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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

33min

Sat, Dec 20

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–60 min

Low 7:56am · high 9:47am

Typical Saturday

28 min

5 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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Saturday, Dec 20 vs a typical Saturday

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

Average

33 min

Lowest

10 min 7:56am

Highest

60 min 9:47am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 12am and 11pm, and Thu runs about 10 min shorter than Sun.

Average standby each hour, day by day

12am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon · 10 13 40 40 31 27 35 25 31 38 28 17 13 18 13 · ·
Tue · 10 12 40 30 22 20 35 46 36 30 30 25 25 62 11 5 ·
Wed · 10 11 24 41 40 31 40 27 30 28 27 15 19 16 31 20 ·
Thu · 15 14 18 26 26 18 24 35 29 19 14 13 12 10 · 15 ·
Fri · · 11 25 34 34 33 28 22 31 39 25 23 15 13 15 15 ·
Sat · 9 15 26 25 34 41 37 47 50 44 40 43 16 14 13 15 15
Sun 10 10 16 42 26 38 48 44 33 55 49 26 27 22 33 23 10 5

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 twice for 25m in total

7:56am Running Down 11:03pm
  • 12:47pm – 12:58pm 11m
  • 8:01pm – 8:16pm 14m

Broke down on 17 of the 30 days it ran in the last 30 days.

Lightning Lane returns

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

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