How busy was Islands of Adventure on Oct 20, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 5/10 (Moderate) on Oct 20, 2026. The average wait was 20 minutes with a peak of 75 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 20, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 20 minutes. The longest wait was 75 minutes at Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure. 16 rides were open and reporting.

A MODERATE DAY

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

Oct 20, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 5, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT21m

PEAK75m

RIDES OPEN16/16

WEATHER78° Clear

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Oct 20, 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.

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 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

64m avg

peak 75m · 100% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

47m avg

peak 70m · 100% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

32m avg

peak 55m · 99% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

27m avg

peak 45m · 66% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

25m avg

peak 50m · 100% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

23m avg

peak 45m · 79% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

18m avg

peak 20m · 100% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

17m avg

peak 35m · 85% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

17m avg

peak 35m · 100% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

14m avg

peak 35m · 100% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

12m avg

peak 30m · 90% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

8m avg

peak 15m · 100% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

7m avg

peak 20m · 100% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

5m avg

peak 5m · 75% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

5m avg

peak 5m · 90% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

5m avg

peak 5m · 100% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 78°F, low 62°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY

10:15a Drop alert: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure 75m to 45m

2:42p Walk-on window: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey + Dudley Do-Right

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 day like this, you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

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 day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

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