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Skull Island: Reign of Kong Wait Times

Skull Island: Reign of Kong is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Skull Island: Reign of Kong at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, built on 6,073 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~5 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–8pm

Skull Island: Reign of KongClosed

Best time to ride Skull Island: Reign of Kong

On a typical Wednesday, Skull Island: Reign of Kong runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 14 min around 9 PM, and eases to 14 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 34 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 14 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 24 min, this is the #3 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 58 min.

Typical Skull Island: Reign of Kong wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday10 min29 min 1 PM7 min
Monday12 min31 min 1 PM9 min
Tuesday7 min17 min 12 PM5 min
Wednesday5 min14 min 9 PM14 min
Thursday12 min32 min 4 PM11 min
Friday10 min32 min 6 PM13 min
Saturday · busiest14 min34 min 6 PM16 min

Skull Island: Reign of Kong average wait by month

19 to 30 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202619.3 min6,728
July 202630.4 min15,788
August 202629.2 min13,821

Skull Island: Reign of Kong wait time FAQ

▾When is Skull Island: Reign of Kong shortest?

Skull Island: Reign of Kong is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 14 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 14 min around 9 PM.

▾Which day is Skull Island: Reign of Kong busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 34 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 14 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Skull Island: Reign of Kong right now?

Skull Island: Reign of Kong 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.

93.93%
of operating hours available
106
separate outages recorded
62h
out of service

Across 1,017 hours that Universal Studios Islands of Adventure was open, Skull Island: Reign of Kong was running 93.93% of the time, with 106 separate interruptions. That ranks #9 for availability out of 18 tracked rides at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, where the typical ride runs 93.94% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-29 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 6,073 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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