Operating 68.5% of standard park hours across 58 days (12,968 of 18,924 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.
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Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® is a river rapids ride at Islands of Adventure that opened in 1999. It runs 6:00. Riders must be at least 42" (107 cm) tall. Across 12,976 standby readings over 59 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 7 minutes, ranging from about 5 minutes around 8am to 8 minutes at 4pm. It has been operating 68.5% of standard park hours across 58 days of readings.
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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The typical posted standby wait is about 7 minutes, measured from 12,976 readings over 59 days of operation.
8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 5 minutes. The worst hour is 4pm at about 8 minutes.
The minimum height is 42" (107 cm).
The ride itself runs about 6:00.
It has been open 68.5% of standard park hours across 58 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges® is at Islands of Adventure in Toon Lagoon.
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