44 min headliner avg
→
Then ride at
9 PM
27 min headliner avg
What this saves you:
Tiana's Bayou Adventure 50 min → 20 min (-30)
Jungle Cruise 41 min → 13 min (-28)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 43 min → 21 min (-22)
About 17 min less per headliner ride

📈 Wait Time Escalation

How fast waits climb from park open. Headliners only.
Tiana's Bayou Adventure MULTIPASS
+33 min in 3h
Park Open
11
min
+1h
25
min
+2h
35
min
+3h
44
min
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad MULTIPASS
+24 min in 3h
Park Open
14
min
+1h
27
min
+2h
33
min
+3h
38
min
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin MULTIPASS
+23 min in 3h
Park Open
17
min
+1h
30
min
+2h
35
min
+3h
40
min
Jungle Cruise MULTIPASS
+21 min in 3h
Park Open
19
min
+1h
34
min
+2h
39
min
+3h
40
min

Magic Kingdom — Predicted Crowd Level by Hour

Ride-by-Ride Predictions

1
TRON Lightcycle / Run · 4 min ride
106
min predicted
2
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train · 3 min ride
67
min predicted
3
Tiana's Bayou Adventure · 12 min ride
59
min predicted
4
Space Mountain · 3 min ride
55
min predicted
5
Peter Pan's Flight · 3 min ride
51
min predicted
6
51
min predicted
7
Jungle Cruise · 9 min ride
47
min predicted
9
41
min predicted
10
40
min predicted
11
Haunted Mansion · 8 min ride
36
min predicted
12
32
min predicted
13
The Barnstormer · 1 min ride
26
min predicted
14
Astro Orbiter · 2 min ride
26
min predicted
15
Pirates of the Caribbean · 9 min ride
25
min predicted
16
25
min predicted
17
"it's a small world" · 11 min ride
24
min predicted
18
23
min predicted
19
Tomorrowland Speedway · 5 min ride
20
min predicted
20
19
min predicted
21
Mad Tea Party · 2 min ride
16
min predicted
22
The Hall of Presidents · 22 min ride
16
min predicted
23
Mickey's PhilharMagic · 12 min ride
14
min predicted
24
14
min predicted
25
13
min predicted
26
Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor · 10 min ride
12
min predicted
27
11
min predicted
28
11
min predicted
29
Swiss Family Treehouse · 10 min ride
6
min predicted

Prediction Accuracy (So Far)

41%
Accurate

Our predictions were 41% accurate so far today at Magic Kingdom, with an average error of 14 minutes across 29 rides tracked.

A prediction is "accurate" when within 10 minutes of the actual average wait.

Daily Average by Ride 29 rides
Ride Predicted Actual Diff
TRON Lightcycle / Run 106m 52m 54m off
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 67m 38m 29m off
Tiana's Bayou Adventure 59m 17m 42m off
Space Mountain 55m 29m 26m off
Peter Pan's Flight 51m 33m 18m off
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 51m 28m 23m off
Jungle Cruise 47m 28m 19m off
Meet Cinderella and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall 41m 28m 13m off
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin 41m 26m 15m off
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 40m 25m 15m off
Haunted Mansion 36m 24m 12m off
Enchanted Tales with Belle 32m 16m 16m off
The Barnstormer 26m 10m 16m off
Astro Orbiter 26m 14m 12m off
Pirates of the Caribbean 25m 15m ✓
Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid 25m 10m 15m off
"it's a small world" 24m 13m 11m off
Dumbo the Flying Elephant 23m 7m 16m off
Tomorrowland Speedway 20m 11m ✓
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin 19m 9m ✓
Mad Tea Party 16m 8m ✓
The Hall of Presidents 16m 15m ✓
Mickey's PhilharMagic 14m 9m ✓
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover 14m 8m ✓
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel 13m 6m ✓
Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor 12m 10m ✓
Country Bear Musical Jamboree 11m 5m ✓
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 11m 10m ✓
Swiss Family Treehouse 6m 5m ✓

Biggest miss: TRON Lightcycle / Run (predicted 106m, actual 52m).

Hourly Breakdown 14 hours

How accurate were predictions for each hour of the day, averaged across all rides.

Hour Accuracy Avg Error Rides
8 AM 92% 4m 12
9 AM 81% 5m 27
10 AM 90% 5m 29
11 AM 90% 5m 29
12 PM 90% 6m 29
1 PM 90% 7m 29
2 PM 79% 8m 29
3 PM 89% 5m 28
4 PM 96% 3m 28
5 PM 93% 4m 29
8 PM 50% 15m 22
9 PM 70% 7m 20
10 PM 77% 6m 22
11 PM 91% 4m 22
Per-Ride Hourly Detail expand each ride
TRON Lightcycle / Run 54m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 61m 45m 16m
10 AM 57m 54m ✓
11 AM 68m 66m ✓
12 PM 67m 52m 15m
1 PM 65m 49m 16m
2 PM 61m 77m 16m
3 PM 71m 55m 16m
4 PM 67m 68m ✓
5 PM 69m 59m ✓
8 PM 91m 39m 52m
9 PM 79m 36m 43m
10 PM 86m 53m 33m
11 PM 52m 29m 23m
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 29m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 49m 40m ✓
9 AM 48m 30m 18m
10 AM 48m 38m ✓
11 AM 54m 45m ✓
12 PM 57m 50m ✓
1 PM 56m 47m ✓
2 PM 57m 42m 15m
3 PM 57m 43m 14m
4 PM 59m 51m ✓
5 PM 59m 48m 11m
8 PM 55m 30m 25m
9 PM 42m 30m 12m
10 PM 36m 23m 13m
11 PM 27m 15m 12m
Tiana's Bayou Adventure 42m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 12m 5m ✓
10 AM 27m 5m 22m
11 AM 38m 10m 28m
12 PM 49m 25m 24m
1 PM 50m 20m 30m
2 PM 50m 22m 28m
3 PM 55m 45m ✓
4 PM 52m 46m ✓
5 PM 53m 31m 22m
8 PM 38m 5m 33m
9 PM 23m 5m 18m
10 PM 15m 5m ✓
11 PM 11m 5m ✓
Space Mountain 26m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 23m 15m ✓
9 AM 35m 15m 20m
10 AM 37m 21m 16m
11 AM 47m 62m 15m
12 PM 48m 42m ✓
1 PM 44m 39m ✓
2 PM 37m 25m 12m
3 PM 44m 34m ✓
4 PM 42m 28m 14m
5 PM 43m 34m ✓
8 PM 44m 15m 29m
9 PM 32m 22m ✓
10 PM 23m 10m 13m
11 PM 14m 10m ✓
Peter Pan's Flight 18m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 38m 23m 15m
9 AM 37m 27m ✓
10 AM 42m 42m ✓
11 AM 48m 45m ✓
12 PM 51m 44m ✓
1 PM 54m 44m ✓
2 PM 52m 43m ✓
5 PM 48m 38m ✓
8 PM 44m 25m 19m
9 PM 29m 30m ✓
10 PM 23m 20m ✓
11 PM 14m 10m ✓
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad 23m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 15m 30m 15m
10 AM 30m 38m ✓
11 AM 37m 20m 17m
12 PM 41m 18m 23m
1 PM 42m 35m ✓
2 PM 38m 48m ✓
3 PM 42m 37m ✓
4 PM 41m 44m ✓
5 PM 43m 41m ✓
8 PM 37m 17m 20m
9 PM 24m 10m 14m
10 PM 20m 8m 12m
11 PM 14m 6m ✓
Jungle Cruise 19m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 20m 19m ✓
10 AM 37m 35m ✓
11 AM 43m 37m ✓
12 PM 44m 38m ✓
1 PM 42m 42m ✓
2 PM 41m 43m ✓
3 PM 45m 39m ✓
4 PM 41m 46m ✓
5 PM 42m 38m ✓
8 PM 25m 7m 18m
9 PM 14m 10m ✓
10 PM 9m 6m ✓
11 PM 7m 5m ✓
Meet Cinderella and a Visiting Princess at Princess Fairytale Hall 13m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 19m 15m ✓
10 AM 24m 30m ✓
11 AM 30m 27m ✓
12 PM 32m 35m ✓
1 PM 39m 25m 14m
2 PM 33m 15m 18m
3 PM 37m 35m ✓
4 PM 39m 33m ✓
5 PM 37m 35m ✓
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin 15m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 9m 5m ✓
9 AM 18m 5m 13m
10 AM 33m 22m 11m
11 AM 38m 34m ✓
12 PM 44m 37m ✓
1 PM 45m 45m ✓
2 PM 38m 29m ✓
3 PM 44m 56m 12m
4 PM 41m 40m ✓
5 PM 43m 39m ✓
8 PM 38m 10m 28m
9 PM 23m 12m 11m
10 PM 23m 10m 13m
11 PM 8m 5m ✓
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 15m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 29m 22m ✓
10 AM 32m 25m ✓
11 AM 34m 30m ✓
12 PM 37m 36m ✓
1 PM 37m 31m ✓
2 PM 37m 30m ✓
3 PM 39m 33m ✓
4 PM 41m 34m ✓
5 PM 39m 44m ✓
8 PM 29m 11m 18m
9 PM 17m 18m ✓
10 PM 13m 9m ✓
11 PM 11m 7m ✓
Haunted Mansion 12m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 15m 13m ✓
10 AM 20m 14m ✓
11 AM 29m 30m ✓
12 PM 31m 34m ✓
1 PM 31m 24m ✓
2 PM 31m 24m ✓
3 PM 32m 33m ✓
4 PM 33m 34m ✓
5 PM 31m 25m ✓
8 PM 22m 19m ✓
9 PM 16m 28m 12m
10 PM 15m 18m ✓
11 PM 14m 14m ✓
Enchanted Tales with Belle 16m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
10 AM 14m 15m ✓
11 AM 17m 20m ✓
12 PM 23m 14m ✓
1 PM 17m 15m ✓
2 PM 19m 11m ✓
3 PM 19m 21m ✓
4 PM 19m 15m ✓
5 PM 19m 16m ✓
The Barnstormer 16m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 7m 5m ✓
10 AM 10m 8m ✓
11 AM 19m 11m ✓
12 PM 21m 15m ✓
1 PM 17m 10m ✓
2 PM 17m 7m ✓
3 PM 18m 18m ✓
4 PM 19m 19m ✓
5 PM 20m 21m ✓
8 PM 14m 5m ✓
9 PM 7m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Astro Orbiter 12m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 10m ✓
9 AM 11m 8m ✓
10 AM 17m 12m ✓
11 AM 23m 19m ✓
12 PM 24m 21m ✓
1 PM 19m 15m ✓
2 PM 16m 12m ✓
3 PM 18m 17m ✓
4 PM 18m 19m ✓
5 PM 21m 19m ✓
8 PM 20m 5m 15m
10 PM 9m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Pirates of the Caribbean 10m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 6m 5m ✓
10 AM 15m 6m ✓
11 AM 27m 25m ✓
12 PM 31m 30m ✓
1 PM 28m 20m ✓
2 PM 22m 19m ✓
3 PM 24m 25m ✓
4 PM 22m 21m ✓
5 PM 20m 20m ✓
8 PM 11m 5m ✓
9 PM 6m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid 15m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 6m 5m ✓
10 AM 9m 6m ✓
11 AM 14m 11m ✓
12 PM 21m 16m ✓
1 PM 20m 12m ✓
2 PM 20m 5m 15m
3 PM 23m 14m ✓
4 PM 23m 26m ✓
5 PM 19m 23m ✓
8 PM 13m 5m ✓
9 PM 6m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
"it's a small world" 11m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 6m 5m ✓
10 AM 10m 8m ✓
11 AM 19m 21m ✓
12 PM 25m 21m ✓
1 PM 22m 18m ✓
2 PM 21m 12m ✓
3 PM 24m 22m ✓
4 PM 21m 21m ✓
5 PM 17m 16m ✓
8 PM 7m 5m ✓
9 PM 6m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Dumbo the Flying Elephant 16m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 7m 5m ✓
10 AM 12m 8m ✓
11 AM 16m 9m ✓
12 PM 18m 14m ✓
1 PM 16m 7m ✓
2 PM 13m 5m ✓
3 PM 14m 5m ✓
4 PM 13m 10m ✓
5 PM 15m 10m ✓
8 PM 21m 5m 16m
9 PM 11m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Tomorrowland Speedway 9m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 7m 5m ✓
9 AM 16m 12m ✓
10 AM 18m 14m ✓
11 AM 21m 11m ✓
12 PM 23m 19m ✓
1 PM 19m 9m ✓
2 PM 15m 8m ✓
3 PM 19m 14m ✓
4 PM 20m 17m ✓
5 PM 17m 13m ✓
8 PM 16m 7m ✓
9 PM 10m 11m ✓
10 PM 11m 8m ✓
11 PM 14m 5m ✓
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin 10m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 7m 5m ✓
10 AM 15m 11m ✓
11 AM 20m 15m ✓
12 PM 19m 17m ✓
1 PM 14m 21m ✓
2 PM 12m 7m ✓
3 PM 13m 5m ✓
4 PM 13m 9m ✓
5 PM 11m 6m ✓
8 PM 9m 5m ✓
9 PM 7m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Mad Tea Party 8m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 8m 5m ✓
10 AM 11m 5m ✓
11 AM 12m 11m ✓
12 PM 15m 12m ✓
1 PM 14m 15m ✓
2 PM 11m 6m ✓
3 PM 12m 10m ✓
4 PM 11m 6m ✓
5 PM 10m 12m ✓
8 PM 7m 5m ✓
9 PM 6m 8m ✓
10 PM 6m 6m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
The Hall of Presidents 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
10 AM 16m 15m ✓
11 AM 16m 15m ✓
12 PM 16m 15m ✓
1 PM 16m 15m ✓
2 PM 16m 15m ✓
3 PM 16m 15m ✓
4 PM 16m 15m ✓
5 PM 16m 15m ✓
Mickey's PhilharMagic 5m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 12m 15m ✓
10 AM 12m 10m ✓
11 AM 12m 10m ✓
12 PM 14m 10m ✓
1 PM 15m 7m ✓
2 PM 14m 5m ✓
3 PM 14m 7m ✓
4 PM 13m 10m ✓
5 PM 13m 10m ✓
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover 6m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 6m 5m ✓
10 AM 8m 5m ✓
11 AM 8m 5m ✓
12 PM 12m 6m ✓
1 PM 11m 9m ✓
2 PM 10m 6m ✓
3 PM 12m 11m ✓
4 PM 11m 13m ✓
5 PM 12m 12m ✓
8 PM 11m 5m ✓
10 PM 7m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel 7m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
8 AM 6m 5m ✓
9 AM 7m 5m ✓
10 AM 8m 10m ✓
11 AM 8m 5m ✓
12 PM 8m 10m ✓
1 PM 11m 5m ✓
2 PM 9m 5m ✓
3 PM 10m 7m ✓
4 PM 9m 5m ✓
5 PM 9m 5m ✓
8 PM 8m 5m ✓
9 PM 7m 5m ✓
10 PM 7m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor 2m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 11m 10m ✓
10 AM 11m 10m ✓
11 AM 11m 10m ✓
12 PM 12m 10m ✓
1 PM 12m 10m ✓
2 PM 11m 10m ✓
3 PM 12m 10m ✓
4 PM 11m 10m ✓
5 PM 11m 10m ✓
Country Bear Musical Jamboree 6m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 10m 5m ✓
10 AM 11m 5m ✓
11 AM 11m 5m ✓
12 PM 11m 5m ✓
1 PM 11m 5m ✓
2 PM 11m 5m ✓
3 PM 11m 5m ✓
4 PM 11m 5m ✓
5 PM 11m 5m ✓
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 11m 10m ✓
10 AM 11m 10m ✓
11 AM 11m 10m ✓
12 PM 11m 10m ✓
1 PM 11m 10m ✓
2 PM 11m 10m ✓
3 PM 11m 10m ✓
4 PM 11m 10m ✓
5 PM 11m 10m ✓
Swiss Family Treehouse 1m off
Hour Pred Actual Diff
9 AM 6m 5m ✓
10 AM 6m 5m ✓
11 AM 6m 5m ✓
12 PM 6m 5m ✓
1 PM 6m 5m ✓
2 PM 6m 5m ✓
3 PM 6m 5m ✓
4 PM 6m 5m ✓
5 PM 6m 5m ✓
8 PM 6m 5m ✓
9 PM 6m 5m ✓
10 PM 6m 5m ✓
11 PM 6m 5m ✓
Based on 218,848 data points collected every 5 minutes. Weekend/Monday crowds tend to be heavier. Last updated: 05:38 PM ET.

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