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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jan 27, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 5, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK115m
RIDES OPEN12/12
WEATHER50° Clear
Universal Studios Florida crowd report infographic for Jan 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
11 AM
4
12 PM
4
1 PM
4
2 PM
5
3 PM
3
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
3
7 PM
2
8 PM
4
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Transformers: The Ride-3D first

Even on a light day, Transformers: The Ride-3D 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

Trolls Trollercoaster + Fast & Furious - Supercharged 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.

13 rides · avg wait shown
Transformers: The Ride-3D
57m avg
peak 115m · 97% uptime
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
51m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
37m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
30m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
25m avg
peak 60m · 84% uptime
E.T. Adventure
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
20m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
19m avg
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
18m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Fast & Furious - Supercharged
17m avg
peak 35m · 75% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
12m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Revenge of the Mummy

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 50°F, low 36°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Transformers 68m to 40m
1:15p Walk-on window: Trolls Trollercoaster + Fast & Furious - Supercharged
4:08p Smart pick: Transformers is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion