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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 38% crowd level, and Hollywood Studios busiest at 86%. Across all 19 US parks the week averages 67%, which is busy.

19 December 2026 to 3 January 202719 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 60%. Busiest: Monday 28 December at 74%.

  1. 1Seaworld San Antonio quietest Fri 1 Jan at 24% · busiest Tue 29 Dec at 48%38%
  2. 2Legoland New York quietest Sat 19 Dec at 36% · busiest Sun 27 Dec at 47% · shut 5 days41%
  3. 3Legoland Orlando quietest Sun 20 Dec at 39% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 62%49%
  4. 4Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida quietest Sat 19 Dec at 53% · busiest Sun 27 Dec at 63%56%
  5. 5Busch Gardens Williamsburg quietest Fri 25 Dec at 51% · busiest Sun 27 Dec at 68%57%
  6. 6Six Flags Discovery Kingdom quietest Sun 20 Dec at 55% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 67% · shut 2 days61%
  7. 7Six Flags Magic Mountain quietest Thu 24 Dec at 57% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 68%63%
  8. 8Busch Gardens Tampa quietest Thu 31 Dec at 25% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 82%65%
  9. 9Seaworld San Diego quietest Sun 20 Dec at 59% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 74%65%
  10. 10Silver Dollar City quietest Sun 20 Dec at 56% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 73% · shut 3 days65%
  11. 11Kings Island quietest Mon 21 Dec at 70% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 85% · shut 2 days74%
  12. 12Magic Kingdom quietest Sun 20 Dec at 64% · busiest Wed 30 Dec at 85%74%
  13. 13Legoland California quietest Sun 20 Dec at 64% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 85%75%
  14. 14Seaworld Orlando quietest Sun 20 Dec at 71% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 85%77%
  15. 15Dollywood quietest Sun 20 Dec at 57% · busiest Sun 27 Dec at 91% · shut 2 days78%
  16. 16Epcot quietest Sat 19 Dec at 73% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 91%78%
  17. 17Six Flags Over Texas quietest Sun 20 Dec at 77% · busiest Sat 26 Dec at 83% · shut 2 days79%
  18. 18Animal Kingdom quietest Sat 19 Dec at 81% · busiest Mon 28 Dec at 91%84%
  19. 19Hollywood Studios quietest Sat 19 Dec at 81% · busiest Tue 29 Dec at 94%86%

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. Sat1963%
  2. Sun2060%
  3. Mon2164%
  4. Tue2263%
  5. Wed2364%
  6. Thu2464%
  7. Fri2565%
  8. Sat2672%
  9. Sun2773%
  10. Mon2874%
  11. Tue2973%
  12. Wed3073%
  13. Thu3164%
  14. Fri165%
  15. Sat270%
  16. Sun367%

Frequently asked

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

Seaworld San Antonio, forecast at 38% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Friday 1 January at 24%.

Which is busiest?

Hollywood Studios, at 86% on a typical day and peaking on Tuesday 29 December at 94%.

What is the quietest day of Christmas and New Year?

Across every US park we forecast, Sunday 20 December is the quietest day at 60% and Monday 28 December the busiest at 74%. 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
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