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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

46min

Sat, Nov 29

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–75 min

Low 9:35pm · high 2:40pm

Typical Saturday

38 min

8 min busier that day

Pteranodon Flyers Photo: Universal

Little adventurers can take flight beneath the wings of a Pteranodon, gently soaring through the air in a comfy seat suspended from a track above.

Universal Islands of Adventure
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Saturday, Nov 29 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

46 min

Lowest

5 min 9:35pm

Highest

75 min 2:40pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Wed runs about 11 min shorter than Sun.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon · 13 29 34 42 48 42 46 34 47 34 37 25 · · · ·
Tue · 7 18 32 37 50 34 37 41 33 34 22 · · · · ·
Wed 25 9 17 24 36 32 32 35 33 31 38 32 23 · · · ·
Thu · 10 15 34 39 38 38 37 43 35 46 43 23 35 25 · ·
Fri · 8 23 35 39 39 41 35 39 43 48 40 32 50 · · 30
Sat · 5 20 38 37 41 47 46 45 47 50 50 42 · 5 · ·
Sun · · 20 43 45 42 41 40 38 37 42 36 39 35 65 33 35

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

32 min

Lowest

5 min May 13

Highest

61 min Dec 29

Average

33 min

Lowest

16 min Sep 13

Highest

60 min Feb 22

Average

31 min

Lowest

5 min May 2026

Highest

60 min Apr 2026

Average

36 min

Lowest

31 min 2026

Highest

40 min 2024

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

9:11am Running Down 10:02pm

Broke down on 9 of the 18 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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

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