How busy was Islands of Adventure on Oct 18, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 5/10 (Moderate) on Oct 18, 2026. The average wait was 26 minutes with a peak of 120 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 16 rides were reporting wait times.

What were the wait times at Islands of Adventure on Oct 18, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 26 minutes. The longest wait was 120 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 16 rides were open and reporting.

A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Oct 18, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 9 AM and 12 PM.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT26m

PEAK120m

RIDES OPEN16/16

WEATHER77° Clear

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Oct 18, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10

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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.

9 AM to 12 PM

Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 9 AM is your friend. Use it on Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 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

87m avg

peak 120m · 100% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

55m avg

peak 80m · 99% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

50m avg

peak 85m · 100% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

40m avg

peak 60m · 54% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

25m avg

peak 45m · 98% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

25m avg

peak 45m · 100% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

24m avg

peak 45m · 100% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

22m avg

peak 40m · 100% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

17m avg

peak 55m · 72% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

14m avg

peak 35m · 85% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

13m avg

peak 45m · 100% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

13m avg

peak 35m · 100% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

12m avg

peak 25m · 99% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

11m avg

peak 25m · 98% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

6m avg

peak 20m · 86% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

5m avg

peak 5m · 73% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 65°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY

10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 120m to 61m

2:42p Walk-on window: Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station + Skull Island

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 felt the park, not the lines.

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 felt the park, not the lines.

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