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US theme park crowds

Christmas and New Year 2026:
the quietest US theme parks, ranked.

Seaworld San Antonio is forecast quietest over Christmas and New Year, a typical day at 35% crowd level, and Six Flags Over Texas busiest at 81%. Across all 14 US parks the week averages 61%, which is moderately busy.

19 December 2026 to 3 January 202714 parksSchool holiday

Every park, quietest first

Winter break for most schools runs from Saturday 19 December to Sunday 3 January. The days between Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year at the big parks.

Quietest day across the US parks: Sunday 20 December at 55%. Busiest: Saturday 2 January at 68%.

  1. 1Seaworld San Antonio quietest Sat 19 Dec at 28% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 39%35%
  2. 2Legoland New York quietest Sat 19 Dec at 34% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 47% · shut 2 days39%
  3. 3Legoland Orlando quietest Sun 20 Dec at 41% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 58%49%
  4. 4Busch Gardens Williamsburg quietest Mon 21 Dec at 48% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 64%55%
  5. 5Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida quietest Sat 19 Dec at 53% · busiest Sun 27 Dec at 63%56%
  6. 6Six Flags Discovery Kingdom quietest Tue 22 Dec at 55% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 65% · shut 2 days58%
  7. 7Six Flags Magic Mountain quietest Tue 22 Dec at 58% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 70%63%
  8. 8Busch Gardens Tampa quietest Thu 31 Dec at 25% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 75%66%
  9. 9Silver Dollar City quietest Sun 20 Dec at 57% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 73% · shut 3 days66%
  10. 10Legoland California quietest Sun 20 Dec at 61% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 79%69%
  11. 11Seaworld San Diego quietest Sun 20 Dec at 63% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 77%70%
  12. 12Dollywood quietest Sun 20 Dec at 53% · busiest Tue 29 Dec at 82% · shut 2 days71%
  13. 13Seaworld Orlando quietest Sun 20 Dec at 71% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 82%76%
  14. 14Six Flags Over Texas quietest Sun 20 Dec at 77% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 86% · shut 2 days81%

Day by day, across the country

The mean crowd level over every US park open that day. Weekends and the first weekday of a break are the usual peaks.

  1. Sat1958%
  2. Sun2055%
  3. Mon2158%
  4. Tue2257%
  5. Wed2358%
  6. Thu2458%
  7. Fri2561%
  8. Sat2667%
  9. Sun2765%
  10. Mon2866%
  11. Tue2964%
  12. Wed3063%
  13. Thu3156%
  14. Fri161%
  15. Sat268%
  16. Sun363%

Frequently asked

Which US theme park is quietest over Christmas and New Year 2026?

Seaworld San Antonio, forecast at 35% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Saturday 19 December at 28%.

Which is busiest?

Six Flags Over Texas, at 81% on a typical day and peaking on Saturday 26 December at 86%.

What is the quietest day of Christmas and New Year?

Across every US park we forecast, Sunday 20 December is the quietest day at 55% and Saturday 2 January the busiest at 68%. Each park's own page has its day-by-day figures.

How are these figures worked out?

The crowd level is a forecast of how long the queues will be against each park's own busiest days, built from the queue times we record every few minutes and scored against what actually happened. 100% is the park's peak; under 30% is a quiet day. The window runs 19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 to take in the weekends either side of the break.

Other holidays

The same ranking for every other break we hold a forecast for.

Thanksgiving week 2026Presidents' Day weekend 2027Memorial Day weekend 2027Every school holiday
The full crowd calendar for every park