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

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 5/10 (Moderate) on May 23, 2026. The average wait was 31 minutes with a peak of 180 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 23, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 31 minutes. The longest wait was 180 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 weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

May 23, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 8 AM and 10 AM.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT32m

PEAK180m

RIDES OPEN15/15

WEATHER90° Partly Cloudy

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for May 23, 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.

8 AM to 10 AM

Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 8 AM 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

110m avg

peak 180m · 95% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

54m avg

peak 90m · 85% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

40m avg

peak 75m · 95% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

35m avg

peak 60m · 96% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

31m avg

peak 60m · 95% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

28m avg

peak 65m · 95% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

27m avg

peak 50m · 90% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

26m avg

peak 70m · 84% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

24m avg

peak 55m · 77% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

24m avg

peak 35m · 76% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

20m avg

peak 50m · 74% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

17m avg

peak 45m · 94% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

17m avg

peak 35m · 89% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

13m avg

peak 40m · 98% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

5m avg

peak 5m · 93% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

Closed all day

1 ride was closed all day

Pteranodon Flyers

Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 90°F, low 75°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 180m to 77m

2:42p Walk-on window: Doctor Doom + 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 weekend 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 weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

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