Best day of the week to visit universal studios orlando

What days of the week are best to visit Universal Orlando Resort in 2022? Which days are the worst? We will continually look at how the data changes throughout the year.

As of October 10th, the best and worst days to visit each Universal Orlando theme park, based on the average wait time:

2022

Islands of Adventure

  • Best Day: Wednesday - 33 minute average
  • Worst Day: Saturday - 39 minute average

Universal Studios Florida

  • Best Day: Wednesday - 33 minute average
  • Worst Day: Monday/Saturday - 39 minute average

For reference, the best/worst days to visit in 2021 were:

2021

Islands of Adventure

  • Best Day: Wednesday - 36 minute average
  • Worst Day: Saturday - 41 minute average

Universal Studios Florida

  • Best Day: Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday - 35 minute average
  • Worst Day: Monday - 41 minute average

A fair bit of advice has been written about the best days of the week to visit the various Orlando area theme parks, but such guidance has shown itself to be of limited use. The problem with predictions is that you could arrive on the "slowest" day of the week to find there's been an atypical blip in attendance.

That being said, Sunday is typically the least-crowded day to visit Universal Orlando, theoretically because most visitors to Orlando start their vacations on the weekend and go to Disney first. Recently, Monday and Thursday have been the busiest days, especially at Islands of Adventure. The surest predictor of crowds on any particular day is the online price of Universal Express Plus passes (see later in this chapter for details).

Finally, there is no reason to cram a visit into a day or two (although many people insist on doing just that). The per-day cost of multi-day tickets (see The Price of Admission, below) is quite reasonable and they remove the insane pressure that comes with a park-a-day touring schedule.

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What day of the week is best to visit Universal Orlando?

As a general rule of thumb, Tuesday and Wednesday tend to be the best days to visit any of the three Universal Orlando parks. With that being said there is more that can go into picking the best day to visit each of the individual Universal parks which we will cover below.

What day of the week is universal not busy?

Overall, Wednesday is the least crowded and cheapest day to go to Universal, regardless of the season.

What is the least busiest day at Universal Studios Orlando?

Traditionally, Mondays are the busiest, with business tapering off every day until Sunday, usually the slowest day. Holiday weekends are different, and during Halloween Horror Nights, weekends may be busier.

What day is Universal Studios Orlando the most crowded?

Christmas week through January 1. Weekends are typically more crowded than weekdays. As far as weekdays go, Mondays and Fridays tend to be slightly more crowded at Universal Studios in Orlando than Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.