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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey™ Wait Times

Universal Orlando Resort · Universal Islands of Adventure

Average that day

44min

Thu, Apr 2

Hours

Opens 8am

Posted hours

Range

10–120 min

Low 8:30am · high 5:43pm

Typical Thursday

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
Standby
Lightning Lane
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Thursday, Apr 2 vs a typical Thursday

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

Average

44 min

Lowest

10 min 8:30am

Highest

120 min 5:43pm

Best times to go

Shortest waits usually come around 6am and 11pm, and Wed runs about 5 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 18 34 43 45 41 37 36 39 35 18 16 15 11 10 · ·
Tue · 10 15 37 42 42 38 42 28 41 30 30 31 13 14 10 15 ·
Wed · 10 12 22 34 44 41 29 34 40 28 23 18 12 11 11 5 ·
Thu · 12 20 26 37 41 40 37 36 41 38 35 27 18 12 13 15 ·
Fri · 10 13 33 46 56 44 36 35 42 41 23 23 15 11 10 13 ·
Sat 10 12 17 23 41 47 41 40 39 46 30 42 27 20 19 14 13 ·
Sun 10 13 16 28 34 28 29 41 34 36 32 35 33 31 20 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

15 min Nov 2026

Highest

46 min Jan 2025

Average

37 min

Lowest

30 min 2026

Highest

43 min 2022

Ride status

Ran all day with no breakdowns

7:59am Running Down 10:01pm

Broke down on 9 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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