Universal Crowd Calendar Report – June 7 to 13, 2015
History shows us that wait times at Universal Orlando Resort in mid-June should fall somewhere in the highest portion of the Universal Crowd Calendar’s ‘1’ to ’10’ scale. Last week, crowds at Universal fell short (in some cases, well short) of what the Universal Crowd Calendar expected. We expected lots of ‘8’s and ‘9’s but saw mostly ‘6’s and ‘7’s.
Let’s look at how the crowd levels stacked up each day last week on the TouringPlans.com Universal Crowd Calendar Report:
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Studios |
7
|
6
|
On Sunday the Universal Crowd Calendar predicted within one at both parks. Universal guests saw average wait times like 27 minutes at Revenge of the Mummy and 44 minutes at The Incredible Hulk Coaster. |
| Islands of Adventure |
7
|
6
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
8
|
6
|
On Monday wait times were about the same as the day before with a couple Islands of Adventure attractions showing a slight increase. Flight of the Hippogriff hit a 41 minute average. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
7
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
8
|
7
|
Tuesday’s wait times were about the same. A few steps lower than predicted but similar to the two previous days. Transformers: The Ride-3D averaged 41 minutes while Pteranodon Flyers averaged 39. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
6
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
8
|
6
|
More lower than expected crowd levels on Wednesday at both Universal parks. Guests experienced average waits like 19 minutes at The Simpsons Ride and 41 minutes at Spider-Man. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
6
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
8
|
7
|
Thursday brought a small sign of increased crowd levels with both parks reaching a level ‘7’ for the first time of the week. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit averaged 49 minutes. |
| Islands of Adventure |
9
|
7
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
7
|
6
|
Friday’s crowd levels were one step down from Thursday’s. That means average wait times like 42 minutes at Rip Ride Rockit and 54 minutes at Dudley Do-Right Ripsaw Falls. |
| Islands of Adventure |
8
|
6
|
|
| WHAT WE THOUGHT |
WHAT WE SAW |
ANALYSIS | |
| Universal Studios |
7
|
4
|
Surprisingly, Saturday’s crowds were the lowest of the week. Rip Ride Rockit’s average wait dipped down to 32 minutes while Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey averaged 35 minutes. |
| Islands of Adventure |
7
|
5
|
|
| June 14 to 20, 2015 |
|---|
June is typically a shoulder season that bridges the gap between May and the busy summer season. Although wait times were down last week, it is likely that waits will increase as we approach to official start of summer break.
To see Universal Orlando Resort Crowd predictions for the days of your vacation, check the Crowd Calendar.
To get details about our predictions of future crowds or details about crowds in the past check out the Crowd Calendar and select “Jump to Date” on the left margin.
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