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Flight of the Hippogriff™ Wait Times

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Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Flight of the Hippogriff™ at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, built on 25,339 measured readings.

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Park hours today: 9am–9pm

Flight of the Hippogriff™10 min

Best time to ride Flight of the Hippogriff™

On a typical Monday, Flight of the Hippogriff™ runs about 50 min at rope drop, peaks near 53 min around 11 AM, and eases to 22 min by close. Across the week, Thursday is the worst day (about 59 min at its midday peak) and Saturday the calmest (about 39 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 30 min, this is the #6 longest line of 20 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (park average 24 min). The longest is Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ at 68 min.

Typical Flight of the Hippogriff™ wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday46 min55 min 11 AM21 min
Monday50 min53 min 11 AM22 min
Tuesday49 min52 min 12 PM29 min
Wednesday44 min50 min 11 AM10 min
Thursday · busiest45 min59 min 4 PM27 min
Friday33 min53 min 2 PM26 min
Saturday39 min39 min 10 AM10 min

Flight of the Hippogriff™ average wait by month

26 to 43 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202626.2 min6,567
July 202643 min14,804
August 202630.2 min16,036

Flight of the Hippogriff™ wait time FAQ

▾When is Flight of the Hippogriff™ shortest?

Flight of the Hippogriff™ is shortest at rope drop (about 50 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 22 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 53 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Flight of the Hippogriff™ busiest?

Thursday runs the longest lines, peaking around 59 min midday, while Saturday is the calmest at about 39 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Flight of the Hippogriff™ right now?

Flight of the Hippogriff™ is at 10 minutes right now, updated 1 min ago. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

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

92.84%
of operating hours available
67
separate outages recorded
81h
out of service

Across 1,129 hours that Universal Studios Islands of Adventure was open, Flight of the Hippogriff™ was running 92.84% of the time, with 67 separate interruptions. That ranks #7 for availability out of 17 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, where the typical ride runs 93.5% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-08-15 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 25,339 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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