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Pteranodon Flyers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

20min

Fri, Sep 4

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–40 min

Low 8:42pm · high 6:16pm

Typical Friday

28 min

8 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.

Universal Islands of Adventure
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Hours calendar

Friday, Sep 4 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

20 min

Lowest

5 min 8:42pm

Highest

40 min 6:16pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 8am and 9am, and Fri runs about 5 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 11 21 35 33 37 39 40 31 37 32 26 31 17 ·
Tue 8 20 30 38 39 40 36 31 30 29 21 24 18 ·
Wed 8 22 28 33 41 33 40 29 29 29 23 30 18 ·
Thu 8 16 29 41 28 25 33 35 31 33 32 25 20 ·
Fri 6 21 28 33 33 33 28 28 39 29 26 29 20 25
Sat 6 21 38 33 39 35 36 40 35 35 28 37 29 35
Sun 7 24 35 27 37 32 31 25 42 27 37 31 23 ·

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 once for 2h 2m in total

9:09am Running Down 9:01pm
  • 3:30pm – 5:33pm 2h 2m

Broke down on 28 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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