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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jan 18, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK255m
RIDES OPEN16/17
WEATHER72° Clear
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Jan 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
8 AM
5
9 AM
8
10 AM
8
11 AM
6
12 PM
1
1 PM
3
2 PM
4
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
4
7 PM
1
8 PM
8 AM to 10 AM
Hit Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure first

Even on a light day, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 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

Storm Force Accelatron + Dudley Do-Right 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 average wait.

16 rides · avg wait shown
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
162m avg
peak 255m · 76% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
103m avg
peak 145m · 90% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
68m avg
peak 120m · 85% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
57m avg
peak 180m · 100% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
55m avg
peak 110m · 100% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
50m avg
peak 110m · 86% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
45m avg
peak 80m · 82% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
35m avg
peak 80m · 92% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
25m avg
peak 55m · 85% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
24m avg
peak 65m · 85% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
24m avg
peak 55m · 97% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
22m avg
peak 65m · 45% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
19m avg
peak 70m · 83% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
12m avg
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
6m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
3m avg
peak 5m · 61% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 72°F, low 45°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 194m to 113m
1:15p Walk-on window: Storm Force Accelatron + Dudley Do-Right
4:08p Smart pick: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion