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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

14min

Fri, Mar 6

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–25 min

Low 7:53am · high 11:30am

Typical Friday

27 min

13 min quieter 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, Mar 6 vs a typical Friday

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

Average

14 min

Lowest

10 min 7:53am

Highest

25 min 11:30am

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 11 31 45 49 45 38 36 36 37 28 19 17 11 10 · ·
Tue · 10 13 29 34 36 30 29 25 33 23 23 9 7 15 10 · ·
Wed · 10 10 20 33 33 31 21 27 23 23 18 18 12 10 13 · ·
Thu · 11 22 30 31 36 25 28 29 25 29 18 14 14 13 10 15 ·
Fri · 10 12 27 41 47 40 37 29 36 35 27 25 13 11 10 15 ·
Sat 10 13 15 27 54 57 53 65 71 54 51 51 36 28 21 15 13 ·
Sun 10 12 16 31 45 36 44 58 39 34 30 44 30 33 21 13 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 29m in total

12:04am Running Down 12:03pm
  • 11:34am – 12:03pm 29m

Broke down on 9 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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