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A MODERATE DAY

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

Aug 6, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 7 PM and 9 PM.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN16/16
WEATHER86° Cloudy
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Aug 6, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
8 AM
2
9 AM
2
10 AM
6
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
8
2 PM
6
3 PM
2
4 PM
1
5 PM
3
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
2
9 PM
8 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 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.

7 PM to 9 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 7 PM is your friend. Use it on Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 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
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
72m avg
peak 90m · 36% uptime
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
70m avg
peak 95m · 41% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
42m avg
peak 80m · 100% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
39m avg
peak 60m · 34% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
34m avg
peak 120m · 100% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
32m avg
peak 45m · 23% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
30m avg
peak 80m · 86% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
29m avg
peak 60m · 56% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
26m avg
peak 65m · 90% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
11m avg
peak 45m · 47% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
10m avg
peak 30m · 34% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
10m avg
peak 25m · 95% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
7m avg
peak 10m · 34% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
6m avg
peak 15m · 43% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
5m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
5m avg
peak 5m · 21% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 86°F, low 74°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey 120m to 24m
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