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Best Time to Ride at Islands of Adventure
Rope drop at Islands of Adventure is at 9 AM today, when the park opens, so be at the gate by 8:30 AM. Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ is quietest around 1 PM and busiest around 9 PM. The list below gives the quietest hour for every attraction, so you can plan the rest of the day around the lines. What time rope drop starts at Islands of Adventure →
| Attraction | Quietest | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | 4PM | 5PM | 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | 9PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ | 1 PM | 72 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 107 |
| Jurassic World VelociCoaster | 9 AM | 26 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 50 | 76 |
| Flight of the Hippogriff™ | 9 PM | 23 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 16 |
| Pteranodon Flyers | 9 AM | 10 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 27 |
| The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man® | 9 AM | 10 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 22 |
| The Incredible Hulk Coaster® | 9 AM | 12 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
| Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls® | 9 AM | 6 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 15 |
| Skull Island: Reign of Kong | 9 AM | 6 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 8 |
| Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ | 8 PM | 13 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
| Hogwarts Express™ - Hogsmeade™ Station | 9 AM | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | · | · |
| The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride!™ | 9 AM | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 27 |
| Doctor Doom's Fearfall® | 9 PM | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| The Cat in The Hat™ | 9 AM | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish™ | 9 AM | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® | 9 AM | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | · | · |
| Caro-Seuss-el™ | 9 AM | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Storm Force Accelatron® | 9 AM | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Under 25 min 25–49 min 50+ min ◇ quietest hour
Best time to ride, attraction by attraction
- What is the best time to ride Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ at Islands of Adventure?
- At Islands of Adventure, Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ typically has its shortest standby waits around 1 PM and its longest around 9 PM. The wait runs about 67 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 150 minutes at its worst.
- What is the best time to ride Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Islands of Adventure?
- At Islands of Adventure, Jurassic World VelociCoaster typically has its shortest standby waits around 9 AM and its longest around 9 PM. The wait runs about 43 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 205 minutes at its worst.
- What is the best time to ride Flight of the Hippogriff™ at Islands of Adventure?
- At Islands of Adventure, Flight of the Hippogriff™ typically has its shortest standby waits around 9 PM and its longest around 11 AM. The wait runs about 28 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 90 minutes at its worst.
- What is the best time to ride Pteranodon Flyers at Islands of Adventure?
- At Islands of Adventure, Pteranodon Flyers typically has its shortest standby waits around 9 AM and its longest around 6 PM. The wait runs about 24 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 80 minutes at its worst.
- What is the best time to ride The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man® at Islands of Adventure?
- At Islands of Adventure, The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man® typically has its shortest standby waits around 9 AM and its longest around 11 AM. The wait runs about 24 minutes on a normal day and climbs near 95 minutes at its worst.
Wait-time insights from Rope Drop News · unofficial, not affiliated with Universal.