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ika Moana of Honu ika Moana Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Volcano Bay

Average that day

22min

Fri, Jul 24

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

5–35 min

Low 7:59am · high 11:17am

Typical Friday

14 min

8 min busier that day

ika Moana of Honu ika Moana Photo: Universal

Ride the waves like the ancient Waturi did, twisting and turning along the waterway. Ika Moana, the whale, joyfully sprays water from his blowhole before everyone splashes down together in the waters below.

Universal Volcano Bay
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Friday, Jul 24 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

22 min

Lowest

5 min 7:59am

Highest

35 min 11:17am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 8pm, and Tue runs about 12 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
Mon 5 5 10 28 28 18 20 13 16 10 20 15 · · · ·
Tue 5 6 8 14 20 19 23 22 5 8 6 5 · · · ·
Wed 5 6 13 27 26 28 34 22 22 15 16 5 5 · · ·
Thu 5 6 12 21 27 30 17 26 19 16 8 8 · 7 18 10
Fri 5 5 10 13 28 34 28 16 17 20 14 · 9 5 5 ·
Sat 5 7 25 31 27 40 46 31 26 24 11 8 · · · ·
Sun 10 11 10 18 20 25 26 15 23 16 11 5 · · · ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

15 min

Lowest

5 min Jun 3

Highest

48 min Jul 22

Average

16 min

Lowest

5 min Aug 23

Highest

30 min Sep 6

Average

17 min

Lowest

12 min Oct 2026

Highest

23 min Jul 2026

Average

19 min

Lowest

19 min 2026

Highest

19 min 2026

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

7:59am Running Down 11:00pm

Broke down on 21 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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