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Caro-Seuss-el™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

15min

Thu, Apr 9

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–30 min

Low 8:44am · high 10:49am

Typical Thursday

9 min

6 min busier that day

Caro-Seuss-el™ Photo: Universal

You'll find some unusual creatures from the imagination of Dr. Seuss on this one-of-a-kind carousel. Make your mount's eyes blink, ears wiggle, or head turn!

Universal Islands of Adventure
Standby
Lightning Lane
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Thursday, Apr 9 vs a typical Thursday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Thursdays

Average

15 min

Lowest

5 min 8:44am

Highest

30 min 10:49am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, and Sun runs about 3 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 10pm
Mon · 5 8 15 14 10 10 25 5 5 8 · · · 12
Tue · 5 6 10 13 13 11 15 8 5 5 5 · · ·
Wed · 5 10 12 22 5 12 · 8 · 5 9 · 5 ·
Thu · 5 7 22 17 10 13 12 7 10 10 · 5 5 ·
Fri · 5 · 17 13 · · · 5 8 5 5 7 · ·
Sat · 5 · 10 15 12 · · 5 11 10 5 12 5 5
Sun 5 5 7 12 8 · 9 · · 8 10 · 5 · 5

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

7 min

Lowest

5 min Nov 10

Highest

42 min Apr 14

Average

8 min

Lowest

5 min Jan 11

Highest

15 min Dec 28

Average

9 min

Lowest

5 min Jul 2025

Highest

13 min Dec 2024

Average

10 min

Lowest

9 min 2025

Highest

11 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

8:44am Running Down 9:02pm

Broke down on 7 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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