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

Seaworld San Antonio is forecast quietest over Thanksgiving week, a typical day at 32% crowd level, and Universal Epic Universe busiest at 86%. Across all 21 US parks the week averages 65%, which is moderately busy.

21 to 29 November 202621 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 60%. Busiest: Saturday 28 November at 70%.

  1. 1Seaworld San Antonio quietest Sun 22 Nov at 27% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 37%32%
  2. 2Legoland New York quietest Sun 22 Nov at 28% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 46% · shut 4 days38%
  3. 3Legoland Orlando quietest Sun 22 Nov at 40% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 54%46%
  4. 4Busch Gardens Williamsburg quietest Sun 22 Nov at 44% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 59%51%
  5. 5Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida quietest Sat 21 Nov at 53% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 63%57%
  6. 6Six Flags Magic Mountain quietest Sun 22 Nov at 55% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 66%60%
  7. 7Six Flags Discovery Kingdom quietest Sun 22 Nov at 56% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 68% · shut 4 days61%
  8. 8Silver Dollar City quietest Sun 22 Nov at 51% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 69% · shut 1 day62%
  9. 9Busch Gardens Tampa quietest Sun 29 Nov at 59% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 72%65%
  10. 10Legoland California quietest Sun 29 Nov at 57% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 69%65%
  11. 11Dollywood quietest Sun 29 Nov at 57% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 72% · shut 1 day67%
  12. 12Universal Studios Florida Park quietest Sun 29 Nov at 59% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 73%67%
  13. 13Magic Kingdom quietest Sun 22 Nov at 64% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 73%68%
  14. 14Seaworld San Diego quietest Sun 29 Nov at 60% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 72%68%
  15. 15Seaworld Orlando quietest Sun 22 Nov at 68% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 82%74%
  16. 16Epcot quietest Sun 22 Nov at 72% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 77%75%
  17. 17Six Flags Over Texas quietest Tue 24 Nov at 74% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 82% · shut 1 day77%
  18. 18Animal Kingdom quietest Sun 29 Nov at 80% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 84%82%
  19. 19Universal Islands Of Adventure quietest Sat 21 Nov at 78% · busiest Tue 24 Nov at 85%82%
  20. 20Hollywood Studios quietest Sat 21 Nov at 81% · busiest Tue 24 Nov at 86%83%
  21. 21Universal Epic Universe quietest Sat 21 Nov at 80% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 89%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. Sat2164%
  2. Sun2260%
  3. Mon2366%
  4. Tue2466%
  5. Wed2567%
  6. Thu2668%
  7. Fri2768%
  8. Sat2870%
  9. Sun2961%

Frequently asked

Which US theme park is quietest over Thanksgiving week 2026?

Seaworld San Antonio, forecast at 32% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Sunday 22 November at 27%.

Which is busiest?

Universal Epic Universe, at 86% on a typical day and peaking on Thursday 26 November at 89%.

What is the quietest day of Thanksgiving week?

Across every US park we forecast, Sunday 22 November is the quietest day at 60% and Saturday 28 November the busiest at 70%. 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.

Christmas and New Year 2026Presidents' Day weekend 2027Memorial Day weekend 2027Every school holiday
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