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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

28min

Wed, Dec 17

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–55 min

Low 7:58pm · high 3:27pm

Typical Wednesday

27 min

1 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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Wednesday, Dec 17 vs a typical Wednesday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

5 min 7:58pm

Highest

55 min 3:27pm

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 21 32 39 47 38 42 35 39 29 23 25 · · · ·
Tue 8 17 27 37 42 40 39 40 34 34 13 20 · · · ·
Wed 5 17 26 33 40 37 33 35 34 28 25 9 25 34 37 17
Thu 13 18 40 38 42 44 48 40 37 37 25 18 35 25 · ·
Fri · 18 35 38 38 41 36 38 32 50 33 20 33 15 · 30
Sat 5 19 40 39 41 49 49 46 47 42 45 32 · 18 · ·
Sun 10 24 36 46 36 39 40 31 36 36 36 29 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

Ran all day with no breakdowns

9:16am Running Down 8:16pm

Broke down on 14 of the 22 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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