If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.
Sep 16, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Universal Studios Florida this season. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 2 for most of the day.
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2
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT30m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN15/22
WEATHER87° Drizzle
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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
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
1
3 PM
3
4 PM
2
5 PM
9 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 2 PM. MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack + The Simpsons Ride walked on.
2 PM to 6 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 2 PM. Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 5 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
22 rides · avg wait shown
Stranger Things 5
40m avg
peak 50m · 37% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
37m avg
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Hellraiser
35m avg
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
31m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
29m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
E.T. Adventure
26m avg
peak 35m · 84% uptime
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
25m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
23m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
20m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
18m avg
peak 35m · 78% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
17m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
13m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
6m avg
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
5m avg
peak 5m · 84% 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
CybergoriaEvil Dead BurnH.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!INVASION: Alien AbductionMADLANDS: Caged CannibalsOzzy Osbourne: Prince of DarknessSinners
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 87°F, low 77°F, rain for 9h.
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