Key Takeaways
- Quietest months: September, October and August. Busiest: March, April and July.
- Saturday is the busiest day by a wide margin, at 71%. Wednesday is the quietest, at 41%.
- October half-term averaged 31%, Easter 81%, against a park average of 52%.
- Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure has the park's longest queue, averaging 110 minutes in 2025.
Islands of Adventure crowd levels by month
The table shows Islands of Adventure's average crowd level for each month from 2022 to 2025, on Queue-Times' 0 to 100% scale where higher means busier. The park's average across all four years was 52%.
| Month | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| January | 50% | About average |
| February | 60% | Busier |
| March | 65% | Much busier |
| April | 63% | Busier |
| May | 47% | Quieter |
| June | 57% | Busier |
| July | 61% | Busier |
| August | 47% | Quieter |
| September | 24% | Much quieter |
| October | 46% | Quieter |
| November | 47% | Quieter |
| December | 54% | About average |
September stands out: at 24%, it was far quieter than any other month at Islands of Adventure. March was the busiest month at 65%.
The best and worst days of the week
| Day | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 51% | About average |
| Tuesday | 46% | Quieter |
| Wednesday | 41% | Quieter |
| Thursday | 50% | About average |
| Friday | 54% | About average |
| Saturday | 71% | Much busier |
| Sunday | 49% | About average |
As at Universal Studios Florida, Saturday is the day to avoid: it averaged 71%, well above every other day. Wednesday was the quietest at 41%.
The quietest and busiest weeks of the year
Averaged over 2022 to 2025, these were Islands of Adventure's five quietest and five busiest weeks. Dates are shown for 2025; in other years the same weeks start a day or two earlier or later.
Quietest weeks
- 28 April to 4 May: 32%
- 1 to 7 September: 14%
- 8 to 14 September: 22%
- 15 to 21 September: 28%
- 22 to 28 September: 25%
Busiest weeks
- 17 to 23 February: 86%
- 10 to 16 March: 81%
- 31 March to 6 April: 76%
- 22 to 28 December: 81%
- 30 December to 5 January: 72%
Islands of Adventure in the UK school holidays
UK school holiday dates vary by area and year, so these are the typical weeks. Averages cover 2022 to 2025.
| UK holiday | Average crowd level | Compared with the park's average |
|---|---|---|
| February half-term (mid February) | 73% | Much busier |
| Easter holidays (the week either side of Easter Sunday) | 81% | Much busier |
| May half-term (the late May bank holiday week) | 69% | Much busier |
| Summer holidays (late July and August) | 51% | About average |
| October half-term (late October) | 31% | Much quieter |
| Christmas (20 to 31 December) | 81% | Much busier |
Easter (81%) and Christmas (81%) are the busiest UK school holidays at Islands of Adventure, followed by February half-term (73%). October half-term, at 31%, is much quieter, and the first two weeks of December averaged 33%.
How long are the queues for the big rides?
Average posted wait in 2025 for Islands of Adventure's longest queues, with 2019 alongside where the ride was open. Posted waits are the times the park displays at the entrance to each queue, averaged across every day of the year.
| Ride | Average posted wait, 2025 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure | 110 min | 138 min |
| Jurassic World VelociCoaster | 53 min | Not open |
| Flight of the Hippogriff | 38 min | 31 min |
| Pteranodon Flyers | 33 min | 32 min |
| The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man | 28 min | 30 min |
| Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls | 28 min | 25 min |
Of the 5 rides here that were open in 2019, 2 had a shorter average posted wait in 2025 and 3 a longer one.
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure has the longest queue in the park, averaging 110 minutes across 2025. On a quiet day it is still worth heading there first.
Is Islands of Adventure getting busier?
| Year | Average crowd level |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 51% |
| 2021 | 54% |
| 2022 | 62% |
| 2023 | 51% |
| 2024 | 50% |
| 2025 | 45% |
Islands of Adventure's average crowd level was highest in 2022, at 62%, and was 45% in 2025. 2020 is left out because the parks were closed for months that year. So far in 2026 (January to August), the average is 50%, against 48% for the same months of 2025.
Tickets for Islands of Adventure
Universal Studios Florida, Islands of Adventure and Epic Universe are all included in the Universal Orlando 3 Park Adventure Ticket, from £360.11 per adult, and the Universal Orlando All Parks Ticket, from £404.60 per adult, which adds Volcano Bay. Both give 14 consecutive days of unlimited entry, so you can save the busiest park for a quieter weekday. For 2027 travel, see the 2027 3 Park Adventure Ticket and the 2027 All Parks Ticket. Every Universal ticket we sell is on our Universal Orlando tickets page.
How we measured this
Crowd levels are the daily 0 to 100% crowd level published by Queue-Times for each day Islands of Adventure was open from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2025, 1,457 days in all, averaged by month, weekday and week. Ride waits are average posted standby waits for each year. We update this page each month; the data runs to 1 September 2026. For today's queues, see Islands of Adventure wait times on ParkPulse.
More on timing a Universal trip: the best time to visit Universal Orlando, how to beat the queues at Universal and our Orlando crowd calendar. Crowd calendars for the other Universal parks: Universal Studios Florida and Epic Universe.
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