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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

54min

Mon, Oct 13

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–100 min

Low 8:01am · high 4:50pm

Typical Monday

18 min

36 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
Standby
Lightning Lane
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Monday, Oct 13 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

54 min

Lowest

10 min 8:01am

Highest

100 min 4:50pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 10pm and 11pm, and Wed runs about 12 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 12 27 30 38 25 35 20 32 32 29 23 15 10 · · 5
Tue 10 10 23 17 31 24 26 27 40 17 12 · 11 25 35 15 ·
Wed 10 16 10 10 26 27 16 17 28 27 24 10 10 · 5 5 ·
Thu 10 12 · 18 18 15 25 23 29 34 20 18 10 40 15 5 ·
Fri 11 11 15 25 33 25 18 24 31 24 33 36 19 10 · · ·
Sat 10 10 22 30 36 40 30 37 46 36 37 36 22 23 · 10 ·
Sun 10 17 24 23 25 33 39 30 30 42 21 29 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 3m in total

8:01am Running Down 7:04pm
  • 10:39am – 10:42am 3m

Broke down on 14 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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