How busy was Islands of Adventure on May 22, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 5/10 (Moderate) on May 22, 2026. The average wait was 31 minutes with a peak of 200 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 15 rides were reporting wait times.

What were the wait times at Islands of Adventure on May 22, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 31 minutes. The longest wait was 200 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 15 rides were open and reporting. Pteranodon Flyers was closed all day.

A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

May 22, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT31m

PEAK200m

RIDES OPEN15/15

WEATHER86° Clear

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for May 22, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10

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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 10 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

106m avg

peak 200m · 100% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

56m avg

peak 90m · 95% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

44m avg

peak 90m · 100% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

34m avg

peak 65m · 72% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

31m avg

peak 65m · 100% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

29m avg

peak 60m · 83% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

28m avg

peak 60m · 99% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

24m avg

peak 60m · 98% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

20m avg

peak 75m · 100% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

20m avg

peak 45m · 92% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

19m avg

peak 50m · 96% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

18m avg

peak 30m · 83% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

12m avg

peak 35m · 100% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

8m avg

peak 25m · 100% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

6m avg

peak 20m · 96% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

Closed all day

1 ride was closed all day

Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 86°F, low 74°F, rain for 7h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY

10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 200m to 74m

2:42p Walk-on window: Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station + One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

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 had to pick your battles.

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 had to pick your battles.

This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.