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A MODERATE DAY

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

Aug 5, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK110m
RIDES OPEN16/16
WEATHER86° Cloudy
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Aug 5, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
8 AM
5
9 AM
7
10 AM
6
11 AM
5
12 PM
4
1 PM
4
2 PM
5
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
6
8 PM
3
9 PM
8 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 9 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
73m avg
peak 110m · 82% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
69m avg
peak 90m · 73% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
48m avg
peak 80m · 100% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
39m avg
peak 85m · 82% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
38m avg
peak 60m · 82% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
38m avg
peak 55m · 80% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
34m avg
peak 70m · 88% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
27m avg
peak 60m · 82% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
25m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
23m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
20m avg
peak 50m · 82% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
14m avg
peak 40m · 82% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
14m avg
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
14m avg
peak 15m · 73% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
11m avg
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
7m avg
peak 15m · 89% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 86°F, low 75°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 110m to 51m
2:42p Walk-on window: One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish + 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