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Walt Disney World on Friday, September 25, 2026: crowds, Lightning Lane sellouts and downtime

On Friday, September 25, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (61-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Magic Kingdom the lightest (35 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 3/10, EPCOT 9/10, Hollywood Studios 6/10, Animal Kingdom 4/10.

Data as of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 26. Source: SupaPark's own park data (final).

Key numbers

  • EPCOT was Walt Disney World's busiest park on September 25, 2026, averaging a 61-minute posted wait across its headliner rides from 11 AM to 5 PM ET, according to SupaPark's ride-status tracking.
  • 27 Walt Disney World attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane on September 25, 2026 (7 before 7 AM); the first was Enchanted Tales with Belle (Before 7:00 AM), per SupaPark's Lightning Lane tracking.
  • SupaPark recorded 14 unplanned ride outages of 15+ minutes at Walt Disney World on September 25, 2026, totaling 14h 38m; the longest was TRON Lightcycle / Run at 2h 5m.
  • SupaPark detected 754 Walt Disney World dining reservation openings across 53 restaurants on September 25, 2026, the most at Yak & Yeti Restaurant (82).
  • SupaPark's forecast crowd levels for September 25, 2026: Magic Kingdom 3/10 (Light), EPCOT 9/10 (Packed), Hollywood Studios 6/10 (Moderate), Animal Kingdom 4/10 (Light).

How busy each park was

As of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 26.

Walt Disney World parks on Friday, September 25, 2026
ParkHours (ET)Forecast crowd levelHeadliner avg 11 AM–5 PMBusiest hour
Magic Kingdom8:00 AM–6:00 PM (day guests; party night)3/10 (Light)35 min11 AM (38 min)
EPCOT9:00 AM–9:00 PM9/10 (Packed)61 min3 PM (71 min)
Hollywood Studios9:00 AM–9:00 PM6/10 (Moderate)53 min3 PM (58 min)
Animal Kingdom8:00 AM–7:00 PM4/10 (Light)43 min1 PM (54 min)

Forecast crowd level = SupaPark's served 1–10 forecast for the day (the same level as the crowd calendar). Headliner average = mean posted wait of the park's busiest rides, 11 AM–5 PM ET, inside published park hours.

Magic Kingdom hosts Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party that night, so it closes early to day guests at 6:00 PM ET. Hard-ticket nights are excluded from the downtime numbers below.

Lightning Lane sellouts

As of 5:39 PM ET, Oct 7.

27 of 48 tracked attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane, 7 of them before 7 AM.

Sellout time (ET), earliest first
AttractionParkSold out
Enchanted Tales with BelleMagic KingdomBefore 7:00 AM
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three CaballerosEPCOTBefore 7:00 AM
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic RewindEPCOTBefore 7:00 AM
Seven Dwarfs Mine TrainMagic KingdomBefore 7:00 AM
Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceHollywood StudiosBefore 7:00 AM
Toy Story Mania!Hollywood StudiosBefore 7:00 AM
TRON Lightcycle / RunMagic KingdomBefore 7:00 AM
Slinky Dog DashHollywood Studios7:01 AM
Test TrackEPCOT9:12 AM
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom9:18 AM
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT9:46 AM
Remy's Ratatouille AdventureEPCOT9:50 AM
Big Thunder Mountain RailroadMagic Kingdom10:23 AM
Peter Pan's FlightMagic Kingdom10:41 AM
Jungle CruiseMagic Kingdom11:30 AM
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger SpinMagic Kingdom11:45 AM
The Twilight Zone™ Tower of TerrorHollywood Studios11:51 AM
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Single RiderHollywood Studios12:04 PM
Avatar Flight of PassageAnimal Kingdom12:56 PM
Haunted MansionMagic Kingdom12:56 PM
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayHollywood Studios1:02 PM
Na'vi River JourneyAnimal Kingdom1:29 PM
Festival of the Lion KingAnimal Kingdom1:49 PM
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom2:13 PM
Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!Animal Kingdom4:00 PM
Alien Swirling SaucersHollywood Studios4:57 PM
Soarin' Across AmericaEPCOT7:20 PM

"Sold out" = the first minute from 7 AM when Lightning Lane stayed unavailable for the next hour (SupaPark checks every few seconds; brief cancellation flickers don't count). Per-ride history: Lightning Lane sellout times.

Ride downtime

As of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 26.

14 outages across 11 rides, 14h 38m in total.

Unplanned outages of 15+ minutes
RideParkFrom (ET)To (ET)Length
TRON Lightcycle / RunMagic Kingdom10:25 AM12:30 PM2h 5m
Alien Swirling SaucersHollywood Studios6:55 PM8:46 PM1h 51m
Journey Into Imagination With FigmentEPCOT6:30 PM8:20 PM1h 50m
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMoverMagic Kingdom10:40 AM12:05 PM1h 25m
Slinky Dog DashHollywood Studios5:20 PM6:40 PM1h 20m
Remy's Ratatouille AdventureEPCOT3:40 PM4:31 PM51 min
Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceHollywood Studios7:55 PM8:46 PM51 min
Haunted MansionMagic Kingdom10:40 AM11:30 AM50 min
Kilimanjaro SafarisAnimal Kingdom1:10 PM2:00 PM50 min
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMoverMagic Kingdom9:15 AM10:05 AM50 min
TRON Lightcycle / RunMagic Kingdom12:45 PM1:25 PM40 min
Toy Story Mania!Hollywood Studios3:20 PM3:50 PM30 min
Mad Tea PartyMagic Kingdom11:30 AM11:55 AM25 min
Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceHollywood Studios4:50 PM5:10 PM20 min
Closed before park close (not counted as outages)
RideParkClosed from (ET)
Wildlife Express TrainAnimal Kingdom4:20 PM
Walt Disney World Railroad - FantasylandMagic Kingdom5:01 PM
Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A.Magic Kingdom5:01 PM

Counted only for rides seen operating earlier the same day, inside the park's published hours (a party night's day-guest close ends the window), for runs of 15+ minutes that ended with the ride reopening. A ride that opens late is measured from when it first runs; a ride that stays closed until park close (often a scheduled early closing) is listed separately, never counted; whole-park pauses (weather, park closures) are excluded. Shows, meet-and-greets and rides closed all day for refurbishment are not counted.

Weather and storms

As of 8:25 PM ET, Sep 25.

Daily forecast by park
ParkConditionsHigh / lowRain chanceStorm risk
Magic KingdomOvercast86°F / 71°F1%low
EPCOTOvercast84°F / 70°F1%low
Hollywood StudiosOvercast85°F / 71°F1%low
Animal KingdomOvercast85°F / 71°F1%low

No active weather alert. Thunderstorm odds peaked at 3%.

Dining reservation drops

As of 11:58 PM ET, Sep 25.

SupaPark saw 754 reservation openings across 53 restaurants, plus 475 walk-up availability changes.

Most openings
RestaurantOpenings
Yak & Yeti Restaurant82
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers68
GEO-8250
Cinderella's Royal Table45
Roundup Rodeo BBQ43
Space 220 Restaurant40
The Beak and Barrel37
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant33

An opening = a reservation slot (restaurant, date, time, party size) that became bookable when SupaPark checked; repeats of the same slot are counted once. Drop odds by restaurant.

This page is the frozen record of Friday, September 25, 2026, finalized 5:11 PM ET, Oct 12. It does not change after that; cite it as "SupaPark, September 25, 2026".

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Frequently asked questions

Was Disney World busy on September 25, 2026?

On Friday, September 25, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (61-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Magic Kingdom the lightest (35 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 3/10, EPCOT 9/10, Hollywood Studios 6/10, Animal Kingdom 4/10.

Which Disney World park was least crowded on September 25, 2026?

Magic Kingdom, with a 35-minute average headliner posted wait (11 AM–5 PM ET) on September 25, 2026, per SupaPark.

Which Lightning Lanes sold out on September 25, 2026?

27 attractions sold out on September 25, 2026: Enchanted Tales with Belle (Before 7:00 AM), Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros (Before 7:00 AM), Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (Before 7:00 AM), Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Before 7:00 AM), Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Before 7:00 AM), Toy Story Mania! (Before 7:00 AM), TRON Lightcycle / Run (Before 7:00 AM), Slinky Dog Dash (7:01 AM), and more.

Were any Disney World rides down on September 25, 2026?

14 unplanned outages of 15+ minutes on September 25, 2026; the longest was TRON Lightcycle / Run (2h 5m).

What were Disney World park hours on September 25, 2026?

Magic Kingdom 8:00 AM–6:00 PM ET (closes early to day guests for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party); EPCOT 9:00 AM–9:00 PM ET; Hollywood Studios 9:00 AM–9:00 PM ET; Animal Kingdom 8:00 AM–7:00 PM ET.

How SupaPark measures this

Everything on this page is SupaPark's own data, collected for this page's date: posted standby waits and ride status every few minutes, same-day Lightning Lane availability every few seconds, dining availability continuously, Disney's published park hours, and NWS weather. The crowd level is SupaPark's forecast (graded publicly at supapark.com/accuracy); everything else is measured. Posted waits are what the park displays — SupaPark does not time queues. Each section shows its own as-of time; nothing is filled in when a source is missing. At 3 AM ET each day is frozen into a permanent dated page.

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