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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

44min

Fri, Feb 13

Hours

Opens 7am

Posted hours

Range

10–90 min

Low 7:53am · high 10:28am

Typical Friday

27 min

17 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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Friday, Feb 13 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

44 min

Lowest

10 min 7:53am

Highest

90 min 10:28am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 7am and 11pm, and Thu runs about 17 min shorter than Sat.

Average standby each hour, day by day

6am 7am 8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm 8pm 9pm 10pm 11pm
Mon 10 12 15 34 40 51 47 41 37 40 38 47 25 22 14 15 15 ·
Tue 15 12 22 32 35 37 29 39 31 42 29 28 16 9 17 10 15 ·
Wed · 11 12 25 30 41 31 24 29 33 28 26 17 14 15 18 · 10
Thu · 11 17 21 28 30 29 28 30 27 27 23 22 16 13 8 10 ·
Fri 10 10 12 29 37 43 45 44 37 34 42 31 27 18 18 20 15 ·
Sat 10 10 18 30 56 59 58 69 69 56 60 46 35 26 20 14 13 ·
Sun · 10 23 35 46 40 45 65 41 40 25 37 20 23 12 10 13 ·

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

21 min Sep 2025

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

7:53am Running Down 8:04pm

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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