If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.
May 1, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Islands of Adventure this season. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 2 for most of the day.
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2
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT29m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN14/14
WEATHER91° Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
8 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
8 AM
1
9 AM
2
10 AM
2
11 AM
3
12 PM
2
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
1
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
8 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 2 PM. Flight of the Hippogriff + The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man walked on.
2 PM to 6 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 2 PM. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 6 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
16 rides · avg wait shown
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
91m avg
peak 120m · 100% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
42m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
36m avg
peak 65m · 91% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
24m avg
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
17m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
17m avg
peak 35m · 91% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
16m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
15m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
14m avg
peak 35m · 90% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
14m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
8m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
7m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
5m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
5m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
Closed all day
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Pteranodon FlyersSkull Island: Reign of Kong
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 91°F, low 71°F, no rain.
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