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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

28min

Thu, Oct 9

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–60 min

Low 8:07am · high 4:34pm

Typical Thursday

17 min

11 min busier that day

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Photo: Universal

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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Thursday, Oct 9 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

28 min

Lowest

10 min 8:07am

Highest

60 min 4:34pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 10pm and 11pm, and Wed runs about 8 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon 10 11 24 17 27 22 25 25 27 25 22 18 15 10 · · 5
Tue 10 11 23 17 30 24 26 25 40 22 17 25 12 25 35 15 ·
Wed 10 16 10 10 26 27 16 17 28 27 23 10 10 10 5 5 ·
Thu 10 12 · 18 18 15 25 23 29 34 20 18 10 40 15 5 ·
Fri 11 10 15 25 30 25 16 21 25 20 24 23 14 10 · · ·
Sat 10 10 20 23 30 31 25 30 32 32 25 29 19 24 · 10 ·
Sun 10 16 18 18 20 30 34 26 26 33 16 19 23 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

20 min Nov 2026

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Down once for 12m in total

8:01am Running Down 8:02pm
  • 4:21pm – 4:34pm 12m

Broke down on 13 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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