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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

29min

Thu, Feb 26

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

15–45 min

Low 7:59am · high 4:53pm

Typical Thursday

23 min

6 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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Thursday, Feb 26 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

29 min

Lowest

15 min 7:59am

Highest

45 min 4:53pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 6am and 11pm, and Wed runs about 15 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 36 48 55 53 42 36 39 41 45 28 23 13 15 20 ·
Tue 15 13 17 31 36 42 36 37 31 43 29 30 17 9 16 10 15 ·
Wed · 11 13 25 36 41 38 22 29 29 26 24 21 14 15 23 · 10
Thu · 11 25 31 34 34 27 29 30 29 30 20 19 15 13 8 · ·
Fri · 10 12 31 46 53 45 46 35 39 42 32 27 17 18 18 15 ·
Sat 10 13 16 27 57 62 58 70 69 57 56 48 35 30 21 15 13 ·
Sun 10 12 21 34 48 39 47 57 43 42 31 49 29 32 20 12 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

Down once for 7m in total

7:59am Running Down 8:03pm
  • 10:58am – 11:06am 7m

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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