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Islands of Adventure

Today · Wednesday, June 17
9:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • EXTRA_HOURS 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
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18 rides

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Sindbad Theater Demolition in Full Swing at Universal's Lost Continent

Sindbad Theater Demolition in Full Swing at Universal's Lost Continent

Inside Universal reported Wednesday that demolition of the Eighth Voyage of Sindbad Theater at Islands of Adventure is "in full swing." Aerial photos from this week show the 1999 opening-day building gutted, with a massive hole opened in the side of the structure. Memorial Day weekend guests get the first direct look. Lost Continent turned 27 yesterday (May 28); 24 hours later, its biggest building is being torn open.

May 29, 2026 News
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Loses Universal Express on July 1

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Loses Universal Express on July 1

Universal Orlando announced today that Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure at Universal's Islands of Adventure will no longer be part of the Universal Express program effective Wednesday July 1, 2026. The ride had only joined Express on Friday May 30, 2025 (six years after its June 13, 2019 opening), making the Express era at Hagrid's 13 months and 1 day long. Universal's statement frames it as an "operational update" to "improve the flow of the experience." No refunds or compensation have been announced.

May 27, 2026 News
Pteranodon Flyers Spotted Testing on the Jurassic Park Track at Universal's Islands of Adventure: First Public Sign of Life Ahead of the May 22 Reopening

Pteranodon Flyers Spotted Testing on the Jurassic Park Track at Universal's Islands of Adventure: First Public Sign of Life Ahead of the May 22 Reopening

Pteranodon Flyers, the elevated suspended glider that has been one of Islands of Adventure's most-missed attractions during a months-long refurbishment, has been spotted cycling on its track today, the first public test sign before its scheduled May 22 reopening. The reopen lands on Epic Universe's one-year anniversary, with Blockbuster Summer 2026 launching across the resort the following day, May 23.

May 15, 2026 News
Hogwarts Castle Emerges from Six Weeks Behind Scrim at Islands of Adventure: Fresh Paint, New Two-Tone Towers, and a Reveal Closing in Ahead of Epic Universe's First Anniversary

Hogwarts Castle Emerges from Six Weeks Behind Scrim at Islands of Adventure: Fresh Paint, New Two-Tone Towers, and a Reveal Closing in Ahead of Epic Universe's First Anniversary

The scrim is coming off Hogwarts Castle at Universal's Islands of Adventure. After about six weeks behind construction wraps that went up in March without prior public announcement, the castle is being uncovered in pieces, with WDWNT reporting painting will "hopefully wrap up within a few weeks," timing that would put the reveal close to Epic Universe's May 22 first anniversary and the May 23 launch of Blockbuster Summer. The refresh includes pale-gray repainting on the towers, a pale-yellow base coat on the crest, and an aged-stone texture technique on the faux walls where crews place moss-shaped elements, paint over them, and peel them away.

May 13, 2026 News
The Mystic Fountain at Islands of Adventure May Close This Friday: Lost Continent's Last Operating 1999 Attraction is Reportedly Down to Five Days, Per Annual Passholder Group Reports

The Mystic Fountain at Islands of Adventure May Close This Friday: Lost Continent's Last Operating 1999 Attraction is Reportedly Down to Five Days, Per Annual Passholder Group Reports

Per posts circulating in Universal Orlando Annual Passholder groups (and reported by WDWNT, Attractions Magazine, and Inside the Magic this past weekend), The Mystic Fountain at Universal's Islands of Adventure may have its final day on Friday, May 15, 2026. Universal has not officially confirmed the closure. The interactive talking-water-spirit fountain has operated in Sindbad's Bazaar in The Lost Continent since the park's 1999 opening day, making it the last continuously-operating piece of that original 1999 land. Lost Continent's broader dismantling was confirmed last week (Sindbad closed 2018, Poseidon's Fury closed 2023, Mythos closing 2027).

May 10, 2026 News