SupaParkDaily archive · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · final
Walt Disney World on Wednesday, October 28, 2026: crowds, Lightning Lane sellouts and downtime
On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (42-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Animal Kingdom the lightest (19 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 3/10, EPCOT 5/10, Hollywood Studios 5/10, Animal Kingdom 1/10.
Data as of 3:00 AM ET, Oct 29. Source: SupaPark's own park data (final).
Key numbers
- EPCOT was Walt Disney World's busiest park on October 28, 2026, averaging a 42-minute posted wait across its headliner rides from 11 AM to 5 PM ET, according to SupaPark's ride-status tracking.
- 20 Walt Disney World attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane on October 28, 2026; the first was Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (8:28 AM ET), per SupaPark's Lightning Lane tracking.
- SupaPark recorded 21 unplanned ride outages of 15+ minutes at Walt Disney World on October 28, 2026, totaling 23h 5m; the longest was Journey Into Imagination With Figment at 3h 5m.
- SupaPark detected 884 Walt Disney World dining reservation openings across 53 restaurants on October 28, 2026, the most at Yak & Yeti (80).
- SupaPark's forecast crowd levels for October 28, 2026: Magic Kingdom 3/10 (Light), EPCOT 5/10 (Moderate), Hollywood Studios 5/10 (Moderate), Animal Kingdom 1/10 (Ghost town).
How busy each park was
As of 3:00 AM ET, Oct 29.
| Park | Hours (ET) | Forecast crowd level | Headliner avg 11 AM–5 PM | Busiest hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom | 9:00 AM–10:00 PM | 3/10 (Light) | 33 min | 4 PM (36 min) |
| EPCOT | 9:00 AM–9:00 PM | 5/10 (Moderate) | 42 min | 12 PM (50 min) |
| Hollywood Studios | 9:00 AM–9:00 PM | 5/10 (Moderate) | 38 min | 12 PM (44 min) |
| Animal Kingdom | 8:00 AM–6:00 PM | 1/10 (Ghost town) | 19 min | 11 AM (29 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 3:00 AM ET, Oct 29.
20 of 53 tracked attractions sold out of same-day Lightning Lane.
| Attraction | Park | Sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run | Hollywood Studios | 8:28 AM |
| Slinky Dog Dash | Hollywood Studios | 9:02 AM |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Hollywood Studios | 10:02 AM |
| Test Track | EPCOT | 11:20 AM |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 11:58 AM |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | EPCOT | 12:23 PM |
| Feathered Friends in Flight! | Animal Kingdom | 3:15 PM |
| Festival of the Lion King | Animal Kingdom | 3:30 PM |
| Jungle Cruise | Magic Kingdom | 3:36 PM |
| Peter Pan's Flight | Magic Kingdom | 3:36 PM |
| Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond! | Animal Kingdom | 4:00 PM |
| TRON Lightcycle / Run | Magic Kingdom | 4:07 PM |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Magic Kingdom | 4:10 PM |
| Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage | Hollywood Studios | 4:30 PM |
| Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets | Hollywood Studios | 5:10 PM |
| Mickey's PhilharMagic | Magic Kingdom | 5:55 PM |
| For the First Time in Forever: A Frozen Sing-Along Celebration | Hollywood Studios | 6:05 PM |
| Toy Story Mania! | Hollywood Studios | 6:42 PM |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | EPCOT | 6:54 PM |
| Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor | Magic Kingdom | 8:30 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 3:00 AM ET, Oct 29.
21 outages across 16 rides, 23h 5m in total.
| Ride | Park | From (ET) | To (ET) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey Into Imagination With Figment | EPCOT | 5:00 PM | 8:05 PM | 3h 5m |
| Spaceship Earth | EPCOT | 5:35 PM | 7:45 PM | 2h 10m |
| Test Track | EPCOT | 1:20 PM | 3:25 PM | 2h 5m |
| Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 2:10 PM | 3:55 PM | 1h 45m |
| Test Track | EPCOT | 3:40 PM | 5:25 PM | 1h 45m |
| it's a small world | Magic Kingdom | 8:10 PM | 9:30 PM | 1h 20m |
| Peter Pan's Flight | Magic Kingdom | 8:10 PM | 9:30 PM | 1h 20m |
| Prince Charming Regal Carrousel | Magic Kingdom | 8:10 PM | 9:30 PM | 1h 20m |
| Frozen Ever After | EPCOT | 12:40 PM | 1:45 PM | 1h 5m |
| Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets | Hollywood Studios | 7:40 PM | 8:45 PM | 1h 5m |
| The Seas with Nemo & Friends | EPCOT | 6:35 PM | 7:35 PM | 1h |
| Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Hollywood Studios | 7:55 PM | 8:45 PM | 50 min |
| Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets | Hollywood Studios | 9:30 AM | 10:15 AM | 45 min |
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | EPCOT | 7:45 PM | 8:25 PM | 40 min |
| Spaceship Earth | EPCOT | 4:35 PM | 5:10 PM | 35 min |
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Magic Kingdom | 9:25 AM | 10:00 AM | 35 min |
| Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | 8:40 PM | 9:05 PM | 25 min |
| The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror | Hollywood Studios | 6:30 PM | 6:55 PM | 25 min |
| Test Track | EPCOT | 6:50 PM | 7:10 PM | 20 min |
| Star Tours – The Adventures Continue | Hollywood Studios | 3:05 PM | 3:20 PM | 15 min |
| Under the Sea - Journey of The Little Mermaid | Magic Kingdom | 1:50 PM | 2:05 PM | 15 min |
| Ride | Park | Closed from (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife Express Train | Animal Kingdom | 4:05 PM |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | EPCOT | 8:30 PM |
| Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Magic Kingdom | 9:25 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, Oct 28.
| Park | Conditions | High / low | Rain chance | Storm risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom | Light drizzle | 85°F / 69°F | 13% | low |
| EPCOT | Overcast | 83°F / 67°F | 18% | low |
| Hollywood Studios | Drizzle | 84°F / 68°F | 18% | low |
| Animal Kingdom | Light drizzle | 85°F / 68°F | 16% | low |
No active weather alert. Thunderstorm odds peaked at 11%.
Dining reservation drops
As of 11:55 PM ET, Oct 28.
SupaPark saw 884 reservation openings across 53 restaurants, plus 44 walk-up availability changes.
| Restaurant | Openings |
|---|---|
| Yak & Yeti | 80 |
| Nomad Lounge | 78 |
| Cinderella's Royal Table | 75 |
| GEO-82 | 73 |
| Space 220 Restaurant | 61 |
| Roundup Rodeo BBQ | 59 |
| Le Cellier Steakhouse | 50 |
| Akershus Royal Banquet Hall | 45 |
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 Wednesday, October 28, 2026, finalized 3:00 AM ET, Oct 29. It does not change after that; cite it as "SupaPark, October 28, 2026".
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Frequently asked questions
Was Disney World busy on October 28, 2026?
On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, EPCOT was the busiest Walt Disney World park (42-minute average headliner posted wait from 11 AM to 5 PM) and Animal Kingdom the lightest (19 minutes). SupaPark's forecast crowd levels were Magic Kingdom 3/10, EPCOT 5/10, Hollywood Studios 5/10, Animal Kingdom 1/10.
Which Disney World park was least crowded on October 28, 2026?
Animal Kingdom, with a 19-minute average headliner posted wait (11 AM–5 PM ET) on October 28, 2026, per SupaPark.
Which Lightning Lanes sold out on October 28, 2026?
20 attractions sold out on October 28, 2026: Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (8:28 AM), Slinky Dog Dash (9:02 AM), Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (10:02 AM), Test Track (11:20 AM), Frozen Ever After (11:58 AM), Remy's Ratatouille Adventure (12:23 PM), Feathered Friends in Flight! (3:15 PM), Festival of the Lion King (3:30 PM), and more.
Were any Disney World rides down on October 28, 2026?
21 unplanned outages of 15+ minutes on October 28, 2026; the longest was Journey Into Imagination With Figment (3h 5m).
What were Disney World park hours on October 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.
Sources
- SupaPark ride-status and posted-wait tracking (
ride_status_snapshots,v_live_real_wait,v_which_park_today, 60-day hourly baselinev_ride_hour_baseline). - SupaPark Lightning Lane sellout record (
ll_sellout_daily), the same data behind the sellout-time pages. - SupaPark dining availability events (
live_events: reservation openings and walk-up changes). - Published park hours (
park_hours), hard-ticket party calendar (ext_party_days), SupaPark crowd forecast (v_park_day_forecast), NWS forecast and alerts. - Machine-readable copy: data.json.
Related
- Live drops: Lightning Lane and dining openings as they happen
- What to ride next — live board
- Disney World wait times by park
- Magic Kingdom crowds today, hour by hour
- EPCOT crowds today, hour by hour
- Hollywood Studios crowds today, hour by hour
- Animal Kingdom crowds today, hour by hour
- Crowd calendar — the next 14 days
- When each Lightning Lane sells out
- Every day in the Disney World daily archive
- Disney World today (live)