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A MODERATE DAY

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

Apr 18, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT40m
PEAK190m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER88° Clear
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Apr 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

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 6 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
140m avg
peak 165m · 58% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
69m avg
peak 165m · 94% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
47m avg
peak 70m · 82% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
42m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
41m avg
peak 70m · 96% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
32m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
31m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
27m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
25m avg
peak 55m · 100% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
25m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
21m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
17m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
11m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
10m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
7m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 66°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 165m to 98m
2:42p Walk-on window: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish + The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions