The Cat in The Hat

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Ride status Closed 90-day average 8 min
Ride access Standby No tracked return-window program.
Reliability 96% 37h 23m downtime in 90 days

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Ride type
Spinning dark ride
Land
Seuss Landing
Height
36 inches
Recent average 8 min
Tracked downtime 37h 23m
Highest recent wait 60 min Jun 27 at 5:00 PM
90-day reliability 96%

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Total downtime37h 23m
Downtime events126
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Days affected61

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Does weather affect The Cat in The Hat wait times?

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Rain without thunderstorms

Waits were higher
Average wait change +0.8 min 10.2 min average, compared with 9.4 min during similar hours.
Associated downtime
19.1 hr
Share of tracked downtime
41.4%
Downtime rate in this weather
2.6%

Temperatures of 70°F or below

Waits were higher
Average wait change +1.5 min 9.7 min average, compared with 8.2 min during similar hours.
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+1.5 minTemperatures of 70°F or below

Weather-associated downtime

Downtime during inclement weather19.1 hr
Share of tracked downtime
41.4%
Downtime rate in inclement weather
1.3%

Ride details

ParkIslands of Adventure
LandSeuss Landing
Ride typeSpinning dark ride
Opened1999
Height requirement36 inches
Duration~4 minutes
Hourly capacityNot published

What to expect

The Cat in The Hat is an indoor dark ride retelling the Dr. Seuss story with colorful scenes, spinning ride vehicles, and physical figures. It is one of Seuss Landing's primary indoor family rides and is more narrative-driven than the land's outdoor spinners.

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