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Walt Disney World on Sunday, September 27, 2026: crowds, Lightning Lane sellouts and downtime

On Sunday, September 27, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (53-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 4/10, EPCOT 8/10, Hollywood Studios 6/10, Animal Kingdom 5/10.

Data as of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 28. Source: SupaPark's own park data (final).

Key numbers

  • EPCOT was Walt Disney World's busiest park on September 27, 2026, averaging a 53-minute posted wait across its headliner rides from 11 AM to 5 PM ET, according to SupaPark's ride-status tracking.
  • 28 Walt Disney World attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane on September 27, 2026 (7 before 7 AM); the first was Avatar Flight of Passage (Before 7:00 AM), per SupaPark's Lightning Lane tracking.
  • SupaPark recorded 6 unplanned ride outages of 15+ minutes at Walt Disney World on September 27, 2026, totaling 6h 10m; the longest was Tiana's Bayou Adventure at 2h 5m.
  • SupaPark detected 567 Walt Disney World dining reservation openings across 44 restaurants on September 27, 2026, the most at Yak & Yeti Restaurant (74).
  • SupaPark's forecast crowd levels for September 27, 2026: Magic Kingdom 4/10 (Light), EPCOT 8/10 (Busy), Hollywood Studios 6/10 (Moderate), Animal Kingdom 5/10 (Moderate).

How busy each park was

As of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 28.

Walt Disney World parks on Sunday, September 27, 2026
ParkHours (ET)Forecast crowd levelHeadliner avg 11 AM–5 PMBusiest hour
Magic Kingdom9:00 AM–6:00 PM (day guests; party night)4/10 (Light)35 min5 PM (41 min)
EPCOT9:00 AM–9:00 PM8/10 (Busy)53 min3 PM (54 min)
Hollywood Studios9:00 AM–9:00 PM6/10 (Moderate)47 min2 PM (49 min)
Animal Kingdom8:00 AM–6:00 PM5/10 (Moderate)50 min12 PM (57 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.

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

Sellout time (ET), earliest first
AttractionParkSold out
Avatar Flight of PassageAnimal KingdomBefore 7:00 AM
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
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom7:00 AM
TRON Lightcycle / RunMagic KingdomBefore 7:00 AM
Slinky Dog DashHollywood Studios8:58 AM
Test TrackEPCOT9:59 AM
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT10:08 AM
Remy's Ratatouille AdventureEPCOT10:31 AM
Big Thunder Mountain RailroadMagic Kingdom10:34 AM
Peter Pan's FlightMagic Kingdom10:50 AM
Na'vi River JourneyAnimal Kingdom10:54 AM
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger SpinMagic Kingdom11:02 AM
Jungle CruiseMagic Kingdom11:11 AM
Toy Story Mania!Hollywood Studios11:31 AM
Haunted MansionMagic Kingdom11:44 AM
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom12:22 PM
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Single RiderHollywood Studios12:34 PM
Festival of the Lion KingAnimal Kingdom1:20 PM
The Twilight Zone™ Tower of TerrorHollywood Studios1:50 PM
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayHollywood Studios2:16 PM
Pirates of the CaribbeanMagic Kingdom3:56 PM
Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!Animal Kingdom4:00 PM
Space MountainMagic Kingdom4:30 PM
Alien Swirling SaucersHollywood Studios6:43 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 28.

6 outages across 5 rides, 6h 10m in total.

Unplanned outages of 15+ minutes
RideParkFrom (ET)To (ET)Length
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom3:50 PM5:55 PM2h 5m
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden MountainAnimal Kingdom3:10 PM4:45 PM1h 35m
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT4:35 PM5:40 PM1h 5m
Na'vi River JourneyAnimal Kingdom12:30 PM1:05 PM35 min
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom10:00 AM10:35 AM35 min
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom3:25 PM3:40 PM15 min
Closed before park close (not counted as outages)
RideParkClosed from (ET)
Big Thunder Mountain RailroadMagic Kingdom3:00 PM
Wildlife Express TrainAnimal Kingdom4:15 PM
Walt Disney World Railroad - FantasylandMagic Kingdom5:06 PM
Walt Disney World Railroad - Main Street, U.S.A.Magic Kingdom5:06 PM
Journey Into Imagination With FigmentEPCOT7:55 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 3:48 AM ET, Sep 28.

Daily forecast by park
ParkConditionsHigh / lowRain chanceStorm risk
Magic KingdomOvercast88°F / 61°F0%low
EPCOTPartly cloudy87°F / 63°F0%low
Hollywood StudiosPartly cloudy87°F / 63°F0%low
Animal KingdomPartly cloudy87°F / 62°F0%low

No active weather alert. Thunderstorm odds peaked at 0%.

Dining reservation drops

As of 11:52 PM ET, Sep 27.

SupaPark saw 567 reservation openings across 44 restaurants, plus 501 walk-up availability changes.

Most openings
RestaurantOpenings
Yak & Yeti Restaurant74
Roundup Rodeo BBQ57
GEO-8249
Cinderella's Royal Table46
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers45
Space 220 Restaurant33
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall31
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant31

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 Sunday, September 27, 2026, finalized 5:11 PM ET, Oct 12. It does not change after that; cite it as "SupaPark, September 27, 2026".

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Frequently asked questions

Was Disney World busy on September 27, 2026?

On Sunday, September 27, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (53-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 4/10, EPCOT 8/10, Hollywood Studios 6/10, Animal Kingdom 5/10.

Which Disney World park was least crowded on September 27, 2026?

Magic Kingdom, with a 35-minute average headliner posted wait (11 AM–5 PM ET) on September 27, 2026, per SupaPark.

Which Lightning Lanes sold out on September 27, 2026?

28 attractions sold out on September 27, 2026: Avatar Flight of Passage (Before 7:00 AM), 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), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (7:00 AM), TRON Lightcycle / Run (Before 7:00 AM), and more.

Were any Disney World rides down on September 27, 2026?

6 unplanned outages of 15+ minutes on September 27, 2026; the longest was Tiana's Bayou Adventure (2h 5m).

What were Disney World park hours on September 27, 2026?

Magic Kingdom 9:00 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–6:00 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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