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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

31min

Fri, Dec 12

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–60 min

Low 9:49am · high 1:43pm

Typical Friday

34 min

3 min quieter 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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Friday, Dec 12 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

31 min

Lowest

5 min 9:49am

Highest

60 min 1:43pm

Best times to go

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

Average standby each hour, day by day

8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon 13 27 32 42 49 42 46 36 40 34 30 25 · · · ·
Tue 8 21 30 38 47 39 43 40 36 36 18 · · · · ·
Wed 7 19 29 35 39 37 35 35 34 32 31 13 25 34 37 17
Thu 13 18 38 41 42 43 46 40 37 41 31 23 35 25 · ·
Fri 10 20 37 40 41 43 38 38 36 50 33 20 33 15 · 30
Sat · 20 39 39 38 48 49 45 46 43 48 32 · 5 · ·
Sun 10 25 39 46 36 40 36 29 36 36 38 30 23 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

Down once for 3m in total

9:49am Running Down 8:58pm
  • 2:23pm – 2:27pm 3m

Broke down on 12 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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