US theme park crowds
Memorial Day weekend 2027:
the quietest US theme parks, ranked.
Universal Studios Hollywood is forecast quietest over Memorial Day weekend, a typical day at 27% crowd level, and Seaworld San Diego busiest at 84%. Across all 38 US parks the week averages 60%, which is moderately busy.
Every park, quietest first
Memorial Day is Monday 31 May 2027, the traditional start of the summer season.
Quietest day across the US parks: Sunday 30 May at 56%. Busiest: Saturday 29 May at 63%.
- 1Universal Studios Hollywood27%
- 2Magic Kingdom31%
- 3Six Flags Fiesta Texas33%
- 4Kennywood35%
- 5Universal Epic Universe39%
- 6Hollywood Studios40%
- 7Six Flags Great Adventure46%
- 8Legoland Orlando47%
- 9Universal Islands Of Adventure49%
- 10Dollywood50%
- 11Animal Kingdom52%
- 12Knoebels54%
- 13Six Flags New England56%
- 14Universal Studios Florida Park56%
- 15Carowinds57%
- 16Silver Dollar City58%
- 17Disneyland Park60%
- 18Legoland New York61%
- 19Disney California Adventure63%
- 20Seaworld San Antonio63%
- 21Busch Gardens Williamsburg64%
- 22Seaworld Orlando64%
- 23Kings Dominion65%
- 24Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida65%
- 25Busch Gardens Tampa66%
- 26Six Flags Over Georgia66%
- 27Six Flags Over Texas66%
- 28Six Flags Magic Mountain69%
- 29Cedar Point73%
- 30Six Flags Great America73%
- 31Californias Great America74%
- 32Universal Volcano Bay74%
- 33Epcot75%
- 34Kings Island76%
- 35Legoland California76%
- 36Knotts Berry Farm77%
- 37Dorney Park79%
- 38Seaworld San Diego84%
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.
- Sat2963%
- Sun3056%
- Mon3159%
Frequently asked
Which US theme park is quietest over Memorial Day weekend 2027?
Universal Studios Hollywood, forecast at 27% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Monday 31 May at 24%.
Which is busiest?
Seaworld San Diego, at 84% on a typical day and peaking on Saturday 29 May at 87%.
What is the quietest day of Memorial Day weekend?
Across every US park we forecast, Sunday 30 May is the quietest day at 56% and Saturday 29 May the busiest at 63%. 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 29 to 31 May 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.