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WDW Daily Recap: Saturday, April 11

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 Saturday, April 11.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 19.0 16.7 -2.3 Close
EPCOT 22.4 23.6 +1.2 Nailed it
Hollywood Studios 27.7 24.2 -3.5 Close
Animal Kingdom 33.5 32.8 -0.7 Nailed it

Overall MAE: 1.9 — 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 27.7, but the observed value came in at 24.2 — 3.5 points lighter 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 45 +11.3 17.0
Toy Story Mania! 47 32 -15.7 15.9
Tower of Terror 32 39 +6.8 11.5
Rise of the Resistance Single 3 12 +9.5 9.5
Millennium Falcon Single Rider 3 12 +9.5 9.5
Runaway Railway 28 34 +6.4 9.5
Star Tours 15 7 -7.9 7.9
Millennium Falcon 36 32 -4.2 7.9

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.