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

Kings Island is forecast quietest over Thanksgiving week, a typical day at 19% crowd level, and Legoland California busiest at 80%. Across all 30 US parks the week averages 59%, which is moderately busy.

21 to 29 November 202630 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 43%. Busiest: Saturday 28 November at 68%.

  1. 1Kings Island quietest Mon 23 Nov at 13% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 31%19%
  2. 2Universal Studios Hollywood quietest Sun 22 Nov at 17% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 31%24%
  3. 3Knoebels quietest Mon 23 Nov at 16% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 40%27%
  4. 4Knotts Berry Farm quietest Thu 26 Nov at 19% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 42%28%
  5. 5Universal Volcano Bay quietest Thu 26 Nov at 26% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 48%33%
  6. 6Kings Dominion quietest Sun 22 Nov at 13% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 48%35%
  7. 7Six Flags Great Adventure quietest Thu 26 Nov at 23% · busiest Sat 21 Nov at 44%35%
  8. 8Legoland New York quietest Sun 22 Nov at 34% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 57% · shut 4 days44%
  9. 9Magic Kingdom quietest Sun 22 Nov at 38% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 85% · shut 3 days58%
  10. 10Universal Epic Universe quietest Sat 21 Nov at 23% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 79%59%
  11. 11Disneyland Park quietest Sun 22 Nov at 33% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 84%60%
  12. 12Busch Gardens Williamsburg quietest Sun 22 Nov at 48% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 79%61%
  13. 13Six Flags Discovery Kingdom quietest Sun 22 Nov at 42% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 80% · shut 4 days61%
  14. 14Kennywood quietest Sun 29 Nov at 39% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 73%62%
  15. 15Silver Dollar City quietest Sun 22 Nov at 34% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 86% · shut 1 day64%
  16. 16Six Flags Magic Mountain quietest Sun 22 Nov at 41% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 84%65%
  17. 17Seaworld San Antonio quietest Sun 22 Nov at 55% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 81%68%
  18. 18Busch Gardens Tampa quietest Sun 22 Nov at 50% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 85%69%
  19. 19Epcot quietest Sun 22 Nov at 59% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 78% · shut 3 days70%
  20. 20Hollywood Studios quietest Sat 21 Nov at 43% · busiest Tue 24 Nov at 85% · shut 3 days70%
  21. 21Animal Kingdom quietest Sat 21 Nov at 54% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 89% · shut 3 days72%
  22. 22Disney California Adventure quietest Sun 29 Nov at 51% · busiest Tue 24 Nov at 85%72%
  23. 23Dollywood quietest Sun 29 Nov at 51% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 86% · shut 1 day72%
  24. 24Peppa Pig Theme Park Florida quietest Sun 22 Nov at 58% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 84%73%
  25. 25Legoland Orlando quietest Sun 22 Nov at 43% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 90%74%
  26. 26Universal Islands Of Adventure quietest Sun 29 Nov at 52% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 87%75%
  27. 27Universal Studios Florida Park quietest Sun 29 Nov at 42% · busiest Mon 23 Nov at 88%75%
  28. 28Seaworld San Diego quietest Sun 29 Nov at 57% · busiest Thu 26 Nov at 88%76%
  29. 29Seaworld Orlando quietest Sun 22 Nov at 50% · busiest Fri 27 Nov at 93%77%
  30. 30Legoland California quietest Sun 22 Nov at 56% · busiest Sat 28 Nov at 97%80%

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. Sat2149%
  2. Sun2243%
  3. Mon2365%
  4. Tue2460%
  5. Wed2563%
  6. Thu2667%
  7. Fri2767%
  8. Sat2868%
  9. Sun2944%

Frequently asked

Which US theme park is quietest over Thanksgiving week 2026?

Kings Island, forecast at 19% on a typical day of the break, with its quietest day on Monday 23 November at 13%.

Which is busiest?

Legoland California, at 80% on a typical day and peaking on Saturday 28 November at 97%.

What is the quietest day of Thanksgiving week?

Across every US park we forecast, Sunday 22 November is the quietest day at 43% and Saturday 28 November 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 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