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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.

Apr 7, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT36m
PEAK170m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER70° Rain
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Apr 7, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

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
139m avg
peak 170m · 97% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
58m avg
peak 75m · 92% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
49m avg
peak 70m · 91% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
41m avg
peak 80m · 91% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
39m avg
peak 85m · 98% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
36m avg
peak 70m · 100% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
32m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
31m avg
peak 70m · 100% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
28m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
24m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
16m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
13m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
9m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
7m avg
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
5m avg
peak 5m · 47% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: 🌧️ Rain, high 70°F, low 64°F, rain for 18h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 170m to 97m
2:42p Walk-on window: Doctor Doom + The Cat in The Hat
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions