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The Cat in The Hat™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

12min

Tue, Aug 4

Hours

Opens 9am

Posted hours

Range

5–30 min

Low 8:51am · high 4:46pm

Typical Tuesday

11 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

Tuesday, Aug 4 vs a typical Tuesday

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

Average

12 min

Lowest

5 min 8:51am

Highest

30 min 4:46pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 10pm, 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 10pm
Mon 5 5 11 12 12 10 10 8 5 14 11 9 · 15 ·
Tue 7 7 9 14 12 12 10 12 16 14 8 13 8 · ·
Wed 11 7 10 14 9 13 11 16 8 14 9 6 7 5 ·
Thu 6 6 12 11 13 8 11 18 12 12 6 8 5 · ·
Fri 6 6 8 12 15 14 12 15 12 9 8 12 7 5 5
Sat 9 8 15 16 15 15 17 13 14 21 13 12 11 8 ·
Sun 7 7 12 13 8 9 13 12 12 8 6 12 5 · ·

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 5 times for 45m in total

8:51am Running Down 9:01pm
  • 9:49am – 9:58am 8m
  • 1:53pm – 1:56pm 3m
  • 2:38pm – 2:52pm 14m
  • 5:03pm – 5:15pm 11m
  • 8:14pm – 8:24pm 9m

Broke down on 24 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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