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A MODERATE DAY

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

Apr 26, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 9 AM and 11 AM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT30m
PEAK210m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER85° Clear
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Apr 26, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

9 AM to 11 AM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 9 AM 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.

16 rides · avg wait shown
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
154m avg
peak 210m · 85% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
51m avg
peak 75m · 88% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
40m avg
peak 65m · 91% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
29m avg
peak 55m · 91% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
28m avg
peak 70m · 84% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
26m avg
peak 40m · 89% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
24m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
20m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
16m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
16m avg
peak 40m · 83% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
13m avg
peak 35m · 88% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
12m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
10m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
10m avg
peak 15m · 75% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
5m avg
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 67°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 210m to 108m
2:42p Walk-on window: Skull Island + 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