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WDW Daily Recap: Wednesday, April 29

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 29.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 19.1 14.3 -4.8 Close
EPCOT 21.6 20.3 -1.3 Nailed it
Hollywood Studios 24.6 18.8 -5.8 Missed
Animal Kingdom 32.8 22.1 -10.7 Big miss

Overall MAE: 5.6 — the average absolute error across all four parks.

Spotlight: Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom was the biggest miss of the day. We predicted a WTI of 32.8, but the observed value came in at 22.1 — 10.7 points lighter than expected.

The error was top-heavy — three attractions drove most of the miss: Na'vi River (MAE 28.8), Flight of Passage (MAE 20.5), Kilimanjaro Safaris (MAE 15.4).

Attraction-Level Breakdown

Attraction Predicted Actual Error MAE
Na'vi River 55 26 -28.8 28.8
Flight of Passage 55 35 -20.1 20.5
Kilimanjaro Safaris 30 15 -14.9 15.4
Kali River Rapids 29 27 -1.9 9.6
Expedition Everest 21 13 -8.1 8.1
Zootopia 12 8 -3.9 4.0
Adventurers Outpost 19 20 +0.5 3.4
Gorilla Falls Trail 5 6 +1.0 1.0

Detected Closures / Downtime at Animal 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.