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WDW Daily Recap: Tuesday, June 16

Tough day for predictions. Multiple parks deviated significantly from forecasts. Here's how our WTI predictions compared to what actually happened at Walt Disney World on Tuesday, June 16.

Park-by-Park: Predicted vs. Observed WTI

Park Predicted Observed Delta Verdict
Magic Kingdom 22.0 13.9 -8.1 Missed
EPCOT 24.6 18.1 -6.5 Missed
Hollywood Studios 30.6 20.2 -10.4 Big miss
Animal Kingdom 39.6 19.3 -20.3 Big miss

Overall MAE: 11.3 — 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 39.6, but the observed value came in at 19.3 — 20.3 points lighter than expected.

The error was concentrated in one attraction: Na'vi River (MAE 66.6), which drove most of the park-level miss.

Attraction-Level Breakdown

Attraction Predicted Actual Error MAE
Na'vi River 89 22 -66.6 66.6
Flight of Passage 55 30 -25.0 25.0
Kilimanjaro Safaris 28 14 -13.7 14.2
Expedition Everest 24 14 -9.7 10.7
Zootopia 16 9 -6.4 6.5
Kali River Rapids 26 22 -3.5 5.5
Adventurers Outpost 16 16 +0.5 5.1
Wildlife Train: Africa 6 6 -0.3 1.6

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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Generated by the Theme Park Crowd Report team — data-driven crowd forecasts for 12 parks across Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando, and more.