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Thanksgiving week 2026:
the quietest US theme parks, ranked.

Legoland New York is forecast quietest over Thanksgiving week, a typical day at 39% crowd level, and Universal Epic Universe busiest at 87%. Across all 26 US parks the week averages 67%, which is busy.

21 to 29 November 202626 parksSchool holiday

Every park, quietest first

Thanksgiving is Thursday 26 November 2026. Most schools close for the whole week or from Wednesday.

Quietest day across the US parks: Sunday 22 November at 61%. Busiest: Friday 27 November at 73%.

  1. 1Legoland New York quietest Sun 22 Nov at 27% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 46% · shut 4 days39%
  2. 2Seaworld San Antonio quietest Sun 22 Nov at 33% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 51%39%
  3. 3Legoland Orlando quietest Sun 22 Nov at 37% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 54%45%
  4. 4Busch Gardens Williamsburg quietest Mon 23 Nov at 48% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 62%54%
  5. 5Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida quietest Sat 21 Nov at 53% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 63%56%
  6. 6Kennywood quietest Sun 22 Nov at 48% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 68% · shut 6 days57%
  7. 7Six Flags Magic Mountain quietest Sun 22 Nov at 51% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 65%60%
  8. 8Busch Gardens Tampa quietest Sun 22 Nov at 49% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 77%61%
  9. 9Seaworld San Diego quietest Sun 22 Nov at 55% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 69%62%
  10. 10Six Flags Discovery Kingdom quietest Sun 22 Nov at 53% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 67% · shut 4 days62%
  11. 11Silver Dollar City quietest Sun 22 Nov at 52% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 70% · shut 1 day64%
  12. 12Legoland California quietest Sun 22 Nov at 61% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 73%69%
  13. 13Magic Kingdom quietest Sun 22 Nov at 62% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 73%69%
  14. 14Dollywood quietest Sun 29 Nov at 61% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 83% · shut 1 day71%
  15. 15Epcot quietest Sun 22 Nov at 71% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 78%74%
  16. 16Universal Studios Florida Park quietest Sun 29 Nov at 62% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 80%74%
  17. 17Disneyland Park quietest Sun 29 Nov at 71% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 78%75%
  18. 18Seaworld Orlando quietest Sun 22 Nov at 66% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 88%75%
  19. 19Kings Island quietest Sun 29 Nov at 74% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 82% · shut 6 days77%
  20. 20Disney California Adventure quietest Sun 29 Nov at 73% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 82%78%
  21. 21Six Flags Over Texas quietest Sun 22 Nov at 73% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 83% · shut 1 day78%
  22. 22Universal Studios Hollywood quietest Sun 22 Nov at 72% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 83%79%
  23. 23Animal Kingdom quietest Sun 29 Nov at 78% · busiest Wed 25 Nov at 84%82%
  24. 24Universal Islands Of Adventure quietest Sun 22 Nov at 76% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 89%83%
  25. 25Hollywood Studios quietest Sat 21 Nov at 82% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 89%84%
  26. 26Universal Epic Universe quietest Sat 21 Nov at 83% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 90%87%

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. Sat2166%
  2. Sun2261%
  3. Mon2368%
  4. Tue2468%
  5. Wed2570%
  6. Thu2671%
  7. Fri2773%
  8. Sat2872%
  9. Sun2964%

Frequently asked

Which US theme park is quietest over Thanksgiving week 2026?

Legoland New York, forecast at 39% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Sunday 22 November at 27%.

Which is busiest?

Universal Epic Universe, at 87% on a typical day and peaking on Monday 23 November at 90%.

What is the quietest day of Thanksgiving week?

Across every US park we forecast, Sunday 22 November is the quietest day at 61% and Friday 27 November the busiest at 73%. 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 21 to 29 November 2026 to take in the weekends either side of the break.

Other holidays

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

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The full crowd calendar for every park