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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Aug 9, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT25m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN16/16
WEATHER89° Cloudy
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Aug 9, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
8 AM
1
9 AM
2
10 AM
3
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
6
3 PM
3
4 PM
2
5 PM
4
6 PM
1
7 PM
3
8 PM
5
9 PM
8 AM to 10 AM
Hit Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure first

Even on a light day, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station + Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 9 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

16 rides · avg wait shown
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
63m avg
peak 80m · 93% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
53m avg
peak 75m · 80% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
36m avg
peak 70m · 100% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
32m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
31m avg
peak 50m · 88% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
29m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
27m avg
peak 60m · 74% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
25m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
18m avg
peak 55m · 90% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
18m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
17m avg
peak 50m · 90% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
15m avg
peak 20m · 100% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
12m avg
peak 25m · 91% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
9m avg
peak 15m · 72% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
6m avg
peak 15m · 86% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
5m avg
peak 5m · 92% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 76°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 76m to 44m
1:15p Walk-on window: Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station + Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
4:08p Smart pick: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion