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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Feb 27, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 5 PM and 8 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK180m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER80° Cloudy
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Feb 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

9 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
9 AM
5
10 AM
5
11 AM
6
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
2
5 PM
2
6 PM
2
7 PM
4
8 PM
9 AM 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.

5 PM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 5 PM is your friend. Use it on Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 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
116m avg
peak 180m · 100% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
62m avg
peak 105m · 91% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
47m avg
peak 85m · 99% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
34m avg
peak 65m · 80% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
31m avg
peak 65m · 100% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
30m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
26m avg
peak 50m · 87% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
24m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
21m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
16m avg
peak 35m · 85% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
14m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
14m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
10m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
6m avg
peak 10m · 92% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
5m avg
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 80°F, low 58°F, rain for 10h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 180m to 81m
2:42p Walk-on window: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish + 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