Of course, most notably, Disney used park capacities to control crowds and population transmissions during the global pandemic of COVID-19. Check out this article on things to do on especially crowded days. This is important to note: Just because the park is busy, that doesn’t mean that you can’t have a magical time! The days are just done differently than less busy park days. Other than safety, Disney wants each guest to have a magical Disney day, and they recognize that if they allow the parks to overfill then their guests will be very limited to the entertainment that the parks provide. That’s a lot of people fitting through small areas. Anyone who has tried to leave the Magic Kingdom right after the fireworks show knows how important this is. Of course, Disney must have some sort of capacity limit in case of emergencies. The whole Galaxy’s Edge land has made Hollywood Studios the hardest park to get a park pass for. Look out for EPCOT this year! Since EPCOT is getting all the new rides and cool new restaurants, we’re starting to see the sleeper park filling up! This was a similar story when Rise of the Resistance opened in Hollywood Studios. The most infamous days of the year where you know the park will be maxed out are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve.

Let’s be fair, Magic Kingdom wasn’t hitting capacity every day. Love it or hate it, it beats the old system of “show up and see”. Thanks to the Disney Parks reservation system, you have the ability to know whether or not a park is full.

Typically, it is just the Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios that will reach full capacity.

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