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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

35min

Thu, Jul 23

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

10–70 min

Low 8:41am · high 11:54am

Typical Thursday

29 min

6 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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Thursday, Jul 23 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

35 min

Lowest

10 min 8:41am

Highest

70 min 11:54am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Sun runs about 4 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
Mon 10 25 38 35 43 38 49 38 38 35 33 25 14 ·
Tue 7 23 29 40 46 46 43 38 44 35 18 17 21 ·
Wed 9 26 38 34 43 34 44 31 27 36 22 52 20 ·
Thu 6 18 34 42 32 · 34 38 36 30 31 33 34 ·
Fri 5 20 26 42 33 44 27 30 39 37 27 30 20 ·
Sat 10 18 34 33 42 28 42 44 40 35 35 32 28 35
Sun 5 14 35 25 28 38 31 35 45 22 · 40 19 ·

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

8:41am Running Down 9:04pm

Broke down on 20 of the 23 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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