Daily archive · Friday, October 9, 2026 · final
On Friday, October 9, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (68-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Magic Kingdom the lightest (42 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 2/10, EPCOT 7/10, Hollywood Studios 6/10, Animal Kingdom 3/10.
Data as of 4:00 AM ET, Oct 10. Source: SupaPark's own park data (final).
As of 4:00 AM ET, Oct 10.
| Park | Hours (ET) | Forecast crowd level | Headliner avg 11 AM–5 PM | Busiest hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom | 8:00 AM–6:00 PM (day guests; party night) | 2/10 (Ghost town) | 42 min | 12 PM (46 min) |
| EPCOT | 9:00 AM–9:00 PM | 7/10 (Busy) | 68 min | 4 PM (80 min) |
| Hollywood Studios | 8:30 AM–9:00 PM | 6/10 (Moderate) | 61 min | 2 PM (70 min) |
| Animal Kingdom | 8:00 AM–7:00 PM | 3/10 (Light) | 54 min | 12 PM (62 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.
As of 4:35 AM ET, Oct 12.
39 of 48 tracked attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane, 8 of them before 7 AM.
| Attraction | Park | Sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Avatar Flight of Passage | Animal Kingdom | Before 7:00 AM |
| Enchanted Tales with Belle | Magic Kingdom | Before 7:00 AM |
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain | Animal Kingdom | 7:00 AM |
| Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros | EPCOT | Before 7:00 AM |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | EPCOT | Before 7:00 AM |
| Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Magic Kingdom | Before 7:00 AM |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Hollywood Studios | Before 7:00 AM |
| Test Track | EPCOT | Before 7:00 AM |
| TRON Lightcycle / Run | Magic Kingdom | Before 7:00 AM |
| Slinky Dog Dash | Hollywood Studios | 8:15 AM |
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Magic Kingdom | 8:16 AM |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Magic Kingdom | 9:06 AM |
| Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin | Magic Kingdom | 9:26 AM |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 9:26 AM |
| Peter Pan's Flight | Magic Kingdom | 9:33 AM |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | EPCOT | 9:36 AM |
| Jungle Cruise | Magic Kingdom | 10:03 AM |
| Haunted Mansion | Magic Kingdom | 10:22 AM |
| Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Magic Kingdom | 10:29 AM |
| Toy Story Mania! | Hollywood Studios | 10:40 AM |
| The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror | Hollywood Studios | 11:17 AM |
| Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets Single Rider | Hollywood Studios | 11:26 AM |
| Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway | Hollywood Studios | 11:57 AM |
| Na'vi River Journey | Animal Kingdom | 12:50 PM |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | Magic Kingdom | 1:20 PM |
| Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 2:04 PM |
| The Barnstormer | Magic Kingdom | 2:36 PM |
| Festival of the Lion King | Animal Kingdom | 2:40 PM |
| The Magic Carpets of Aladdin | Magic Kingdom | 2:52 PM |
| Soarin' Across America | EPCOT | 3:02 PM |
| Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond! | Animal Kingdom | 4:00 PM |
| Tomorrowland Speedway | Magic Kingdom | 4:02 PM |
| Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid | Magic Kingdom | 4:05 PM |
| Alien Swirling Saucers | Hollywood Studios | 4:11 PM |
| Kali River Rapids | Animal Kingdom | 4:19 PM |
| Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run | Hollywood Studios | 4:22 PM |
| Mad Tea Party | Magic Kingdom | 4:25 PM |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | Animal Kingdom | 5:25 PM |
| Mission: SPACE | EPCOT | 7:06 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.
As of 4:00 AM ET, Oct 10.
16 outages across 13 rides, 15h 20m in total.
| Ride | Park | From (ET) | To (ET) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Track | EPCOT | 6:10 PM | 8:45 PM | 2h 35m |
| Pirates of the Caribbean | Magic Kingdom | 2:05 PM | 3:40 PM | 1h 35m |
| Slinky Dog Dash | Hollywood Studios | 6:55 PM | 8:25 PM | 1h 30m |
| Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets | Hollywood Studios | 6:40 PM | 7:55 PM | 1h 15m |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 12:30 PM | 1:35 PM | 1h 5m |
| Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Magic Kingdom | 10:55 AM | 12:00 PM | 1h 5m |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 2:20 PM | 3:20 PM | 1h |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 4:35 PM | 5:35 PM | 1h |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | EPCOT | 3:10 PM | 3:50 PM | 40 min |
| TRON Lightcycle / Run | Magic Kingdom | 11:05 AM | 11:45 AM | 40 min |
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad | Magic Kingdom | 11:35 AM | 12:10 PM | 35 min |
| Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin | Magic Kingdom | 2:35 PM | 3:10 PM | 35 min |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | Animal Kingdom | 11:50 AM | 12:25 PM | 35 min |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Magic Kingdom | 10:00 AM | 10:35 AM | 35 min |
| Living with the Land | EPCOT | 8:10 PM | 8:30 PM | 20 min |
| Living with the Land | EPCOT | 7:00 PM | 7:15 PM | 15 min |
| Ride | Park | Closed from (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| The Barnstormer | Magic Kingdom | 4:05 PM |
| Wildlife Express Train | Animal Kingdom | 4:15 PM |
| Kali River Rapids | Animal Kingdom | 6:05 PM |
| Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain | Animal Kingdom | 6:30 PM |
| Kilimanjaro Safaris | Animal Kingdom | 6:35 PM |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | EPCOT | 8:30 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.
As of 8:25 PM ET, Oct 9.
| Park | Conditions | High / low | Rain chance | Storm risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom | Violent showers | 90°F / 73°F | 34% | moderate |
| EPCOT | Violent showers | 89°F / 73°F | 32% | moderate |
| Hollywood Studios | Violent showers | 89°F / 74°F | 32% | moderate |
| Animal Kingdom | Light drizzle | 90°F / 73°F | 34% | moderate |
No active weather alert. Thunderstorm odds peaked at 49%.
As of 11:57 PM ET, Oct 9.
SupaPark saw 1,038 reservation openings across 49 restaurants, plus 389 walk-up availability changes.
| Restaurant | Openings |
|---|---|
| Roundup Rodeo BBQ | 107 |
| Space 220 Restaurant | 91 |
| Akershus Royal Banquet Hall | 85 |
| Yak & Yeti Restaurant | 80 |
| Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant | 72 |
| GEO-82 | 66 |
| The Beak and Barrel | 62 |
| Cinderella's Royal Table | 48 |
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, October 9, 2026, finalized 5:11 PM ET, Oct 12. It does not change after that; cite it as "SupaPark, October 9, 2026".
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On Friday, October 9, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (68-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Magic Kingdom the lightest (42 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 2/10, EPCOT 7/10, Hollywood Studios 6/10, Animal Kingdom 3/10.
Magic Kingdom, with a 42-minute average headliner posted wait (11 AM–5 PM ET) on October 9, 2026, per SupaPark.
39 attractions sold out on October 9, 2026: Avatar Flight of Passage (Before 7:00 AM), Enchanted Tales with Belle (Before 7:00 AM), Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain (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), Test Track (Before 7:00 AM), and more.
16 unplanned outages of 15+ minutes on October 9, 2026; the longest was Test Track (2h 35m).
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 8:30 AM–9:00 PM ET; Animal Kingdom 8:00 AM–7:00 PM ET.
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.
ride_status_snapshots, v_live_real_wait, v_which_park_today, 60-day hourly baseline v_ride_hour_baseline).ll_sellout_daily), the same data behind the sellout-time pages.live_events: reservation openings and walk-up changes).park_hours), hard-ticket party calendar (ext_party_days), SupaPark crowd forecast (v_park_day_forecast), NWS forecast and alerts.