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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Oct 22, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK85m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER80° Clear
Universal Studios Florida crowd report infographic for Oct 22, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

9 AM to 5 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
9 AM
3
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
9 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
33m avg
peak 85m · 75% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
33m avg
peak 55m · 88% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
31m avg
peak 45m · 37% uptime
E.T. Adventure
29m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
28m avg
peak 65m · 99% uptime
Stranger Things 5
26m avg
peak 45m · 38% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
24m avg
peak 55m · 96% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
23m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
20m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
17m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
15m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Hellraiser
15m avg
peak 20m · 37% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
12m avg
peak 35m · 87% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
11m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
5m avg
peak 10m · 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: ☀️ Clear, high 80°F, low 61°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts 85m to 23m
2:42p Walk-on window: MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack + Transformers
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions