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WDW Daily Recap: Wednesday, April 8

Solid day overall. Most parks tracked well, with one outlier pulling the average. Here's how our WTI predictions compared to what actually happened at Walt Disney World on Wednesday, April 8.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 17.3 20.4 +3.1 Close
EPCOT 22.0 28.0 +6.0 Missed
Hollywood Studios 26.7 33.1 +6.4 Missed
Animal Kingdom 30.7 33.4 +2.7 Close

Overall MAE: 4.5 — the average absolute error across all four parks.

Spotlight: Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios was the biggest miss of the day. We predicted a WTI of 26.7, but the observed value came in at 33.1 — 6.4 points busier than expected.

The error was distributed across multiple attractions, with no single ride dominating the miss.

Attraction-Level Breakdown

Attraction Predicted Actual Error MAE
Rise of Resistance 33 55 +22.4 24.1
Tower of Terror 24 46 +21.9 22.1
Millennium Falcon 35 49 +14.2 14.7
Runaway Railway 30 41 +10.8 12.0
Slinky Dog 45 56 +10.9 11.2
Toy Story Mania! 44 37 -6.6 9.1
Little Mermaid Musical 30 38 +8.0 8.0
Alien Saucers 22 29 +6.4 6.8

Detected Closures / Downtime at Hollywood Studios

These rides had gaps of 60+ minutes in posted wait times during operating hours, suggesting temporary closures or extended downtime:

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📡 Data Sources — Our models are trained on data from TouringPlans, Queue-Times, and Thrill-Data. The models, techniques, and predictions are entirely our own.

Generated by the Theme Park Crowd Report team — data-driven crowd forecasts for 12 parks across Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and more.