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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on New Year's Day,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.

Jan 1, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Mine-Cart Madness can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds held steady around a 7 from open through close.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT67m
PEAK270m
RIDES OPEN11/11
WEATHER64° Clear
Epic Universe crowd report infographic for Jan 1, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 12 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Mine-Cart Madness all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 12 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by land.

11 rides · avg wait shown
The Wizarding World
avg 152m
Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry
152m avg
peak 210m · 89% uptime
Super Nintendo World
avg 115m
Mine-Cart Madness
187m avg
peak 270m · 99% uptime
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge
98m avg
peak 195m · 97% uptime
Yoshi's Adventure
60m avg
peak 105m · 100% uptime
Dark Universe
avg 48m
Curse of the Werewolf
68m avg
peak 150m · 99% uptime
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
29m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Isle of Berk
avg 36m
Hiccup's Wing Gliders
60m avg
peak 85m · 99% uptime
Dragon Racer's Rally
43m avg
peak 75m · 100% uptime
Fyre Drill
5m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Celestial Park
avg 31m
Stardust Racers
34m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Constellation Carousel
28m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 64°F, low 42°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Mine-Cart Madness right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Mine-Cart Madness 270m to 162m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions