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WDW Daily Recap: Tuesday, April 28

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 Tuesday, April 28.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 18.7 16.6 -2.1 Close
EPCOT 21.3 20.0 -1.3 Nailed it
Hollywood Studios 25.7 20.5 -5.2 Missed
Animal Kingdom 31.8 28.9 -2.9 Close

Overall MAE: 2.9 — 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 25.7, but the observed value came in at 20.5 — 5.2 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
Toy Story Mania! 44 25 -19.3 19.5
Millennium Falcon 34 18 -15.9 15.9
Rise of Resistance 33 38 +4.8 13.8
Tower of Terror 32 26 -5.7 9.9
Star Tours 16 6 -9.8 9.8
Alien Saucers 22 14 -8.1 8.1
Slinky Dog 45 39 -6.4 7.6
Runaway Railway 29 29 -0.0 5.7

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.