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C-Ticket · standard attractionCThe Cat in The Hat™

Islands of Adventure · Seuss Landing · C-Ticket · standard attraction
Islands of Adventure: Closed · Opens Thu 8:00 AM

Right now

Park closed
since 7:00 PM today · Islands of Adventure is closed · Opens Thu 8:00 AM

Ride specifications

95.1% Reliability

Operating 95.1% of standard park hours across 64 days (19,354 of 20,360 readings). Early entry and after-hours events are excluded; scheduled refurbishment does not count against it.

Type
Dark ride (spinning couch)
Opened
1999
Height requirement
36" (91 cm)

Specifications from 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 · 19679 readings over 64 days

8amShortest waits · ~5 min
6pmLongest waits · ~15 min
9 minTypical overall

The Cat in The Hat™ is a dark ride (spinning couch) at Islands of Adventure that opened in 1999. Riders must be at least 36" (91 cm) tall. Across 19,679 standby readings over 64 days of operation, the typical posted wait is 9 minutes, ranging from about 5 minutes around 8am to 15 minutes at 6pm. It has been operating 95.1% of standard park hours across 64 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 The Cat in The Hat™?

The typical posted standby wait is about 9 minutes, measured from 19,679 readings over 64 days of operation.

What is the best time of day to ride The Cat in The Hat™?

8am has the shortest average wait on record, around 5 minutes. The worst hour is 6pm at about 15 minutes.

How tall do you have to be to ride The Cat in The Hat™?

The minimum height is 36" (91 cm).

Does The Cat in The Hat™ break down often?

It has been open 95.1% of standard park hours across 64 days of readings. That figure counts every closure inside published hours except planned refurbishment.

Where is The Cat in The Hat™?

The Cat in The Hat™ is at Islands of Adventure in Seuss Landing.

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