Islands of Adventure Crowd Calendar: December 2026

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Forecast crowds at Islands of Adventure in December 2026 average 5.5 out of 10. The lightest forecast days are Tue, Dec 1 (2.5), Wed, Dec 2 (2.5) and Thu, Dec 3 (2.6); the busiest are Sun, Dec 27 (9.0), Mon, Dec 28 (9.6) and Tue, Dec 29 (9.8).

5.5
Forecast avg
31 days, 1–10
Tue, Dec 1
Lightest day
forecast 2.5
16
Quietest Days
marked ★ below
5.6
Typical December
observed, past years

Islands of Adventure day by day, December 2026

Crowds run 1–10, compared with a typical day at Islands of Adventure. Quietest Day marks a Quietest Day: still a good day at the busier end of its forecast range. ~ marks a seasonal weather normal, not yet a forecast.

DateCrowdHighRain
Tue, Dec 1 Quietest Day2.5 Much quieter~76°F11%
Wed, Dec 2 Quietest Day2.5 Much quieter~76°F9%
Thu, Dec 3 Quietest Day2.6 Much quieter~76°F11%
Fri, Dec 4 Quietest Day3.5 Much quieter~76°F9%
Sat, Dec 55.8 Busier~76°F8%
Sun, Dec 6 Quietest Day4.0 Quieter~76°F9%
Mon, Dec 7 Quietest Day3.3 Much quieter~77°F9%
Tue, Dec 8 Quietest Day3.1 Much quieter~77°F12%
Wed, Dec 9 Quietest Day2.7 Much quieter~76°F13%
Thu, Dec 10 Quietest Day3.2 Much quieter~76°F13%
Fri, Dec 11 Quietest Day3.5 Much quieter~76°F15%
Sat, Dec 126.7 Busier~76°F16%
Sun, Dec 13 Quietest Day4.1 Quieter~76°F19%
Mon, Dec 14 Quietest Day3.4 Much quieter~76°F20%
Tue, Dec 15 Quietest Day2.9 Much quieter~76°F20%
Wed, Dec 16 Quietest Day3.1 Much quieter~75°F21%
Thu, Dec 17 Quietest Day3.4 Much quieter~75°F21%
Fri, Dec 18 Quietest Day4.7 Average~74°F21%
Sat, Dec 196.9 Much busier~74°F21%
Sun, Dec 206.2 Busier~74°F21%
Mon, Dec 218.4 Much busier~74°F23%
Tue, Dec 228.4 Much busier~74°F21%
Wed, Dec 237.5 Much busier~73°F19%
Thu, Dec 246.1 Busier~73°F17%
Fri, Dec 257.4 Much busier~73°F16%
Sat, Dec 268.8 Much busier~73°F15%
Sun, Dec 279.0 Much busier~73°F16%
Mon, Dec 289.6 Much busier~73°F16%
Tue, Dec 299.8 Much busier~73°F15%
Wed, Dec 308.2 Much busier~73°F15%
Thu, Dec 317.9 Much busier~73°F13%

Is December busy at Islands of Adventure?

In past years December has been the 8th quietest of 12 months at Islands of Adventure: an observed average of 5.6, against 5.0 across the whole year. Its quietest weekday in December has been Wednesday (average 4.1).

December by year

December by weekday

Plan around it

Plan a trip to sequence your park days around the lightest forecast crowds and the best weather, or see Islands of Adventure’s full crowd history by month, weekday and hour.

Forecasts are refreshed daily; these figures are as of September 29, 2026. Past years are observed crowd levels from Queue-Times.com wait data.