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The Cat in The Hat™ — Rope Drop

The Cat in The Hat™

Universal Islands of Adventure
Overview Reliability Breakdown Strategy Rope Drop
Rope Drop Reliability

How often does The Cat in The Hat™ open on time when the park opens? This is different from mid-day reliability: opening delays are typically caused by overnight maintenance, morning inspections, weather checks, or ride systems that need time to warm up. A ride can be perfectly reliable once running but still open late.

Based on 1788 operating days of 5-minute monitoring.

76.7%
On Time
1372 of 1788 days
16.7%
Opened Late
299 days
6.5%
Never Opened
117 days
When It Opens Late

On the days The Cat in The Hat™ doesn't open on time, how long do you have to wait?

Typical delay (median) 50 min
75th percentile delay 105 min
Bad day delay (90th percentile) 230 min
Average delay 89 min
Weekday vs Weekend

Does this ride open more reliably on certain days?

Weekday on-time rate (Mon-Fri) 75.8%
Weekend on-time rate (Sat-Sun) 79.0%
What this data means for trip planning: If you're counting on The Cat in The Hat™ for your rope drop strategy, it opens on time 77% of mornings. This is reasonably reliable but have a backup plan for the 23% of mornings it doesn't show up.
DATA SOURCE
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