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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 28,844 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 10am · usually ~12 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 10am–9pm

The Simpsons Ride™Closed

Best time to ride The Simpsons Ride™

On a typical Monday, The Simpsons Ride™ runs about 12 min at rope drop, peaks near 43 min around 1 PM, and eases to 24 min by close. Across the week, Monday is the worst day (about 43 min at its midday peak) and Sunday the calmest (about 32 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 26 min, this is the #7 longest line of 17 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida (park average 23 min). The longest is Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™ at 40 min.

Typical The Simpsons Ride™ wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday14 min32 min 2 PM12 min
Monday · busiest12 min43 min 1 PM24 min
Tuesday13 min41 min 2 PM29 min
Wednesday11 min36 min 2 PM15 min
Thursday11 min41 min 4 PM20 min
Friday13 min41 min 3 PM23 min
Saturday12 min35 min 5 PM16 min

The Simpsons Ride™ average wait by month

26 to 31 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 202629.2 min6,951
July 202631.3 min16,647
August 202626.4 min18,658

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 24 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 43 min around 1 PM.

▾Which day is The Simpsons Ride™ busiest?

Monday runs the longest lines, peaking around 43 min midday, while Sunday is the calmest at about 32 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.

99.93%
of operating hours available
1
separate outages recorded
1h
out of service

Across 930 hours that Universal Studios Florida was open, The Simpsons Ride™ was running 99.93% of the time, with 1 separate interruptions. That ranks #13 for availability out of 13 tracked rides at Universal Studios Florida, where the typical ride runs 98.25% 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 28,844 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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