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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

23min

Fri, Aug 14

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 8:56am · high 10:30am

Typical Friday

32 min

9 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.

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Friday, Aug 14 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

23 min

Lowest

5 min 8:56am

Highest

40 min 10:30am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Thu 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 24 38 38 41 42 45 35 37 39 30 31 17 ·
Tue 8 22 35 41 41 44 42 38 36 36 24 26 23 ·
Wed 10 24 37 35 46 35 44 32 30 35 23 46 24 ·
Thu 6 18 35 41 34 25 34 41 33 31 34 29 25 ·
Fri 6 22 30 36 37 39 35 31 42 34 28 37 22 25
Sat 8 25 38 35 41 35 38 45 41 38 29 36 29 35
Sun 7 24 36 26 36 36 35 28 45 27 42 35 22 ·

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 4h 38m in total

8:56am Running Down 9:02pm
  • 1:52pm – 2:03pm 10m
  • 2:05pm – 5:15pm 3h 9m
  • 5:18pm – 6:38pm 1h 19m

Broke down on 27 of the 30 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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