Hollywood Studios
vs
Universal Islands Of Adventure

On a typical day Universal Islands Of Adventure queues less: about 25 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 16 minutes on every queue you join.

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01 · On a typical day

What you would normally queue.

Averages across recent weeks, so one broken ride or one wet Tuesday cannot decide it. This is the comparison to plan a trip on; the live figures below are the one to act on today.

Hollywood Studios and Universal Islands Of Adventure compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Hollywood StudiosUnited States	Universal Islands Of AdventureUnited States
Average wait per ride	41 min	25 min (best of the two)
Rides with recorded waits	9	18 (best of the two)
Longest typical queue	Slinky Dog Dash66 min	Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™68 min
Shortest typical queue	Star Tours – The Adventures Continue8 min	Storm Force Accelatron®6 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	97% (best of the two)	89%

Averaged across every ride at each park with recorded waits. A ride that never opened is left out, so a park is not flattered by counting a shut ride as a queue of zero.

02 · Right now

Both parks, this minute.

Live queue times at both parks. These fill in as soon as the page loads, and keep updating while you are here.

Hollywood Studios and Universal Islands Of Adventure compared on live queue times
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These keep refreshing while this page is open. A closed park posts no waits, so its rows read as dashes rather than zeroes.

Verdict, on a typical day On a typical day Universal Islands Of Adventure queues less: about 25 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios, a difference of roughly 16 minutes on every queue you join.

03 · Choosing

Which one is your day out.

Every line here is earned by one of the figures above - nothing is a generic sentence with a park name dropped into it.

Pick Hollywood Studios if…

You will accept a longer queue - 41 minutes a ride here against 25 at Universal Islands Of Adventure - for what Hollywood Studios has that Universal Islands Of Adventure does not
You would rather not find rides shut: Hollywood Studios's rides run 97% of opening hours against 89% at Universal Islands Of Adventure
Slinky Dog Dash is on your list - it is Hollywood Studios's longest typical queue at about 66 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Hollywood Studios's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Universal Islands Of Adventure if…

You want shorter queues: Universal Islands Of Adventure averages 25 minutes a ride against 41 at Hollywood Studios
You want more to do: 18 rides here have recorded wait data against 9 at Hollywood Studios
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure™ is on your list - it is Universal Islands Of Adventure's longest typical queue at about 68 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Universal Islands Of Adventure's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Hollywood Studios

Disney's Hollywood Studios is the movie-themed park at Walt Disney World, opened in 1989. Its major attractions are some of Disney's most technically ambitious rides: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Tower of Terror, and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster. Galaxy's Edge and Toy Story Land are the two most popular themed lands.

Hollywood Studios often posts the longest queue times of any Disney park, with Rise of the Resistance and Slinky Dog Dash routinely over 90 minutes. US school holidays and special events drive the biggest crowds. Check live wait times immediately on arrival and head for Rise of the Resistance first. Use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date for your visit.

Hollywood Studios live queue times

Universal Islands Of Adventure

Universal's Islands of Adventure is widely regarded as one of the best theme parks in the world. Its line-up blends record-breaking coasters with detailed themed lands: Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, VelociCoaster, The Incredible Hulk Coaster, Pteranodon Flyers, and the classic Jurassic Park River Adventure. The Wizarding World's Hogsmeade is the park's most iconic area.

Like its sister Studios park, Islands of Adventure stays busy year-round, with Hagrid's and VelociCoaster consistently posting the longest queues. Peak periods are US school holidays, Halloween Horror Nights and Christmas. Check live wait times immediately on arrival and head to Hagrid's first. Use our crowd calendar to pick the quietest possible date for your trip.

Universal Islands Of Adventure live queue times

05 · Questions

Hollywood Studios or Universal Islands Of Adventure?

Which is better, Hollywood Studios or Universal Islands Of Adventure?

If you are judging on queues, Universal Islands Of Adventure: it averages about 25 minutes a ride on a typical day against 41 at Hollywood Studios, roughly 16 minutes back on every queue you join. Hollywood Studios has 9 rides with recorded waits against 18 at Universal Islands Of Adventure. Hollywood Studios also runs its rides more reliably - 97% of opening hours against 89%.

Which has shorter queues, Hollywood Studios or Universal Islands Of Adventure?

Universal Islands Of Adventure, by about 16 minutes a ride. On a typical day Universal Islands Of Adventure averages 25 minutes against 41 at Hollywood Studios. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Hollywood Studios best time to visit and Universal Islands Of Adventure best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Hollywood Studios and Universal Islands Of Adventure in the same trip?

Yes - both parks are in United States, so a two-park trip is realistic over a long weekend. Split the days so you start at whichever opens earliest and drive to the other in the evening.

How many rides does each park have?

See the tables above for ride counts - or jump to Hollywood Studios and Universal Islands Of Adventure for the full ride lists.

Is Hollywood Studios bigger than Universal Islands Of Adventure?

By rides we track waits for, Universal Islands Of Adventure is the bigger day out: 18 rides against 9. Acreage matters less than how many you can actually get on, which comes down to queues and opening hours - and on those Universal Islands Of Adventure is the quicker park.

Then pick
the quiet day.

Both parks have a crowd calendar with six weeks of forecast and the best day left to go.

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