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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

47min

Fri, Feb 20

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–120 min

Low 8:08am · high 11:12am

Typical Friday

29 min

18 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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Friday, Feb 20 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

47 min

Lowest

10 min 8:08am

Highest

120 min 11:12am

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 6am and 11pm, and Wed 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 23 34 36 41 35 39 34 42 31 30 16 9 17 10 15 ·
Wed · 11 12 24 34 40 35 24 31 32 29 25 18 16 15 17 · 10
Thu · 10 25 29 35 36 31 30 31 30 32 24 22 16 13 8 10 ·
Fri 10 10 13 31 46 53 45 46 37 39 42 34 26 17 16 18 15 ·
Sat 10 12 18 28 61 61 61 72 72 61 60 51 36 30 21 14 13 ·
Sun 10 12 23 34 48 42 48 62 43 43 27 43 19 23 16 10 10 ·

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

8:08am Running Down 11:47pm

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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