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A MODERATE DAY

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

Sep 5, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 9 AM and 12 PM.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK105m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER89° Cloudy
Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Sep 5, 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
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
4
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
5
4 PM
3
5 PM
10
6 PM
7
7 PM
4
8 PM
6
9 PM
8 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Jurassic World VelociCoaster 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.

9 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 9 AM is your friend. Use it on Jurassic World VelociCoaster 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
75m avg
peak 90m · 88% uptime
Jurassic World VelociCoaster
66m avg
peak 105m · 86% uptime
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
36m avg
peak 95m · 100% uptime
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
32m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
31m avg
peak 80m · 98% uptime
Pteranodon Flyers
31m avg
peak 50m · 91% uptime
The Incredible Hulk Coaster
28m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Flight of the Hippogriff
23m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
The Cat in The Hat
20m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride
18m avg
peak 40m · 85% uptime
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
15m avg
peak 40m · 91% uptime
Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station
14m avg
peak 25m · 66% uptime
Doctor Doom's Fearfall
12m avg
peak 40m · 89% uptime
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
8m avg
peak 25m · 76% uptime
Storm Force Accelatron
8m avg
peak 25m · 92% uptime
Skull Island: Reign of Kong
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Skull Island: Reign of Kong

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 76°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Jurassic World VelociCoaster 105m to 46m
2:42p Walk-on window: The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride + 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