How busy was Islands of Adventure on Mar 18, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 6/10 (Moderate) on Mar 18, 2026. The average wait was 49 minutes with a peak of 240 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 18, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 49 minutes. The longest wait was 240 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 managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Mar 18, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT49m

PEAK240m

RIDES OPEN15/15

WEATHER67° Clear

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Mar 18, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

9 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10

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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.

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 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

170m avg

peak 240m · 100% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

123m avg

peak 155m · 91% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

61m avg

peak 100m · 99% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

58m avg

peak 95m · 98% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

51m avg

peak 105m · 100% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

49m avg

peak 90m · 98% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

44m avg

peak 75m · 92% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

38m avg

peak 80m · 93% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

32m avg

peak 70m · 100% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

29m avg

peak 60m · 96% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

28m avg

peak 55m · 98% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

21m avg

peak 45m · 96% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

13m avg

peak 25m · 91% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

12m avg

peak 25m · 99% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

5m avg

peak 5m · 83% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

Closed all day

1 ride was closed all day

Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 67°F, low 46°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 240m to 119m

2:42p Walk-on window: Storm Force Accelatron + 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 managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

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 managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

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