Universal Studios Florida Park
vs
Universal Studios Hollywood

On a typical day Universal Studios Florida Park queues less: about 23 minutes a ride against 36 at Universal Studios Hollywood, a difference of roughly 13 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.

Universal Studios Florida Park and Universal Studios Hollywood compared on their typical recorded queue times
Typically	Universal Studios Florida ParkUnited States	Universal Studios HollywoodUnited States
Average wait per ride	23 min (best of the two)	36 min
Rides with recorded waits	15	15
Longest typical queue	Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™42 min	Mario Kart™: Bowser’s Challenge88 min
Shortest typical queue	Ollivanders™ Experience in Diagon Alley™5 min	Bowser Jr. Challenge5 min
Average ride uptime Share of opening hours a ride is running	84% (best of the two)	80%

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.

Universal Studios Florida Park and Universal Studios Hollywood 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 Studios Florida Park queues less: about 23 minutes a ride against 36 at Universal Studios Hollywood, a difference of roughly 13 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 Universal Studios Florida Park if…

You want shorter queues: Universal Studios Florida Park averages 23 minutes a ride against 36 at Universal Studios Hollywood
You would rather not find rides shut: Universal Studios Florida Park's rides run 84% of opening hours against 80% at Universal Studios Hollywood
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™ is on your list - it is Universal Studios Florida Park's longest typical queue at about 42 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Universal Studios Florida Park's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

Pick Universal Studios Hollywood if…

You will accept a longer queue - 36 minutes a ride here against 23 at Universal Studios Florida Park - for what Universal Studios Hollywood has that Universal Studios Florida Park does not
Mario Kart™: Bowser’s Challenge is on your list - it is Universal Studios Hollywood's longest typical queue at about 88 minutes, so it is the one to do first
You want Universal Studios Hollywood's own character - the rides, theming and atmosphere described below

04 · The parks

What each one is.

Universal Studios Florida Park

Universal Studios Florida is one of two major parks at the Universal Orlando Resort, themed around film and TV. Highlights include Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit, Revenge of the Mummy, Despicable Me Minion Mayhem, Fast and Furious, and Transformers: The Ride. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's Diagon Alley connects to Universal's Islands of Adventure via the Hogwarts Express.

Universal Studios Florida is busy year-round, with peak crowds during US school holidays, Halloween Horror Nights, and the Christmas season. Mid-January and early September are the quietest periods. Check live wait times across both parks on arrival, and use our crowd calendar to pick a lower-crowd date - the extensive Wizarding World areas regularly top 60-minute queues.

Universal Studios Florida Park live queue times

Universal Studios Hollywood

Universal Studios Hollywood sits in Universal City, California, combining a working film studio with a full theme park. The famous Studio Tour trams run through real backlots, while the park's themed rides include Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Jurassic World – The Ride, Revenge of the Mummy, Transformers, and the newer Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge in Super Nintendo World.

LA and Southern California visitor patterns keep Universal Hollywood busy much of the year, with US summer school holidays, Halloween Horror Nights and Christmas driving the peak. Mid-January and early September are the quietest periods. Check live queue times before committing to long waits, and use our crowd calendar to pick a weekday outside California school breaks for shorter lines.

Universal Studios Hollywood live queue times

05 · Questions

Universal Studios Florida Park or Universal Studios Hollywood?

Which is better, Universal Studios Florida Park or Universal Studios Hollywood?

If you are judging on queues, Universal Studios Florida Park: it averages about 23 minutes a ride on a typical day against 36 at Universal Studios Hollywood, roughly 13 minutes back on every queue you join. Universal Studios Florida Park has 15 rides with recorded waits against 15 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Universal Studios Florida Park also runs its rides more reliably - 84% of opening hours against 80%.

Which has shorter queues, Universal Studios Florida Park or Universal Studios Hollywood?

Universal Studios Florida Park, by about 13 minutes a ride. On a typical day Universal Studios Florida Park averages 23 minutes against 36 at Universal Studios Hollywood. Queues still move hour by hour, and a midweek day outside school holidays beats the gap at either park. See Universal Studios Florida Park best time to visit and Universal Studios Hollywood best time to visit to pick a quiet day.

Can I visit Universal Studios Florida Park and Universal Studios Hollywood 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 Universal Studios Florida Park and Universal Studios Hollywood for the full ride lists.

Is Universal Studios Florida Park bigger than Universal Studios Hollywood?

They track the same number of rides here - 15 each. Acreage matters less than how many of those you can actually get on in a day, which comes down to queues and opening hours, and there Universal Studios Florida Park is ahead.

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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