Silly Swirly wait times
Silly Swirly at Universal Studios Hollywood averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 54% of the park's opening hours recently.
Silly Swirly queue times, day by day
Silly Swirly over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Silly Swirly has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 10 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Silly Swirly queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Silly Swirly peaks at 7pm with 18 minutes, and is at its shortest at noon with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Silly Swirly
Best time to ride
Silly Swirly averages 6 minutes at noon against 18 at the 7pm peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Silly Swirly by day of the week
Average wait by day
14 days with a recorded queue
- Mon8m
- Tue6m
- Wed6m
- Thu6m
- Fri7m
- Sat8m
- Sun14m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Silly Swirly, at 6 minutes against 14 on Sunday.
Does Silly Swirly break down?
Uptime and closures
54% of opening hours · 14 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 54% of the minutes Universal Studios Hollywood was open, across the last 14 recorded days.
Last 14 days uptime
- 58%
- 47%
- 63%
- 65%
- 81%
- 48%
- 29%
- 43%
- 51%
- 58%
- 65%
- 54%
- 49%
- 43%
Silly Swirly ran 54% of Universal Studios Hollywood's opening hours across 14 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Silly Swirly queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept25m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept25m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept25m
- 4Monday 21 Sept20m
- 5Thursday 24 Sept15m
- 6Friday 18 Sept10m
- 7Tuesday 22 Sept10m
- 8Wednesday 23 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Silly Swirly was 25 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Silly Swirly through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Universal Studios Hollywood publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Silly Swirly
Silly Swirly is one of 34 rides tracked at Universal Studios Hollywood, 26th longest of 34 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 23-minute park average.
Silly Swirly has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 54% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Tuesdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Silly Swirly?
The live wait time for Silly Swirly at Universal Studios Hollywood is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Silly Swirly wait times.
Is Silly Swirly open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Silly Swirly is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Universal Studios Hollywood's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Silly Swirly has been open around 54% of Universal Studios Hollywood's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What's the best time of day to ride Silly Swirly?
Based on historical wait time data, Silly Swirly is typically quietest around 6pm. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Silly Swirly?
Silly Swirly is usually quietest on Tuesdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Tuesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Silly Swirly usually?
Over recent weeks, Silly Swirly has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Silly Swirly at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Is Silly Swirly often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Silly Swirly has been running about 54% of the time. We track Silly Swirly's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Silly Swirly at Universal Studios Hollywood?
Silly Swirly is at Universal Studios Hollywood - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Universal Studios Hollywood page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Silly Swirly?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Silly Swirly's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Silly Swirly is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.