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The Simpsons Ride™ Wait Times

The Simpsons Ride™ is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for The Simpsons Ride™ at Universal Studios Florida, built on 15,764 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 9am · usually ~12 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 9am–5pm

The Simpsons Ride™Closed

Best time to ride The Simpsons Ride™

On a typical Thursday, The Simpsons Ride™ runs about 12 min at rope drop, peaks near 24 min around 1 PM, and eases to 16 min by close. Across the week, Tuesday is the worst day (about 25 min at its midday peak) and Wednesday the calmest (about 20 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 21 min, this is the #28 longest line of 41 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida (park average 35 min). The longest is Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness Accessibility Return Time at 86 min.

Typical The Simpsons Ride™ wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday12 min24 min 1 PM16 min
Monday12 min25 min 1 PM22 min
Tuesday · busiest12 min25 min 1 PM16 min
Wednesday11 min20 min 1 PM15 min
Thursday12 min24 min 1 PM16 min
Friday12 min24 min 1 PM15 min
Saturday12 min25 min 1 PM18 min

The Simpsons Ride™ average wait by month

21 to 31 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202629.2 min6,951
July 202631.3 min16,647
August 202625.9 min30,995
September 202621.4 min15,786

The Simpsons Ride™ wait time FAQ

▾When is The Simpsons Ride™ shortest?

The Simpsons Ride™ is shortest at rope drop (about 12 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 16 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 24 min around 1 PM.

▾Which day is The Simpsons Ride™ busiest?

Tuesday runs the longest lines, peaking around 25 min midday, while Wednesday is the calmest at about 20 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for The Simpsons Ride™ right now?

The Simpsons Ride™ 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.

99.72%
of operating hours available
3
separate outages recorded
4h
out of service

Across 1,307 hours that Universal Studios Florida was open, The Simpsons Ride™ was running 99.72% of the time, with 3 separate interruptions. That ranks #24 for availability out of 27 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida, where the typical ride runs 99% 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 15,764 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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