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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 19,383 measured readings.

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Best time to ride Flight of the Hippogriff™

On a typical Thursday, Flight of the Hippogriff™ runs about 10 min at rope drop, peaks near 20 min around 11 AM, and eases to 10 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 21 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 19 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 15 min, this is the #10 longest line of 18 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure (park average 17 min). The longest is Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ at 57 min.

Typical Flight of the Hippogriff™ wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday14 min23 min 3 PM13 min
Monday13 min21 min 11 AM10 min
Tuesday17 min21 min 11 AM11 min
Wednesday8 min19 min 5 PM9 min
Thursday10 min20 min 11 AM10 min
Friday11 min21 min 11 AM10 min
Saturday · busiest13 min21 min 11 AM11 min

Flight of the Hippogriff™ average wait by month

15 to 43 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202626.2 min6,567
July 202643 min14,804
August 202623.8 min28,704
September 202614.9 min19,383

Flight of the Hippogriff™ wait time FAQ

▾When is Flight of the Hippogriff™ shortest?

Flight of the Hippogriff™ is shortest at rope drop (about 10 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 10 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 20 min around 11 AM.

▾Which day is Flight of the Hippogriff™ busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 21 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 19 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 5 minutes right now, updated just now. Thoosie refreshes every minute.

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Reliability, measured

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

92.6%
of operating hours available
108
separate outages recorded
122h
out of service

Across 1,654 hours that Universal Studios Islands of Adventure was open, Flight of the Hippogriff™ was running 92.6% of the time, with 108 separate interruptions. That ranks #7 for availability out of 18 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, where the typical ride runs 94% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 19,383 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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