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A PACKED DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked off the property by 2pm.

Oct 5, 2026 ran at a 9/10. Full-park conditions, lines stacked everywhere. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 7, settling around a 9 for most of the day.

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9
/10
Packed
AVG WAIT29m
PEAK85m
RIDES OPEN12/12
WEATHER88° Cloudy
Universal Studios Florida crowd report infographic for Oct 5, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
10 AM
3
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
5
6 PM
4
7 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop hard or rethink the morning

If you walk in after 9 AM, plan to save Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station for the last hour instead.

11 AM to 1 PM
Sit-down lunch, no exceptions

Quick-service waits balloon on days like this. A reservation buys you AC and time.

2 PM to 6 PM
Take a break, come back at 7

Crowds don't thin. Leave the park, swim, return for the last 90 minutes.

8 PM to 7 PM
One more ride, then leave

Even at close, waits hold long. Pick one ride and get out before the parking lot does its worst.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
47m avg
peak 80m · 95% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
40m avg
peak 65m · 97% uptime
E.T. Adventure
39m avg
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
38m avg
peak 65m · 97% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
36m avg
peak 55m · 99% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
30m avg
peak 55m · 100% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
29m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
28m avg
peak 85m · 95% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
23m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
20m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
12m avg
peak 20m · 88% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
9m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Cybergoria
Closed all day
Evil Dead Burn
Closed all day
Hellraiser
Closed all day
H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
Closed all day
INVASION: Alien Abduction
Closed all day
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
Closed all day
MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
Closed all day
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Closed all day
Sinners
Closed all day
Stranger Things 5
Closed all day
10 rides were closed all day
Cybergoria Evil Dead Burn Hellraiser H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular! INVASION: Alien Abduction Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness Sinners Stranger Things 5

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 88°F, low 76°F, rain for 9h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 85m to 51m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions