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Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® Wait Times

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, built on 22,912 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~8 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–9pm

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges®Closed

Best time to ride Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges®

On a typical Monday, Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® runs about 8 min at rope drop, peaks near 26 min around 4 PM, and eases to 11 min by close. Across the week, Friday is the worst day (about 30 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 15 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 14 min, this is the #14 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 Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday8 min15 min 2 PM9 min
Monday8 min26 min 4 PM11 min
Tuesday10 min28 min 2 PM11 min
Wednesday6 min30 min 4 PM15 min
Thursday10 min22 min 3 PM14 min
Friday · busiest8 min30 min 12 PM15 min
Saturday6 min25 min 5 PM11 min

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® average wait by month

12 to 20 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202612.2 min5,846
July 202619.9 min13,204
August 202613.9 min14,520

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® wait time FAQ

▾When is Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® shortest?

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® is shortest at rope drop (about 8 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 11 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 26 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® busiest?

Friday runs the longest lines, peaking around 30 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 15 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® right now?

Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® 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.

89.86%
of operating hours available
72
separate outages recorded
89h
out of service

Across 879 hours that Universal Studios Islands of Adventure was open, Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® was running 89.86% of the time, with 72 separate interruptions. That ranks #3 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 22,912 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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