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The Cat in The Hat™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

10min

Thu, Jun 11

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

5–20 min

Low 8:42am · high 12:17pm

Typical Thursday

9 min

1 min busier that day

The Cat in The Hat™ Photo: Universal

Ride your couch through the pages of Dr. Seuss's best-loved children's book. This delightful ride re-creates the story scene for scene.

Universal Islands of Adventure
Standby
Lightning Lane
Hours calendar

Thursday, Jun 11 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

10 min

Lowest

5 min 8:42am

Highest

20 min 12:17pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8am, and Wed runs about 4 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon · 5 5 8 8 9 10 7 6 9 7 · 8 5 · · ·
Tue · 5 6 11 11 13 13 19 13 13 8 5 5 5 · · ·
Wed · 5 5 9 12 7 6 7 16 5 6 5 · 5 5 · ·
Thu 5 5 9 11 13 10 8 15 5 10 7 7 7 5 5 · ·
Fri 5 5 5 13 18 11 5 8 10 11 11 7 6 5 5 5 5
Sat 5 5 9 15 15 15 12 12 14 17 16 10 9 12 10 5 ·
Sun · 5 8 13 15 12 12 11 9 11 6 8 7 9 10 · ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

12 min

Lowest

5 min Nov 4

Highest

33 min Dec 29

Average

13 min

Lowest

5 min Sep 13

Highest

30 min Sep 6

Average

14 min

Lowest

10 min Jul 2025

Highest

22 min Dec 2024

Average

16 min

Lowest

14 min 2025

Highest

17 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 14m in total

8:42am Running Down 10:01pm
  • 3:47pm – 4:01pm 14m

Broke down on 26 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

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

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