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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have wished you'd picked a different week.

Oct 20, 2026 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 6, settling around a 8 for most of the day.

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8
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT29m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN12/12
WEATHER78° Clear
Universal Studios Florida crowd report infographic for Oct 20, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
11 AM
6
12 PM
5
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
3
7 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 7 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
50m avg
peak 100m · 94% uptime
E.T. Adventure
43m avg
peak 65m · 77% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
35m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
34m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
31m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
30m avg
peak 50m · 95% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
29m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
26m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
24m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
24m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
14m avg
peak 20m · 88% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
8m avg
peak 25m · 100% 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: ☀️ Clear, high 78°F, low 62°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts 100m to 60m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions