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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Sep 5, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT49m
PEAK200m
RIDES OPEN11/11
WEATHER90° Cloudy
Epic Universe crowd report infographic for Sep 5, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

9 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
9 AM
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
4
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
9 AM to 10 AM
Hit Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry first

Even on a light day, Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

second-tier rides fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by land.

11 rides · avg wait shown
The Wizarding World
avg 178m
Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry
178m avg
peak 200m · 48% uptime
Super Nintendo World
avg 82m
Mine-Cart Madness
131m avg
peak 150m · 62% uptime
Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge
80m avg
peak 155m · 100% uptime
Yoshi's Adventure
34m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Isle of Berk
avg 39m
Hiccup's Wing Gliders
45m avg
peak 100m · 58% uptime
Fyre Drill
39m avg
peak 85m · 87% uptime
Dragon Racer's Rally
33m avg
peak 55m · 90% uptime
Dark Universe
avg 38m
Curse of the Werewolf
57m avg
peak 100m · 89% uptime
Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment
20m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Celestial Park
avg 20m
Stardust Racers
22m avg
peak 40m · 90% uptime
Constellation Carousel
19m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 90°F, low 75°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry 214m to 125m
1:15p Walk-on window: second-tier rides
4:08p Smart pick: Harry Potter and the Battle at the Ministry is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion