Islands of Adventure Photo by Eric A. Soto, CC BY-SA 2.0
Universal Orlando · Wednesday, October 28

Islands of Adventure Hours Today and for November and December 2026

Opens9 AM
Closes tonight8 PM
Early Park Admission8 AM
Closes in…

Islands of Adventure is open 9 AM to 8 PM today. For the rest of October the park usually opens at 9 AM and closes at 8 PM. Early Park Admission usually starts 60 minutes before opening. Every remaining day in October has official hours, and next month is below.

Your Islands of Adventure day, hour by hour

Early Park Admission · Universal Orlando hotel guests and other select groups, select rides

Park opens to all guests · rope drop for everyone else

What time does Islands of Adventure close tonight? · 8 PM, be in line by then to ride

Plan around these

Next month
November 2026

Usually 9 AM to 7 PM, earliest close 6 PM on Thu, Nov 5
Then
December 2026

Usually 9 AM to 7 PM
WED28 9 AM – 8 PM least busy
THU29 9 AM – 8 PM
FRI30 9 AM – 8 PM
SAT31 9 AM – 8 PM
SUN1 9 AM – 8 PM
MON2 9 AM – 7 PM
TUE3 9 AM – 7 PM

Plan the rest of your Islands of Adventure day

Least busy day in October Wed, Oct 28 Light crowds forecast · see every day ranked → What time to arrive Rope drop plan gate time and the first rides to hit → How busy will it be Crowd calendar every date scored 1 to 10 → Right now Live wait times every ride, updated all day →

Islands of Adventure hours by month

Islands of Adventure hours decide how early you can be in line for the Hogsmeade and Jurassic Park headliners, and Early Park Admission is often the quietest hour of the day here. Pick your month below and check the opening time for your date before you set your alarm.

October 2026

Islands of Adventure hours skyline · Oct 28 to Nov 30 Tap a tower for that day's hours
6a 8a 10a 12p 2p 4p 6p 8p 10p 28 Wed, Oct 28 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 29 Thu, Oct 29 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 30 Fri, Oct 30 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 31 Sat, Oct 31 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 1 Sun, Nov 1 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 2 Mon, Nov 2 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 3 Tue, Nov 3 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 4 Wed, Nov 4 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 5 Thu, Nov 5 · 9 AM to 6 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 6 Fri, Nov 6 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 7 Sat, Nov 7 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 8 Sun, Nov 8 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 9 Mon, Nov 9 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 10 Tue, Nov 10 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 11 Wed, Nov 11 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 12 Thu, Nov 12 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 13 Fri, Nov 13 · 9 AM to 6 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 14 Sat, Nov 14 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 15 Sun, Nov 15 · 9 AM to 6 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 16 Mon, Nov 16 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 17 Tue, Nov 17 · 9 AM to 6 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 18 Wed, Nov 18 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 19 Thu, Nov 19 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 20 Fri, Nov 20 · 9 AM to 6 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 21 Sat, Nov 21 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 22 Sun, Nov 22 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 23 Mon, Nov 23 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 24 Tue, Nov 24 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 25 Wed, Nov 25 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 26 Thu, Nov 26 · 9 AM to 8 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 27 Fri, Nov 27 · 9 AM to 9 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 28 Sat, Nov 28 · 9 AM to 9 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 29 Sun, Nov 29 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM 30 Mon, Nov 30 · 9 AM to 7 PM · Early Park Admission 8 AM
  • Park hours
  • Sunset
  • Early Park Admission
  • Closes earlier than usual
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
28 9a-8p 29 9a-8p 30 9a-8p 31 9a-8p
  1. Today 9 AM to 8 PM
  2. Thu, Oct 29 9 AM to 8 PM
  3. Fri, Oct 30 9 AM to 8 PM
  4. Sat, Oct 31 9 AM to 8 PM

November 2026

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 9a-8p 2 9a-7p 3 9a-7p 4 9a-7p 5 9a-6p 6 9a-7p 7 9a-7p 8 9a-7p 9 9a-7p 10 9a-7p 11 9a-7p 12 9a-7p 13 9a-6p 14 9a-7p 15 9a-6p 16 9a-7p 17 9a-6p 18 9a-7p 19 9a-7p 20 9a-6p 21 9a-7p 22 9a-8p 23 9a-8p 24 9a-8p 25 9a-8p 26 9a-8p 27 9a-9p 28 9a-9p 29 9a-7p 30 9a-7p
  1. Sun, Nov 1 9 AM to 8 PM
  2. Mon, Nov 2 9 AM to 7 PM
  3. Tue, Nov 3 9 AM to 7 PM
  4. Wed, Nov 4 9 AM to 7 PM
  5. Thu, Nov 5 9 AM to 6 PM
  6. Fri, Nov 6 9 AM to 7 PM
  7. Sat, Nov 7 9 AM to 7 PM
  8. Sun, Nov 8 9 AM to 7 PM
  9. Mon, Nov 9 9 AM to 7 PM
  10. Tue, Nov 10 9 AM to 7 PM
  11. Wed, Nov 11 9 AM to 7 PM
  12. Thu, Nov 12 9 AM to 7 PM
  13. Fri, Nov 13 9 AM to 6 PM
  14. Sat, Nov 14 9 AM to 7 PM
  15. Sun, Nov 15 9 AM to 6 PM
  16. Mon, Nov 16 9 AM to 7 PM
  17. Tue, Nov 17 9 AM to 6 PM
  18. Wed, Nov 18 9 AM to 7 PM
  19. Thu, Nov 19 9 AM to 7 PM
  20. Fri, Nov 20 9 AM to 6 PM
  21. Sat, Nov 21 9 AM to 7 PM
  22. Sun, Nov 22 9 AM to 8 PM
  23. Mon, Nov 23 9 AM to 8 PM
  24. Tue, Nov 24 9 AM to 8 PM
  25. Wed, Nov 25 9 AM to 8 PM
  26. Thu, Nov 26 9 AM to 8 PM
  27. Fri, Nov 27 9 AM to 9 PM
  28. Sat, Nov 28 9 AM to 9 PM
  29. Sun, Nov 29 9 AM to 7 PM
  30. Mon, Nov 30 9 AM to 7 PM

December 2026

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 9a-7p 2 9a-7p 3 9a-7p 4 9a-7p 5 9a-7p 6 9a-7p 7 9a-7p 8 9a-7p 9 9a-7p 10 9a-7p 11 9a-7p 12 9a-7p 13 9a-7p 14 9a-7p 15 9a-7p 16 9a-7p 17 9a-7p 18 9a-7p 19 9a-9p 20 9a-9p 21 9a-9p 22 9a-9p 23 9a-9p 24 9a-9p 25 9a-9p 26 9a-10p 27 9a-10p 28 9a-10p 29 9a-10p 30 9a-10p 31 ~9a-8p
  1. Tue, Dec 1 9 AM to 7 PM
  2. Wed, Dec 2 9 AM to 7 PM
  3. Thu, Dec 3 9 AM to 7 PM
  4. Fri, Dec 4 9 AM to 7 PM
  5. Sat, Dec 5 9 AM to 7 PM
  6. Sun, Dec 6 9 AM to 7 PM
  7. Mon, Dec 7 9 AM to 7 PM
  8. Tue, Dec 8 9 AM to 7 PM
  9. Wed, Dec 9 9 AM to 7 PM
  10. Thu, Dec 10 9 AM to 7 PM
  11. Fri, Dec 11 9 AM to 7 PM
  12. Sat, Dec 12 9 AM to 7 PM
  13. Sun, Dec 13 9 AM to 7 PM
  14. Mon, Dec 14 9 AM to 7 PM
  15. Tue, Dec 15 9 AM to 7 PM
  16. Wed, Dec 16 9 AM to 7 PM
  17. Thu, Dec 17 9 AM to 7 PM
  18. Fri, Dec 18 9 AM to 7 PM
  19. Sat, Dec 19 9 AM to 9 PM
  20. Sun, Dec 20 9 AM to 9 PM
  21. Mon, Dec 21 9 AM to 9 PM
  22. Tue, Dec 22 9 AM to 9 PM
  23. Wed, Dec 23 9 AM to 9 PM
  24. Thu, Dec 24 9 AM to 9 PM
  25. Fri, Dec 25 9 AM to 9 PM
  26. Sat, Dec 26 9 AM to 10 PM
  27. Sun, Dec 27 9 AM to 10 PM
  28. Mon, Dec 28 9 AM to 10 PM
  29. Tue, Dec 29 9 AM to 10 PM
  30. Wed, Dec 30 9 AM to 10 PM
  31. Thu, Dec 31 9 AM to 8 PM typical

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Islands of Adventure hours

What time does Islands of Adventure open today?
Islands of Adventure is open from 9 AM to 8 PM today.
Do Islands of Adventure hours change day to day?
Yes, Islands of Adventure hours change by date and season. In October the park usually opens at 9 AM and closes at 8 PM. The calendars above show the open and close time for every day this month and next.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons by Eric A. Soto (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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