Universal Studios Wait Times for November 2026

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I hate to be the one to tell you, but Halloween is over for 2026.  Sadly, Halloween Horror Nights has ended as well.

We have officially entered the darkest time on the annual calendar for HHN fans.

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Scareactors won’t run at us with chainsaws again until September 2027.

So, I’m feeling a bit glum as we discuss Universal Studios wait times for November 2026.

Universal Studios Florida – The Big Three

One day soon, we’ll discuss the Big Four at Universal Studios Florida once more.

At some point during the first half of 2027, a new roller coaster will arrive.

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Until then, we’re all watching highlights of it at Universal Studios Hollywood. Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift has garnered universal acclaim.*

The asterisk signifies the residents who live in the area and hate the ride. It’s loud.

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For everyone else, it’s a joy and a sign of better days ahead at Universal. We need them since Comcast is currently ditching NBCUniversal.

So, let’s all close our eyes and focus on the better days ahead.  Until then, we’ll discuss the Big Three at Universal Studios Florida.

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All of them were thankfully up significantly after a glacially slow September.

In October, guests waited for an average of 53 minutes to ride the park’s alpha.

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Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts increased its average wait by 15 minutes.

Similarly, Revenge of the Mummy spiked by ten minutes to a 45-minute average.

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem was also up solidly as well.

Guests stood in line for an average of 39 minutes for it, seven minutes more than last time.

Universal Studios Florida – Everything Else

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Before I list the rest of the park’s average waits, I should emphasize that September is historically the slowest month on the annual calendar.

Theme park tourists stop traveling to the parks due to other factors like the start of school.

For this reason, October’s crowds SHOULD be larger, and that goes double at this park.

With Halloween Horror Nights running several times a week, it’s different.

Universal Studios Florida closes earlier, which automatically increases average wait times.

The parks grow less crowded as closing time approaches on regular nights.

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On HHN nights, that doesn’t happen, which skews the picture. Keeping that in mind, here are the park’s average wait times last month:

• Hogwarts Express – King’s Cross Station – 41 minutes, up 9
• E.T. Adventure – 37 minutes, up 5
• Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon – 30 minutes, up 3
• The Simpsons Ride – 28 minutes, up 4
• MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack! – 22 minutes, no change
• Trolls Trollercoaster – 21 minutes, up 6
• TRANSFORMERS The Ride 3D – 20 minutes, down 5
• Kang & Kodos’ Twirl ‘n’ Hurl – 14 minutes, up 2
• Illumination’s Villain-Con Minion Blast – 10 minutes, up 1

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Overall, guests stood in line for an average of 28 minutes per attraction last month.

That’s five minutes more than last time, which is better but still not a massive bump.

Universal’s Islands of Adventure

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The opposite statement applies to Islands of Adventure. This park DOES stay open later, so you’d think its wait times would drop.

Well, that’s not necessarily the case either for a simple reason. All those displaced guests from Universal Studios Florida gotta go somewhere.

So, they pack up their stuff and head to the other park when HHN starts.

Ergo, Islands of Adventure winds up with much larger crowds at this time of year.

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As proof, here are the park’s average wait times last month:

• Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure – 74 minutes, up 12
• Flight of the Hippogriff – 50 minutes, up 31
• Jurassic World VelociCoaster – 50 minutes, up 10
• The Incredible Hulk Coaster – 29 minutes, up 9
• The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man – 28 minutes, no change
• Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey – 28 minutes, up 9
• Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls – 24 minutes, down 2
• Hogwarts Express – Hogsmeade Station – 22 minutes, up 4
• The High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train Ride! – 21 minutes, up 7
• Skull Island: Reign of Kong – 20 minutes, down 10
• Doctor Doom’s Fearfall – 15 minutes, up 1
• The Cat in the Hat – 12 minutes, up 1
• One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish – 12 minutes, up 2
• Caro-Seuss-el – 9 minutes, up 1
• Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge-Rat Barges – 9 minutes, down 2
• Storm Force Accelatron – 8 minutes, no change

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Overall, guests at Islands of Adventure waited for an average of 25 minutes per attraction.

That’s just one minute more than last time, but hey! That’s still forward progress!

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