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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Jan 12, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds held steady around a 6 from open through close.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT22m
PEAK180m
RIDES OPEN16/17
WEATHER68° Cloudy
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Jan 12, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 12 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 12 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

16 rides · avg wait shown
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
129m avg
peak 180m · 88% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
103m avg
peak 150m · 100% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
58m avg
peak 65m · 100% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
33m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
31m avg
peak 80m · 87% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
25m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
23m avg
peak 55m · 91% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
22m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
17m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
15m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
13m avg
peak 40m · 94% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
9m avg
peak 10m · 86% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
7m avg
peak 20m · 64% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
6m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
5m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
4m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 68°F, low 50°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 180m to 90m
2:42p Walk-on window: The Incredible Hulk Coaster + Doctor Doom
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions