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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

48min

Tue, Dec 23

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

15–70 min

Low 8:55pm · high 11:34am

Typical Tuesday

29 min

19 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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Tuesday, Dec 23 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

48 min

Lowest

15 min 8:55pm

Highest

70 min 11:34am

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 22 29 39 45 44 44 43 36 37 17 29 20 25 · ·
Wed · 17 26 33 40 38 33 34 36 25 23 6 25 34 37 17
Thu 13 18 39 38 45 43 46 37 39 33 20 28 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

Down 3 times for 35m in total

8:55am Running Down 10:11pm
  • 8:55am – 9:08am 13m
  • 1:06pm – 1:15pm 8m
  • 3:20pm – 3:35pm 14m

Broke down on 17 of the 28 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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