How busy was Islands of Adventure on Apr 23, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 6/10 (Moderate) on Apr 23, 2026. The average wait was 32 minutes with a peak of 220 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 15 rides were reporting wait times.

What were the wait times at Islands of Adventure on Apr 23, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 32 minutes. The longest wait was 220 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 15 rides were open and reporting.

A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Apr 23, 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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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT33m

PEAK220m

RIDES OPEN15/15

WEATHER80° Clear

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Apr 23, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

9 AM to 8 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 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.

15 rides · avg wait shown

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

160m avg

peak 220m · 95% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

54m avg

peak 75m · 99% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

32m avg

peak 65m · 73% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

32m avg

peak 55m · 100% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

31m avg

peak 70m · 99% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

29m avg

peak 50m · 98% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

24m avg

peak 80m · 100% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

24m avg

peak 55m · 89% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

23m avg

peak 45m · 100% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

21m avg

peak 45m · 98% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

19m avg

peak 55m · 97% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

17m avg

peak 35m · 99% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

14m avg

peak 20m · 80% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

8m avg

peak 25m · 95% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

8m avg

peak 20m · 93% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 80°F, low 60°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY

10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 220m to 112m

2:42p Walk-on window: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish + Popeye & Bluto

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.