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Universal Hollywood crowd calendar

September 2026

  1. 275
  2. 283
  3. 293
  4. 302

October 2026

  1. 12
  2. 23
  3. 34
  4. 46
  5. 55
  6. 67
  7. 74
  8. 85
  9. 95
  10. 109
  11. 1110
  12. 1210
  13. 136
  14. 144
  15. 154
  16. 164
  17. 177
  18. 187
  19. 195
  20. 203
  21. 212
  22. 223
  23. 235
  24. 246
  25. 256
  26. 263

Quick answers

How crowded will Universal Hollywood be this week?

  • Sun 275Moderate
  • Mon 283Light
  • Tue 293Light
  • Wed 302Light
  • Thu 12Light
  • Fri 23Light
  • Sat 34Moderate

1–10, where 5 is a normal Universal Hollywood day. Forecast updated nightly. Crowd calendar

Day by day

  1. 5Today · Moderate · liveHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 3–9
  2. 3Monday, September 28 · LightExtended evening hours · Shorter park hours · Quieter than usual lately · likely 2–6
  3. 3Tuesday, September 29 · LightExtended evening hours · Shorter park hours · Quieter than usual lately · likely 2–6
  4. 2Wednesday, September 30 · LightHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 1–4
  5. 2Thursday, October 1 · LightHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 1–4
  6. 3Friday, October 2 · LightHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 2–6
  7. 4Saturday, October 3 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 2–7
  8. 6Sunday, October 4 · BusyHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 3–9
  9. 5Monday, October 5 · ModerateExtended evening hours · Quieter than usual lately · Shorter park hours · likely 2–8
  10. 7Tuesday, October 6 · BusyExtended evening hours · Longer park hours · Quieter than usual lately · likely 4–9
  11. 4Wednesday, October 7 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Longer park hours · likely 2–8
  12. 5Thursday, October 8 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Longer park hours · likely 3–8
  13. 5Friday, October 9 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Longer park hours · likely 3–8
  14. 9Saturday, October 10 · PackedColumbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend · Halloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · likely 7–10
  15. 10Sunday, October 11 · PackedColumbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend · Halloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · likely 7–10
  16. 10Monday, October 12 · PackedColumbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day · Extended evening hours · Holiday weekend · likely 8–10
  17. 6Tuesday, October 13 · BusyExtended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 3–9
  18. 4Wednesday, October 14 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 2–7
  19. 4Thursday, October 15 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 2–7
  20. 4Friday, October 16 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 2–7
  21. 7Saturday, October 17 · BusyHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 4–9
  22. 7Sunday, October 18 · BusyHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 4–9
  23. 5Monday, October 19 · ModerateExtended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 3–8
  24. 3Tuesday, October 20 · LightExtended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 2–6
  25. 2Wednesday, October 21 · LightHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 1–4
  26. 3Thursday, October 22 · LightHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Park closes early for an event · likely 2–6
  27. 5Friday, October 23 · ModerateHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Longer park hours · likely 3–8
  28. 6Saturday, October 24 · BusyHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 3–9
  29. 6Sunday, October 25 · BusyHalloween Horror Nights tonight; closes early · Extended evening hours · Event weekend crowd · likely 3–9
  30. 3Monday, October 26 · LightExtended evening hours · Shorter park hours · likely 2–6

Universal Hollywood crowd questions

When is Universal Hollywood least crowded in the next two months?

Parky's calendar has Wednesday, September 30, Thursday, October 1, Wednesday, October 21 as the lightest days coming up at Universal Hollywood.

When is Universal Hollywood busiest in the next two months?

The busiest days coming up are Sunday, October 11, Monday, October 12, Saturday, October 10. Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day weekend is part of why.

What do the crowd levels mean?

Each park is scored against its own normal day. A 5 is a typical day for that park; a 10 is among its busiest, a 1 among its quietest. The score tracks how long the park's headline rides' lines run between 10 AM and 6 PM, so it measures what you'll actually feel in line.

How does Parky predict crowds?

For roughly the next month, Parky reads what the parks themselves publish: operating hours, event nights that close a park early, and date-priced Lightning Lane, which Disney sets by expected demand. Past that, it uses the calendar: weekends, holiday weekends, and school breaks for the districts and regions that fill each resort, from Florida and Southern California to New York, Texas, Canada, and the UK.

How accurate is it?

Parky measures every park day after it happens and grades its forecasts against it every night; each park's page shows its own track record, and parks where the calendar isn't reliable yet say so. Today's number is different: once the gates open it updates from the headline rides' actual waits, and by early afternoon it lands within one level of the final answer about 70% of the time, 85% by 3 PM. Days more than a month out are an early outlook, shown hatched.