Universal Orlando Resort Crowd Report – October 5 to 11, 2014

Early Park Admission to Universal Studios was not enough to push wait times higher than a level ‘4’ on our scale but it did make Sunday one of the lowest crowds we’ve seen at Islands of Adventure in a while. All the coasters averaged wait times in the single digits and Forbidden Journey averaged 28 minutes (predicted 45).

Monday saw a big jump in waits, especially at Islands of Adventure. On Monday, only Storm Force Acceleration and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish averaged single digit waits while Spider-Man averaged 35 minutes as predicted.

Tuesdays crowds were slightly low as well. The only significant average wait time at The Studios was at Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (60 minutes, predicted 45). Meanwhile, at Islands of Adventure no attraction averaged more than a 34 minute wait.

Wednesday’s wait times were within a few minutes of what we predicted, with only a few exceptions. For example, Men in Black Alien Attack was 14 minutes (predicted 15) and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was 22 minutes (predicted 25).

Thursday brought Halloween Horror Nights to Universal Studios and a slight bump in crowds as a result. Wait times would still be classified as moderate however, including averages like 16 minutes at Disaster! and 30 at The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man.

Slightly higher than predicted at The Studios, slightly lower than predicted at Islands of Adventure. Dragon Challenge averaged only 7 minutes (predicted 16) while Revenge of the Mummy averaged 20 minutes (predicted 13).

Saturday had the largest crowds of the week, as predicted, although Islands of Adventure matched its level ‘5’ from Monday. Notable average waits were 71 minutes at Transformers: The Ride-3D (predicted 52) and 27 minutes at Flight of the Hippogriff (predicted 33).