How busy was Islands of Adventure on Oct 23, 2026?

Islands of Adventure had a crowd level of 6/10 (Moderate) on Oct 23, 2026. The average wait was 27 minutes with a peak of 95 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 23, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 27 minutes. The longest wait was 95 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 23, 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 9 AM and 11 AM.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT27m

PEAK95m

RIDES OPEN16/16

WEATHER79° Clear

Islands of Adventure crowd report infographic for Oct 23, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

9 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10

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9 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 11 AM

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

72m avg

peak 95m · 96% uptime

Flight of the Hippogriff

53m avg

peak 75m · 100% uptime

Jurassic World VelociCoaster

51m avg

peak 90m · 88% uptime

The Incredible Hulk Coaster

32m avg

peak 65m · 100% uptime

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls

27m avg

peak 55m · 94% uptime

Skull Island: Reign of Kong

27m avg

peak 50m · 81% uptime

The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man

27m avg

peak 45m · 100% uptime

Pteranodon Flyers

26m avg

peak 45m · 56% uptime

The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride

26m avg

peak 45m · 95% uptime

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

20m avg

peak 35m · 96% uptime

Doctor Doom's Fearfall

15m avg

peak 45m · 100% uptime

Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

14m avg

peak 30m · 72% uptime

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

11m avg

peak 30m · 100% uptime

The Cat in The Hat

9m avg

peak 20m · 98% uptime

Storm Force Accelatron

5m avg

peak 10m · 91% uptime

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges

5m avg

peak 5m · 72% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 79°F, low 60°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 95m to 50m

2:42p Walk-on window: Doctor Doom + Hogwarts Express - Hogsmeade Station

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.