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Fyre Drill Wait Times — Best Time to Ride Without Express Pass

This page shows historical wait time patterns for Fyre Drill at Universal's Epic Universe, based on 187,227+ real readings collected over the past 12 months. Use these patterns to choose the best time to ride without buying Express Pass.

Average wait by time of day
8am5min9am10am11am12pm42min1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm10pm11pm
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Average wait by day of week
SunMon29minTueWedThu23minFriSat
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Average wait by month
Jan9minFebMarAprMayJunJul57minAugSepOctNovDec
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Key insight: The clearest pattern: Fyre Drill is shortest right after park open (around 8am, averaging 5 minutes) and longest around 12pm (42 minutes). Day of week matters too: Thu averages 23 minutes while Mon averages 29 minutes — a 6-minute difference. Across months, Jan tends to be the quietest, with an average closer to 9 minutes.

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