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WDW Daily Recap: Monday, June 15

Mixed results. The model got some parks right but missed on others. Here's how our WTI predictions compared to what actually happened at Walt Disney World on Monday, June 15.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 21.9 14.3 -7.6 Missed
EPCOT 23.8 20.0 -3.8 Close
Hollywood Studios 30.7 19.9 -10.8 Big miss
Animal Kingdom 40.0 26.6 -13.4 Big miss

Overall MAE: 8.9 — 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 40.0, but the observed value came in at 26.6 — 13.4 points lighter than expected.

The error was concentrated in one attraction: Na'vi River (MAE 63.1), which drove most of the park-level miss.

Attraction-Level Breakdown

Attraction Predicted Actual Error MAE
Na'vi River 88 25 -63.1 63.1
Flight of Passage 55 53 -2.7 13.8
Kilimanjaro Safaris 28 20 -7.2 12.1
Kali River Rapids 25 32 +6.2 10.3
Expedition Everest 21 21 -0.1 8.5
Zootopia 16 10 -5.5 5.5
Adventurers Outpost 16 16 +0.0 3.8
Wildlife Train: Africa 6 8 +2.0 2.2

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.