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Walt Disney World on Monday, September 28, 2026: crowds, Lightning Lane sellouts and downtime

On Monday, September 28, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (53-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Hollywood Studios the lightest (35 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 5/10, EPCOT 8/10, Hollywood Studios 5/10, Animal Kingdom 4/10.

Data as of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 29. Source: SupaPark's own park data (final).

Key numbers

  • EPCOT was Walt Disney World's busiest park on September 28, 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.
  • 22 Walt Disney World attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane on September 28, 2026 (6 before 7 AM); the first was Enchanted Tales with Belle (Before 7:00 AM), per SupaPark's Lightning Lane tracking.
  • SupaPark recorded 16 unplanned ride outages of 15+ minutes at Walt Disney World on September 28, 2026, totaling 23h 11m; the longest was Tiana's Bayou Adventure at 5h 5m.
  • SupaPark detected 597 Walt Disney World dining reservation openings across 39 restaurants on September 28, 2026, the most at Cape May Cafe (91).
  • SupaPark's forecast crowd levels for September 28, 2026: Magic Kingdom 5/10 (Moderate), EPCOT 8/10 (Busy), Hollywood Studios 5/10 (Moderate), Animal Kingdom 4/10 (Light).

How busy each park was

As of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 29.

Walt Disney World parks on Monday, September 28, 2026
ParkHours (ET)Forecast crowd levelHeadliner avg 11 AM–5 PMBusiest hour
Magic Kingdom9:00 AM–10:00 PM5/10 (Moderate)49 min6 PM (54 min)
EPCOT9:00 AM–9:00 PM8/10 (Busy)53 min1 PM (58 min)
Hollywood Studios9:00 AM–9:00 PM5/10 (Moderate)35 min11 AM (39 min)
Animal Kingdom8:00 AM–6:00 PM4/10 (Light)38 min8 AM (49 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.

Lightning Lane sellouts

As of 5:39 PM ET, Oct 7.

22 of 48 tracked attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane, 6 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
Slinky Dog DashHollywood StudiosBefore 7:00 AM
TRON Lightcycle / RunMagic KingdomBefore 7:00 AM
Remy's Ratatouille AdventureEPCOT10:05 AM
Avatar Flight of PassageAnimal Kingdom10:28 AM
Peter Pan's FlightMagic Kingdom12:53 PM
Jungle CruiseMagic Kingdom1:24 PM
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom1:36 PM
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger SpinMagic Kingdom2:42 PM
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Single RiderHollywood Studios3:05 PM
Na'vi River JourneyAnimal Kingdom3:17 PM
Festival of the Lion KingAnimal Kingdom3:30 PM
Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!Animal Kingdom4:00 PM
Haunted MansionMagic Kingdom4:22 PM
Toy Story Mania!Hollywood Studios5:44 PM
Space MountainMagic Kingdom6:19 PM
Mickey's PhilharMagicMagic Kingdom6:25 PM
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayHollywood Studios7:11 PM
The Twilight Zone™ Tower of TerrorHollywood Studios7:16 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 29.

16 outages across 12 rides, 23h 11m in total.

Unplanned outages of 15+ minutes
RideParkFrom (ET)To (ET)Length
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom10:10 AM3:15 PM5h 5m
Big Thunder Mountain RailroadMagic Kingdom12:45 PM3:40 PM2h 55m
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden MountainAnimal Kingdom8:00 AM10:30 AM2h 30m
Test TrackEPCOT9:55 AM12:00 PM2h 5m
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT4:20 PM6:06 PM1h 46m
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The MuppetsHollywood Studios10:45 AM12:30 PM1h 45m
Spaceship EarthEPCOT5:05 PM6:25 PM1h 20m
Space MountainMagic Kingdom3:55 PM5:10 PM1h 15m
Seven Dwarfs Mine TrainMagic Kingdom8:15 PM9:25 PM1h 10m
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT9:50 AM10:55 AM1h 5m
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom8:15 PM8:50 PM35 min
Spaceship EarthEPCOT1:05 PM1:30 PM25 min
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom9:06 PM9:30 PM25 min
Journey Into Imagination With FigmentEPCOT3:45 PM4:05 PM20 min
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic RewindEPCOT12:55 PM1:10 PM15 min
Spaceship EarthEPCOT3:15 PM3:30 PM15 min
Closed before park close (not counted as outages)
RideParkClosed from (ET)
Wildlife Express TrainAnimal Kingdom4:15 PM
Prince Charming Regal CarrouselMagic Kingdom9:15 PM
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom9:40 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 28.

Daily forecast by park
ParkConditionsHigh / lowRain chanceStorm risk
Magic KingdomMostly clear93°F / 64°F1%low
EPCOTMostly clear91°F / 64°F1%low
Hollywood StudiosMostly clear92°F / 64°F1%low
Animal KingdomPartly cloudy92°F / 64°F1%low

No active weather alert. Thunderstorm odds peaked at 8%.

Dining reservation drops

As of 11:59 PM ET, Sep 28.

SupaPark saw 597 reservation openings across 39 restaurants, plus 556 walk-up availability changes.

Most openings
RestaurantOpenings
Cape May Cafe91
Yak & Yeti Restaurant57
Roundup Rodeo BBQ56
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers53
Cinderella's Royal Table50
GEO-8244
Space 220 Restaurant36
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall22

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 Monday, September 28, 2026, finalized 5:11 PM ET, Oct 12. It does not change after that; cite it as "SupaPark, September 28, 2026".

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Frequently asked questions

Was Disney World busy on September 28, 2026?

On Monday, September 28, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (53-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Hollywood Studios the lightest (35 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 5/10, EPCOT 8/10, Hollywood Studios 5/10, Animal Kingdom 4/10.

Which Disney World park was least crowded on September 28, 2026?

Hollywood Studios, with a 35-minute average headliner posted wait (11 AM–5 PM ET) on September 28, 2026, per SupaPark.

Which Lightning Lanes sold out on September 28, 2026?

22 attractions sold out on September 28, 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), Slinky Dog Dash (Before 7:00 AM), TRON Lightcycle / Run (Before 7:00 AM), Remy's Ratatouille Adventure (10:05 AM), Avatar Flight of Passage (10:28 AM), and more.

Were any Disney World rides down on September 28, 2026?

16 unplanned outages of 15+ minutes on September 28, 2026; the longest was Tiana's Bayou Adventure (5h 5m).

What were Disney World park hours on September 28, 2026?

Magic Kingdom 9:00 AM–10:00 PM ET; 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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