How busy was Islands of Adventure on Mar 16, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 5/10 (Moderate) on Mar 16, 2026. The average wait was 37 minutes with a peak of 200 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 15 rides were reporting wait times.

What were the wait times at Islands of Adventure on Mar 16, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 37 minutes. The longest wait was 200 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 15 rides were open and reporting. Pteranodon Flyers was closed all day.

A MODERATE DAY

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

Mar 16, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 8 PM and 9 PM.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT37m

PEAK200m

RIDES OPEN15/15

WEATHER80° Cloudy

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Mar 16, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10

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8 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.

8 PM to 9 PM

Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 8 PM is your friend. Use it on Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 9 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

139m avg

peak 200m · 72% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

87m avg

peak 120m · 72% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

47m avg

peak 120m · 76% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

43m avg

peak 100m · 90% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

42m avg

peak 75m · 77% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

39m avg

peak 90m · 100% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

36m avg

peak 70m · 98% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

33m avg

peak 85m · 96% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

21m avg

peak 60m · 75% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

20m avg

peak 45m · 92% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

19m avg

peak 50m · 76% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

15m avg

peak 50m · 79% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

9m avg

peak 35m · 51% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

8m avg

peak 20m · 93% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

7m avg

peak 10m · 55% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

Closed all day

1 ride was closed all day

Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 80°F, low 63°F, rain for 7h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY

10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 200m to 97m

2:42p Walk-on window: The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride + Dudley Do-Right

3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets

7:15p Re-ride window opens late

5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions

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

The day, hour by hour.

Every ride, by average wait.

This is the day,but live, in your pocket.

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

This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.