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Fyre Drill Wait Times

Fyre Drill is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Fyre Drill at Universal Epic Universe, built on 18,471 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 10am · usually ~6 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 10am–8pm

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Best time to ride Fyre Drill

On a typical Friday, Fyre Drill runs about 6 min at rope drop, peaks near 25 min around 2 PM, and eases to 5 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 30 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 22 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 19 min, this is the #10 longest line of 13 tracked rides at Universal Epic Universe (park average 34 min). The longest is Mine-Cart Madness™ at 80 min.

Typical Fyre Drill wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday5 min22 min 1 PM5 min
Monday5 min27 min 1 PM5 min
Tuesday6 min26 min 2 PM5 min
Wednesday6 min24 min 11 AM5 min
Thursday8 min27 min 1 PM5 min
Friday6 min25 min 2 PM5 min
Saturday · busiest6 min30 min 2 PM5 min

Fyre Drill average wait by month

19 to 38 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202624.9 min5,932
July 202638.4 min14,686
August 202625.9 min26,642
September 202619.8 min18,766
October 202619.2 min574

Fyre Drill wait time FAQ

▾When is Fyre Drill shortest?

Fyre Drill is shortest at rope drop (about 6 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 5 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 25 min around 2 PM.

▾Which day is Fyre Drill busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 30 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 22 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Fyre Drill right now?

Fyre Drill isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

87.72%
of operating hours available
160
separate outages recorded
169h
out of service

Across 1,377 hours that Universal Epic Universe was open, Fyre Drill was running 87.72% of the time, with 160 separate interruptions. That ranks #3 for availability out of 12 tracked rides at Universal Epic Universe, where the typical ride runs 93.19% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-01 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 18,471 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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