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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

50min

Mon, Feb 16

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–100 min

Low 8:05am · high 9:49am

Typical Monday

31 min

19 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, Feb 16 vs a typical Monday

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

Average

50 min

Lowest

10 min 8:05am

Highest

100 min 9:49am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 6am 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 16 39 47 56 53 44 39 45 42 47 28 22 14 13 15 ·
Tue 15 12 25 32 35 38 31 39 31 42 29 28 16 9 17 10 15 ·
Wed · 11 12 25 32 41 32 24 30 32 29 26 18 16 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 11 18 29 56 59 58 68 68 59 60 47 36 28 20 14 14 ·
Sun 10 11 23 35 46 42 47 62 43 43 27 43 20 23 16 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

Down once for 18m in total

8:05am Running Down 9:08pm
  • 11:03am – 11:21am 18m

Broke down on 13 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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