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Skull Island: Reign of Kong Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

38min

Sat, Apr 19

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–75 min

Low 9:01am · high 2:48pm

Typical Saturday

38 min

Right on a usual day

Skull Island: Reign of Kong Photo: Universal

Brave the dangers of a mysterious island on a treacherous jungle expedition. As prehistoric predators attack from all sides, the most colossal ape ever to walk the Earth—King Kong—battles them off. Is he your hero or the ultimate foe?

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Saturday, Apr 19 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

38 min

Lowest

5 min 9:01am

Highest

75 min 2:48pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 5am and 9pm, and Fri runs about 11 min shorter than Mon.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 5am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 11pm
Mon · · 13 40 40 65 55 45 55 · 40 38 25 10 · ·
Tue · · 15 38 46 50 45 43 43 35 30 30 25 13 10 ·
Wed · 5 20 37 43 50 40 50 40 33 53 40 38 17 5 ·
Thu · · 11 24 46 50 49 49 40 33 28 23 35 · 10 ·
Fri · · 10 20 34 44 47 43 40 29 30 25 18 15 17 15
Sat 18 · 11 40 46 50 47 58 48 66 45 33 33 20 10 ·
Sun · · 13 40 50 50 68 55 · 41 43 25 22 10 · ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

26 min

Lowest

5 min Aug 27

Highest

74 min Dec 28

Average

24 min

Lowest

9 min Apr 12

Highest

74 min Dec 28

Average

29 min

Lowest

21 min Nov 2026

Highest

38 min Dec 2024

Average

35 min

Lowest

28 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Down twice for 2h 48m in total

9:01am Running Down 10:01pm
  • 1:52pm – 1:58pm 5m
  • 3:59pm – 6:42pm 2h 43m

Broke down on 29 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

Paid returns

Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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