How busy was Universal Studios Florida on Sep 5, 2026?

Universal Studios Florida had a crowd level of 5/10 (Moderate) on Sep 5, 2026. The average wait was 35 minutes with a peak of 180 minutes at Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness. 22 rides were reporting wait times.

What were the wait times at Universal Studios Florida on Sep 5, 2026?

The average wait across all rides was 35 minutes. The longest wait was 180 minutes at Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness. 22 rides were open and reporting. Cybergoria, Evil Dead Burn, H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!, INVASION: Alien Abduction, MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals, Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness, Sinners were closed all day.

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 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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/10
Moderate

AVG WAIT36m

PEAK180m

RIDES OPEN15/22

WEATHER89° Cloudy

Universal Studios Florida crowd report infographic for Sep 5, 2026 — Tap to enlarge

The day, hour by hour.

8 AM to 5 PM · crowd level 1–10

8 AM

9 AM

10 AM

11 AM

12 PM

1 PM

2 PM

3 PM

4 PM

5 PM

8 AM to 10 AM

Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts 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 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 5 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.

22 rides · avg wait shown

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts

52m avg

peak 120m · 95% uptime

Revenge of the Mummy

47m avg

peak 90m · 98% uptime

Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station

43m avg

peak 100m · 89% uptime

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem

38m avg

peak 55m · 100% uptime

Transformers: The Ride-3D

36m avg

peak 75m · 95% uptime

E.T. Adventure

34m avg

peak 65m · 83% uptime

MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack

29m avg

peak 60m · 81% uptime

The Simpsons Ride

26m avg

peak 50m · 100% uptime

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon

26m avg

peak 45m · 98% uptime

Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control

26m avg

peak 40m · 33% uptime

Trolls Trollercoaster

19m avg

peak 35m · 89% uptime

Stranger Things 5

17m avg

peak 35m · 33% uptime

Hellraiser

17m avg

peak 25m · 30% uptime

Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl

11m avg

peak 15m · 89% uptime

Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast

7m avg

peak 15m · 100% uptime

Cybergoria

Closed all day

Evil Dead Burn

Closed all day

H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!

Closed all day

INVASION: Alien Abduction

Closed all day

MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals

Closed all day

Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness

Closed all day

Sinners

Closed all day

7 rides were closed all day

Cybergoria Evil Dead Burn H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular! INVASION: Alien Abduction MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness Sinners

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: Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts 120m to 36m

2:42p Walk-on window: Stranger Things 5 + Hellraiser

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

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