Key Takeaways
- Quietest months: August, September and July. Busiest: December, March and February.
- Quietest day of the week: Wednesday, at 38%. Busiest: Monday, at 65%.
- The UK summer holidays averaged 32% and October half-term 30%, against a park average of 49%.
- Evening queues are the shortest of the day.
EPCOT crowd levels by month
The table shows EPCOT's average crowd level for each month from 2022 to 2025, on Queue-Times' 0 to 100% scale where higher means busier. The park's average across all four years was 49%.
| Month | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| January | 53% | Busier |
| February | 60% | Busier |
| March | 61% | Much busier |
| April | 53% | Busier |
| May | 40% | Quieter |
| June | 51% | About average |
| July | 37% | Quieter |
| August | 29% | Much quieter |
| September | 36% | Much quieter |
| October | 51% | About average |
| November | 55% | Busier |
| December | 62% | Much busier |
EPCOT's quiet season is the middle of the year: August, September and July are its three quietest months. Its busiest are December, March and February, with December at 62%.
The best and worst days of the week
| Day | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 65% | Much busier |
| Tuesday | 44% | Quieter |
| Wednesday | 38% | Quieter |
| Thursday | 49% | About average |
| Friday | 54% | Busier |
| Saturday | 49% | About average |
| Sunday | 44% | Quieter |
Wednesday was EPCOT's quietest day at 38%, followed by Sunday, and Monday its busiest at 65%. If you only have one EPCOT day, avoid Monday if you can.
The quietest and busiest weeks of the year
Averaged over 2022 to 2025, these were EPCOT's five quietest and five busiest weeks. Dates are shown for 2025; in other years the same weeks start a day or two earlier or later.
Quietest weeks
- 28 July to 3 August: 32%
- 11 to 17 August: 27%
- 25 to 31 August: 21%
- 1 to 7 September: 17%
- 27 October to 2 November: 27%
Busiest weeks
- 17 to 23 February: 78%
- 10 to 16 March: 73%
- 3 to 9 November: 72%
- 22 to 28 December: 88%
- 30 December to 5 January: 74%
EPCOT in the UK school holidays
UK school holiday dates vary by area and year, so these are the typical weeks. Averages cover 2022 to 2025.
| UK holiday | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| February half-term (mid February) | 70% | Much busier |
| Easter holidays (the week either side of Easter Sunday) | 67% | Much busier |
| May half-term (the late May bank holiday week) | 51% | About average |
| Summer holidays (late July and August) | 32% | Much quieter |
| October half-term (late October) | 30% | Much quieter |
| Christmas (20 to 31 December) | 80% | Much busier |
This is good news for UK families tied to school holidays. The summer holidays averaged 32% at EPCOT and October half-term 30%, both well below the park's average. February half-term (70%), Easter (67%) and above all Christmas (80%) are the busy ones.
The best time of day
Across the day, EPCOT's queues in the morning run about 11% longer than its daily average, at midday about 12% longer, and in the evening about 22% shorter.
So at EPCOT the evening is the easiest time for the rides with the longest queues, while mornings and middays run at about the same level.
How long are the queues for the big rides?
Average posted wait in 2025 for EPCOT's longest queues, with 2019 alongside where the ride was open. Posted waits are the times the park displays at the entrance to each queue, averaged across every day of the year.
| Ride | Average posted wait, 2025 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind | 60 min | Not open |
| Test Track | 59 min | 65 min |
| Remy's Ratatouille Adventure | 46 min | Not open |
| Frozen Ever After | 38 min | 52 min |
| Soarin' Across America | 20 min | 40 min |
| Mission: SPACE | 17 min | 25 min |
All 4 of these rides that were open in 2019 had a shorter average posted wait in 2025.
Is EPCOT getting busier?
| Year | Average crowd level |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 53% |
| 2021 | 42% |
| 2022 | 50% |
| 2023 | 46% |
| 2024 | 52% |
| 2025 | 48% |
EPCOT's average crowd level was highest in 2019, at 53%, and was 48% in 2025. 2020 is left out because the parks were closed for months that year. So far in 2026 (January to August), the average is 52%, against 47% for the same months of 2025.
Festivals at EPCOT
EPCOT runs a festival for most of the year: the International Festival of the Arts in January and February, the Flower and Garden Festival in spring, the Food and Wine Festival from late summer into November, and the Festival of the Holidays in December. Festival entry is included with park admission, and the food and drink booths are paid for separately. The festivals do not stop EPCOT being quiet: August and September are still its quietest months.
Tickets for EPCOT
All four Disney theme parks are included in the Disney 14-Day Magic Ticket, from £522.83 per adult for 2027 travel, which gives any 14 days of theme park entry within an 18-day window from the start date you choose. It includes park hopping and both Disney water parks. For travel before the end of 2026, the 2026 edition is from £580.27 per adult. With 14 days to use, you can pick the quieter days for each park from the tables above. Every Disney ticket we sell is on our Walt Disney World tickets page.
How we measured this
Crowd levels are the daily 0 to 100% crowd level published by Queue-Times for each day EPCOT was open from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025, 1,458 days in all, averaged by month, weekday and week. Ride waits are average posted standby waits for each year. We update this page each month; the data runs to 1 September 2026. For today's queues, see EPCOT wait times on ParkPulse.
More on timing a Disney trip: the best time to visit Disney World from the UK and our Orlando crowd calendar. Crowd calendars for the other Disney parks: Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom.
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