Jurassic Park River Adventure Wait Times
Average that day
10min
Fri, Aug 29
Hours
Opens 9am
Posted hours
Range
5–20 min
Low 8:51am · high 6:34pm
Typical Friday
17 min
7 min quieter that day
Photo: Universal
One minute, you’re gliding along in your raft. The next, you’re face to face with the giant T. rex. Your only escape is to take the pitch-black 85-foot plunge before you.
Friday, Aug 29 vs a typical Friday
Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Fridays
Average
10 min
Lowest
5 min 8:51am
Highest
20 min 6:34pm
Best times to go
Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9pm, and Thu runs about 10 min shorter than Wed.
Average standby each hour, day by day
| 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm | 10pm | 11pm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 5 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 13 | 5 | · | · |
| Tue | 8 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 75 | 57 |
| Wed | 5 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 47 | 55 | 43 | 14 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 22 | · | · |
| Thu | 18 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 5 | · | · |
| Fri | 6 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 5 | · | · |
| Sat | 5 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 27 | 42 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | · |
| Sun | 6 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 5 | · | · |
Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.
History
Average
11 min
Lowest
5 min Nov 10
Highest
34 min Dec 25
Average
10 min
Lowest
5 min Dec 14
Highest
24 min Dec 28
Average
17 min
Lowest
5 min Mar 2026
Highest
31 min Jul 2025
Average
25 min
Lowest
13 min 2026
Highest
34 min 2022
Ride status
Down once for 1h 30m in total
- 4:18pm – 5:49pm 1h 30m
Broke down on 24 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.