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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

38min

Tue, May 27

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

5–75 min

Low 9:02pm · high 12:44pm

Typical Tuesday

32 min

6 min busier that day

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Make your way through Hogwarts™ castle. Then join Harry Potter™ and his friends on an unforgettably thrilling adventure that uses groundbreaking technology.

Universal Islands of Adventure
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Tuesday, May 27 vs a typical Tuesday

Standby wait through the day, against the average of the last 8 Tuesdays

Average

38 min

Lowest

5 min 9:02pm

Highest

75 min 12:44pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 6am and 7am, and Wed runs about 17 min shorter than Thu.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 1am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon · · · 10 16 30 27 34 37 33 27 32 43 38 35 29 21 · · ·
Tue · · · 10 18 24 36 44 105 34 38 33 31 25 24 30 23 5 · ·
Wed · · · 10 12 20 21 32 30 28 43 38 20 13 36 5 21 · · ·
Thu · · · 10 15 28 36 45 42 68 108 28 33 31 30 53 15 63 · ·
Fri · · 10 12 10 20 33 31 45 28 37 28 27 43 22 37 41 43 38 29
Sat 45 28 · 10 17 28 32 44 48 49 43 51 52 38 28 38 28 15 20 40
Sun · · · 10 14 20 29 34 35 31 24 44 36 31 35 28 25 15 · ·

Average standby in minutes, last 60 days.

History

Average

27 min

Lowest

9 min Dec 3

Highest

85 min Apr 30

Average

26 min

Lowest

10 min May 10

Highest

64 min Jan 18

Average

32 min

Lowest

19 min Nov 2026

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 9m in total

8:05am Running Down 9:05pm
  • 4:18pm – 4:27pm 9m

Broke down on 8 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

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Wait time data is provided by ThemeParks.wiki. Data may not always be 100% accurate.

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