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WDW Daily Recap: Friday, April 10

Excellent day for the model — predictions were tight across all four parks. Here's how our WTI predictions compared to what actually happened at Walt Disney World on Friday, April 10.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 19.1 21.9 +2.8 Close
EPCOT 23.2 22.3 -0.9 Nailed it
Hollywood Studios 27.5 24.7 -2.8 Close
Animal Kingdom 33.7 33.3 -0.4 Nailed it

Overall MAE: 1.7 — the average absolute error across all four parks.

Spotlight: Magic Kingdom

Magic Kingdom was the biggest miss of the day. We predicted a WTI of 19.1, but the observed value came in at 21.9 — 2.8 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
TRON 34 67 +32.3 32.7
Tiana's Adventure 27 35 +8.1 13.9
Peter Pan's Flight 42 30 -12.1 12.9
Town Sq Mickey 28 17 -11.7 11.7
7 Dwarfs Train 52 43 -8.8 10.9
Jungle Cruise 28 37 +8.5 9.4
Buzz Lightyear 21 29 +7.9 8.8
Mad Tea Party 8 16 +8.3 8.3

Detected Closures / Downtime at Magic Kingdom

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.