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Punga Racers Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Volcano Bay

Average that day

13min

Fri, Oct 23

Hours

Opens 10am

Posted hours

Range

5–25 min

Low 9:53am · high 2:39pm

Typical Friday

15 min

2 min quieter that day

Punga Racers Photo: Universal

A favorite among Waturi children, Punga Racers send single riders on a body slide down four lanes through underwater sea caves. Among Waturi children, one of the best-loved legendary heroes is Punga, the playful son of Tangaroa, god of the sea, and Mahuika, goddess of fire. Maximum Weight 300 lb (136 kg) Minimum Height 42" (106 cm)

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Friday, Oct 23 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

13 min

Lowest

5 min 9:53am

Highest

25 min 2:39pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 9am and 10am, and Wed runs about 13 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm
Mon 10 10 13 30 23 18 22 20 ·
Tue 5 5 18 20 15 30 14 6 ·
Wed 5 5 14 18 15 13 10 5 ·
Thu 5 6 14 16 · 20 · 5 ·
Fri 5 7 20 31 22 18 13 5 ·
Sat 9 13 20 28 36 30 25 22 28
Sun 9 15 15 23 25 32 23 15 ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

14 min

Lowest

5 min May 28

Highest

33 min Aug 29

Average

13 min

Lowest

5 min May 31

Highest

29 min Sep 6

Average

15 min

Lowest

13 min May 2026

Highest

18 min Aug 2026

Average

16 min

Lowest

16 min 2026

Highest

16 min 2026

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

9:53am Running Down 5:05pm

Broke down on 8 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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