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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

48min

Mon, Dec 22

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

15–85 min

Low 9:10am · high 2:27pm

Typical Monday

32 min

16 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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Hours calendar

Monday, Dec 22 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

48 min

Lowest

15 min 9:10am

Highest

85 min 2:27pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Wed runs about 7 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 20 36 40 49 40 50 39 37 36 25 27 40 20 · ·
Tue 8 17 27 35 42 42 40 39 34 36 11 20 · · · ·
Wed · 17 26 33 40 38 33 34 36 25 23 6 25 34 37 17
Thu 13 17 38 38 42 43 46 40 37 37 24 22 35 25 · ·
Fri · 17 35 38 41 42 42 41 33 50 33 20 28 15 · 30
Sat 5 19 41 39 42 50 45 48 46 41 45 26 26 17 · ·
Sun 9 26 38 44 44 42 44 34 38 39 29 30 23 40 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

9:10am Running Down 10:01pm

Broke down on 16 of the 27 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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