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E-Ticket · headlinerEFlight of the Hippogriff™

Islands of Adventure · The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade · E-Ticket · headliner
Islands of Adventure: Regular hours · Open until 8:00 PM

Right now

15min standby
Quieter than typical · typical for this attraction is 30 min
refreshes every 30 min

Ride specifications

90.1% Reliability

Operating 90.1% of standard park hours across 58 days (18,543 of 20,576 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Steel roller coaster (junior)
Manufacturer
Vekoma
Opened
2000
Ride time
1:06
Track length
1,099 ft
Height
43 ft
Top speed
28 mph
Inversions
0
Height requirement
36" (91 cm)

Specifications from RCDB; Universal Orlando official site. Fields we could not source are omitted rather than guessed.

Best time to go typical wait by hour in normal park hours · 20264 readings over 59 days

8amShortest waits · ~12 min
11amLongest waits · ~36 min
30 minTypical overall

Flight of the Hippogriff™ is a steel roller coaster (junior) at Islands of Adventure that opened in 2000, built by Vekoma. It runs 1:06, tops out at 28 mph. Riders must be at least 36" (91 cm) tall. Across 20,264 standby readings over 59 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 30 minutes, ranging from about 12 minutes around 8am to 36 minutes at 11am. It has been operating 90.1% of standard park hours across 58 days of readings.

Recorded & projected wait times

Solid line: the wait that was posted. Dashed line: our single best estimate of what comes next. Projections run seven days ahead.

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Common questions

What is the average wait for Flight of the Hippogriff™?

The typical posted standby wait is about 30 minutes, measured from 20,264 readings over 59 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride Flight of the Hippogriff™?

8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 12 minutes. The worst hour is 11am at about 36 minutes.

How tall do you have to be to ride Flight of the Hippogriff™?

The minimum height is 36" (91 cm).

How long is Flight of the Hippogriff™?

The ride itself runs about 1:06.

Does Flight of the Hippogriff™ break down often?

It has been open 90.1% of standard park hours across 58 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is Flight of the Hippogriff™?

Flight of the Hippogriff™ is at Islands of Adventure in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Hogsmeade.

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