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Walt Disney World on Tuesday, September 29, 2026: crowds, Lightning Lane sellouts and downtime

On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (46-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Animal Kingdom the lightest (22 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 3/10, EPCOT 7/10, Hollywood Studios 5/10, Animal Kingdom 3/10.

Data as of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 30. Source: SupaPark's own park data (final).

Key numbers

  • EPCOT was Walt Disney World's busiest park on September 29, 2026, averaging a 46-minute posted wait across its headliner rides from 11 AM to 5 PM ET, according to SupaPark's ride-status tracking.
  • 23 Walt Disney World attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane on September 29, 2026 (6 before 7 AM); the first was Enchanted Tales with Belle (Before 7:00 AM), per SupaPark's Lightning Lane tracking.
  • SupaPark recorded 17 unplanned ride outages of 15+ minutes at Walt Disney World on September 29, 2026, totaling 19h 26m; the longest was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at 3h 35m.
  • SupaPark detected 626 Walt Disney World dining reservation openings across 40 restaurants on September 29, 2026, the most at GEO-82 (71).
  • SupaPark's forecast crowd levels for September 29, 2026: Magic Kingdom 3/10 (Light), EPCOT 7/10 (Busy), Hollywood Studios 5/10 (Moderate), Animal Kingdom 3/10 (Light).

How busy each park was

As of 4:00 AM ET, Sep 30.

Walt Disney World parks on Tuesday, September 29, 2026
ParkHours (ET)Forecast crowd levelHeadliner avg 11 AM–5 PMBusiest hour
Magic Kingdom9:00 AM–6:00 PM (day guests; party night)3/10 (Light)26 min12 PM (31 min)
EPCOT9:00 AM–9:00 PM7/10 (Busy)46 min11 AM (50 min)
Hollywood Studios9:00 AM–9:00 PM5/10 (Moderate)34 min2 PM (38 min)
Animal Kingdom8:00 AM–6:00 PM3/10 (Light)22 min11 AM (35 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.

23 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
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden MountainAnimal Kingdom7:32 AM
Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceHollywood Studios8:38 AM
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT10:19 AM
Test TrackEPCOT10:19 AM
The Many Adventures of Winnie the PoohMagic Kingdom10:27 AM
Remy's Ratatouille AdventureEPCOT10:52 AM
Peter Pan's FlightMagic Kingdom11:10 AM
Jungle CruiseMagic Kingdom11:44 AM
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger SpinMagic Kingdom1:44 PM
Toy Story Mania!Hollywood Studios2:25 PM
Festival of the Lion KingAnimal Kingdom3:30 PM
Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond!Animal Kingdom4:00 PM
Haunted MansionMagic Kingdom4:05 PM
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Single RiderHollywood Studios4:10 PM
Tiana's Bayou AdventureMagic Kingdom4:21 PM
The Twilight Zone™ Tower of TerrorHollywood Studios7:03 PM
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayHollywood Studios7:04 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 30.

17 outages across 14 rides, 19h 26m in total.

Unplanned outages of 15+ minutes
RideParkFrom (ET)To (ET)Length
Big Thunder Mountain RailroadMagic Kingdom10:05 AM1:40 PM3h 35m
Pirates of the CaribbeanMagic Kingdom2:25 PM5:35 PM3h 10m
Space MountainMagic Kingdom11:55 AM1:25 PM1h 30m
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers RunHollywood Studios6:15 PM7:35 PM1h 20m
Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceHollywood Studios6:20 PM7:35 PM1h 15m
Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceHollywood Studios12:50 PM2:00 PM1h 10m
Seven Dwarfs Mine TrainMagic Kingdom1:00 PM2:05 PM1h 5m
Remy's Ratatouille AdventureEPCOT4:15 PM5:16 PM1h 1m
Frozen Ever AfterEPCOT2:30 PM3:30 PM1h
The Magic Carpets of AladdinMagic Kingdom9:55 AM10:55 AM1h
Spaceship EarthEPCOT4:15 PM5:05 PM50 min
Spaceship EarthEPCOT10:40 AM11:25 AM45 min
Toy Story Mania!Hollywood Studios7:00 PM7:35 PM35 min
Avatar Flight of PassageAnimal Kingdom11:55 AM12:20 PM25 min
Spaceship EarthEPCOT12:15 PM12:30 PM15 min
Test TrackEPCOT12:40 PM12:55 PM15 min
Under the Sea - Journey of The Little MermaidMagic Kingdom3:50 PM4:05 PM15 min
Closed before park close (not counted as outages)
RideParkClosed from (ET)
Wildlife Express TrainAnimal Kingdom4:20 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 8:55 PM ET, Sep 29.

Daily forecast by park
ParkConditionsHigh / lowRain chanceStorm risk
Magic KingdomOvercast91°F / 69°F5%low
EPCOTOvercast91°F / 71°F5%low
Hollywood StudiosOvercast90°F / 70°F5%low
Animal KingdomOvercast90°F / 69°F5%low

No active weather alert. Thunderstorm odds peaked at 10%.

Dining reservation drops

As of 11:55 PM ET, Sep 29.

SupaPark saw 626 reservation openings across 40 restaurants, plus 384 walk-up availability changes.

Most openings
RestaurantOpenings
GEO-8271
Yak & Yeti Restaurant71
Roundup Rodeo BBQ64
Cinderella's Royal Table47
Akershus Royal Banquet Hall40
The Cake Bake Shop Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers40
Space 220 Restaurant39
Wailulu Bar & Grill26

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 Tuesday, September 29, 2026, finalized 5:11 PM ET, Oct 12. It does not change after that; cite it as "SupaPark, September 29, 2026".

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Frequently asked questions

Was Disney World busy on September 29, 2026?

On Tuesday, September 29, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (46-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Animal Kingdom the lightest (22 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 3/10, EPCOT 7/10, Hollywood Studios 5/10, Animal Kingdom 3/10.

Which Disney World park was least crowded on September 29, 2026?

Animal Kingdom, with a 22-minute average headliner posted wait (11 AM–5 PM ET) on September 29, 2026, per SupaPark.

Which Lightning Lanes sold out on September 29, 2026?

23 attractions sold out on September 29, 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), Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (7:32 AM), Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (8:38 AM), and more.

Were any Disney World rides down on September 29, 2026?

17 unplanned outages of 15+ minutes on September 29, 2026; the longest was Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (3h 35m).

What were Disney World park hours on September 29, 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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