How are evening crowds in June?

[DPCummerbund]

I know that the summer can be extremely hot and crowded. From everything I've read, crowds are worst from about 10-11 am to 4-6 pm. It sounds like the parks are less crowded, prettier, and a little cooler in the evenings.

This sounds perfect for us. We're definitely night owls, and are planning a trip for mid to late June (ideally the first week that the parks are open until 10:00 pm instead of 9:00 pm).

The crowd calendars all predict that this is definitely "Busy" season, with wait times of up to 60-90 minutes for headliner attractions during the middle of the day. If the crowds really do start to thin out a little after 4:00ish, is it really a significant amount? Are they half as crowded as they were during the day, or only three quarters as crowded? If the wait for an attraction is 60-90 minutes during the day, is it still 45 minutes at night, or only 15 minutes? I'm sure it varies a lot, but if anyone has any general ideas or personal experiences, I'd love to hear them!

 

[carissa1970]

I'd like to see the responses, as well. We will be there June 2015 also.

 

[NJBrandon]

As a general rule, the Universal parks are generally dead after dinner time throughout the year. This is especially true of IOA.

 

[wookiebeck]

We have been there at peak time, first week of August. The time of riding the most rides in concentrated fashion goes to 7PM to close. The only issue is that both parks typically close soon after sundown in the summer.

Many of the outdoor rides are even better when done at night!

The keys for us were ropedrop, break for the afternoon, close the parks down. Worked great for the 95+ degree days.