Florida Thrills

10/09/2026

10/07/2026

Columbus Day weekend Lightning Lanes are boarding fast, and some flights are already full ⚡

🔴 81% of headliner days have no LL before noon for Sat Oct 10 to Mon Oct 12 (as of 10:31 AM ET Oct 7)

📊 A normal weekend at this point: 60%. Columbus weekend 2025: 87%

🚫 Sold out Sat-Mon as of 10:31 AM: TRON, Seven Dwarfs, Cosmic Rewind, Slinky Dog Dash, Rise of the Resistance, Toy Story Mania

🎢 Slinky Dog Dash is gone through Wed Oct 14, TRON and Seven Dwarfs through Tue Oct 13

✅ Still a morning LL all five days: Space Mountain, Smugglers Run, Kali River Rapids

🗓️ Sun-Wed open to off-site guests 3 days ahead (Oct 8-11), so be ready the morning your window opens

How we measured: we check every Walt Disney World Lightning Lane every 1-2 minutes. “Sold out” = no return offered in our 10:31 AM check, and LLs can pop back up after cancellations. Comparisons use the same days ahead and the same time of day.

📊 Full breakdown: Thrill-Data.com/lightning-lane/wdw

Heading to Disney World for Columbus weekend? Which ride is your must-book? 👇

10/04/2026

🌙 How short were the lines at the first Universal Nights at Epic Universe?

Very. Epic’s rides averaged 49 minutes of posted wait during regular hours on Saturday. After 8:30 PM, during the event, they averaged 10 minutes.

⏱️ 9 of the 11 rides never posted more than 10 minutes all night.

⛏️ The one real line: Mine-Cart Madness, 20–40 minutes (119 during the day).

🎢 Riding everything once: about 108 minutes of posted waits at night, against 536 during the day.

Day-guest lines were gone within about 25 minutes of the 8 PM close.

🎟️ Next nights: Oct 17 (sold out), Oct 24, Nov 6 and Nov 20, listed at $180.

💡 Going? Expect to walk onto nearly everything. Plan around Mine-Cart Madness: it was mostly 20–25 minutes until about 10:50 PM, then climbed to 40.

📊 Every ride, day vs night: ThrillData.com/universal-nights

Would you pay $180 for a nearly empty Epic Universe? 👇

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

⏰ Staying at a Disney World resort? You get into the parks 30 minutes early. Here’s how to use Early Entry, based on 90 days of posted wait times.

🏰 Magic Kingdom: skip the Seven Dwarfs rush. It posts about 44 min during Early Entry, barely less than midday (49). Space Mountain (17 vs 38 midday) and Buzz Lightyear (5 vs 36) save far more. When the park officially opens, head to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure (about 5 min at open vs 45 midday) and Jungle Cruise (10 vs 34). Neither is open during Early Entry.

🌐 EPCOT: Test Track (34 vs 70) and Frozen Ever After (21 vs 55) are the big Early Entry wins. Cosmic Rewind posts its highest morning wait right at open (78), then eases to about 65 an hour later.

🎬 Hollywood Studios: every ride opens for Early Entry. Toy Story Mania! (14 vs 45) and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster (26 vs 57) save the most. Tower of Terror and Smugglers Run are still short right after official opening.

🌿 Animal Kingdom: Early Entry starts at 7:30. Na’vi River Journey (10 vs 45) and Expedition Everest (5 vs 33) are the best picks. Flight of Passage peaks at open (69), then drops to about 52 an hour later.

💡 Weekends barely change Early Entry waits, and September has been the easiest month so far.

📊 Every park and ride, with charts: ThrillData.com/early-entry

What’s your first ride in Early Entry? 👇

09/19/2026

Latest construction views of Project Driftwood and updates from Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

We were at Howl-O-Scream yesterday and grabbed current construction photos of Project Driftwood — plus a little news.

09/10/2026

The average wait times per each haunted house so far this 2026 HHN Orlando season.

Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness and Sinners have consistently led the way. Hellraiser and Stranger Things 5 are at the bottom since they open at 2 PM

09/09/2026